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Hey everybody! Hope you enjoyed this video of hot takes / controversial opinions. They weren't in any kind of ranked order, but I think it'd be fun if someone ranked them from coldest to hottest. Which opinion did you disagree with the most? What about an opinion that you agreed with? Let me know in the comments below!
Music Hot Takes / Controversial Opinions
I know that some of these takes are probably much more controversial than others...so I'm curious. If anyone wants to rank them from coldest -> hottest, I'd be super interested to see what you come up with.
The only problem is that kendrick is eventually going to fall off
Gambino is one of very few singers using autotune skillfully, he can pull off a lot of emotions in the song and I think his attention to aesthetics makes him much more likeable and interesting. Still, I respect your opinion, as I personally find some of the artists you put on the pedestal as good or ok.
Can u explain the beatles ranking I'm just getting into them
Alfo Media “big Sean is awfullllll” is a very cold take
I nearly agree with your white album opinion, but i think that it is dragged down a bit by jacked up. If they changed or removed that song then i would put s tier, but i think a tier is more appropriate. Still high praise tho
I can't believe they didn't cast you as Joker after that Gambino take.
IKR
My clownery meter went off the scale as soon as I heard that part.
Ikr
its a hot take for a reason... the purpose is for him to express his controversial opinions
@@efam4800 water is wet
Title should’ve been, “How to start 25 wars in 7 minutes.”
😂😂
Graduation>anything
@@banana8949 Lies
@@banana8949 fax
@@vasm650 truth
"Big Sean doesnt have one decent project"
Big Sean:**releases his best album a few months later**
I Decided and Dark Sky Paradise were also pretty good
best shit in the bowl big deal
I liked dsp
Why tf do people hate on him so much?
Facts Detroit 2 was so good
Frank Ocean is timeless. Only take I don’t agree with.
Ikr. Blonde and Channel Orange are timeless masterpieces.
@Saurabh Mehta corny lyrics are nothing unusual cuz the music sounds better. i mean, c'mon "i found her masturbating with magazines" is not corny?
@Saurabh Mehta eh, i don't inquire competition.
@Saurabh Mehta I agree that there are plenty of corny lines on Channel Orange which is why i think I don’t like it as much when it came out but Blonde is literally Frank Ocean at his vulnerability point, what is so corny about being vulnerable? Other than the first song and last song on the album, this has to be frank oceans most consistent sound and lyricism ever.
Could you please explain me, why does everyone evaluate Frank’s albums so high?
Alfo: Donald Glover is overrated
Me a community fan: (softly) don't
I actually know pretty much nothing about his music. Can you recommend any albums to get a feel for his music?
@@ThePutzboy Awaken my love
ThePutzboy because the Internet. It’s better than awaken my love IMO
@@ghost-dr1tz true
ThePutzboy me and your mama is one of my favorite tracks of the decade and i don’t even listen that much to Childish Gambino
My hot take: im okay with rock "dying" if it means more bands stop living in the past and start innovating guitar music again.
I feel like rock can’t necessarily die. Rock is so incredibly diverse and has reached places that are light years away from the stuff coming out since it’s inception. It’s always been a genre that pushes forward and ventures into new territories but it’s probably the genre that is compared the most to its past right next to Hip Hop. Rock doesn’t have a set of rules or criteria that make it rock. People just keep comparing rock to the pre 2000s era so much that they don’t leave any room for genre bending music to become successful. I’m guessing that’s what you meant when you put “Dying” in quotes. Either way I love rock
It will be difficult to pull another OK Computer-like innovation, which was in my view the last true peak of rock
That's still a niche album outside of the mainstream. There are still a lot of those albums on a small scale.
There's still many of those albums between OK Computer and present day, depending on who you ask. But either way rock needs to get its shit together if it wants to be played everywhere regularly again, and not being hijacked by the likes of Imagine Dragons and Lorde in the public view.
Yeah, I agree with you on that, well put.
The Michael Jackson disrespect is crazy
not really it’s just his opinion. and those prince albums are masterpieces (coming from a massive mj fan)
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Being worse than prince isn’t disrespect. Most artists are worse than prince
I think 1999 and purple rain deserve their respect, while anything outside of the 80s for prince is mid at best, I think while off the wall and thriller are top tier for mj but my mj hot take is his 90s stuff is just as good as this 80s stuff.
Nah, it's Prince. That's not disrespecting him. You could argue, but at the end of the day, Prince and MJ were two magnificent artists.
If more people where introduced to folk music without the stigma attached to it most people would probably enjoy it
Idk dude folk it’s pretty boring
folk music lover here, what stigma?
donda
I think communism/socialism...🤔
Sigma
I think Drake is at his best when he’s not creeping on every teenage girl in the industry.
His grooming of MBB is disgusting. Same with Justin and his hatred of anyone LGBT
@@shannonosullivan1375 ?
MBB *and* Billie Eilish. Drake's a creep. Kanye would never pull this shit.
Fax
@@btonyh5878
Eeggghh
only one i hard disagree with is gambino he has 2 great projects at least.
I completely agree, everything on awaken my love is some of the best music ever made.
same thing with big sean
decisions is one of the best albums ever
fam I had to check myself before I teared up...
