15 Best Kanye West Tracks

8. New Slaves (Yeezus)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT3swdCJrrg Best Line: "So go and grab the reporters so I can smash they recorders" Maybe projecting your face onto the sides of buildings around the country isn't the best way to convince people you aren't egotistical, but what do I know? The interesting viral marketing campaign orchestrated by West's camp could have overshadowed the song itself, but with a chorus like "You see there's leaders, and there's followers, but I'd rather be the d*** than the swallower" the audience's attention is already piqued. When reports about Yeezus were leaked earlier this year, they all centered around the same idea: this album is dark. But what that darkness entailed was subject to speculation until New Slaves was released. While not as overtly angry as the synthesized screams of Black Skinhead, New Slaves details Kanye in his most emboldened and bitter state. Criticism about the racial nature of the song has come from certain (white) people decrying "reverse racism." They ask, "How has Kanye, a multimillionaire, been oppressed by white people?" Well, maybe you should listen to the song about the intentionally exclusionary nature of old money that Kanye so vehemently wants to tear down. The song is intentionally extreme, obviously it is shocking to suggest that contemporary race relations are reminiscent of slavery. But a rapper deliberately trying to start a conversation about how black people are viewed by rich white men (even if the black man is obscenely wealthy) is a high minded idea that Kanye was obviously savvy enough to access. He's just trying to air s*** out. Now what the f*** they gonna say now?