Welcome everyone to a special episode of Dysect.

I'm your host, Cole Kushna.

We will be resuming the Mr. Moral season in two weeks from today.

I've been working hard on the latter half of the album.

Thank you guys for your patience.

There's just some big songs on the latter half of the album that I need to get right.

I need to take my time.

So we will be back soon.

Thanks again for your patience.

Today's episode is one that I have been, let's say, avoiding for some time now. It is my

thoughts on the current state of affairs of all things Kanye West. I say avoiding because I've been

a big proponent of Kanye's music in the past. I've been on the

record saying that Kanye West is the most important and most influential artist of our lifetime.

I don't think that has changed. I think our relationship to Kanye West music has definitely

changed for some of us. But him as an artist historically, this is something that we are just

going to have to confront. We're just going to have to live with the fact that this guy that made

incredible art is also extremely problematic, increasingly problematic. And I'm hoping today's

episode is going to be therapeutic for some of you out there whose relationship to Kanye West music has disintegrated over time.

Mine certainly has. I'll say up front that I have not listened to Kanye West's music in years.

I have only skimmed through his more recent projects. I have not returned to his past music because I simply just do not enjoy listening to it.

I can recognize the greatness.

I will hear the song in a store or in a coffee shop.

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