@@Godwhyrhys take it down a notch
@Kausachun Velasco exactly what I'd rate it
Hot Take: Danny Brown is a top 5 rapper and criminally underrated. I've heard him rap over beats no other rapper would dare to even aproach.
Not a bad take
Hard yes, especially after Scaring The Hoes
The Soundgarden take made me happy. They perfectly combined two of the biggest ingredients of grunge: loud, gritty production and gloomy lyrics. I'd say they tie with Alice in Chains for best band from the 90s.
Chris could also sing in a class of his own my god
You gotta put ratm up there too
I love soundgarden but i don't think that is better than alice in chains
My top 4 of grunge
AIC
Soundgarden
NIRVANA
Pearl Jam
My pretty reasonable take is you simply can't compare MJ and Prince. They don't have similar sounds. They're both fucking sick for different reasons.
EXACTLY THANK U !!
Same goes for Freddie Mercury
I feel like you still can compare them, even though they are different.
Well I mean they both were focused on pop, funk, r&b, soul, and rock. Their songs are very danceable and have very strong stage auras. The main difference is the aesthetic with MJ just improving the ones he had while Prince expanded more on styles and production. So yeah, they're comparable for me and Prince is better.
@@mazasis_princas456 Of course, you can also compare apples and oranges but you dont because they are fundamentally different enough to the point where you can't come to an objective conclusion. That's a essentially all I meant - I don't feel like they were/are playing the same game, so why the need to compare?
Totally agree with the Janelle Monae thing, she deserves so much more recognition
She is the one that doesn’t want to be recognized tho
In what way does Janelle Monae not want to be recognized?
I love Janelle, but I disagree on his take. Beyonce was practically back on tour immediately after having twins. And she’s literally added words to our lexicon (she popularized the use of the term Becky). Janelle is incredible, but Beyonce is hard to compete with.
Seb Creaney ain’t she non binary now?
I agree that she deserves more hype but I find it tiring that people (especially white critics) always directly compare all Black female artists with Beyoncé. Why even mention her? Why put her down to praise others? Why can't more than one Black woman be extraordinarily remarkable?
I don’t like comparing prince and MJ they’re two completely different artist who made different music. MJ was the best entertainer while prince was the better musician, as both were musical geniuses and never to be duplicated they’re both my goats
My hottest take: electro swing would be much better received if the genre as a whole focused on more instrumental focused jazzy type songs in favor of the current trend of trying to be a pop subgenre, which has led to repetitive and uninteresting music underneath generally terrible vocals. Caravan palace's first two albums are a fantastic example of the high quality stuff we could have seen from what has since been a pretty boring movement
all I see are facts, completely agree
agree
FCKNG BASED
Me: I kinda agree with a lot so far
Gambino has never released a good album/mixtape
What?
Yeah, that one was weird to me. I like Camp, but I understand why others wouldn't. But how can you not like Awaken my love?
because the internet is my favorite Gambino album and I will fight anyone who thinks it's trash
Camp is tooo fucking good bro
Because the Internet is easily one of my favorite albums. I think its one of the best rap albums of the decade as well
@@brozuff8825 PREACH
I think the female vocalists thing can sometimes be attributed to that higher notes are simply more impressive, and it’s easier to hear dynamic and expressive detail in higher waveforms
Not really female vocalists in general can go high and low and be well supported, they also do more riffs, runs, and growls. Ariana isn’t a good example, he shouldn’t have put her in that category as she can’t go very low.
@@ldrtunnelunderoceanblvd I never said she wasn’t a talented vocalist but she’s not as good as Beyonce.
@@SR-zv5ue go check out the save your years remix by Ariana grande and The Weeknd. She’s singing on her lower register and it’s not bad
@@prettyastri I’m sure it’s not bad but like I said she’s not as good as Beyonce
A lot of modern music is high pitched, and the girls tend to sing them better. However, if a talented singer emerges and she sings low (Amy Winehouse) or "deep", without screaming too much (Lorde), it gets even more attention because it is not the norm for girls. So woman vocalists are pretty much a win-win
honestly i find gambino underrated and i feel like Awaken my love is a masterpiece, his funny, catchy, weird lyrics combined with a pretty good flow + his versatility makes him one of my favourite artists
I agree that Random Access Memories is a better album than Discovery, but Discovery is ahead of its time and has a much greater impact all around over the music industry and more so its listeners, it's just iconic.
You have very very very good opinions however awaken my love is fucking awesome
Beatriz Gaspar I was thinking that when I heard him say Gambino was mid. Like yeah he’s not the best artist ever and some of his earlier stuff is corny and mid but you can’t just say Kauai, awaken my love, and Because of the Internet are mid. All 3 are amazing in my eyes
Yeah, I had the same thought. I'd like to hear his opinion on it because I truly believe Awaken, My Love has been fundamental to modern RnB since its release. Along with this I also think Redbone, even though amazing, never really held up to the other tracks on the album. How much the song was overplayed really killed the album for a lot of people.
