![]() It isn’t au natural, however, as he uses Auto-tune throughout. West sings for virtually the entirety of “808’s” – a pretty big statement for someone that is one of the biggest hip hop artists in the world right now. The good, you say? Well, as you may already know, Mr. So… Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Then he separated from his long-term fiancée, and that provides the spine to “808’s” – alongside a couple of vaguely interesting other themes (loneliness, guilt, emptiness). But in the months after its’ release, his mother died due to complications arising from cosmetic surgery. ![]() ![]() With his College-themed album sequence prematurely aborted – his fourth album was meant to be the ridiculously-titled “Good Ass Job” – Kanye West has given hip hop the slip for a minute, all in aid of putting out one of the most cathartic albums in recent memory, “808’s & Heartbreak.” His last effort, “Graduation,” cemented his place at the top of the rap world – despite being pretty average (how can an album be deemed a genuine “classic” if not ONE review gave it full marks? LOL). Well, he certainly knows how to keep things interesting. ![]()
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