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Posted by: HausofFrasier 12th March 2015, 09:10 PM

Hii and welcome to a new feature in the Urban Forum hosted by Davidson and I. Over the next few weeks, we'll be relistening to, picking apart and rejecting our least favourite Kanye West singles. It's a near impossible job, but someone has to do it.

A mammoth discography, so to contain it a little, i have only included singles where Kanye West is credited as the lead artist. I have also only used those singles that have had an http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14958/KANYE-WEST/ release in the UK (and we have a nice round 30 this way). Yes that means the likes of 'Monster' have not been included, but as it wasn't released in the UK it had to be done Depending on the voting numbers, we may have to cull a couple in the first few rounds especially if there are ties. *prays i haven't missed anything else that should be here*

So enough chatter, let's get voting and commenting. What is your least favourite Yeezy single?

1st deadline: Sunday 15th~

Posted by: ► ▲ N 12th March 2015, 09:16 PM

ooh interesting~

my vote goes to Only One, so bleh for a Kanye single

I wonder how similar it'll be to the Kanye Rate I hosted a while back ;;

1 9.46875 Kanye West feat. Various Artists - All Of The Lights
2 9.4375 Jay-Z & Kanye West - N****s In Paris
3 9.25 Jay-Z & Kanye West feat. Frank Ocean - No Church In The Wild
4 8.96875 Kanye West - Heartless
5 8.933333333 Kanye West - Power
6 8.933333333 Kanye West feat. Pusha T - Runaway
7 8.8125 Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger
8 8.78125 Kanye West feat. Dwele - Flashing Lights
9 8.71875 Kanye West - Love Lockdown
10 8.625 Keri Hilson feat. Ne-Yo & Kanye West - Knock You Down
11 8.5 Katy Perry feat. Kanye West - E.T.
12 8.375 Jay-Z feat. Rihanna & Kanye West - Run This Town
13 8.34375 Jay-Z & Kanye West feat. Otis Redding - Otis
14 8.28125 Kanye West - Jesus Walks
15 8.25 Kanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean - Clique
16 8.1875 Kanye West - Diamonds From Sierra Leone
17 8.125 Kanye West - Stronger
18 8.0625 Kanye West - Homecoming
19 7.9375 Kanye West feat. T-Pain - Good Life
20 7.8125 Kanye West feat. Syleena Johnson - All Falls Down
21 7.6875 Kanye West - Through The Wire
22 7.571428571 Jay-Z feat. Kanye West & Lil' Wayne - Swagga Like Us
23 7.571428571 Drake feat. Kanye West, Lil' Wayne & Eminem - Forever
24 7.5625 Kanye West feat. Lupe Fiasco - Touch The Sky
25 7.5 Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz - Mercy
26 7.4 Jay-Z & Kanye West feat. Beyonce - Lift Off
27 7.2 Mr Hudson feat. Kanye West - Supernova
28 6.6875 Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy
29 6.59375 Brandy feat. Kanye West - Talk About Our Love
30 6.59375 Kanye West & Jay-Z - H*A*M
31 6.5625 Kid Cudi feat. Kanye West & Common - Make Her Say
32 6.5 Kanye West feat. Adam Levine - Heard Em' Say
33 5.892857143 Ghostface Killah feat. Ne-Yo & Kanye West - Back Like That
34 5.866666667 Pharrell feat. Kanye West - Number One
35 5.230769231 Rhymefest feat. Kanye West - Brand New
36 5.142857143 Jamie Foxx feat. Kanye West - Extravaganza

Posted by: HausofFrasier 12th March 2015, 09:18 PM

So i have no idea ALREADY.

Think i'm going for 'Lift Off' to start. Will probably be targeting a few of the 'Watch the Throne' singles initially actually. Nothing against them, but i have such strong connections with practically all of the ones off the solo studio albums so it's only natural.

Posted by: HausofFrasier 12th March 2015, 09:22 PM

QUOTE(► ▲ N @ Mar 12 2015, 09:16 PM)

Posted by: Josh. 12th March 2015, 09:27 PM

QUOTE(HausofFrasier @ Mar 12 2015, 09:18 PM)

Posted by: Noahspike 12th March 2015, 09:30 PM

Ooh, will be interesting to see how this turns out.

'Slow Jamz' is an easy first pick for me but looking through that singles discography, I can tell it's gonna get tough fast.

Posted by: Davidson 12th March 2015, 09:47 PM

This is going to get so hard when we really get down to it, dreading it already.

'Heard 'Em Say' for me is my early pick. So uneventful for a Kanye song. Didn't think 'Slow Jamz' would stick about too long but doesn't strike me as being worthy of first to go, even if it is a bit forgotten.

Posted by: Dobbo 12th March 2015, 09:54 PM

Very unpopular opinion but Niggas In Paris. The amount I had to endure that in clubs became too much to bear...

