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My StorYe: Ricky Starks
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - November 22, 2022 14:53 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsAEW wrestler Ricky Starks joins Chris today to talk about his love of Ye's music. If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Power by Ye | Part 2
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - November 15, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsPart 2 of this episode concludes our line-by-line analysis of Power by Ye. If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Power by Ye | Part 1
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - November 08, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsIf you know Chris and Travis, then you know there's no way they're getting through a masterpiece like Power in just one episode. If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gorgeous by Ye
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - November 01, 2022 09:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsAin't no question if we want it—the world needs this lyrical breakdown of Gorgeous. And being a song the entire Ye community adores, Chris and Travis have decided to bring their A game. Together they unpack this mammoth examination of American culture and how Ye fits into it. If you'd like to sup...
Dark Fantasy by Ye
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - October 25, 2022 08:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsIt's time to get higher—much, much higher. High into the clouds where we dissect the music of Ye. And in this particular cloud, we pick apart every single line, sample, and interpolation on the epic opening track Dark Fantasy. There are more lyrical tidbits here than food at Thanksgiving dinner. ...
Adam Pally Goes DEFCON
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - October 21, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsAdam Pally has been a fan of Ye since the beginning. But...well. Ye's recent behavior has changed everything. In this episode, he sits down with Chris and Travis to work through some feelings (and let out some anger). If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join ou...
Season 8: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Ye
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - October 18, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsIn a moment where Ye is in the middle of about 15 different controversies...we just wanna focus on the music. So that's what we're going to do with Season 8 of Watching the Throne, which will be entirely dedicated to Kanye's masterpiece My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. In this first episode, we...
We Should Talk About Ye...
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - October 11, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsNext week we begin our new season on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. But before we start, we need to have a discussion about Kanye's recent behavior. If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
Reactions to True Love and Daylight
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - June 01, 2022 13:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsAnnnnnnd WE'RE BACK!!! And we're ready to discuss two new songs—one belongs to Kanye, and the other features Kanye. The first is True Love, which features XXXTentacion and is/was slated to be part of Donda 2. And the other is Daylight, a song from Vory that features a mumbly verse from Ye that se...
Every Movie Reference Made By Kanye West
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - April 01, 2022 19:11 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsShout out to YellowKing for putting together this huge list of every movie reference Ye has ever made in his music. There are a lot of them. And we read every single one because there's nothing else happening right now. So sit back and enjoy Step Brothers, Star Wars, Scarface, Elm Street, and oth...
Hip Hop vs The Grammys | Could Kanye's canceled performance lead to revolution?
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - March 29, 2022 17:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsThe Grammys cancelled a performance by Kanye West at the 2022 award show. And it's not sitting well with everyone. J Prince wrote a long Twitter thread about it. Dame Dash expressed his frustrations. It's just the latest in a long history of suspect behavior by the Recording Academy when it comes...
The 10 Most Over-Hated Kanye West Songs
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - March 18, 2022 14:32 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsWhy do you hate this Kanye song, again? In this video, Travis goes through a list of ten over-hated Kanye songs and repeatedly asks that question until he's blue in the face. You can also watch this podcast in video form over on our YouTube channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...
Pete Davidson texts Kanye West: A Breakdown
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - March 14, 2022 14:50 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsPete Davidson had Dave Sirus post to instagram a text message conversation between Pete and Kanye. And it is outrageous. Pete goes from standing up for himself to lecturing Kanye to offering mental health help to calling out Ye as a man. It's a smorgasbord of energy, all of which probably just co...
The EAZY video explained | Kanye West, The Game
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - March 10, 2022 17:45 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsPeople may not know that Chris is primarily a film critic. So here he flexes some of his film critic muscles in an analysis of the EAZY music video and a discussion of everything with Ye and Pete Davidson. If you'd like to support the show and hear this episode ad-free, then join our Patreon comm...
City of Gods by Fivio, Kanye West, Alicia Keys
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - March 07, 2022 09:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsBetter late than never! Today we discuss the incredible, deeply layered collaboration between Fivio, Kanye West, and Alicia Keys: City of Gods. We cover Fivio and Kanye's verses and how they balance each other, the deeper sonic intentions of the song, and the optimistic yearning of Alicia Keys's ...
5 indie bands Kanye West should work with
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - March 04, 2022 14:28 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsWhy the heck not? Today, Travis is going to list five indie bands Kanye West should work with. Ye worked with Beach House and Bon Iver, so why stop there? NOTE: If you have suggestions for other lists I can cover, hit me up on Twitter @tl_bean If you'd like to support the show and hear this episo...
What the critics got wrong about "Jeen-Yuhs Part 3"
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - March 04, 2022 14:26 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsThe entire Jeen-Yuhs docuseries is finally out! And, of course, it's awesome. And, of course...the movie critics largely missed the point. So what did they get wrong? And what can we truly take away from the entire film? Travis digs into how he watched the movie. If you'd like to support the show...
