What it was like to watch the debut of Kanye West's strange, soulful new album - with a lot of celebrities
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The rapper hosted a listening party and performance piece at New York City's Madison Square Garden in which he played "The Life of Pablo," his latest record, and showed off his fashion line's new season. The event was live-streamed for free via Tidal, but it kept freezing.
"Pablo" is definitely an evolution from "Yeezus," his last album, which had a harder edge. The beats are still minimal and there is still some Kanye screaming, but he's layered in soulful vocals, including by Rihanna. There's also one Taylor Swift reference that's definitely not safe for the whole family.
Kanye wrestles with a lot of personal themes on "Pablo": where he came from, his mega-celebrity, his family, and his relationship to his fans. He had promised gospel, and in his own way, he delivered.
The debut itself saw everyone from Pusha T and Naomi Campbell to Kim Kardashian and Lamar Odom joining for the occasion.
See what happened when Kanye debuted his new album below:
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