As you should all now by know Mr. West has created what he thinks is "THE BEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME". His first album since the auto-tune infused 808 & Heartbreaks in 2008 is truly a change of pace for both his career and the current hip hop scene dominated by instant internet hits and Lil Wayne's Young Money group. While Kanye was always known to heavily sample older songs in his amazing production, he has now expanded past funk and Motown sounds to include the likes of Black Sabbath and King Crimson. With his intense attention to detail Kanye's intricate production will delight his old fans and entice new ones. He has truly become the Hip Hop idol that can touch any part of pop culture and turn it into gold.
The album truly plays like a masterpiece that should be listened to in sequence, from the enthralling Dark Fantasy with Nicki Minaj's intro, to the crazed Gil Scott-Heron sampled outro on "Who Will survive in America". Highlights in between include the awesome flow of "Gorgeous" with GOOD Music star Kid Cudi and Wu Tang alum Raekwon as they rhyme over a creeping baseline. "All of the Lights" is a powering mosaic of diverse sounds - powerful horns, pounding drums and even a feature by the likes of Elton John. "Devil in a New Dress" is a wonderful mix with a Smokey Robinson sampled backtrack while Rick Ross comes on at the end of the track and actually manages to provide a good verse for once. Finally, "Blame Game" has John Legend and a magical piano melody while Mr. West diversifies his flow as the song proceeds, yet the Chris Rock feature seems somewhat tasteless and out of place. All in all, this album contains some of West's best lyrical content and definitely his most grandiose deliverance. If you want the winner of that Grammy for Best Album of the year, there are fewer more complete albums in the running.
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