These days, Kanye West constantly looks like he’s coming up on a ten pound pinger. He seems to have this permanent fixed grin and quietly giddy speaking tone, like a small child being interviewed in Hamley’s about what toys they want for Christmas, mere seconds away from hiding his face in his mother’s coat. The expression still belies his maniacal exuberance, however, something which comes across quite well in the new video for "Bound 2". The track is probably the most accessible, acceptable and Kanye-like on his most recent and polarising record Yeezus. There’s no squelchy Reznor synths, no references to violent lynchings and popping mollys, just a straight up rap love song, with a crying-granddad feature on vocals from soul singer Charlie Wilson.
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