Culdesac is amazing too imo
@@reagan403 kauai is pretty mid to me, but bti, aml and also 3.15.20 are all amazing in my opinion
Gambino has a lot of nostalgia bias with me but I do honestly think he can rap, and his vocals on awaken my love are top tier.
really? i bumped him a lot but looking back his lyrics were really corny. like i thought Sweatpants was hard when i was 14 but now..
-chase I think that is sort of his appeal, his rap lyrics always are a bit cheesy but then just emphasizes when he does have seriousness in his songs.
@@jacobsopko9413 oh, so basically his appeal is meant for 14 year olds lol- his raps at least.
awaken my love was cool
I honestly feel sad for people who cannot appreciate Kissland. A lyrical masterpiece with out of this world production.
Adaptation and Love in the sky give me goosebumps everytime I listen to them.
Nah its mid
Hot Take: Billy Joel's "The Stranger" through "An Innocent Man" is one of the most critically underrated runs of great albums
YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!
This is simply unacceptable, and I hate you. I have never heard either of those songs.
Finally someone has said it
When he said “Gambino is a overrated rapper” I’ve never disagreed more with anything in my life
Facts
Overrated rapper: Maybe
Overrated Artist: No
@@Benjamin-zn3os gotta agree with u there, what I love about gambino is how unique and experimental he is. His kind of music is what makes me love music
Royalty has some of the best bars and one liners i Ever heard. Mans an underrated rapper if anything
Facts
The lack of Björk when mentioning female vocalists really hurt.
Matt P it’s more than just that. I don’t think he’s heard a lot period.
Björk and Dionne Warwick need more recognition for their vocal talents
He’s mention Björk in a lot of his videos, I believe 1 album made his list of favourites per year if not more
He mentined her in his Top 50 artists
He only mentioned 4 people, what were the odds of him mentioning björk
Okay, the Kanye take is one I don’t agree with. Yes, Barry Bonds is hot garbage (for Kanye’s expectations) but everything else on that album (except for Drunk and Hot Girls) is truly amazing. This is my own hot take, if those two songs previously mentioned are taken off the album, Graduation could be considered Kanye’s best album, ever. That’s my take
couldn’t agree more with you, graduation gets so much hate just because those two songs are on it, i still think it’s top 3 kanye with the college dropout being at 2 and MBDTF at 1, if you take those 2 songs off of graduation then i would put it above the college dropout
i love barry bonds😢
I'd still take Late Registration and MBDTF over Graduation. The only thing I can really say is that Graduation takes a while to get going.
@@User-tb3df In my opinion Late registration, the life of Pablo, MBDTF and College dropout are better than graduation
@@ashleybellamy3354 i can respect LR, TCD, MBDTF but not TLOP
My hot take is that too many people care about who's listening to who, who's popular, what's popular, what you should think or feel about music- and only what's popular and on the charts- i say listen to whatever and whomever you want, who cares what other people think, have an open mind and have fun and make yourself happy with the music you listen to- you only have yourself to please and one life to live!!
Wel that's not a hot take. Most people agree with this.
@@User-km9ip well, i was kinda being sarcastic thats why- but im glad u agree! 😉
Hot take: Kanye West has been the most influential artist to the music industry so far in the 21st century
Of course
Not really a hot take more like a fact
Franklin Batiste not a hot take
That's not a hot take at all tf
How is this a hot take?
My hot take: Old heads in any genre tend to be the reason why said genre "dies".
That’s not really a hot take imo, that’s actually pretty spot on, think the only people that’d disagree with you are old heads and young people with the old head mentality
Not really I think the reason is that every popular genre has a golden period where it dominates the music industry and is at the peak of its quality for Rock it was the late 60s to early 70s for Rap it was the 90s etc. Once that period is over in order the artists that belong to that genre try to change the sound in an attempt to keep the public’s interest. That happens every 10-15 years and each time the quality of the music drops significantly. Because of that what you call old heads, who are people that have experienced the genre at its zenith, stop listening to this type of music so its popularity marginally decreases and then a new genre comes in to take its place. That’s how a genre dies
@enid rap wasn’t mainstream in the 90’s nor was rock in the 60’s they were in the late seventies and 2010s respectively. And regarding the refusing to expand their taste statement speaking from personal experience when you’re used to fine dining it is rare that you can find McDonald’s tasteful same with music once you’ve listened to a certain genre at its peak you can’t enjoy it as it slowly decays. Of course to agree with that you’d also have to agree on which the golden era of each genre is cause it is irrefutable that there is a climax quality wise
@enid I’m not suggesting there isn’t any good music but it never really reaches that level again
There’s massive old heads in the rap genre but rap is the biggest genre in the world today. Maybe I’m missing your point.
Thank you for recognizing how ICONIC Janelle Monáe is! I don’t think I could ever judge who the “superior” musician is, but Janelle is a freakin’ quadruple threat-rapper, singer, dancer, creative. Not to mention her acting abilities and love of storytelling. If there is one thing I could judge comparing her and Beyoncé, it is that I feel (this is just my opinion, please don’t kill me) that Janelle has way more of a spark and creativity in her works.
This is super late, but the fact is, Janelle Monáe is definitely celebrated within the black and queer communities, but cishet whites mostly ignore her. This really sucks, because they are possibly one of the most outspoken artists out there, and her most popular songs are an admittedly great love song, a song comparing twerking to doing yoga, and a feature on a number one song that she sang for maybe six seconds on. The world truly would be a better place if more people listened to her music and heard their message.
