Kanye West is reportedly coming out with a spoken word album. No, seriously.
According to ContactMusic, Yeezy is set to drop a three-hour vinyl recorded album that will address his daughter North, his fiancée Kim Kardashian, the environment and more. A source told The Sun:
”He has very strong views on everything from music and art to politics and the environment. He’s forever recording his opinions on tape.
”He says he’s doing it for posterity and thought about turning them into a book or even donating them to a museum.”
Kanye is said to be excited by the ”groundbreaking” record and has set his sights on it winning awards.
All Hip Hop reports that there is no solid confirmation that this is happening and that it’s in the “wait and see” stage. However, there have been a few people who have publicly mentioned that a new album is coming. Producer Evian Christ has said that Yeezy is looking for a sound “a bit like Otis Redding, a bit like Mobb Deep” for his next project. I have no idea what that would sound like, but sure.
As much as I want to join in on the exaggerated sighs and rag on Kanye for this alleged spoken word album, I can’t. Regardless of what he says on this album, people are going to talk about it. Many may buy it solely to condemn it, but they’re listening nonetheless. Say what you want about Kanye, but he’s no dummy. He knows that people have an almost morbid fascination with him, so releasing an album where he just rambles? That is media gold. I’m positive that if this drops it will have news outlets and blogs talking for at least a couple of weeks, which is like an eternity in this age of 24-hour news cycles.
Will you be listening?