I’ve never listened to a Kanye West song – at least not knowingly, I may have heard some without knowing they’re his – or album. Some people say he’s talented, but everyone hates his personality.
I’m sure you have heard a hook or two through a radio or car stereo and in movie trailers. Probably most famous are Gold Digger and Black Skinhead which was used to great effect in the “Wolf of Wall Street” trailer. If you don’t care for hip hop you don’t have to bother. But if you want to know a little bit about Kanye… he made 5 mainstream, single-heavy successful albums. His last 2 were experimental and when I saw the pablo cover I didn’t know if it was joke or real.