Kanye West pelicanfly: The Road to SWISH (pt. 1): "Real Friends"

Started by Narsh, Jan 8, 2016, in Kanye West Add to Reading List

  1. Narsh
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    Jan 8, 2016
    i wrote a few words about the new track. the kanye group is huge so im not sure if using the tag is appropriate so ill just mention a few people manually: @Mike Tyson @BigCountry @Swizz @FlawlessT @Ordinary Joel @Soldier @Koolo @ThyNeighbour @Big Mitch etc sorry my fingers are tired

    https://pelicanflyblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/08/the-road-to-swish-pt-1-real-friends/

    The Road to SWISH (pt. 1): “Real Friends”

    Posted on2 Minutes Ago by narsh94

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    K, obviously I don’t have a stream of the song here because after a year of sub-par work, Kanye thinks it’s okay to troll us. Whatever. But I’ll make sure to add the stream once I find one.

    LISTEN HERE.

    In remaining relatively silent on the scene since 2013’s Yeezus Kanye has developed a backlog of tracks from the past 2-3 years, spanning a wide range of styles. Basically his entire career. From the 808s… influenced heartbreak of “Only One,” to “All Day’s” Yeezus-derived sense of urgency and genre-blending, and everything in between (re: f---ing DROP “WOLVES” ALREADY). The Madlib-assisted “Real Friends” sees him harking back to the mid-2000s, almost epitomizing the saying “same s---, different day decade.” The content is similar to “Welcome to Heartbreak,” mixed with a little bit of “Runaway.” Kanye’s a “deadbeat cousin” surrounded by deadbeat relatives. No one has time for each other. No one even knows if they like each other. The distrust is palpabale, but so is the longing for something real. Ty Dolla $ign stops by for an un-credited feature and adds a bit of the new era soul to the track’s inherently nostalgic aura. The snippet with Kendrick Lamar, presumably for next week’s drop, seems just as promising with both rappers trading bars about disillusionment and the LA lifestyle. But one can only guess when it was recorded (Kanye can be seen here reciting lyrics from the track 2 years ago). Note the date on this tweet:



    So where does this leave us? I don’t f---ing know man. Hopefully the following weeks clear up the direction that SWISH is headed in. However, at this point, I think we might be in for Mr.West’s most expansive and sprawling project to date — for better or worse.



    -Narsimha Chintaluri (@Narshh)
     
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  2. CODEiNE DEMON
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    CODEiNE DEMON One foot stuck in the tarpit of my ways

    Jan 8, 2016
    Mention me from now on pls
     
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  3. Narsh
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    Jan 8, 2016
    sure

    song of the week coming later today
     
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    Mike Tyson big cuntry's alias

    Jan 8, 2016
    Nice work Chintaluri
     
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    Jan 8, 2016
    Thanks let's get this section active lol it's been resting on its laurels for the entire time this forums been a thing
     
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    gorealsteady heal & create

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    gorealsteady heal & create

    Jan 8, 2016
    Stir that Curri fam! :)
     
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    Ordinary Joel Happiness begins when selfishness ends

    Jan 8, 2016
    Nice read!
     
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  9. Narsh
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    Jan 10, 2016
    Thanks Man


    Real friends is so good lol
     
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