my kanye madness bracket


Making a bracket informally ranking Kanye songs is how I am spending my time waiting for the DONDA drop, now rumored to be August 26th/27th. This Kanye bracket was made from the rankings of Kanye songs on rateyourmusic.com, replacing some interludes with Kanye's unreleased music. In the end, my decisions came down to which Kanye songs are the most Kanye— i.e. represent the musician and person he is the best.

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