![]() My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was mainly produced by West, alongside a variety of high-profile producers such as Mike Dean, No I.D., Jeff Bhasker, RZA, Bink, and DJ Frank E. Additional recording sessions took place at Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California, and the New York City studios Electric Lady and Platinum Sound. Retreating to a self-imposed exile in Hawaii after a period of controversy in 2009 following his interruption at the MTV Video Music Awards, he recorded the album at Honolulu's Avex Recording Studio in a communal environment involving numerous musicians. It was released by Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records on November 22, 2010. This album made a major leap and that’s due to Kanye’s ubiquitous presence throughout music and popular culture over the past 17 years, and his subsequent influence.My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is the fifth studio album by the American rapper and producer Kanye West. And I’ll end this one by saying that over the course, I’ve learnt to understand & appreciate him, to respect him as a producer and an artist. For the most part, I’m not a fan of his music and don’t terribly care for him as a celebrity, but there have been some songs over the years that I’ll concede to liking,” is how I opened my review for his first entry, ‘Yeezuz’ (#269). Not personally, of course, we’re not mates. “I’ve always had a complicated relationship with Kanye West. And thus ends my journey of Kanye West discovery. The album was nominated for 5 Grammys, winning 3. ![]() “Let's have a toast for the douche bags/Let's have a toast for the assholes/Let's have a toast for the scumbags/Every one of them that I know.” The A-List guests include Elton John, Kid Cudi, Raekwon, Jay-Z, Bon Iver, RZA, John Legend, plus a cast of incredible musicians. Culminating in the sparse piano intro of ‘Runaway,’ before evolving into the triumphant single, one of the biggest of his career. ‘Gorgeous’ into ‘Power’ into ‘All Of The Lights ’ each song bigger than the next, the production unrelenting. West muses, “The plan was to drink until the pain over/But what's worse, the pain or the hangover?” This is West’s mindset. This is the perfect snapshot into the record. The albums opens with Nicki Minaj narrating ‘Cinderella,’ a poem by Roald Dahl, in an English accent, before the opulent production kicks in, followed by the beats and introduction of West’s voice. Throughout the 13 tracks, West covers themes of celebrity, excess, escapism, sex, romance, decadence and self-doubt. The result is widely regarded as West’s career-best work. There was a “no tweeting, no talking, no email” rule for those working on the record to avoid its leaking. West would bounce from room to room, working on various songs at a time a rhyme in one room a beat in the next, not sleeping one full night throughout the sessions, but rather taking 90-minute power naps in studio chairs and on couches. He completely booked out Avex Recording Studio and imported an A-List selection of guest musicians and producers. ![]() It was there that West threw himself completely into the next record. Nevertheless, he took a hiatus from public life and retreated to Hawaii. This tarnished his public image majorly and he later cited extreme exhaustion as his reasoning. ![]() One of the best videos of all time!” Remember that famous incident? Kanye’s public storming of the stage following Taylor Swift’s Best Female Video VMAs win for ‘You Belong To Me’ is one of the most infamous pop culture incidents of recent times. “Yo Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’ll let you finish, but Beyoncé has one of the best videos of all time. The sixth and surely final entry by Kanye West, an artist that has had an incredible run in this list. ![]()
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