A pure album sales figure is available in bold in parenthesis and information about each album’s streaming count is available in brackets. The Life of Pablo was released in February 2016, and made history by becoming the first album to top the Billboard 200 predominantly from streaming, while also having the second-highest total of first-week streams for an album.

"[61] Reiff opined that The Life of Pablo "feels far different from any of the tightly constructed, singular works of West's past," asserting instead that "as a beautiful, messy, mixed-up collection of 18 songs, it's a brilliant document. I'm trying to get it to the people... Release dates is played out. Why worry about sales so much? "[73] The song itself is focused around West's faith in God. If that means going rogue and not being part of this Tidal “wave” that they’re trying to create, then so be it.

[18] Raymer noted that after Desiigner's vocals, the song resolves "into a meditative piece for vocoder" from contemporary classical composer Caroline Shaw. ", "Pazz & Jop, the Village Voice Music Critics Poll: The Top Albums of 2016", "2016 BET Hip Hop Award Winners Announced", "Grammy awards 2017 – full list of winners", "Will Kanye West ('Ye') Earn Grammy Nominations Despite Controversy?

After weeks of illegal streaming that have reportedly passed the 500,000 mark, see its final official first week numbers below: First Week Sales: 94,000 Pure album sales: 28,000

I have my popcorn ready for B6’s messy rollout! 1" charted at number 37 and spent 23 weeks on the chart. [66] The track "Waves" is "uplifting," including braggadocious lyrics being mixed with those of a darker tone that reference death or the ending of relationships. "Compton and Long Beach together, now you know you in trouble.".

[105] On May 12, 2017, "Fade" was certified silver in the UK by the BPI for selling 200,000 units.

Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Beatles, those kind of no.1’s I respect. Twenty88, made up of Big Sean and Jhene Aiko, debut on the chart with their joint project.

Do you need it stamped out in Morris-code that something that is unavailable for commerce (i.e., cannot be directly purchased) can chart? ", "Arthur Russell, Kanye West and the Restless Creative Genius", "Kanye West The Life of Pablo highlights", "Kanye West Madlib Made No More Parties in LA for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Interview Video", "Kanye West's New Album Title: 'So Help Me God, "Kanye West Postpones Australian Tour to Record New Album for 2014", "Q-Tip Will Produce Kanye West's Next Album With Rick Rubin", "Kanye West's "God Level", Co-Produced by Hudson Mohawke, Featured in Adidas Ad", "Travi$ Scott Says "3500" Was Meant For Kanye West", "Kanye West Announces New Album Title, Shares Final Tracklist", "Taylor, Trump and Twitter – a year in the life of Kanye West", "Kanye West Declares Bill Cosby 'Innocent, "Kanye West's response to Wiz Khalifa's waves comments", "Kanye West & Wiz Khalifa Are Feuding, Yeezy Unleashes Rant That Mentions Amber Rose and Son", "Kanye West's 'Bill Cosby Innocent' tweet sparks outrage", "Kanye West Defends Controversial Taylor Swift 'Famous' Lyric", "Kanye on Taylor Swift Controversy: "It's Actually Something Taylor Came Up With, "Kanye West addresses Taylor Swift controversy", "Kanye West Defends Controversial Taylor Swift Lyric in Twitter Spree", "Kanye West defends controversial lyrics about Taylor Swift in Twitter rant", "Kanye West finally decides on album title – and everything else we know so far", "Kanye says album being mastered for release today with added tracks", "Kanye West Reportedly Had a Meltdown Before Going on, "Kanye West updates 12 tracks on The Life of Pablo, album available everywhere on Friday", "Kanye West tells Twitter Waves is a gospel album", "Kanye West's 'Gospel Album' Features Kirk Franklin Praying in 'Ultra Light Beam, "Here's a Video of Kanye West Rapping "No More Parties in LA" in 2013", "Kanye West Recorded 'No More Parties in LA' With Madlib During the 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' Sessions", "Ty Dolla $ign Says He, Kanye West, Rihanna, and Paul McCartney Are Dropping A Song Together", "Kanye Taps Pusha T + Consequence for New LP", "Kanye West requests Otis Redding, Mobb Deep-style beats for his new album", "Kanye West says his new album will be a surprise, thereby ruining the surprise", "Post Malone talks Kanye West collaboration", "Our only comment is 'T.L.O.P.' [71] West touches on trust issues with his family on "Real Friends", which includes lyrics about a cousin blackmailing him. "[72] McCormick described West as "constantly veering between swaggering bravado and insecurity bordering on paranoia, smashing the sacred against the profane and disrupting his own flowing grooves with interjections. And songs from the album were streamed 400 million times, globally, with Tidal claiming 250 million of those streams being logged in the first 10 days of its release. [84] The song features vocals from American musician André 3000. [15] The feud involved allegations by Rose concerning her sexual relationship with West; though he didn't directly reply to her, West claimed that "Wiz lost 2 million followers" since the two rappers feuded. on his notepad, West hinted that he might not remember the meaning of the title that he chose. (West only missed the top slot once, with his debut effort, The College Dropout. I hate the idea that streams are now bloody pushing albums to number 1 spots.

Dumbyonce doesn’t know any better! "[145] In a highly positive review, Greene wrote that all of West's work is animated by "a madcap sense of humor," and claimed that "The Life of Pablo has a freewheeling energy that is infectious and unique to his discography," finding that it manages to come across "as both his most labored-over and unfinished album, full of asterisks and corrections and footnotes.
The Grammy winning rapper may have initially protested against the idea, but after some strong encouragement from talent manager extraordinaire, Scooter Braun, West opened up to a more commercial roll out of his latest project – to much fanfare.

