unreviewable 2

Summary

In this video, Anthony Fantano, known as the internet's most corrected music nerd, addresses the delayed release of 'Vultures 2' by Kanye West and Kid Cudi. He criticizes the album for its poor reception, lack of creativity, and unfinished production, including AI-generated verses and uncleared samples. Fantano refuses to review the album, deeming it a waste of time, and suggests that Kanye's disregard for quality and fans is evident. He concludes by urging viewers to focus on other music, as Kanye's career downfall is both tragic and embarrassing.

Takeaways

• 🎤 Anthony Fantano, a well-known music critic, has not listened to Kanye West and Kid Cudi's 'Kids See Ghosts 2' and has no intention to review it due to its poor reception.
• 📉 The release of 'Kids See Ghosts 2' has been delayed multiple times, building up expectations that were not met, leading to widespread disappointment.
• 🤔 Fantano questions whether 'Kids See Ghosts 3' will ever be released, given the current state of the second installment and the timeline of its release.
• 😓 Online reception for 'Kids See Ghosts 2' has been overwhelmingly negative, with even Kanye's hardcore fans expressing disappointment.
• 🔥 Fantano criticizes the album for its lack of creativity, effort, and overall poor quality, stating that it confirms his previous critiques of Kanye's recent work.
• 🚫 The album includes multiple uncleared samples and unfinished tracks, which have become a recurring issue in Kanye's recent releases.
• 🤖 One of the tracks features an AI-generated Kanye West voice, which Fantano finds to be a sign of laziness and misuse of technology.
• 🔄 Kanye has been known to change and complete albums in real-time, a practice that once seemed innovative but now appears to be tiresome and unimpressive.
• 😔 Fantano suggests that Kanye's current output is so poor that it's affecting the perception of his earlier, more impactful work.
• 🙅‍♂️ The music critic strongly advises fans to ignore Kanye's recent releases and focus on his older music, which had significant artistic merit.
• 🚫 Fantano ends his commentary by firmly stating that he will not review 'Kids See Ghosts 2', emphasizing the album's lack of redeeming qualities.

Q & A

Who is the speaker in the video script?

The speaker is Anthony Fantano, a music critic known for his reviews on YouTube.

What is the main topic of discussion in the script?

The main topic is the release and reception of 'Vultures 2', an album by Kanye West and Kid Cudi.

What is the general sentiment towards 'Vultures 2' according to the script?

The general sentiment towards 'Vultures 2' is extremely negative, with the speaker describing it as one of the worst releases of the year.

Why does Anthony Fantano refuse to review 'Vultures 2'?

Anthony Fantano refuses to review 'Vultures 2' because he believes it would be a waste of time, given the overwhelmingly negative reception and the quality issues mentioned in the script.

What is the speaker's opinion on the use of AI in the album?

The speaker finds the use of AI to mimic Kanye's voice on the album to be lazy and of poor quality, questioning the decision to use it instead of Kanye's actual voice.

What issues with the album are mentioned in the script?

Issues mentioned include low-quality tracks, uncleared samples, poor mixing, unfinished vocal performances, and the use of AI-generated verses.

What does the speaker suggest as an alternative to listening to 'Vultures 2'?

The speaker suggests ignoring the new album and instead focusing on other interesting things in the music world or listening to Kanye's older, more significant works.

How does the speaker describe the fans' reaction to 'Vultures 2'?

The speaker describes the fans' reaction as largely disappointed, with some even apologizing to the speaker for previously attacking him over his critique of Kanye's previous work.

What is the speaker's view on the future of Kanye West's music career?

The speaker believes that Kanye West's career is in a tragic and disappointing state, suggesting that it may be best for fans to stop paying attention to his new releases.

What is the significance of the phrase 'raw dogging it' used in the script?

The phrase 'raw dogging it' is used to describe the perceived lack of effort and polish in the album, indicating that it was released in an unfinished and unfiltered state.

Outlines

00:00

🎤 Kanye's Vulture's 2 Disappointment

Anthony Fantano, a prominent music critic, discusses the highly anticipated yet disappointing release of 'Vultures 2' by Kanye West and Kid Cudi. He highlights the album's delayed release, the poor reception it has received, and the shift in Kanye's creative direction. Fantano criticizes the album's lack of quality, effort, and creativity, pointing out specific issues such as the use of AI rapping, uncleared samples, and unfinished tracks. He also reflects on the impact of Kanye's current work on his legacy and the potential for 'Vultures 3', expressing his lack of desire to review the album due to its perceived poor quality.

