#8
Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Release Date – November 22, 2010
My Rating: 8.5/10
Pitchfork Rating: 10/10
“I was the abomination of Obama's nation / well that's a pretty bad way to start the conversation.” Yes, Kanye, your antics have made you an abomination to Obama's nation. Mr. West is single handedly responsible for the lowest point in Bush's presidency when he called Bush “a racist”, he made teenage Taylor Swift almost go into tears at last year's VMA awards, and Obama has openly called Kanye a “jacka**” for his antics at the VMA's. Still, as low as Kanye's reputation was and his emotional state was (808's and Heartbreak was written in honor of his deceased mother and out of depression when his fiance broke off their marriage), Kanye stands “on top of Mount Olympus” in his production of what may be the best album of the year by most critics and one of his best all time. Yeezy is a man of passion, and he carries this passion into his creation of some of the best hip-hop of our time and also in his actions which is responsible for all his trouble that he has gotten into. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy displays Kanye's musical genius and his arrogance in his creation that features anyone from Kid Cudi and Raekwon in Gorgeous; to folk artist Bon Iver in Lost in this World; to Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, and Rick Ross in Monster; and even Elton John, Fergie, John Legend, Rihanna, and anyone else who is somewhat famous on All the Lights. So, from what all the rave reviews has said about this album, you would think that I would rave about it as well. As good as some of the songs are (Lost in this World is probably my song of the year), there is plenty of music that I feel is inappropriate and unnecessary. What made Graduation so good was that it featured all the great supporting cast that Dark Twisted Fantasy has without all the unnecessary language and adult themes. Half of Dark Twisted Fantasy is like Graduation and is really great, but a lot of it makes me uncomfortable when listening to it. I should have known that this album would be an uncomfortable listen after watching Kanye's Runaway video with the Drews, Lauren, Chelsea, Katie, Lisa, and myself and turning it off due to a "skanky phoenix" in the movie. But, something about Kanye fascinates me and I bought the album anyway. In conclusion, I recommend Kanye's album to anyone who wants to listen to what critics say is album of the year, but I warn them to listen with discernment because it isn't the most family friendly album around today.
Key Tracks: Power, Gorgeous, Lost in this World, Runaway
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