![]() However, Kanye is not a man to be overshadowed, as he gives us his best lyrics since The College Dropout. Everyone here brings their A-game: Rick Ross and Jay-Z both contribute greatly in “Devil In A New Dress” and “So Appalled” (respectively), Nicki Minaj spits the best verse of her career in “Monster”, and Rihanna, John Legend, Pusha T, and even indie darling Bon Iver delivers spectacular hooks on their respective tracks. It’s almost impossible for one man (or woman) to hold up rap albums, and this one is obviously no exception. The Graduation-esque electronic tracks pack a bigger punch that some tracks of the album lacked, the soul-tinged sound of College Dropout sounds grander than ever, and “Runaway” takes the autotuned-charged emotion from 808s and Heartbreaks and takes it to places nobody thought possible. Also, as a collage of all the previous styles, he not only perfectly replicated all the previous styles he’s played with, but improved them. ![]() Each musical idea is given just enough time to truly feel fleshed out without dragging on too long. However, West doesn't go overboard with it. The album takes a maximalist approach with its style there's almost always something going on in the production whether it's at the forefront or a subtle touch that makes the track just a bit more perfect. Sonically, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is easily Kanye’s greatest achievement to date. ![]() However, what we didn’t know, was that he had gathered some of the biggest names in music to help him create the album that would be his comeback. He ran from music and enveloped himself into the fashion world after the infamous 2009 VMA’s incident. That one moment should’ve ruined his reputation as a respectable artist right then and there, and for a while, it looked like it did. He should’ve been publicly shunned for what he did. ![]() Kanye should’ve disappeared from the public eye for good.
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