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Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West
Hosted by New School Critics · EN
This is an in-depth-yet-entertaining dive into the lyrics and narrative artistry of Kanye West's music. We go track by track through Ye's discography, revealing the narrative and poetic techniques he uses, tracking his growth as a storyteller, and illuminating the narratives behind each of his albums.
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My StorYe: Ricky Starks
Nov 22, 202200:35:25Tap to summarizeAEW wrestler Ricky Starks joins Chris today to talk about his love of Ye's music.If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Power by Ye | Part 2
Nov 15, 202201:12:59Tap to summarizePart 2 of this episode concludes our line-by-line analysis of Power by Ye.If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Power by Ye | Part 1
Nov 8, 202201:24:26Tap to summarizeIf you know Chris and Travis, then you know there's no way they're getting through a masterpiece like Power in just one episode.If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Gorgeous by Ye
Nov 1, 202202:19:39Tap to summarizeAin't no question if we want it—the world needs this lyrical breakdown of Gorgeous. And being a song the entire Ye community adores, Chris and Travis have decided to bring their A game. Together they unpack this mammoth examination of American culture and how Ye fits into it.If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Dark Fantasy by Ye
Oct 25, 202202:10:18Tap to summarizeIt's time to get higher—much, much higher. High into the clouds where we dissect the music of Ye. And in this particular cloud, we pick apart every single line, sample, and interpolation on the epic opening track Dark Fantasy. There are more lyrical tidbits here than food at Thanksgiving dinner.If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Adam Pally Goes DEFCON
Oct 21, 202201:06:37Tap to summarizeAdam Pally has been a fan of Ye since the beginning. But...well. Ye's recent behavior has changed everything. In this episode, he sits down with Chris and Travis to work through some feelings (and let out some anger).If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Season 8: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Ye
Oct 18, 202201:45:00Tap to summarizeIn a moment where Ye is in the middle of about 15 different controversies...we just wanna focus on the music. So that's what we're going to do with Season 8 of Watching the Throne, which will be entirely dedicated to Kanye's masterpiece My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. In this first episode, we overview the album and what we expect to learn on this journey. Also, we rank every song on the album.If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →We Should Talk About Ye...
Oct 11, 202200:35:53Tap to summarizeNext week we begin our new season on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. But before we start, we need to have a discussion about Kanye's recent behavior.If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Reactions to True Love and Daylight
Jun 1, 202201:13:15Tap to summarizeAnnnnnnd WE'RE BACK!!! And we're ready to discuss two new songs—one belongs to Kanye, and the other features Kanye. The first is True Love, which features XXXTentacion and is/was slated to be part of Donda 2. And the other is Daylight, a song from Vory that features a mumbly verse from Ye that sent everyone into a tizzy. We give our impressions of each song and catch up on this ep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Every Movie Reference Made By Kanye West
Apr 1, 202200:42:51Tap to summarizeShout out to YellowKing for putting together this huge list of every movie reference Ye has ever made in his music. There are a lot of them. And we read every single one because there's nothing else happening right now. So sit back and enjoy Step Brothers, Star Wars, Scarface, Elm Street, and other references.You can also watch this podcast in video form over on our YouTube channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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