The other song Love Lockdown isnt bad though.
are all the songs gonna be like this on his next album?
He is hardly being original though like some people think.
Here's my take on the matter, although I haven't read any of his interviews regarding his change in music or whatever.
It's not about being original, it's about diversification. From a personal standpoint, I think Kanye has been experiencing some relationship problems. This is best exemplified by his line in Love Lockdown when he says
"I bet no one knew, I got no one new". I think he's realized that rapping about them is just not enough to express the angst - expressing love problems in rap really isn't enough. If you look back, most RAP LOVE songs fail to bring forth strong emotion if there's no singing involved.
From a musical standpoint, I think Kanye doesn't want to go down as just a rapper/producer. He wants to go down as a musician. So, he's branching off - and that's where Love Lockdown and Heartless come into play. The vocoder box or whatever isn't original, but he's using it in his own way.
Anyway, when it comes to love songs, I can't stand the fake R&B shit like Chris Brown and whoever else. But, Heartless and Love Lockdown, I can dig. It's not corny, it's not for the ladies, it's just real.