In August 2005, West released his second studio album Late Registration, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 860,000 copies. It seems that those Tidal numbers were not included in this week's sales figures, though perhaps Tidal and Nielsen Music have different formulas for accounting for album streaming statistics. That’s how stupid they are. [13][14] In January 2016, West became involved in a short-lived social media altercation with American rapper Wiz Khalifa on Twitter that eventually involved their mutual ex-partner, Amber Rose, who protested to the former's mention of her and Wiz Khalifa's child.

[46], Following The Life of Pablo's initial Tidal release, West declared his intentions to continue altering the songs, declaring the album a "living breathing changing creative expression. [83] The song "30 Hours" includes West delivering the "real life commentary" that he has become known for.

West also called on other tech billionaires to help him. The Los Angeles-based exhibit also feature art from Billie Eilish, Bruno Mars, Jim Carrey and more.

[125] The remainder of the tour was later canceled on November 21, 2016, following controversy over comments made by West that week regarding his support of president-elect Donald Trump and public criticism of other artists, with fellow rapper Snoop Dogg speaking negatively of West's critical comments. "[40] In an October 2015 interview with The Fader, Post Malone, who is featured on the track "Fade" alongside Ty Dolla Sign, discussed his experiences with West: I met Kanye at Kylie Jenner's party and Kanye was like, 'Let's make something.'

[78] Sexually explicit lyrics are used by West to describe his fantasies and dreams on "Freestyle 4".

[194], After being made available solely on Tidal, The Life of Pablo failed to chart initially due to West declining sharing the streaming numbers with Nielsen Music.

[223] The Life of Pablo was certified gold in the UK by the BPI on March 3, 2017 for sales of 100,000 album-equivalent units that were the results of streams, becoming the first album to ever do so in the country.

Kanye West scores his seventh No.

1" and "Pt. Big Sean and Jhene Aiko’s collaborative album, Twenty88, hits the #5 spot on the chart in its first week.

The Life of Pablo received five nominations at the 2017 Grammy Awards, including Best Rap Album, though the Album of the Year rejection was deemed as a snub by numerous publications. Its placement atop this week's chart (ending April 7) makes The Life of Pablo the first album to ever attain the No. It’s the lazy man’s choice.

[93] However, the following day, West claimed that he would never release The Life of Pablo outside of Tidal, encouraging his fans to sign up for the service. At the least, Kanye proved his loyalty to Jay-Z and his business. Jhene Aiko’s last highest charting position was  #3 with 2014’s Souled Out. The Life of Pablo was released on Tidal two whole months ago and has only now just charted on the Billboard 200 after its exclusivity deal finished, which proves just how ineffectual Tidal is when it comes to chart numbers. "[69] However, Kot concluded by calling West "more preoccupied with gospel text and the notion of redemption. [34][35] It was reported by American musician Ty Dolla Sign that writing and recording for the album took place in Mexico in September 2014, with him recalling McCartney and Rihanna being present.
[61] The song features the lyrics "Cover Nori in lamb's wool/We surrounded by/The fuckin wolves," used by West to offer an image of him and Kardashian as the biblical figures Mary and Joseph. The remainder of the 94,000 is attributed to streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The song was produced by Madlib and West, and contains a sample of "Suzie Thundertussy" performed by Walter "Junie" Morrison. See Photos of Kanye West's Different Looks Over the Years. `Ye said that he would be dropping a second album following the release of Pablo, but so far there doesn't seem to be anything on the horizon. [204] The album ranked as the 27th most popular album of 2016 on the Billboard 200, while ranking at number 88 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for that year.

1" on the UK Singles Chart. If not shut it the fuxk down! [52], Discussing The Life of Pablo's continued alterations, Jayson Greene of Pitchfork wrote "at what point is a record 'over', and who gets to make the call?

"[151], At the 2016 BET Hip Hop Awards, The Life of Pablo was nominated for Album of the Year. Finally, on June 14, The Life of Pablo was updated to include an additional track titled "Saint Pablo" featuring vocals from British musician Sampha, with other miscellaneous alterations throughout the album. It had 90K in sales+streaming. [219] The album reached number eight on the Dutch Album Top 100 and ranked as the 72nd most popular album on the chart in 2016.

So I went over to Ye's and we just started working and then we just started talking.

[76], "Feedback" features West responding to his critics, with the song including him using the lyric "Name one genius that ain't crazy" to do so. ____ I really do. [28] Kim Kardashian reportedly chose Halil to be on the artwork and after the information was revealed of her being on it, Halil's Instagram popularity increased. The previous high-water mark for streaming percentage at No. TIDAL is impractical and makes very little business sense, especially since artists who don’t write/produce their own music already make so little from album sales. 2 on Billboard 200, Lukas Graham, Weezer and Twenty88 Debut in Top 10.

[92] It was made available for purchase at the price of $20 for a few hours, though reverted to streaming-only afterwards. That’s why these hos with their number 1s, they don’t mean ish cos it’s literally all streams. But that's also its charm, and I prefer it. [112] "Pt.

[188] West skipped the 2017 Grammy Awards, though his mother-in-law Kris Jenner explained that this was due to him debuting Yeezy Season 5 at New York Fashion Week.


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