The beat initially consists solely of a booming 808s bass before introducing a simple piano melody and the tribal taiko drums during the hook. The production echoes that sentiment by focusing on sparse arrangements that keep Kanye at the forefront of everything.
It's Kanye at his absolute lowest and loneliest. It's an album that dives deeply into Kanye's failures with women, his broader family, and his fears of living in a world without the women he loved most. "808s", in particular, tackles these themes more introspectively: it's less Kanye raging at the world than it is Kanye grappling with himself. Our first taste of the 808s sound came with Jeezy's "Put On." Kanye's verse is drenched in AutoTune and it touches on many of the themes that "808s" would later expound on:Ĭlick to shrink.These themes become a core part of not only this album but also "MBDTF" and "Yeezus": the perils of fame, loss, anger, mental unrest, and the overwhelming loneliness that comes when you're at the top. Regardless, on September 24th, Kanye finished the album and announced the November release date.
when he creates projects in the span of weeks and relies more on the emotion of the moment rather than continual & gradual refinement. This album was probably Kanye's gateway into "spontaneous creation", i.e. to get the production right, and Kid CuDi to get the brooding darkness of this album correct. He lent on T-Pain to help him get the most out of AutoTune, No I.D. The album itself was reportedly recorded in 3 weeks, with Kanye drawing inspiration from '80s synthpop and minimalist production. This seismic shock to his life, coupled with the collapse of his long-term engagement to Alexis Phifer, led Kanye down the rabbit hole that eventually led to "808s." To say this profoundly changed Kanye and his ensuing work would honestly be an understatement.
On November 10, Kanye's mother, Donda West, passed away from complications due to cosmetic surgery. He'd been talking up "Good Ass Job" since around "The College Dropout", and fans eagerly anticipated the end of this cycle. After "Graduation", Kanye intended to finish his Dropout Bear cycle with the album "Good Ass Job", a title you see recur quite a bit during his career. Kanye's scored his biggest pop hits with "Stronger" and "Flashing Lights", and is now of the biggest pop stars in the world.
"Graduation" notoriously crushes 50 Cent's "Curtis", proving hip-hop is no longer the realm of hustlers, killers, and dope dealers. Kanye has released "Graduation", an album strongly influenced by opening up for U2 during their "Vertigo" tour.
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