On Kanye Wests I Love Kanye, Kanye West name-checks a small army of Kanye Wests.
The flow finally ends with, I love you like Kanye love Kanye.
So Kanye West knows what we think of Kanye West.
But the track works as more than just a reflexive act of spoofing (and critic-proofing) himself.
Nor is it a natural game-changer, like808s and HeartbreakorYeezus.
In the best sense,Pablois, as the rapper himself might say, not regular.
Gospel singers swirl in and out, and West asks us to Pray for the parents.
His religion and relatives continue to loom large throughoutPablo: Father Stretch My Hands, Pt.
Imagine a druggy, hellish videogame level where the big boss is your own reflection in a broken mirror.
The most obvious example of this is, yes, Famous, a.k.a.
The One With the Taylor Swift Reference Heard Round the World.
Famous also has a strong cameo from Rihanna on its side, making it an instant banger.
If thats true, then Father Stetch My Hands, Pt.
1 is West going full Rodman as he sings about getting a models anal bleach all over his T-shirt.
Theres even a song on the album whose sole purpose is, basically, to diss Nike.
Even Frank Ocean, who everyone worried had completely ghosted from the scene, shows up to bless Wolves.
However deep into himself West delves, he still has friends there to keep his head on straight.
So its possible there could be more changes by the time he re-releases the album.
There could be extra songs, or fewer of them who knows.
Like the man himself, the album is emotional, explosive, unpredictable, and undeniably thrilling.
