The way “Jesus Walks” is as much a street banger as a dead-serious genuine song of praise exemplifies ‘Ye’s contradictory nature in the best way. For many-myself included-it’s the first thing of his they heard, and none of its potency has diminished in the 12 years since its release. It’s impossible to tell Kanye West’s story without this song.
But if I must summarize ‘Ye, one of my favorite artists full stop and objectively one of the most influential and forward-thinking hip-hop artists in the genre’s history, I’d call this a decent summary.įrom The College Dropout (2004 Roc-a-fella) West’s insistence on adoring a certain unpopular streaming music service with a mediocre UI above all others required me to avoid The Life of Pablo almost entirely, and I didn’t bother with either his Cruel Summer cuts or even his oft-excellent work on Watch The Throne with Jay-Z. Making this list meant eschewing legit hits (no “Good Life,” “Stronger” or “All Falls Down”) as well as the countless deep cuts that are so often Kanye’s best work. So it’s no easy thing reducing his critically acclaimed, commercially successful and endlessly controversial career to a song list that fits on a traditional CD. As one of our most contradiction-riddled artists, it makes sense that Kanye West has plenty of massive hits but is much more an album artist.
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