Kanye West - Yeezus -2013- -

He built it in his mind first: a skyscraper made of black chrome and broken mirrors. No windows. No lobby. No stairs for anyone else.

He named the album Yeezus because it was the only name left that could still offend. He took the cover—a clear CD case with a single piece of red tape. No art. No credits. No humanity. Just the object. The music itself. When the label panicked, Kanye said, “Good. That’s the point.” Kanye West - Yeezus -2013-

Yeezus was not an album. It was an eviction notice. He built it in his mind first: a

Kanye recorded the next take kneeling on the concrete floor. He wasn’t singing. He was confessing. “I am a God / Hurry up with my damn massage.” The line was absurd. It was also true. In his world, the only sin was humility. No stairs for anyone else

It didn’t fit. That was the point, too.