RoboCop by Kanye West

Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West

New School Critics

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4.8 • 692 Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2021

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

"Dead or alive, you're coming with me." That's the way RoboCop treats criminals. It's also how Kanye thinks he's being treated by his woman on the song RoboCop...but is that true? Or is it the other way around? Of course nuance and complexity abounds on 808s & Heartbreak, and Chris and Travis are here to pick apart every detail. In this episode, they deconstruct Kanye's clever wordplay, dig into the deeply layered production, and excitedly discuss what is probably Kanye's coolest sample on the album yet. 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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0:00.0	Listen up.
0:01.0	Huh? That means you.
0:02.0	Yes, you. We know you're pointing at yourself. When it comes to Paddy Power Games, we've got a place made for all sorts. From the experts to the Drama Queens. It's me, the JC. The finance bros. Look at those stocks, lads. We'll stick with slots. It's what we're good at. And not forgetting you. Yes, you, the one listening.
0:21.5	Because at Paddy Power Games, we've got all sorts of games for all sorts of treacles.
0:26.1	Eligibility rules in terms and conditions apply.
0:27.8	Please gamble responsibly.
0:28.8	8 plus gamblerware.org.
0:29.9	Everybody want to know what I would do if I didn't win.
0:37.1	I guess we'll never know us just rose again. Listen to the kids.
1:03.0	Oh, God, my chair went all the way back.
1:05.2	Oh.
1:06.4	Welcome to watching the throne.
1:08.1	A lyrical analysis of Kanye West.
1:10.2	My name's Chris Lambert.
1:12.1	My name's Travis Bean and Chris, you almost just fell over right before we started this.
1:16.7	Yeah.
1:17.4	You know, I got a little knocked off balance, just a tad, by the drama that the song possesses.
1:25.7	Oh, wow.
1:26.2	I thought you were maybe possessed by one of those
1:30.9	robots in the movie Robocop that like falls down the stairs. No, but that is such a great scene.
1:38.2	Well, it's like the main villain too, right? Like the main robot, yeah, they just have it try to go downstairs.
1:45.2	As much as a robot could be a villain, it's really controlled by the humans. So the humans are the true villains. Yeah. Is that Robocop 1 or is that Robocop 2? Number 1, my friend. Oh, man. Okay. I've never even seen Robocop 2. You haven't seen 2 or 3? Oh, you would love.
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