Classic Albums. Hosted by Stevie Nix
Not all albums stand the test of time, but plenty do and Australian music critic Stevie Nix will bring one to you each week. He'll cover all eras and most genres and tell you why each record is so revered and, equally, why it deserves to be. And he only uses six songs to do it.
Classic Albums. Hosted by Stevie Nix
Yeezus by Kanye West
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Yeezus arrived not as a victory lap from one of hip-hop's biggest stars, but as a deliberate act of provocation — 40 minutes of abrasive industrial noise, minimal production, and deliberately offensive lyrics wrapped in blank CD packaging that rejected every conventional wisdom about how major artists should operate. The album's controversial elements — its use of deliberately offensive imagery, its appropriation of sacred cultural artifacts, its graphic sexual content — generated justified criticism but also served a purpose. West seemed intent on embodying the racist stereotypes applied to black men, playing the role of the hypersexual, violent, out-of-control figure that white supremacy had constructed, then forcing listeners to confront their own complicity in those stereotypes.
Featured songs:
On Sight
Blood On The Leaves
Black Skinhead
I Am A God
New Slaves
Hold My Liquor