Blog: Citizen Insane

As even my mother knows, two new Kanye West singles premiered last week: a solo cut and a G.O.O.D. Music track. Comparing the two, "Mercy" is the clear-cut winner, if only because it's a finished product, untinged by DJ tags. The four-man effort more than survives my tried and true test of "Will I listen to this on repeat on the subway on a Friday night?"--The odds are forever in Ye's favour. Though the posse cut gets bogged down around the 3:14 mark thanks to some out-of-place production meddling, the steel-drum riddims return 55 [...]