Lock Lockdown by Kanye West

Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West

New School Critics

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4.8 • 692 Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2021

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Kanye has several classics on 808s & Heartbreak. But this song—the first single on the album—seemed to be the one he really wanted you to hear. Love Lockdown is a beloved Kanye track that's stuffed to the brim with incredible lyrics and layered production. And Chris and Travis can't wait to talk all about it in their line-by-line deconstruction of this masterpiece. If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:20.0	Everybody want to know what I would do if I didn't win. new customers only maximum saving 20 pounds terms at akado.com So keep your life. I don't get enough of it.
0:39.7	Jesus just rose again.
0:47.6	Listen to the kids.
0:53.8	Welcome to watching the Throne.
0:55.9	A lyrical analysis of Kanye West.
0:59.1	My name's Chris Lambert.
1:00.7	My name is Travis Bain and Chris.
1:04.3	You know I'm going to ask you, right?
1:06.6	What's that, Travis?
1:07.9	Do you keep your love locked down?
1:13.9	I do my best, you know?
1:21.6	It's not keep your love locked down. It's keep your love lockdown. Yeah, of course. You know, you just keep your love in a lockdown mode, right, Where you just never let it out.
1:29.3	Yeah.
1:29.7	And you put a secret code on it so no one can get in.
1:34.3	It's starting to sound a little more like a horror movie.
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