05:01

🔄 The Decline of Kanye's Artistry

In this paragraph, Fantano elaborates on the decline of Kanye West's artistic integrity, comparing the current state of his music to a 'train wreck' that is no longer captivating but rather a source of embarrassment. He discusses the community's reaction, including apologies from Kanye's fans and the acknowledgment of the album's poor quality even among its supporters. Fantano criticizes Kanye's lack of self-editing and the resulting unpolished music, suggesting that Kanye's focus and capacity for artistry have significantly diminished. He encourages fans to appreciate Kanye's past work and to look towards other artists for quality music.

10:02

🚫 Fantano's Refusal to Engage with Vulture's 2

Anthony Fantano concludes his commentary by firmly stating his refusal to engage with 'Vultures 2', both as a listener and a reviewer. He emphasizes the futility of giving attention to an album that he considers to be of poor quality and lacking in merit. Fantano suggests that the continuous decline of Kanye's work is overshadowing the appreciation of his earlier, more impactful music and advises the audience to move on and explore other musical avenues.

Keywords

💡Vultures 2

Vultures 2 refers to the second installment in the album series by Kanye West and Kid Cudi, which is the focus of the video script. The album has been criticized for its delayed release and poor quality, as mentioned in the script, 'the final release, we've been waiting for quite a while for the full entire and complete drop of the second installment in Kanye and Kid Cudi's Kids See Ghosts album series, Vultures 2.'

💡Reception

Reception in this context refers to the public's response to Vultures 2, which the script describes as 'pretty fraking terrible.' The reviewer uses reception to highlight the negative feedback the album has received, including comments on his YouTube videos and social media.

💡Unreviewable

Unreviewable is a term used by the reviewer to describe an album that is so poor in quality that it cannot be properly assessed or reviewed. The script mentions, 'during my unreviewable commentary on Kanye's first Vulture record,' indicating the low regard in which the reviewer holds the album.

💡AI Kanye

AI Kanye refers to the use of artificial intelligence to mimic Kanye West's voice on the album. The script points out, 'there are bars and flows on this record that are not actually Kanye rapping, it's AI Kanye,' which is criticized as a sign of laziness and lack of authenticity.

💡Uncleared samples

Uncleared samples are musical excerpts used in a track without obtaining proper permissions from the original copyright holders. The script mentions, 'multiple uncleared samples on the record,' which is a legal and ethical issue in music production, reflecting negatively on the album's production quality.

💡Mixing

Mixing is the process of balancing and adjusting the individual elements of a song to create a cohesive sound. The script criticizes the album's mixing, stating, 'the mixing is ass,' implying poor sound quality and balance in the tracks.

💡Creative process

Creative process refers to the steps an artist takes to develop their work from conception to completion. The script discusses Kanye's creative process, or lack thereof, 'no longer getting a cool behind-the-scenes look into the process of his creativity,' suggesting that the album lacks the thoughtful development seen in his earlier work.

💡Fan base

Fan base denotes the collective group of fans who support an artist. The script mentions Kanye's fan base, 'even some of Kanye's most hardcore fans,' to illustrate the widespread disappointment among those who were previously staunch supporters of his work.

💡Fall from grace

Fall from grace is a phrase used to describe someone's decline in reputation or status. The script uses this term to describe Kanye's career trajectory, 'an artist whose Fall From Grace has become so tragic and so sad,' indicating a significant and unfortunate change from his former acclaim.

💡Self-edit

Self-edit refers to an artist's ability to refine and improve their work before releasing it to the public. The script suggests that Kanye lacks this ability currently, 'Kanye does not have the ability or the focus or the capacity to self-edit that he once did,' which contributes to the poor quality of the album.

💡Cult

Cult, in this context, refers to a group of devoted fans who may support an artist or work uncritically. The script mentions the 'Kanye cult' to describe fans who continue to support Kanye despite the album's perceived poor quality, suggesting a blind loyalty.

Highlights

Release of Kanye and Tidal's 'Vultures 2' album, which has been delayed for weeks.

Speculation about the possibility of 'Vultures 3' and its potential release timeline.

Disappointment among fans and negative reception of 'Vultures 2' online.