Jeen-Yuhs Part 3: First Reactions
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - March 03, 2022 01:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsPart 1 of Jeen-Yuhs was securing the record deal. Part 2 was actually getting the record done. And Part 3 was...well. Everything else. And we mean EVERYTHING! Part 3 of Coodie and Chike's documentary about Kanye West is wildly ambitious and enthralling. But what is it truly about? What can we tak...
An interview with Consequence | The making of Slow Jamz | Working with Kanye | A Tribe Called Quest
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - March 01, 2022 09:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsA hitmaker across four decades, as a solo artist, featured artist, writer, and advisor, Consequence has had a legendary career. On this episode of Watching the Throne, he details his journey from A Tribe Called Quest to his own work to his work with Kanye West. Specifically, we hear stories about...
DONDA 2 | 2/25 UPDATE: FIRST REACTIONS
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - February 25, 2022 23:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsOK. So we all heard/saw the Donda 2 show in Miami. But now...we've got finished tracks!!! Sixteen tracks, in fact, were uploaded to the Stem Player website. So what do we think? In this episode, we run through every single song and give our first impressions. If you'd like to support the show (an...
Jeen-Yuhs Part 2: First Reactions
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - February 24, 2022 13:24 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsPart 1 of Jeen-Yuhs detailed Kanye West's drive to get his own record deal. Turns out: that was just half the battle. In Part 2, Ye goes through the hell of actually recording the album. In this episode, we review all of the beautiful moments in Part 2 and how it perfectly sets up the final third...
DONDA 2 IN MIAMI LIVE SHOW REACTION | KANYE WEST
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - February 23, 2022 14:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsWe just heard Donda 2!!!! Sort of? Kind of? So...now what? It's a waiting game with Kanye. But until then, we're going to talk about our reactions to the Miami show by taking your questions. If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community. You ca...
DONDA 2 AMA!!! Will we interview Kanye?
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - February 22, 2022 06:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsI don't know if you heard, but...Kanye invited us to Miami (kind of). And we showed up. So now what? We're not sure. But we're going to live it up and see the Donda 2 show while we're here. Oh, and we're going to answer your questions about our potential interview in this AMA! If you'd like to su...
Jeen-Yuhs Part 1: First Reactions
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - February 17, 2022 22:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsWhat a glorious day! The first part of the epic 4.5-hour documentary about Kanye West is finally here. And yes, it's just as incredible as we expected. In this episode, we talk about our favorite moments of "jeen-yuhs - act i: VISION." If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-f...
First reactions to "jeen-yuhs - act i: VISION"
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - February 17, 2022 22:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsWhat a glorious day! The first part of the epic 4.5-hour documentary about Kanye West is finally here. And yes, it's just as incredible as we expected. In this episode, we talk about our favorite moments of "jeen-yuhs - act i: VISION." If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-f...
The Time I Met Kanye West
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - February 15, 2022 23:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsDid you hear the news? One half of the Watching the Throne team has now met Kanye!!! So what exactly happened? How did this fortuitous, wonderful event bless Chris Lambert? Travis learns all about it in this very special episode. Plus, we discuss Kanye's Instagram storm this past weekend. If you'...
An interview with Coodie & Chike, directors of Jeen-Yuhs
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - February 11, 2022 16:09 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsIn one week, the long-awaited documentary about Kanye West hits Netflix. And guess what?! The two directors of Jeen-Yuhs, Coodie & Chike, sat down with Chris for a short conversation about the filming experience and what they hope people take away from the film. If you'd like to support the show ...
The 2022 Best Kanye West Song Tournament Death Match Extreme
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - February 08, 2022 11:00 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsIt's the most wonderful time of the year! No, not Christmas...the Best Kanye West Song Tournament Death Match Extreme!!! In this 2022 version of the tournament, Chris and Travis sit down with their favorite recurring guest Jordan Johnson and vote on which Kanye song is the best. Will blood be she...
Everything we know about Donda 2
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - February 01, 2022 13:14 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsJust when you thought it was over... That's right. After a long, grueling journey of missed release dates, song changes, and Drake beef, Kanye West finally gave us Donda in 2021. And just a few months later...we're going through it all over again. So is Donda 2 really coming on Feb. 22? What do w...
Chris reviews JEEN-YUHS: A Kanye Trilogy (Part 1)
Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West - January 25, 2022 16:34 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 629 ratingsJEEN-YUHS has had its Sundance premier. And I got to see it! So here are my initial thoughts about part 1 and some broader thoughts on the trilogy as a whole. We'll get into Coodie, Chike, J Ivy, Ye, what years the documentary covers, when it comes out, other reactions, if fans will like it, and ...
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