S8E12 - Finale: The YEEZUS Tour
In our Season 8 finale, we dissect the narrative and stage design of Kanye West's 2013 Yeezus Tour. In this five act show, Kanye uses songs from his entire catalog to mythologize his life Follow Cole'...
29 Jul 20211h 19min
S8E11 - Bound 2 by Kanye West
Our serialized analysis of Yeezus continues with its final track “Bound 2,” a song that resolves the album both musically and narratively. Back in the club on a Thursday, Yeezus finally meets the one ...
27 Jul 202157min
S8E10 - Send It Up by Kanye West
Our serialized analysis of Yeezus continues with its penultimate track “Send It Up.” After the emotional journey we’ve witnessed on the album, why is Yeezus back in the club indulging in all the thing...
22 Jul 202135min
S8E9 - Guilt Trip by Kanye West
Our serialized analysis of Yeezus continues with “Guilt Trip.” After the catharsis and breakthrough of “Blood on the Leaves, ” Yeezus seems ready to move on and leave the heartbreak behind him, a task...
20 Jul 202138min
S8E8 - Blood on the Leaves by Kanye West
Our serialized analysis of Yeezus continues with the epic “Blood on the Leaves.” Here Yeezus reveals that a woman he once loved was stolen by the limelight, leaving an open wound that he’s been unable...
15 Jul 202159min
S8E7 - I’m In It by Kanye West
Our serialized analysis of Yeezus continues with “I’m In It.” After being rejected by an ex-girlfriend, Yeezus uses his celebrity status and escapes into a world of sex to mend his bruised ego. He con...
13 Jul 202154min
S8E6 - Hold My Liquor by Kanye West
Our serialized analysis of Yeezus continues with “Hold My Liquor.” After failing to overthrow the powers that be, Yeezus retreats into a haze of alcohol and drugs, drunkenly visiting an ex-girlfriend ...
8 Jul 202141min
S8E5 - New Slaves by Kanye West
Our serialized analysis of Yeezus continues with “New Slaves.” Over menacing, pulsating dissonance, Kanye expresses his belief that our cultural addiction to material things makes us “new slaves” to t...
6 Jul 20211h 9min