Posted by: Cheese Wombat 12th March 2015, 10:00 PM

Going with H.A.M as it's utterly dire in every way, Paris is terrible too, No Church In The Wild was the only one I really liked from the Throne era.

He's very hit and miss in general for me, but he does have some gems.

Posted by: ML Hammer95 12th March 2015, 10:00 PM

at those voting for Slow Jamz, its amazing! So nostalgic hearing it now.

Gonna go Only One - haven't got into it at all and pales next to All Day.

Posted by: Davidson 12th March 2015, 10:00 PM

QUOTE(Dobbo @ Mar 12 2015, 09:54 PM)

Posted by: ¡bré! 12th March 2015, 10:01 PM

This won't be too hard to vote in for me because I'll probably be the only person voting for 'Stronger' until at least the top 10, seeing as I seem to be alone in disliking that song! I mean it isn't THAT bad but 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger' really just shouldn't be touched, even by Yeezus.

The only other notably weak-ish links here are 'Why I Love You' and 'Lift Off' (both among the weaker tracks on 'Watch The Throne'), I'm not sure I could bring myself to vote for any of the others in the context of 'least favourite'

Posted by: HausofFrasier 12th March 2015, 10:05 PM

Um...?

Posted by: Cremey 12th March 2015, 10:26 PM

It really is so dark and twisted making me choose like this :'(
Was thinking it would be impossible but then I saw Lift Off. Probably my least favourite song in Kanye's entire discography.
Once that goes it'll be impossible though!

Also...votes for H.A.M.?! One of my faaaves.

Posted by: dandystar 12th March 2015, 11:09 PM

Diamonds... to go for me, have never liked that one.

Posted by: Dircadirca 13th March 2015, 03:37 AM

So much quality Sort of surprised I know all the songs as I still haven't listened to Late Registration or Graduation; one day!

But vote goes to Why I Love You. Never liked the Cassius song and it was not fun to hear it sampled in that.

Posted by: Jonjo 13th March 2015, 03:52 AM

QUOTE(¡bré! @ Mar 12 2015, 10:01 PM)

This won't be too hard to vote in for me because I'll probably be the only person voting for 'Stronger' until at least the top 10, seeing as I seem to be alone in disliking that song! I mean it isn't THAT bad but 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger' really just shouldn't be touched, even by Yeezus.

The only other notably weak-ish links here are 'Why I Love You' and 'Lift Off' (both among the weaker tracks on 'Watch The Throne'), I'm not sure I could bring myself to vote for any of the others in the context of 'least favourite'

Posted by: Cody Slayberry 13th March 2015, 04:55 AM

Where are "Amazing" and "Paranoid"? Surely they were singles as well?

Posted by: Conderella 13th March 2015, 05:05 AM

SevenTwentytwoSeconds

Posted by: randomfurlong 13th March 2015, 09:44 AM

I will be steadfastly voting for FourFiveSeconds until that tuneless dross goes.

Posted by: Jonjo 13th March 2015, 09:49 AM

Back off FFS, you vultures!

Posted by: Conderella 13th March 2015, 09:56 AM

No we shan't!

Posted by: Joe. 13th March 2015, 10:13 AM

Slow Jamz.

The Bound 2 shade in here. I don't mind it.

Posted by: Jonjo 13th March 2015, 11:57 AM

QUOTE(Conderella @ Mar 13 2015, 09:56 AM)

Posted by: Davidson 13th March 2015, 01:57 PM

QUOTE(Cody Slayberry @ Mar 13 2015, 04:55 AM)

Posted by: dandystar 13th March 2015, 04:54 PM

I didn't even register that 45secs was even an option on this poll, that's how forgettable it is.

Posted by: ¡bré! 13th March 2015, 05:16 PM

I never knew 'H•A•M' was so disliked?! I mean I didn't think it was exactly a BuzzFave but it was such a fleeting hit that I'm surprised so many specifically dislike it so much.

Posted by: Iz~ 13th March 2015, 05:24 PM

QUOTE(¡bré! @ Mar 13 2015, 05:16 PM)

Posted by: Dobbo 13th March 2015, 05:28 PM

Bound 2 is brill.

Posted by: Davidson 15th March 2015, 12:13 PM

*bump*

Last day to get votes in on this. Can't say I am surprised by those who are leading.

Posted by: HausofFrasier 15th March 2015, 01:31 PM

I actually am quite shocked at the 'Bound 2' dislike. I knew it was divisive but i always assumed it was largely a positive reaction to it and have you people not seen the music video!?!1

Posted by: Dobbo 15th March 2015, 01:55 PM

It's probably the music video that made people hate it...

Posted by: dandystar 15th March 2015, 04:09 PM

Who voted for Power?!!!!

Posted by: HausofFrasier 15th March 2015, 08:36 PM

This is now CLOSED.

Next round coming up very shortly ~