Thank you for giving George Harrison the recognition he truly deserves!!! Truly the best Beatle
i like paul more. lets argue
@@nwtrent6902 Paul McCartney is a wonderfully talented musician and songwriter. And sure, he was probably better than George at the start, but I would argue that by the Help! record, George was on the same level as Paul (I Need You is an underrated gem), and he had passed them by Sgt. Pepper's (his one song on there, Within You Without You is still my favorite off the album). George has the single best Beatles solo album of any Beatle in All Things Must Pass, and his tracks on Abbey Road (Something and Here Comes The Sun) are consistently ranked in the top of the Beatles best tracks. Also I find George's voice more unique and enjoyable than Paul's (but I'm biased cause my vocal range is much closer to George's than Paul's). Liking Paul more is a perfectly valid opinion; there are no wrong answers here.
@@gavinmitchell1328 you are wrong
Well this was the greatest argument I've ever seen in my life
@Freddie Barnes dude I forgot this was even a thing that happened until you commented on it
I really got worried when I saw the Beatles in the thumbnail and I was going to have to listen to another
"tHE bEatLEs aRe oVEratEd aND mOst oF tHEir sOnGS arE a mESs."
Thanks Alfo!
the correct ranking is ringo best the rest bad
@@freakcree6218 Ok Ringo
Sgt Pepper if were talking personality wise ringo the best, always prefer him on Beatles tracks cause he shows the most personality
@@freakcree6218 All of the four Beatles is actually just Ringo's after image, he just moves really fast.
It's true though.
Chanel Orange is a timeless classic you’re trippin
Honestly my favorite from his tbh
Channel Orange had pyramid !!! He’s bugging on that one
Frank Oceans best album imo
Pilot Jones is so beautiful
imo Prince and MJ are equal, Prince has the guitar in some songs like Let's Go Crazy, and Michael has the disco/soul element that i enjoy in my 80's pop
We're definitely gonna need a part 2
I don’t feel strongly either way about most of the takes but Gambino? I’ve always felt that generally among casual and hardcore music fans agree that he’s an amazing rapper and artist. I feel that his flow is always changing he’s, his lyricism and wordplay is great, and generally has great production on top of being a great singer. I feel like you could definitely make a full length video on this topic.
Yep, I totally agree. I think its pretty wack to say he has no good albums when Because The Internet and Awaken My Love are in his discography
StealthyHipo 2000 I think because the internet is kinda corny but Awaken my Love is great
StealthyHipo 2000 Yeah I think there are some good cuts on Camp and flashes on other albums but Because The Internet is great and I think that Awaken My Love is a great RnB Funk Rap Album
I completely agree. Each of his "newer" albums have so many good qualities to them, and while he can be corny af you can't deny the talent this man has. I would love to hear his reasoning as to why he's bad, I'm not here to hate on him because of his opinion, but, I don't think it's right to call a clearly talented person bad without giving much evidence or reasoning as to why you believe they're bad. Would love to hear more about his opinion on this.
Awaken my love is amazing, cannot day that for because the internet
Finally someone who recognised how skilled George Harrison is
William Magee I meant in comparison to the other Beatles, not musicians in general
Well "skilled" is a very uncertain term. does the video mean who can control their instruments the best? then that ranking should go ringo george paul john. If it is by who is the best composer it should go paul john george ringo. if it is by best voice then it should go john paul george ringo
I AGREE!! in his time with the band he was overshadowed by Lennon-McCartney and was fighting to get songs on their albums so for someone to really see him puts a smile on me face
The only reason I don’t flip my shit about the Beatles ranking is knowing that they are all brilliant and assuming he’s not writing off John as a so so artist just because he’s 3rd
well.... he is indeed the beatle with more grammys in his solo carrer so
I can’t be the only one who took the Gambino take personally.
Fr
What’s some of his best work
@@sewagevolcano4083 camp is a great album, redbone, me and your mama, 3005 are great songs
I'd never heard Black Thought before. I sought him out and enjoyed what I heard. I'll be checking out more when I'm off work.
Channel ORANGE doesn’t aged well.
- Thinking bout u
- Bad Religion
- Pink Matter feat. André mtfing 3000
- Super Rich Kids
- Pyramids
- Lost
- Crack Rock
- Sweet Life
I repeat, THOSES absolute BANGERS DOESN’T aged well.
say sike rn.
@Nugget Okay? We want him to explain why. He explained everything else... why not that?
I never thought the album was god tier or anything but I don't think it's aged poorly by any means
@Nugget wrong opinion sorry
i don't think it aged poorly,i still think the songs on it are great
im pretty sure he meant it as the whole album itself not aging well.
I really don't understand why people name Beyoncé every time they want to uplift another female artist.
Because she’s the standard, it’s pretty frustrating let her be great. This list literally has 10 guys that this guy is saying are amazing but like with women and black women people always want to bring it down to only one, and compare their “ones” to Beyoncé. It’s really just misogynoir.
