History Music / Yeezus

West gathered [[AllStarCast a slew of collaborators]] for production on the album including Music/DaftPunk, Music/{{Skrillex}}, Music/KidCudi, Music/ChiefKeef, Music/{{OFWGKTA}}, and [[Music/WuTangClan RZA]], and was influenced by minimalist design and architecture when making the album, reportedly visiting a furniture exhibit at the Louvre multiple times for inspiration.

-->"Then she came like '''[[TheImmodestOrgasm AAAAAA-A-A-A-AH]]'''

* MinimalisticCoverArt: Probably the most minimalist album cover of all time -- ''there is no album cover''. Just a red sticker (that may or may not have "YEEZUS" written on it) and that's it.

-->''I am a god''\\

His views on the album were especially perfectionist, and he ended up enlisting the help of Music/RickRubin as an executive producer just over 2 weeks before its due date to strip down its soundscapes. The end result was a unique musical experience -- for better or for worse. From the beginning of the album, ''Yeezus'' assaults you with abrasive sonic experimentation, incorporating genres such as industrial, dancehall, acid house, electro, punk, and Chicago drill.

* BiggerThanJesus: Averted on "I Am A God":

* IntercourseWithYou: "I'm in It" is far more explicit than most songs about this trope.

* EverybodyHasStandards: Even Kanye can't bring himself to say that he's "bigger than Jesus":
-->"I know he da most high, but I am a close high."

* EverybodyHasStandards: On "I Am A God," even Kanye acknowledges that he's lesser than Jesus:

''Yeezus'' was seen as one of the most anticipated albums of the year, and when it was released, it saw very [[BrokenBase polarized]] reactions from critics and the public. Critics ''loved'' the album, commending its direction and hailing it as one of West's greatest efforts yet, while public reception was notably more [[LoveItOrHateIt divided]]. It has, however, [[VindicatedByHistory been given more praise over time]].

His views on the album were especially perfectionist, and he ended up enlisting the help of Music/RickRubin as an executive producer just over 2 weeks before its due date to strip down its soundscapes. The end result was a unique musical experience -- for better or for worse. From the beginning of the album, ''Yeezus'' assaults you with abrasive sonic experimentation, incorporating everything from industrial to dancehall and electro.

[[caption-width-right:350:''I just talked to Jesus / He said "What up, Yeezus?"'']]

* TheImmodestOrgasm: "I'm in It" samples several sounds of female moaning (presumably from pornos) for its beat.
* IntercourseWithYou: "I'm in It" is more..explicit than most songs about this trope.

** From "I'm in It":
-->"Then she came like '''AAAAAA-A-A-A-AH'''

'''''Yeezus''''' is the sixth album by American rapper Music/KanyeWest, released on June 18, 2013.

* BlasphemousBoast: "I Am a God". Saying that this song was controversial would be an {{understatement}}, but it's reasoned for quite well if you look at Psalms 82:6:

* ExactWords: See BlasphemousBoast above.

** Kanye does several JamesBrown-esque screams on "I Am a God".

''Yeezus'' was seen as one of the most anticipated albums of the year, and when it was released, it saw very [[BrokenBase polarized]] reactions from critics and the public. Critics ''loved'' the album, commending its direction and hailing it as one of West's greatest, while public reception was notably more [[LoveItOrHateIt divided]]. It has, however, [[VindicatedByHistory been given more praise over time]].

''Yeezus'' was seen as one of the most anticipated albums of the year, and when it was released, it saw very [[BrokenBase polarized]] reactions from critics and the public. Critics ''loved'' the album, commending its direction and hailing it as one of West's greatests, while public reception was notably more [[LoveItOrHateIt divided]]. It has, however, [[VindicatedByHistory been given more praise over time]].

''Yeezus'' was seen as one of the most anticipated albums of the year, and when it was released, it saw very [[BrokenBase polarized]] reactions from critics and the public. Critics ''loved'' the album, commending its direction and hailing it as one of West's {{Magnum Opus}}es, while public reception was notably more [[LoveItOrHateIt divided]]. It has, however, [[VindicatedByHistory been given more praise over time]].

* CarefulWithThatAxe: From "I'm in It":

* IntercourseWithYou: "I'm in It" is an especially...explicit and unforgiving example.

** Music/BonIver returns on "Hold My Liquor", previously having sung on "Monster" and "Lost in the World".

* AllStarCast [=/=] LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: The collaborators that Kanye enlisted for work on this album. According to Wikipedia, there were ''23'' people (some of them listed above).

* CallBack: A lot of them to ''MBDTF''.

West gathered [[AllStarCast a slew of collaborators]] for production on the album including Music/DaftPunk, Music/{{Skrillex}}, Music/KidCudi, Music/ChiefKeef, Music/{{OFWGKTA}}, and [[Music/WuTangClan RZA]], and was influenced by minimalist design and architecture when making the album, reportedly visiting a furniture exhibit at the Louvre multiple times for inspiration. His views on the album were especially perfectionist, and he ended up enlisting the help of Music/RickRubin as an executive producer just over 2 weeks before its due date to strip down its soundscapes.

''Yeezus'' was seen as one of the most anticipated albums of the year, and when it was released, it saw very [[BrokenBase polarized]] reactions from critics and the public. Critics ''loved'' the album, commending its direction and hailing it as one of West's {{Magnum Opus}}es, while public reception was notably more [[LoveItOrHateIt divided]].

* MinimalistAlbumCover: Probably the most minimalist album cover of all time -- ''there is no album cover''. Just a red sticker (that may or may not have "YEEZUS" written on it) and that's it.