Kanye’s going to release another LP of "pop art" that, despite all the commercial and critical acclaim in the world, won’t be enough to satiate his massive ego. In 2009, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine named it the sixty-third best album of the 2000s decade. Despite a divided reaction from music audiences towards West's stylistic change, the album received generally positive reviews from most music critics upon its release. ''808s & Heartbreak'' became his fourth album to sell 1 million copies in the United States and was certified platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America. ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 450,145 copies in its first week, and it produced four singles that attained ''Billboard'' chart success. The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Approaching the album's production in a minimalist fashion, West intended to contravene the typical sound of hip hop beat and instead evoke a presence of tribal drums. The album also contains a predominant use of the Auto-Tune voice processor and the Roland TR-808 drum machine, which was utilized and manipulated by West to produce a distorted, electronic sound. Conceived in the wake of multiple events that affected and distressed him during the previous year, ''808's & Heartbreak'' marked a major musical departure for Kanye West from his previous work, lyrically, vocally, and production-wise.Ĭlassified by West as a pop album, ''808s & Heartbreak'' incorporates elements of synthpop, electronica, R&B, and electropop, while its tracks are primarily sung rather than rapped by West and contain lyrical themes such as love, loneliness, and heartache. It was primarily produced by West, No I.D., and Jeff Bhasker. Recording sessions for the album took place at Glenwood Studios in Burbank, California and Avex Recording Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii during September to October 2008. ''808s & Heartbreak'' is the fourth studio album by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released Novemon Roc-A-Fella Records in the United States. "Heartless," the second single, is next up to hit the airwaves further amplifying the story behind the musical direction for 808s & HEARTBREAK. "Love Lockdown" quickly exploded at radio with the video premiering nationwide on the Ellen DeGeneres show. His highly anticipated new album set for release on November 25th, featuring the heart pounding first single "Love Lockdown" which premiered live for the first time on the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. Kanye West returns with his fourth album 808s & HEARTBREAK. Winning musical phenomenon, rapper, producer, and now singer embarks on a new musical journey taking his audience to new heights. Live At Gilley’s - Pasadena, TX: SeptemĪ Primer Of Holy Words And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
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