When a rap star who has no history of dealing drugs or shooting people can create an album so powerful that you get on the cover of TIME magazine, then you know you've made it. However for a Sophomore effort Kanye puts himself on a great path to a long very successful career. An album of its sort today would be more expected and lauded by the. 808s & Heartbreaks’ release date was pushed up a day from Nov. Though this disc is still exceptional it lacks that certain "I waited my whole life to write this disc" factor. Its been seven years since Kanye West dropped the boundary-pushing 808s and Heartbreak. Billboard takes a look back at Kanye Wests 808s & Heartbreak album on the influential body of works tenth anniversary. 808s & Heartbreak isnt an amazing album on its own accord, but what it says about the man. Kayne talks about how the government created AIDs and how the diamond mining in Africa has contributed to the world being more dysfunctional.įor those of you expecting a repeat performance of The College Dropout, be prepared to be slightly disappointed. Album Review: Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak. In addition to more musical elements of the disc the lyrical content has also been stepped up. On Friday night in Los Angeles, Kanye West announced the exact release date of his new album, article id'1595239' 808s and Heartbreak, /article when he appeared as a special guest during. Released in November 2008 following the death of his mother, Donda West, and breakup with his fiance Alexis Phifer, 808s & Heartbreak marked a. It was released by Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records on November 24, 2008, having been recorded earlier that year in September and October at Glenwood Studios in Burbank, California and Avex Recording Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii. The album marked a departure from Kanyes first three albums. 808s & Heartbreak 808s & Heartbreak is the fourth studio album by American rapper Kanye West. The second of the two being what I think to be Kanye's finest song to date. On November 24, 2008, Kanye West released 808s & Heartbreak. A limited edition in a digipak case was first released in Germany on November 21, 2008. 808s & Heartbreak was also released on Novemin the United Kingdom and the Philippines. The stand out tracks on this disc are most defiantly Roses and Hey Mama. However, Island Def Jam, the distributing label, brought the date forward by one day to capitalize on Thanksgiving weekend. The disc is packed with your usual skits about being a member of the fraternity Broke Fi Broke, loads of guest appearances Twista, Cam'Ron, Nas and Jay-Z just to name a few.
His highly anticipated 2008 album features the heart pounding first single, Love Lockdown which premiered live for the first time on the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. Primarily John Brion (producer of Fiona Apple) who has given this disc a layer or sound that Kanye lacked in his spectacular debut disc The College Dropout. Kanye West returns with his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak. Kanye is back and he brought some new friends with him.
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