Kanye wasn’t lying: This is a gospel album, but ratchet gospel - the kind of worship service that covers “Hotline Bling” because why the hell not.

But I’ll be damned if my living room didn’t catch the same spirit that I imagine permeated MSG as soon as Kirk Franklin and Kelly Price’s voices hit. (I was like, “Why are they letting Donatella hold the baby?! Oh.”) Were you guys watching online? The whole show had this very charged sense of being A Big Cultural Event in person, but I’m curious to hear if that translated to the livestream.ĭee: I watched the whole mini– Summer Jam from my couch, courtesy of a spotty Tidal stream.

I was lucky enough to be at MSG, with a seat good enough that I could see the Royal Fam at all times, but far enough away that I legit thought Kim was Donatella Versace for the first ten minutes. It felt like one of those rare monocultural moments that everybody was tuned into. The Kardashians.įirst off, I’m curious about the different ways we all experienced this thing. (How benevolent and professionally savvy of Beyoncé to give us all 90-day free trials for downloading “Formation”!) So much to discuss. But we did get to experience it yesterday, in a star-studded listening session/ fashion show/clusterfuck that 20 million people (20 MILLION PEOPLE) streamed on Tidal. Can we stream it or purchase it yet? At press time, no. Lindsay : MY PABLOS, what’s good? So, a new Kanye West album exists. As we await the album’s official release, Vulture music critic Lindsay Zoladz, New York writer-at-large Rembert Browne, and Vulture editors Dee Lockett and Kevin Lincoln discuss the spectacle, the controversy, and our first impressions of the album. Thursday, Kanye West unveiled Yeezy Season 3 and debuted his long-awaited new album, now titled The Life of Pablo, at Madison Square Garden.

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