During the promotion of the album's release, Kanye still seemed fresh to this new idea he was creating in such a short span. Some of the biggest flaws seemed to be how West went from three arguably classical hip-hop albums to moaning over 1980s inspired instrumentals with vocally enhanced technology. Struggling between his astronomical ego and the true feelings in his heart hidden by lyrics from previous albums saying you can't tell him what to do.Ĩ08s & Heartbreak received some harsh criticisms when it first released. A man lost in the fame he once thirsted for who yearned to be a family man. Lyrics about how his family showed pictures of their kids while Kanye's showing off his new car gave people an inside look at what Kanye really felt. The message of the album seemed clear that Kanye's suffering was meant to be the listener's gain. West dropped the chipmunk-sampled instrumentals and meaningful lyrics for an 808s machine and saturated use of autotune. In a series of events that included the loss of his mother and breakup to his then-fiancee, West channeled his inner sadness and released the album 808s & Heartbreak. The album was recorded in a very short amount of time during West's depression phase, and sounded like he was losing the mojo that made him one of hip-hop's best artists. In the year of 2008, the "Chi-town dude with a nice flow" seemed to have changed. I forced my father to buy me Late Registration the day it came out, and then downloaded Graduation to my library once it dropped. From the instant my cousin gave me his College Dropout in the summer of 2004 to burn to my iTunes library , I was hooked on his music. I am one of the biggest Kanye West fans you'll meet.
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