I think it's the other way, they ligt Beyoncé over other better artists
@Michel Obasi I think they are thousand better artist than Beyoncé, she has a great vision of what she wants to do like her visual and videos but her music isnt that big thing, and she is not a songwriter so any artist can do music for her
@@SR-zv5ue I don't know, as a woman, it's pretty frustrating to see Beyonce be "the standard" when it's a tale as old as time that a great singer doesn't equal great artistry or great songs. Of course Beyonce has bangers but so does pretty much every other pop girl of the last 20 years, and Janelle Monae is a great *artist*, not just a great singer. In this video he even does the same thing by saying Prince is a better artist than Michael Jackson, it's not about pitting women against each other, he also compares male artists, AND Beyonce is a very popular topic of discussion BECAUSE she's so huge. I think it's fair to bring her up. Especially since her fans are so weirdly devoted, to like, a cult-like level on the internet and can't stand anyone having the opinion that another artist is greater at something or someone having a different "greatest singer ever". Nobody should be crucified for saying she's overrated.
@@ferencssalvoski3721 There are thousands better than the goats in any industry that have just remained undiscovered that doesn’t mean we don’t praise what’s the best. You don’t see people tearing Michael Jackson down even though he also heavily burrowed from other artists. You don’t see the same with Taylor Swfit either. People have a problem when it’s Beyonce. Beyoncé is one of the best performers out there and is arguably the best of this generation, yet to be usurped. She’s the whole package. Performers usually are terrible singers and vocalists are usually not that great of performers, she does both, it’s a rarity and the fact that she has put out music consistently that’s popular and is critically acclaimed since the 90s is something that literally no artist today has done. All artists that are more popular than her now premiered in the social media age and when autotune was at its heights, and any artist that debuted in the late 90s has not been consistent.
I honestly would never have thought about comparing Prince and MJ. I've always loved the fact that in music, it's not an either or, it's both. Or neither. It's not a contest. Good music is good music.
With that said, I have one album from Prince (the iconic "Purple Rain") and no albums from Michael, so take from that what you want.
But personally, I thought both were amazing and I'm glad I got to enjoy their music in this life.
Not everyone would prefer MJ. Same goes for Prince so your opinion is completely valid.
Yea I respect you stance, but his take was one of the worst I’ve heard🤷🏽♂️
I have thought that about Janelle Monae since dirty computer dropped, even with the Grammy nods and stuff I still think she’s grossly underrated
Hot take: Love the fact that dubstep went back to being underground I’m so happy it didn’t get super over saturated and bland like many other genres do. It got to a point of popularity that it drew in a ton of listeners and faces into the game and then retreated before getting old. Dubstep isn’t dead, it’s just back in its corner where it’s happy.
Really? I've liked dubstep since 2010, and have been a closeted fan since. I can't find anything newer than 2012 so I assumed it was dead. Good to know people are still producing stuff but now idk where to begin looking.
@@mysticizzm disciple, never say die, UKF, rushdown (not exactly dubstep but very modern stuff), just to name a few labels that still regularly put out dubstep
@@DPZmusic good to know. Thanks
Grrr can't have my music taste be popular must be hip
Lots of games now have good dubsteps too like Yakuza 7 and DMC5
5:10 “Critics want to mention that they miss when hip-hop was rappin’ Motherfucker, if you did, then Killer Mike’d be platinum” - Kendrick Lamar, Hood Politics
So true. And Jay-Z: “If skills sold, truth be told, I'd probably be lyrically Talib Kweli. Truthfully I wanna rhyme like Common Sense, but I did 5 mill' - I ain't been rhyming like Common since”
I was like “yeah... sees faire... totally agree...” and then he came with the Michael Jackson one right at the end😐
He is not wrong though
I had literally forgotten how good Kaleidoscope Dream was and now just ordered the vinyl...nicely done
Hot take- you should do in depth video essay on Kanye West’s Runaway. Show us why it’s your favorite song ever.
Waffles The Wookiee facts
bruh,he did
Finally someone appreciates Passionfruit. One of his best songs unfortunately on a terrible project. Also I understand on saying Gambino hasn't made a perfect project but to say he hasn't made a good project is wrong tbh. Because The Internet and Awaken My Love are at the very least good projects
Totally agree, and I didn't even think about that when I was watching. You can still have an overall good album without every song being a banger
I feel like a lot of people only liked Passionfruit off of More Life, I know I did. It was pretty much the only track that acclimated any sort of popularity post-release.
Passion fruit is my favourite drake song I love the production Vibe and drakes lyrics and flow are really damn good
Can't say that about a lot of his work but damn is that a relaxing song
Here's a hot take: More Life is drake's best album
@@MyPimpinAfro14 nope nothing was the same is his best imo... perfect combination of just straight rap,great beats,sad music, and mainstream appeal
The Mac one made me smile. It was an amazing album
I agree with the Bieber stuff to an extent. He did do like a lot of dumb shit when he was younger. I moved past it because he was a kid, and he resurfaced with passable but not great music, but I don't that everyone had a problem with Bieber just because he was Bieber. Like there was a lot of wierd white privledge stuff with him in his past. And people have problems with him now because he produces albums that don't really stand on their own merit, and then tells his fans to hack streaming services to make him chart on the billboards.