Apologies to Anthony Fantano for past criticisms, acknowledging the poor quality of 'Vultures 2'.

Fantano's decision not to review 'Vultures 2' due to its expected poor quality.

Criticism of the album's laziness, bad ideas, and lack of creativity and effort.

Use of an AI-generated Kanye voice in the album, specifically on the song 'Sky City'.

Inclusion of low-quality YouTube rips and unfinished demos in the album tracks.

Presence of uncleared samples and issues with mixing and vocal performances.

Kanye's history of releasing albums with uncleared samples and making real-time changes.

Comparison of Kanye's current approach to 'The Life of Pablo' and its evolving reception.

Discussion of Kanye's lack of care for the quality of his music and his fans' disappointment.

Fantano's refusal to review the album to avoid contributing to its negative impact.

Predictions of 'Vultures 3' being potentially worse based on the reception of 'Vultures 2'.

Call for fans to ignore Kanye's recent work and focus on his older, more impactful music.

Fantano's conclusion that Kanye's career is in a state of decline and his advice to move on.

Transcripts

hi everyone Anthony fantano here the

internet's most corrected music

nerd let's talk about a topic big topic

this week being the final uh release

we've been waiting we've been waiting

for quite a while for the full entire

and complete drop of the second

installment in Kanye and tid dollis

sign's vultures album series vultures 2

which has been pushed back weeks and

weeks and weeks and weeks and weeks it's

taken so long to get here uh so long in

fact it's kind of making me wonder are

are we ever going to see vultures 3 and

if we are is it going to be even

released this year I mean it's a good

question it's a good question

considering the timeline that brought us

to this point however right now whether

or not we get vultures 3 may not even be

something that is on the minds of a

anyone right now even some of Kanye's

most hardcore fans what remains of them

now anyway because the reception online

for vultures 2 so far has been pretty

fraking terrible I mean it has to be

because I've been seeing numerous uh

comments on my YouTube videos especially

my fake play Silly skit vultures 2

review as well as comments and mentions

on social media uh apologizing to me for

attacking me and harass harassing me and

slandering me uh during my

unreviewable commentary on Kanye's first

vulture record and basically the general

commentary I was giving about this uh

you know current ERA of his career cuz I

guess the quality of vultures 2 again is

so poor that it's pretty much proven

nearly everything I've had to say about

Kanye at this point correct the

creativity is not there his mind is not

there the effort is not there the music

most importantly is not there and

vultures 2 is just proving to be the

proof of that staring you blankly in the

face with no filter no nothing

completely raw dogging it just

uninhibited laziness and bad ideas now

before I go any further into this video

I will make it admission I've have not

heard this album and I have no plans on

hearing this album I don't want to

listen to it I don't want to review it I

don't want to assess the music on it or

the quality of the art on it because

again uh given even Kanye's most

hardcore fans are disappointed by it and

believe me many of them swallowed

vultures one happily and that album was

total crap in order for them to actually

be disgusted and disappointed with the

quality of vultures 2 it has to be

unquestionably one of the worst things

to be release this year and how could it

not be given some of the most ridiculous

aspects of the album uh that have been

brought up online since its release for

example the track 530 off of the record

uh has been shown to be just a

lowquality YouTube rip yeah it's just

basically an unfinished demo that got

thrown onto the record but even more

weirdly uh there are bars and flows on

this record that are not actually Kanye

rapping it's um AI Kanye which I guess

is the case for the first verse on the

song Sky City which to me is wild like I

feel like it's one thing to be uh some

kind of you know uh bedroom producer

doing a thing and you're trying to make

some sort of Kanye parody or copy and

then I I don't know you get your hands

on some kind of AI vocal interface and

then you uh rrap a fake Kanye verse I

mean it's not great and I feel like uh

that technology has been kind of abused

in weird ways as of late but again I

feel like that's one thing but it's

another thing to be doing that and and

and in your in your Kanye you can just

use your own voice bro you can just be

the guy that you are aiing because you

are actually in fact that guy and just

leaving verses like this on the record

presenting in the way that you are is

just frakin lazy of course also there

are multiple uncleared samples on the

record which uh is is not too much of a

surprise because he keeps doing this and

every sing single time he just doesn't

really learn his lesson I mean why would

his fans presume he's clearing any

samples at this point anymore and of

course because of this and a bunch of

other things just generally being issues

on the album like a mixing and uh

unfinished vocal performances that are

pretty mumbly yeah once again Kanye is

