Was the one to actually inspire Kanye to do a singing album in the first place admitting on the Hot 97 Juan Epstein Podcast years later, “I think Michael Jackson was the one who put the battery in my back to do 808s. Those experiences, I’d never ask to take them away,' West said in 2008. I suffered the worst pains to help me to grow. I used to pray to get delivered from pain.
“Heartless” The atypical hit record defied all hip-hop charting logic at the time, as “Heartless” went on to become the anthemic track off 808s & Heartbreak and ended up peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, his highest entry to that point since 2007’s chart topping “Stronger.” The G.O.O.D Music artist used the low-point in his life to change the landscape of rap, “I knew I had great pain in my future. Kanye raps about the gaping hole in his spirit that he tried to fill with lavish materialistic gifts, “My friend showed me pictures of his kids/ And all I could show him was pictures of my cribs/ He said his daughter got a brand new report card/And all I got was a brand new sports car, oh.” 1. Instead, the Chicago rapper hangs a dramatic left on 808s & Heartbreak, an album whose frosty, minimal sound backs lyrics of surprisingly raw emotion. Proved to be an integral addition to 808s & Heartbreak, adding a different flair when it came to the electronic sound that Kanye was looking for.also makes an appearance crooning on the hook with Mo-Ho. “Paranoid” A record that was ahead of its time, and the influence can still be heard in hip-hop today - just go listen to ’s “90210.” The black and white visual features Rihanna as a representation of his former romances. And actually created their own freestyles over the “Say You Will” beat on their early mixtapes in 2009. Conceived in the wake of several distressing personal events for West, 808s & Heartbreak marked a major musical departure from his previous rap. In 2015, West released an updated studio version of the track featuring violinist, Caroline Shaw. During a concert, West claimed this record is about that “ex-girlfriend you call on Friday nights just to have sex.” The track was created in just 15 minutes, featuring vocals throughout the first three minutes with the second half strictly being an instrumental letting the listener attempt to decode the album opener’s eclectic sound. Yeezy performed “Say You Will” during his Coachella set in 2011. From the heavy lift of the visuals accompanying Graduation, to The Life of Pablo’s five-minutes-in-photoshop aesthetic, Kanye West album covers, and the collaborations they've inspired, have never ceased to defy expectation.“Say You Will” The opening track shows listeners that Kanye is embarking on new territory creatively, implementing icy synths and an electronic buzzsaw cutting through fans ears with a sonic that’s foreign to most hip-hop fans. One glance and it feels like such a departure from albums past, but really this is just another example of him embracing unexpected imagery.
It's an oxymoronic revelation about his experience with mental health and a declaration that it’s part and parcel of his greatness. Stamped in the very center are the words “I hate being / Bi-Polar / its awesome,” a lime green, handwritten, meme he borrowed. Paris began saying that the first time she ever heard Kanyes 2008 album 808s & Heartbreak. It sends you to that moment descending through the sky where you're silently reminded that our planet is a masterpiece. Interestingly enough, Kanyes new placement means that he just passed Michael Jacksons record.
Crowned by snow-capped Tetons and what appear to be clouds of dawn, it’s the kind of flick you’d snap after waking up alone on a flight that’s landing somewhere more a little more pure than where you were before. The cover of Ye-a twenty-three-minute reflection on inner demons, family, and public life-is a serene shot of the sprawling fields that swim for acres in that as of yet untouched corner of America.
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