Kanye West's 'Ye' unintentionally illustrates the limits of alpha-male bravado
by Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times
Jun 05, 2018
3 minutes
"The most beautiful thoughts are always besides the darkest," Kanye West announces to begin his exasperating new album, "Ye." So here, side by side, are two seemingly contradictory conclusions I've reached after listening to this thing pretty much nonstop since it came out Friday morning:
1. Kanye West is a musical visionary whose ability to conceive and combine unlikely sounds has few equals.
2. Kanye West is a deeply troubling person whose views on women and morality feel about as unhelpful as possible.
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