The Life of Pablo

Hip-Hop · 2016 · 19 tracks · 59m

The Life of Pablo

A living, breathing collage of gospel grandeur and industrial grit. It captures the manic energy of a public figure oscillating between prayer and paranoia.

It is a beautiful, chaotic mess that sounds like a genius losing his mind and finding God at the same time.

A restless, high-stakes collision of religious epiphany and celebrity-induced anxiety.

The Life of Pablo · vs · Ye

Spirituality+1.4σ

The writing leans notably further into spirituality than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 19 Tracks · 59m

01

Ultralight Beam

5:21

02

Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1

2:16

03

Pt. 2

2:10

04

Famous

3:16

05

Feedback

2:27

06

Low Lights

2:12

07

Highlights

3:20

08

Freestyle 4

2:03

09

I Love Kanye

0:45

10

Waves

3:02

11

FML

3:56

12

Real Friends

4:12

13

Wolves

5:02

14

Frank’s Track

0:38

15

Siiiiiiiiilver Surffffeeeeer Intermission

0:57

16

30 Hours

5:23

17

No More Parties in LA

6:14

18

Facts (Charlie Heat version)

3:21

19

Fade

3:19

Moments Worth Waiting For

The explosive transition from the soulful choir intro into the heavy Metro Boomin drop on track 2.

The haunting, distorted vocal layers that build into a frantic crescendo on the back half of Wolves.

The sudden silence following the Nina Simone sample on Famous before the beat reconstructs itself.

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