Man. I've been a huge Cole fan since I first heard the Warm Up in 09. Saw in perform at a small local venue in 2010, saw him two more times after that. All shows have been great, but that first show was truly special and one of my favorite shows I've been to.
With that being said I've been a Kanye fan since I first heard the Jesus Walks snippet in 2003. I've also seen Kanye a decent amount of times.
Kanye is performing in stadiums, when I saw Cole in 2010, he couldn't even fill a 1500 person venue halfway, but it didnt take away from the performance one bit. So I'm not sure about the thing about having to be observed in a large arena. It was more impressive to me to see Cole show out for a small venue that was barely halfway full. That's gotta be disappointing as a performer and he still killed it.
I stick behind what I said though, you really can't compare the albums in anyway.
I'm probably one of the few people that LOVES Yeezus front to back. I still rock out to it at the gym almost every time I go, and Black SKinhead, I Am A God, New Slaves, Im In It, and Blood on The Leaves are all go to treadmill tracks.
I couldn't tell you the last time I listened to Born Sinner.
Rap wise and lyrically, Born Sinner poops all over Yeezus. But to me from a replay value and a production sense, Yeezus is by far the superior album.
I still don't think it's a good comparison, as they are entirely different albums, entirely different musicians, and at entirely different points in their career. The only thing the two albums have in common is that they dropped on the same day.
Now if we were to compare Born Sinner to Hall of Fame or The Gifted, it'd make more sense IMO. And Born Sinner is >>> both of those.
