i love when people have the self belief to just be themselves. kanye is hilarious, self-conscious and egotistical. he is human and i think his humanity as well as his own artist vision really shine through on this one.
i think this, for me, will always be his best work with his best song. the whole trilogy is great but this feels like the arrival of an artist who influences a whole generation of rap and hiphop.
not much to say except that this is clearly a man operating at the absolute peak of his powers. kanye is at his best when he is vulnerable and confident and he does both on this album, almost perfectly. a genuine masterpiece.