Do you *really* believe "Little by Little', "Bloom", and "Codex" are 'worse than mediocre' music? Just because it isn't a 5 star album doesn't mean it can't still be good. As for your other comments, I don't think anyone's afraid to say what they think. As we can see here, plenty of people don't like the album. I agree that the Kid A comment is insane, though.
When a band puts out arguably 4 or 5 near perfect albums - including a couple of the best albums ever (right?), it's hard to evaluate fairly when they release something that doesn't live up to that precedent. 'For Radiohead', it's a mediocre effort, but it's still a wonderfully produced/written record with some incredible moments that deserves above average praise.
It's just not a classic.
PS: Why wasn't this a 'Double Take'?
I'm referring more to actual misogyny. Using men calling women 'bitches' in songs as an argument that hip hop is misogynist is pretty outdated for the most part. My friends call each other 'bitches' in regular conversation as a joke. Jay-Z may use this language towards women in his music, but he's been faithful to Beyonce for years (as far as has been reported, anyway, yes). Vague example, but you get where I'm going with this. Don't get me wrong, I get where the argument comes from, but as you said about Eminem, I grew up listening to him too and I didn't throw someone in my trunk.
The misogyny thing is just a persona for the songs. It's not supposed to be taken at face value. Kanye addresses this and its consequences on tracks like "Runaway."
There are other genres besides rock music that are (usually more so) innovative, creative and worthy of praise. Even 'black' music! Good luck with that, though.
Kanye is among my absolute favorites, and even I agree that the album was a bit overly praised. 10.0? 5 stars? Better than College Dropout or Late Registration? Nope.
This POV fails to acknowledge that both parties represent big government, that every administration in the past 20 years has pushed for the same type of stuff, just called it something else.
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