While not exactly a perfect record, it will go down as a highlight in West and Cudi’s respective careers. Overall, “Kids See Ghosts” is one of the most unique and experimental records in either artists discographies. They send us off to prison for retirement,” -Kanye West This probably has some of Kanye’s best verses on the album as well. Despite the chorus and outro being a little repetitive, the blossoming synths give new meaning with each additional refrain.
On the refrain he repeats the phrases, “Stay strong” and, “Save me lord” multiple times while going back and forth between them. “Cudi Montage” has an incredible progression going from Cudi rapping over a grungy guitar riff to him bursting into this beautiful vocal layer. Cudi’s verse is much more engaging than the chorus on which he offers little in the way of emotion, interesting flows or lyrical variety. West goes in with his usual aggressive posturing, but without as much bite. Unfortunately, that is all I can really compliment it on. I love the eerie vibe coming off of the instrumental on the album-titled track. The addition of autotune at the end gives Cudi’s voice a little more melody. The background vocals are definitely supportive of the lead vocal. He seems to be struggling to keep it together more than usual, when compared to the rest of the record, but even here it is not that bad considering his recent material. Unfortunately, “Reborn” features some of Cudi’s weakest singing on the album. On the refrain, Ty Dolla $ign & Anthony Hamilton share harmonies that are some of the most beautiful I have heard all year. 2)” especially when West and Cudi head into a descent when repeating the chorus. Some of the weirdest vocal stylings on the album come from, “Freeee (Ghost Town Pt. Transitioning from West’s verse to Cudi’s verse are these nightmarish laughs that are disturbing to say the least. “4th Dimension” has a an out of the blue sample of Louis Prima’s “What Will Santa Claus Say.” The instrumental has a distorted, melancholic quality to it that sound reminds me a lot of “Jesus Walks.” They both just have this unnerving ghostly tone to them. At the end, a jangled guitar solo melodically plays in a reverb-soaked atmosphere. The beat feels somewhat basic and becomes a little incessant towards the end. Aside from the great addition of woodwind in the instrumental, there really is not a lot on the song that makes it special. “Fire” is one of the more average moments in the tracklisting.
It sounds like something that might have been found on “Yeezus” only much more intense. Following a decent verse courtesy of Pusha T, West unleashes a wave of screamed ad-libs with a wave of tribal drums underneath him. In fact, in this case, this style actually works to his benefit, rather than his detriment. I don’t intend for it to come off as negative, because I have long accepted this is his primary vocal styling. I use the term “moaning” to describe Cudi’s singing because that is what it essentially is. Opening with, “Feel the Love,” Cudi’s moan shoots into a sonic abyss when he sings the refrain. “Kids See Ghosts” belongs in its own dimension. Fusing elements of contemporary hip-hop, grunge, soul and experimental hip-hop, this project shares elements of each individual artist’s previous work, but it is in no way comparable.
This thing is a psychedelic masterpiece, with both artists bringing out the best in each other. So how would a collaborative album between these two enigmas pan out? Actually pretty good. Now in 2018, the two rappers combine to form, “Kids See Ghost,” both the album’s title and supergroup’s name. Kid Cudi on the other hand, is responsible for some of the decade’s most underwhelming and unbearable albums such as, “WZRD” and, “Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven.” Despite this, he has maintained a very loyal fanbase. The man is responsible for some of hip-hop’s most legendary albums in recent history. Former enemies, Kanye West and Kid Cudi, team up for the collaborative project of the year and possibly the decade.Īs stated in my last review, Kanye West really needs no introduction.
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