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 pesky 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 seconds later and all returns to boss-mode (college DJs edit accordingly).
It's harder to assess "Theraflu" given its inherent lack of polish. Like screening a summer blockbuster before the special effects are finished, I'm unsure how to value the low-fidelity punch of a radio release. Though sounding relatively incomplete, "Theraflu" does find Kanye's doing a pretty good impression of a legitimate rapper, so it earns an A for effort.
You've streamed the songs a bunch already, but here they are for your hard drives and iPhones...
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Kanye West - Mercy (feat. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)
Kanye West - Theraflu
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