“Ultralight Beam” Nick Bondi: Kanye seemed to be honest when he said that this would be a gospel album. The loud drums and fading sound effects are cool, and I think this track works as a good introduction to the album as a whole. And Chance’s verse is terrific, I like the allusion to earlier verses of Kanye’s. Max Hill: This is straight 🔥🔥🔥. Everything about this track works for me — Kanye’s straightforward address of his faith, the choir, the production, The-Dream, Kelly Price — but the real star here is Chicago-born Chance the Rapper, who just about…
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Okay, full disclosure: this was supposed to be a review of Kanye’s new album, The Life of Pablo. The album was set to drop last Friday, which is coincidentally our production night. However, since Kanye is Kanye, he decided not…
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