![]() 'Ye opens up on his disgust with living the life of a superstar constantly in the limelight as well as the tragic loss of his mother. The theme of heartbreak is persistent throughout the album, but not just as it relates to breakups. As masterful as his first three albums were, sonically this is without a doubt Kanye's best work. Keyboards are in abundance here and the percussion runs the spectrum from pulsating 808's (of course) to lively tribal drums. The soul samples have been traded in for heavy instrumentation, and is it ever heavy. Enough said.įrom the jump the sound on 808's is noticeably left field of Kanye's previous work. So why would someone on top of the rap game release an experimental album chalked full of singing? Answer: It's Kanye West. ![]() Kanye is without a doubt one of the top hip-hop artists in the game right now and every album he has released has been met with critical acclaim and blockbuster sales. And that's exactly what he did with his latest album. If Kanye West went to Vegas and was up $100,000 at the craps table, odds are he'd probably bet it all on his next roll of the dice. ![]()
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