I started listening to Kanye West when Jay Z's Watch the Throne came out, which is probably one of my favorite albums. If you start with earlier Kanye and compare it to Yeezus you'll see an enormous difference. Yeezus is dark and touches on a lot of issues faced by black people today. In "New Slaves", these lyrics :"Meanwhile the DEA, Teamed up with the CCA" are strong. If you aren't familiar, CCA is Corrections Corporation of America, for profit jailing facilities founded in 1983. I don't really understand why people hate on Kanye West so much. Many hate his lyrics, some think he's a simple idiot. In my opinion, if you've made a few million dollars by 40, you're far from a moron. Kanye says it like it is and frankly I like someone who doesn't hide behind a shroud of fancy words and tact. I respect straight talk, and that's how Kanye does it. Oh, and a little tid-bit: Daft Punk helped produce a few of the tracks on Yeezus. It's a very small hint of taste, but it's there.