Absolute facts on the Janelle Monáe opinion! I always feel like people forget that Janelle’s dropped three incredible albums in the 2010s, along with her activism too!
I completely see where you’re coming from when you talk about Graduation, but it has a special place in my heart because it was the first Kanye album I heard and it really got me back into music (I only listened to it like a month ago for the first time). My top five Kanye albums would be:
1. Late Registration
2. Graduation
3. The College Dropout
4. MBDTF
5. Yeezus
The order tends to change depending on my mood so don’t take it too seriously:)
Strongly disagree with Prince > MJ. MJ was far more ahead of his time with his top notch, timeless production, fashion statements and music videos. Prince was indeed a great musician, but his production and style stayed at its time and aged poorly. He could certainly play much more instruments than Michael, but Michael was on another level with the production and song-making.
Other than that, agree with this.
Gambino?! Below average rapper?!... do I even have to remind you about his radio freestyles... and BTI is a classic album!
bonfire
@@Jackb201 Bonfire it's great, i know it's edgy and some lines are corny like "hot like a park car" but i like the song, bring me back when i was listening to this and yonkers back in the day
@@falo4043 i know it's been almost a year, but the album is also a decade old now, and he matured a lot in his later works. labelling him a below average rapper just because of that is laughable lol
Meh
I bought BTi the day it came out and gave it away the next day. Total snoozefest
Miguel's album was great, very underrated, glad you mentioned it!!! I would even say Miguel as an artist is underrated. I love his stuff!!!
I really love this! Whether I agree on some or not, I like that we can all have different things we enjoy cause that's just what music's about, man. A lot of the time all the constant negative comments and "mids" just make me feel down, but this made me a lot happier
As much as i love graduation, “drunk and hot girls” and “barry bonds” are two of kanye’s most bottom tier songs.
Graduation is a 7
CootDood64 agreeable take
trey solis 7,on the verge of an 8, like a 7.8
Yes it has some filler, but I’d definitely put it above YZ and 808s
@@torstenatterberg5788 graduation WAS a 7 when it was released. Today only JIK is weaker, maybe 808s
@@lh757 if YZ is yeezus I really don't agree. Yeezus is a 10
4:25 damn bro you got the whole squad laughing
Nothing he said there is wrong. Mediocre artist with mediocre projects
@@averagebeetle hold this L
I don’t know how anyone can say that Because the Internet isn’t at least a good album
@@averagebeetle are you kidding me. L
@@averagebeetle no fcking way. L
I agreed with like, all of this. My favorites were the shoutouts to Weezer’s White Album, Black Thought, Janelle Monae, El-P, songs like Barbie Girl as proto-hyperpop, and George as the best Beatle
So u just gonna ignore rap legends like pac,biggie,em,nas,jay z, ll cool j, and put kendrick above them?
Kendrick clears Biggie, Em, Jay Z & LL Cool J. Pac and Nas are definitely better though.
Soundgarden do not get anywhere NEAR as much credit as they deserve. Most creative and interesting in their genre.
facts, soundgarden was the best bands along side nirvana in the 90s.
I do think nirvana was a better band though, sound garden is definitely second
I would put Alice In Chains over Soundgarden by a mile but Soundgarden is still great.
While I do think Soundgarden is fucking awesome and Chris Cornell knocked it out of the park, I think Temple of the Dog just takes what Soundgarden has and uses it so effectively it has to be recognized as the best. But yeah, if we rule out Temple of the Dog because it's a super group, either Alice in Chains, Nirvana, or, of course, Soundgarden are very close for the title.
Dinosaur Jr also doesn't get nearly enough recognition.
Here's my hot take: I don't care how lyrically amazing or instrumentally pleasing a song is, if the vocalist can't hold up a listenable tune I instantly don't like the song.
The voice is like a weapon and songs that are easy to sing are like knives, songs that are hard to sing are like guns, and instrumentals are your the kicks, knees and fists. Having a good voice helps you make a good record, but if you don't know how to use it, you still suck, like how some people have guns but don't know how to use it, they're bound to be seen as cringe worthy instead of impressive. While not having a great voice but you can still make a great record, the difference is that they can't reach the potential that people with guns can do but it's still doable to beat them.
I suppose this is why a lot of people can't appreciate Tom Waits. He's written some of the best songs I've ever heard, but his voice is very much a love-it-or-hate-it type deal.
The best music is instrumental
I agree
Me with Taylor swift and Lorde:
My take: It's confusing to me how pop punk isn't more popular. I would think that themes about not fitting in or how much it sucks to be a teen would still resonate with today's youth
The problem is that a lot of pop punk bands have 30 year olds singing about being a teen
Also not fitting in isn’t as common as it once was since the internet is a thing
I honestly agree with your Beatles ranking, though I would never want to bring up which one was better, I do think if it had to be done it would go in that order.
The Gambino one makes me want whatever he's smoking because it must be REALLY GOOD if you don't think Awaken My Love isn't a God tier album
I think it’s just kinda meh. Not bad but I don’t enjoy it
@@ygslyn6732 I can see that. Not all albums are for everyone it's a simple thing really.
