Taylor Hill/WireImage, via Getty Images. Kanye West performing at Governors Ball last weekend. His new album, “Yeezus,†comes out on Tuesday.This week: The return of Kanye West.
Recently Jon Caramanica flew out to Malibu for several sessions of interviews with Kanye West at Rick Rubin’s Shangri-La studios, where Mr. West was putting the finishing touches on his forthcoming album, “Yeezus,†days before it was to be mastered and sent to the pressing plant.
Mr. West hadn’t sat for a long interview in several years. In conversations about his past, present and future, Mr. West was proud, defiant and philosophical as he discussed ambition, love, inspiration (from Kim Kardashian and a Le Corbusier lamp) and the doctrine of awesomeness.
Mr. Caramanica talks to Popcast host Ben Ratliff about the stark, throbbing feel of “Yeezus,†Mr. West’s current state of mind and the Shangri-La vibe.
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Tracks by artists discussed this week. (Spotify users can also find it.)
