24 by Kanye West

Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West

New School Critics

Music

4.8 • 692 Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2021

⏱️ 95 minutes

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So far on Donda, there's been an overwhelming sense of fear, of antagonism, of disorientation. But 24 is our very first moment of respite—and what a beautiful relief it is. This spare gospel track represents a turning point for Kanye on his latest album, as it signals the spiritual ascension that will soon follow. We go line by line through the song to show how it relates to Kobe Bryant and Kanye's ability to keep moving forward. If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community. You can also watch this podcast in video form over on our YouTube channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Everybody want to know what I would do if I didn't win.
0:07.0	I guess we'll never know. I don't get enough up here. Jesus just rose again.
0:27.5	Listen to the kids.
0:33.7	Welcome to watching the throne.
0:36.4	A lyrical analysis of Kanye West.
0:40.8	Can we even say that anymore?
0:42.6	My name's Chris Lambert.
0:43.7	A lyrical analysis of Yeh.
0:45.5	And my name is Travis Bean and Chris is so good to hear your voice.
0:50.9	It's really nice to hear your voice too, Travis.
0:53.6	I thought maybe once you went away to England and came back, you'd come back with a British accent, but it's nice to hear you just, you kept your normal voice.
1:01.1	I started to pick it up a little bit because one night when we're in London, the Browns were playing, right?
1:08.8	But we were six hours ahead.
1:11.8	So I was down in the lobby of the hotel, just watching on my phone, streaming it.
1:18.4	And there are a bunch of, uh, English guys just drinking at the hotel bar and cheering
1:24.0	on the football games.
1:25.4	Uh, because it turns out that American football is still gaining in popularity.
1:30.8	Yeah.
1:31.0	And eventually at one point, the Browns game was one of the few left on since they were
1:37.1	playing the Chargers and it was West Coast, so it started late.
1:40.1	And I went over and started watching it on the TV with them.
1:43.7	And they're like,
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