BTI tho >>>
It’s got a couple of really strong songs. I listened to it a couple times over and enjoyed it but haven’t listened to it since
The Kendrick one is so true. His albums are pieces of art.
Kanye has a better discography so hes the better rapper/artist
I agree, but i still think atleast nas and jay z are better. Kendrick is still top 10 for sure.
@Richard Li I think nas is the best ever, but jay is one of my favourites too. Imo jay is better than Kendrick, but they are really close. DOOM is goated too.
@Richard Li my top 3 is nas, kendrick, then jay, the rest of the top 10 just has (in no order) em, rakim, biggie, pac, wayne, etc
@Richard Li respectable, doom is outstanding also
black thought is one of my favorite rappers and hearing him be brought up brings joy to my heart
To add to number 11, this is why we desperately need more rock bands with female singers
Michael Jackson’s Invincible is an underrated project
fact, the problem with it is because the issues Michael was having with Sony.
same with HISTory people forget that that album was basically him voicing his frustrations at the music industry, media outlets, everybody
Real shit that album was below average to awful sorry
Dangerous is definitely the most underrated album of Michael
@@agrianmolossus facts. especially with a lot of songs featuring fucking slash.
Graduation has... "less of an emotional punch"? Less than yeezus? Can't really see it.
I think Yeezus narrative is really engaging
Yeah that and the Gambino take was awful
Yeezus has a few emotional songs ie Blood on the Leaves, Guilt Trip, Bound 2 but they’re masked behind the face of ego and self indulgence.... just like Kanye’s Yeezus tour... does no one get this?
@@fionnmaguireoloughlin3538 Wasn't that the same tour where this happened? ua-cam.com/video/kkixmxO7vNg/v-deo.html
@@fionnmaguireoloughlin3538 I just want to add that I'm not saying that yeezus has no feeling or emotion, because I think it has, but I didn't agree with that take, I think that Graduation is actually one of Kanye's most emotional projects.
You’re sleeping soooo heavily on Big Sean, Dark Sky Paradise and I Decided are both pretty good albums imo. Also, personally I think graduation is Kanye’s best album but my mind was blown that you had Yeezus ranked ahead of it
“Hot takes” and the first 2 are universally agreed upon
Universally? There are like 5 for sure better rappers than Kendrick
@@jozodragicevic5479 he said “will go down as”. Hes still young, he defo has the time and the talent to drop more classics. When Kendrick finishes his career, he no doubt will be one of the greatest if not THE greatest of all time. Hell, he only has 4 albums out, barely even been around for a decade, and he’s already considered at least top 5 or 10
@@KendrickMegaFan Depends Eminem had three classics in row and then had Encore
@@jozodragicevic5479 Kendrick has 4 classics in a row, and is only dropping more heat in features, so I mean, plus 2 of kendricks classics (TPAB, GKMC) > all of Eminem’s classics combined imo
@@KendrickMegaFan I disgree Damn. isnt classic imo neither is section 80 but is your opinion coz i think Relapse is clsssic
Hot take: this is America isn’t on the screen when he’s talking about Gambino because then he’d be lying
He already was lying to begin with, so I guess he’d be double-lying
this is america is a bad song without the music video
dude you dont unironically think that song has well thought out lyrics do you? if anything thats a perfect example of what he is talking about.
@@ameera.abubakr I actually like the song but I agree it would be disrespectful to call it his best work.
I stick by Redbone being his best song and others like Heartbeat are real bangers.
Soundgarden is one of the greatest bands ever, their fusion of heavy metal, grunge and hard rock made banger after banger, and superunknown is one of the greatest albums of all time
Badmotorfinger is better but yeah soundgarden is fantastic
I think Alice in Chains belongs up their with them but for the most part I agree
soundgarden badmotorfinger and superunknown, alice in chains dirt, pearl jam ten, vs and maybe also vitalogy, are all S to A tier albums.
I could never get into Soundgarden, I like Chris Cornell's solo stuff but thats about as close as it gets, Alice is one of my favorite bands tho
Also Smashing Pumpkins. Billy's voice is hit or miss and is more of an acauired taste (except on their first 2 albums where he was at his peak vocally) but as musicians I think they outclass most bands of that era but that's just my hot take and I believe Cornell is a good singer but other than some of their singles I never really could love Soundgarden that much.
I 100% agree with your Beatle ranking, I love them all so much for different reasons but George is my favorite.
There's so much I have to say about the hot takes but I'm too lazy to write em down. Good vid👍
I thought most people agree that the white album is really good
Tony Gunk I think people do think that it’s really good, but alfo is saying that it’s AS good as blue or Pinkerton which people will be hesitant to say because of the mythological gold standard of blue and Pinkerton
Its definitely different than blue or pinkerton, but it was also made almost 20 years later lmao. I'd still put it below those two but its not far behind
Also, people do listen to film scores. In films. The specific medium they were designed to be listened to in.
I'm not very fluent in terms of music but I know a thing or two about films. You can listen to film score on its own because each score has its own little story to discover. Motifs and themes are a big part of it.
@@frostymarbles2655 Soooo, you didnt really read his comment?
@@slawaxas He was saying that film scores should only be listened to in films. I was saying that people should listen to scores on its own because the motifs and themes of each score are so fun to follow along.
