Take for example an excerpt from his excellent verses on Gorgeous: Previously, I threw Kanye in the growing pile of great producers who had mediocre mic skills with a few notable exceptions but this is the first Kanye album where I felt the outstanding production didn’t overshadow his sometimes glaring deficiencies as a rapper.
While never considered a lyrical wizard, I think ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ is one of his strongest efforts lyrically. Even though I’m a huge fan of RZA and the Wu, his voice is not great and Swizz is just annoying so to bring them onto a song to only do the chorus just doesn’t make sense to me. So Appalled features Jay-Z, Pusha T, CyHi Da Prynce and two totally unnecessary appearances from Swizz Beatz and RZA, who each take a turn with the repetitive and corny chorus. The second posse cut is by far my least favorite song on the album, though still not a bad song overall, which is a testament to how strong this album is. While I feel that Kanye had the best written verse and the smoothest delivery of the three, Nicki unquestionably steals the show and commands your attention with her crazy vocal inflections. It’s clear here how much of a difference mic presence can have on the listener. The simple beat allows the stars of the song: ‘Ye, Jay and Nicki to flex their lyrical muscles with typical braggadocio.
The first is Monster featuring Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross and Bon Iver. Sitting right in the middle of the album are two huge posse cuts, which are actually two of the most traditional hip hop songs on the album in terms of structure and sound.
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