For weeks—for years, even—Chris and Travis have been saying it. They have persisted there is more than meets the eye. They have endured the laughter and vitriol that comes with taking such a stance. And today...today is the day they will finall

RoboCop - Kanye West, 808s & Heartbreak

Mar 7th, 2017 1h 49m

'Bout the dumbest dudes you ever seen
Straight up out da podcast scene
They call themselves Lambert & Bean
And they spend their lives Kanye-ing
Up late night with their boy Noah, whoa
Checkin' every line like Ye

My StorYe: Ricky Starks

Nov 22nd, 2022 35m 25s

AEW wrestler Ricky Starks joins Chris today to talk about his love of Ye's music.If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Power by Ye | Part 2

Nov 15th, 2022 1h 12m

Part 2 of this episode concludes our line-by-line analysis of Power by Ye.If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Power by Ye | Part 1

Nov 8th, 2022 1h 24m

If you know Chris and Travis, then you know there's no way they're getting through a masterpiece like Power in just one episode.If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community.Learn more abou

Gorgeous by Ye

Nov 1st, 2022 2h 19m

Ain't no question if we want it—the world needs this lyrical breakdown of Gorgeous. And being a song the entire Ye community adores, Chris and Travis have decided to bring their A game. Together they unpack this mammoth examination of American

Dark Fantasy by Ye

Oct 25th, 2022 2h 10m

It's time to get higher—much, much higher. High into the clouds where we dissect the music of Ye. And in this particular cloud, we pick apart every single line, sample, and interpolation on the epic opening track Dark Fantasy. There are more ly

Adam Pally Goes DEFCON

Oct 21st, 2022 1h 6m

Adam Pally has been a fan of Ye since the beginning. But...well. Ye's recent behavior has changed everything. In this episode, he sits down with Chris and Travis to work through some feelings (and let out some anger).If you'd like to support t

Season 8: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Ye

Oct 18th, 2022 1h 45m

In a moment where Ye is in the middle of about 15 different controversies...we just wanna focus on the music. So that's what we're going to do with Season 8 of Watching the Throne, which will be entirely dedicated to Kanye's masterpiece My Beau

We Should Talk About Ye...

Oct 11th, 2022 35m 53s

Next week we begin our new season on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. But before we start, we need to have a discussion about Kanye's recent behavior.If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon co

Reactions to True Love and Daylight

Jun 1st, 2022 1h 13m

Annnnnnd WE'RE BACK!!! And we're ready to discuss two new songs—one belongs to Kanye, and the other features Kanye. The first is True Love, which features XXXTentacion and is/was slated to be part of Donda 2. And the other is Daylight, a song f

Every Movie Reference Made By Kanye West

Apr 1st, 2022 42m 51s

Shout out to YellowKing for putting together this huge list of every movie reference Ye has ever made in his music. There are a lot of them. And we read every single one because there's nothing else happening right now. So sit back and enjoy St

Hip Hop vs The Grammys | Could Kanye's canceled performance lead to revolution?

Mar 29th, 2022 1h 2m

The Grammys cancelled a performance by Kanye West at the 2022 award show. And it's not sitting well with everyone. J Prince wrote a long Twitter thread about it. Dame Dash expressed his frustrations. It's just the latest in a long history of su

The 10 Most Over-Hated Kanye West Songs

Mar 18th, 2022 34m 5s

Why do you hate this Kanye song, again? In this video, Travis goes through a list of ten over-hated Kanye songs and repeatedly asks that question until he's blue in the face.You can also watch this podcast in video form over on our YouTube cha

A bit of art theft in the HURRICANE music video | Kanye West | Denis Forkas

Mar 17th, 2022 16m 29s

Someone yoinked Denis Forkas's art for one of the key images in the Hurricane music video. We compare the video to the painting, look at Denis's other work, and discuss Kanye's use of reference and allusion in other videos (like Famous) and how

Kanye West suspended from Instagram | 24-hour ban

Mar 17th, 2022 11m 52s

Instagram decided to suspend Kanye for 24 hours after posts he made about Pete, Dave Sirus, Trevor Noah, and DL Hughley. Wild. We look at some of the posts that got him in trouble, reflect on the necessity of the Oxford comma, and some of the r

Kanye goes after Trevor Noah on Instagram | Daily Show host responds

Mar 17th, 2022 8m 51s

Kanye went after Trevor Noah on Instagram. And before long, the Daily Show host responded. Let's take a look.If you'd like to watch this in video form, then check out our YouTube channel.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad

Pete Davidson texts Kanye West: A Breakdown

Mar 14th, 2022 46m 1s

Pete Davidson had Dave Sirus post to instagram a text message conversation between Pete and Kanye. And it is outrageous. Pete goes from standing up for himself to lecturing Kanye to offering mental health help to calling out Ye as a man. It's a

The EAZY video explained | Kanye West, The Game

Mar 10th, 2022 28m 21s

People may not know that Chris is primarily a film critic. So here he flexes some of his film critic muscles in an analysis of the EAZY music video and a discussion of everything with Ye and Pete Davidson.If you'd like to support the show and

City of Gods by Fivio, Kanye West, Alicia Keys

Mar 7th, 2022 44m 35s

Better late than never! Today we discuss the incredible, deeply layered collaboration between Fivio, Kanye West, and Alicia Keys: City of Gods. We cover Fivio and Kanye's verses and how they balance each other, the deeper sonic intentions of th

The EAZY video explained | Kanye West, The Game

Mar 4th, 2022 28m 21s

People may not know that Chris is primarily a film critic. So today he's going to flex some of his film critic muscles in an analysis of the EAZY music video and discuss everything with Ye and Pete Davidson.Check out our film writing here: www

5 indie bands Kanye West should work with

Mar 4th, 2022 19m 56s

Why the heck not? Today, Travis is going to list five indie bands Kanye West should work with. Ye worked with Beach House and Bon Iver, so why stop there?NOTE: If you have suggestions for other lists I can cover, hit me up on Twitter @tl_bean

What the critics got wrong about "Jeen-Yuhs Part 3"

Mar 4th, 2022 16m 29s

The entire Jeen-Yuhs docuseries is finally out! And, of course, it's awesome. And, of course...the movie critics largely missed the point. So what did they get wrong? And what can we truly take away from the entire film? Travis digs into how he

Jeen-Yuhs Part 3: First Reactions

Mar 3rd, 2022 1h 7m

Part 1 of Jeen-Yuhs was securing the record deal. Part 2 was actually getting the record done. And Part 3 was...well. Everything else. And we mean EVERYTHING! Part 3 of Coodie and Chike's documentary about Kanye West is wildly ambitious and ent

An interview with Consequence | The making of Slow Jamz | Working with Kanye | A Tribe Called Quest

Mar 1st, 2022 53m 50s

A hitmaker across four decades, as a solo artist, featured artist, writer, and advisor, Consequence has had a legendary career. On this episode of Watching the Throne, he details his journey from A Tribe Called Quest to his own work to his work