kind of changing and completing the

album in real time which was kind of

cute and kind of interesting and and did

lead to ultimately a better product when

it came to uh the life of Pablo as the

gradually improved version of that

record was quite a bit better than the

first one that came out on streaming

services but aren't we tired of this

whole routine at this point with Kanye

like it's not funny anymore try

different jokes it's just getting old

it's just getting stale can't we just

hear the album how it should be the

first time out of the gate is that not a

thing that we can do anymore do we have

to peace meal the whole goddamn thing

every fraking album cycle also it seems

like some of the issues and problems on

this record are so goddamn glaring they

shouldn't have to be fixed after the

fact Kanye is putting this thing out

like it's his first rodeo as if he

hasn't sold millions of copies of albums

across his career again with the quality

level that this is at we're no longer

getting like you know a cool behindth

scenes look into like the process of his

creativity and how he brings things from

a rough idea to a complete idea no

what's happening now is clearly that he

doesn't give a [ __ ] and he'll pretty

much put out anything even the musical

equivalent of a turd that is so bad it

doesn't really matter how much you

change it or alter it it's still going

to be a turd and not only is it clear at

this point that Kanye doesn't really

care about the presentation and the

quality of the music but he doesn't

really care about his fans either cuz as

I was saying earlier like things have

gotten so bad and so desperate they're

apologizing to me also starting Reddit

threads about me saying yeah fantano if

you want to say this is unreviewable I

won't argue which like for for an artist

of Kanye size and an artist with with

Kanye's sometimes sycophantic fan base

is really goddamn embarrassing like your

fans are literally on your subreddit

telling you that your record is so

goddamn [ __ ] that me the most sexy thick

and notable music reviewer of my

generation that I would be well within

my right to pretty much uh like in the

meat Canyon video pull down my pants and

take a dump on your album which I would

happily do if it was actually even worth

doing that in the first place but it's

not because truly and honestly again I

don't want to listen to it because doing

so would be a waste of my time a waste

of your time audience that would

potentially watch that review and I

would probably just the entire time

listening to the record be feeling

secondhand embarrassment for You Kanye

an artist whose Fall From Grace at this

point has uh become so tragic and so sad

and so disappointing that I don't even

get the kind of rise out of it that you

would uh with let's say a dumpster fire

or a train wreck that you can't look

away from cuz it really has gotten that

bad and dragged out I don't want to look

at the train wreck anymore I really

don't want to stare at it anymore the

last thing I want to do is spend one

more goddamn second looking at this

train wreck and if the album is this bad

and is getting this kind of reaction

again like I can only imagine how

terrible vultures 3 is going to be but

yeah Kanye is barely flowing if it's

even his Goddamn voice on the record the

production is ass mixing is ass songs

are ass it's all of his fans that were

totally on board for vultures one uh who

are pretty much confirming this with

only maybe a few stragglers here and

there uh willing to either go completely

balls deep and say yeah it's amazing

it's album of the Year bro it's album of

the year but when you're not seeing that

the most reasonable and complimentary

things I've heard about the record from

his fans uh is just that well you know

like it sucks and it's total crap and

it's unlistenable but but there are some

good ideas there they just need to get

cleaned up they were in in business baby

but the thing is Kanye does not have the

ability or the focus or the capacity to

self-edit that he once did and as a

result of that you're you're never going

to hear these songs you're never going

to hear these songs in a state where

they would actually be presentable in a

way where they would likely resonate

with anybody outside of the Kanye cult

they're forever going to be in the dark

sunken place because at this point Kanye

is completely fraking cooked and we need

to stop kidding ourselves about that

just move on listen and pay attention to

other things there are other interesting

things going on in the world of music

that are not Kanye continuing to ruin

his goddamn career do yourselves and do

him as well a favor if you actually care

about this man's music and his Artistry

uh do everything that you can to

maintain a positive View and outlook on

that by just ignoring the new crap and

just listening to the old stuff that

actually mattered actually had impact

was actually significant because I

guarantee the more you watch this slow

motion ulation that is happening uh the

more difficult it's going to be to look

back on a lot of those older records and

even see Merit in them because this is

goddamn embarrassing and I'm going to

leave it there over here next to my head

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