Kanye West - 808s and Heartbreaks/My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

from Down On High: Examining the Records That Made Us · host Tyler S & Greg H

This week we are looking at Kanye West's 808s and Heartbreaks and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. 808s was a pivot for Kanye into rap balladry, where MBDTF was a belabored project of vulnerability and collaboration after a fraught period for Kanye. Both of these albums are important in their time and in the history of Kanye West and rap music.

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