Kanye West Kanye West's 10 Most Soulful Tracks

Started by Oldboy, Jan 20, 2016, in Kanye West Add to Reading List

  1. Oldboy
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    jesus walks
    spaceship
    family business
    crack music
    roses
    hey mama
    gone
    everything i am
    see me now
    bound 2

    you agree with the list @KanyeSXN ?
     
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  2. Mike Tyson
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    Jan 20, 2016
    I can't argue against that, but Kanye has so many fantastic joints that fit this same sound that you can sub out a handful of those and still have a great list.

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    Where the f--- is Welcome To Heartbreak and Blood On The Leaves?
     
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    School spirit MFa
     
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    What is the exact definition of soulful music?
     
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    Trough the wire???
     
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    good question I will need to know this as well before I post my list
     
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    The funny thing is that nobody answered my question but everyone pretend to know what it means
     
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    furface

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    Googles says it's "expressing or appearing to express deep and often sorrowful feeling." If we stick to that strict definition (meaning it doesn't have to have soul samples, as the list above seems to believe) then I would have to say my Top 10 would be:

    Family Business
    Roses
    Hey Mama
    Everything I Am
    Say You Will
    Street Lights
    Runaway
    Blame Game
    Hold My Liquor
    Real Friends

    EDIT: I was conflicted over whether to put Hold My Liquor or Blood on the Leaves. Even though Kanye only has the one verse on Hold My Liquor, the entire song (including Chief Keef and especially Bon Iver's parts) is one of the most emotional ones he's ever made IMO
     
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    Thanks @ReeserMadness
    Then aren't "Jesus Walk" or "Crack Music" weird choices?
    If we replace them by Runaway and Trough the wire Koolo's list is pretty accurate
    I have the feeling that Wolves could be one of his most soulful track ever
     
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    I agree they're weird choices. As are Spaceship, Gone, See Me Now, and Bound 2 IMO. Picked more due to their musical sound rather than the actual emotional tone.
     
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    I agree that see me now is a weird choice too but i can understand him for the three other tracks
     
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    The beat on The Joy feels real soulful
     
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    Mentioning other sites and posting their articles

    Smh koolo

    Oh and the joy >>>
     
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    Bro the beat he did for for Do Or Die, called "Paid The Price" is so d--- soulful. Classic Yeezy.
     
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    I'm pretty sure soulful means passionate
     
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    It definitely is.
     
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    The list could've been much better
     
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    See Me Now
    Everything I Am
    Gone
    Runaway
    Home
    Family Business
    Never See Me Again
    White Dress Alt.
    Coldest Winter
    Mama's Boyfriend

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    You ought to laugh, you ought to laugh
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