Yeezus also gave birth to a new approach in the studio. Like Kaufman, he realized his only duty as an artist was to make people feel something, whether that ends up being love, anger or disgust (such as tour merch built around the Confederate flag) is ultimately irrelevant. The fact 2018 Kanye is a disciple of anarchist comedian Andy Kaufman can be traced right back to Yeezus as around the time of his sixth solo album, West stopped caring about the validation of his peers. Yeezus isn’t grounded in deep introspection, but rather music designed to make you feel something deep in the pit of your stomach. Subsequently, its songwriting doesn’t always make sense as it seeks to echo the uneven subconscious of its creator. On Yeezus, Kanye seems to have realized making listeners feel uncomfortable is an emotion every bit as valid as making them feel secure. However, this album also marks the start of Kanye West’s transition into the Trump-supporting reactionary we sometimes cringe at today. Yeezus is Kanye working his way through the darkness of capitalism (“New Slaves,” “I’m A God”) in order to reach the light (the fact the record closes with the soulful clarity of “Bound 2” isn’t a coincidence).

He does the same thing on “New Slaves,” which, at the 2:50 second mark, trades its gnarled anger towards the fashion industry for Frank Ocean vocals and an obscure Hungarian rock sample, both of which sound transcendently beautiful. Sure, there are times where the discord of “On Sight” becomes jarring and uncomfortable to listen to, yet in a flash Kanye takes us somewhere magical with an inspired sample. Yeezus is about finding beauty amid the chaos. But to only label Yeezus as an act of self-mutilation would be lazy. As Kanye taunts: “How much do I not give a fuck? / Let me show you right now before you give it up!” it’s clear he’s taking great pride in violently ripping apart the script to a magnum opus, much like The Velvet Underground ( White Light / White Heat) and Radiohead ( Kid A) before him. While 2010’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was grandiose rap built around maximalist compositions, the very first thing we hear on 2013 follow-up Yeezus is a TB-303 synthesizer that’s so distorted it sounds like it’s letting out a death rattle. Pablo Picasso famously said: “Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.” With that said, arguably, no record follows this philosophy more enthusiastically than Kanye West’s Yeezus. Photo Credit: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images) As Yeezus celebrates its anniversary, Thomas Hobbs argues the case for this divisive album being Kanye West’s crowning achievement.

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