When i go to a movie with my sis, and rave about the film score afterward, she'll usually say: "what score?" I'm afraid this goes for most people
1:04 Never before have i been so offended by something i 100% agree with
Linkin Park's A Thousand Suns is one of the greatest albums of the 2010s.
no
Yes
Gambino one is cap, because the internet is a top album of the 2010’s
Big fat W fam
Honestly...
I want to hear more about your thoughts about Barbie Girl and BBBB. Really curious to know more about why you feel this way
He stated that if either song was released today, they'd be among the top tier of PC Music. I'm guessing the tendencies and qualities regarding what good PC Music consists of are seen in the songs mentioned.
Lmfao those songs define the late 90s because they SOUND of that time so much?? Euro pop type shit the rhythm and tempo of those songs are not timeless at all. That’s like saying Eiffel 65 Blue is on some PC music shit like what bro that’s just the late 90s and no where else. I feel like the “they’d be PC music” is a corn ball take that ive heard before. This is worse because I don’t think those songs come close to PC Music lol maybe if it was slow down mixed and screwed
#20 is on point. It took me exactly one freestyle to realize what a legend Black Thought is, and though I’m not familiar with his discography, I’m hoping to correct that soon.
3:30 which is that bad album with a good cover album. please tell?
Very late, but its Lil Wayne’s I Am Not A Human Being II
The gambino take crushed me hahaha
in my opinion, Discovery is one of the greatest albums ever made
David Clinging I respect your opinion but I disagree heavily
@David Clinging discovery was and still is light-years ahead of it's time with its production. Homework is kinda just a mess of songs jumbled onto a list. It's still a good album nonetheless.
David Clinging I see where you’re coming from, but Discovery has aged so much better compared to Homework, and the production quality is drastically better imo (not to mention that Homework relies on samples just as much as Discovery)
No
Discovery by ELO that is
Just a joke, not even their best. A New World Record and Out of the Blue is better
Literally the only thing I'd change about your Beatles ranking is put Ringo above Lennon
I strongly agree about Weezer's White Album, and I always bring this up when talking about their music. Also, Jacked Up is my favorite song on the album
Actually. Dangerous is one of the greatest albums of all time.
Agree
Not in my top 10 but in my top 30... wasn't a bad song on it
thriller and bad are better imo but it’s still great
I liked this video but Ringo.
Not Ringo.
Everyone loves Ringo.
No one hates Ringo.
I love Ringo.
You love Ringo.
Ringo loves Ringo.
Paul loves Ringo.
John loves Ringo.
George Loves Ringo (and his wife lmao).
HE IS NOT THE WORST GODDAMN IT
Yeah, Ringo is overhated. Ringo is cool.
I love Ringo so much but idk who id put above him.
@@grimacebkfc nobody he is at the top
Yes yes. You could argue about the others and I won't really care. But if it's about the character Ringo is undoubtly number one. I can't really describe it. It's just Ringo.
He was the worst songwriter in the Beatles for sure, but as a drummer he's criminally underrated. I think people don't see him as a stereotypical classic rock drum hero like John Bonham or Ginger Baker because he wasnt self indulgent (at least as a drummer). I love drummers who show off their chops as much as the next guy, but that type of thing just wouldn't work for the Beatles cus they were a pop band. Ringo's drumming serves those songs perfectly. Prog is like a painting and pop is like a puzzle. Prog musicians have the liberty to splatter paint wherever and however much they want, if a pop musician tries to do that, it'll make the puzzle pieces all wonky and they wont fit right.
Big Sean's I decided album is a banger. Really hits me in the feels, I guess that's my hot take.
I swear when he said graduation isn't in Kanye's top 5 I was about to throw my laptop across the room.
Channel Orange has aged incredibly and both Because the Internet and Awake My Love are great albums.
Hot take: ASAP Rocky should really be in the same place Travis is in
His last song was made in August of 2019. I think rocky is a better rapper, but he doesn't release enough music.
He was for a second in 2012ish
I'm pretty sure they're the same person
@@dillonmartin1096 he released rich ni**a problems in 2021 but apart from that yeah
@@kessutin6666 When I made the comment, he hadn't released it, but I get your point.
While I believe that Prince and Michael Jackson are incredibly talented, they are talented in their own ways. Michael is one of the greatest dancers of all time, while Prince is one of the best musicians of all time. If we really wanted to compare the two, while I prefer Michael, Prince is better in terms of sheer talent.
@Saurabh Mehta Like I said, I'm more of a Michael Jackson fan, and I have been for most of my life. He's my main inspiration in almost everything I do. My respect for him grows more every day.
That being said, Prince was one of the most talented individuals to ever live. When it came to music, he was unmatched. The fact that they're still releasing new albums from his vault shows how dedicated he was to his craft.
Thanks for introducing me to Maggie Rogers
The thing about Donald glover is that he doesn’t make music trying to fit an aesthetic, it’s that he makes worlds trying to create music, like BTI, where for a time he changed his personality to fit “the boy”, made a screenplay, and even a short film
The thing about me is that I don’t give a shit about any of that stuff; you’re putting out albums - make the music good.