808S & Heartbreak

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Kanye West808s And Heartbreakon 2LP + CD

Reissue of the Out of Print Double Vinyl Version Plus the Original CD

Multiple Grammy Award winning musical phenomenon, rapper, producerKanye Westreturned in 2008 with his fourth album, the ambitious808s & Heartbreak. The introspective electro-pop leaning release veers from his previous three albums (The College Dropout, Late Registration, Graduation) not only in sound, but in conception and it finds West singing as much if not more than he raps often with the aid of an auto-tune voice processor.
Debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 on the strength of the two hit singles “Love Lockdown” and “Heartless,” the platinum certified808s & Heartbreakfeatures production work from West,No I.D.andJeff Bhaskerand guest appearances byKid Cudi,Young Jeezy,Mr. HudsonandLil Wayne.
“Kanye West long ago established himself as hip-hops most soulful producer, and then as one of its cleverest wordsmiths, and then as one of its savviest marketers. Along the way he almost single-handedly killed gangsta rap and replaced it with something resembling emo. With that as the backdrop, West – now an introspective 31 years old – has created 808s & Heartbreak…the most indulgent and most disciplined record hes ever made.
“808s sounds nothing like Wests three previous LPs. Its minimal and percussive in places (Bad News and Love Lockdown, for instance), a sharp contrast to Wests previous signature sound – a giddy, maxed-out bounce. This new record may be closer to R&B than it is to rap…Its also courageous for West to nearly abandon rapping on this album in favor of distorted crooning. The guy doesnt have a bad voice, and its exciting to hear him pushing himself…” – Nick Marino, Paste
Kanye West808s And HeartbreakTrack Listing:
LP11. Say You Will2. Welcome To Heartbreak (feat. Kid Cudi)3. Heartless4. Amazing (feat. Young Jeezy)5. Love Lockdown6. Paranoid (feat. Mr. Hudson)
LP21. Robocop2. Street Lights3. Bad News4. See You In My Nightmares (feat. Lil Wayne)5. Coldest Winter6. Pinocchio Story
CD1. Say You Will2. Welcome To Heartbreak (feat. Kid Cudi)3. Heartless4. Amazing (feat. Young Jeezy)5. Love Lockdown6. Paranoid (feat. Mr. Hudson)7. Robocop8. Street Lights9. Bad News10. See You In My Nightmares (feat. Lil Wayne)11. Coldest Winter12. Pinocchio Story