Ok here's my reveiw/bashing lol doooooooooodooooooooo doooooooodoooooo cmon kanye man you officially sold out man!
Don't know what Kanye was thinking when he was creating this album. To say it is a detour from his traditional releases is an understatement. 808s & Heartbreak more closely resembles a "detour" the wrong way down a one way street followed by a horrible collision. While a noble attempt to stray outside the genre, it is ultimately a failure and more or less, a gimmick. The autotune sounds awful and was already done to death by T Pain. Kanye's voice is not strong enough for traditional "singing." Perhaps it is sore from the hissy fit he threw at the Grammys.
Look, people don't expect Kanye West to sing, they expect him to perform, and he's not going that on this album. 808s & Heartbreak is a failed attempt to come off as an actual artist rather than just a showman. Kanye actually said that this change in style is an attempt to challenge the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Paul McCartney. Do you really think you are on par with McCartney or Hendrix as an artist?! The biggest problem is that nothing he ever does emanates out of sincerity. This is clearly the work of someone with something to prove, but nothing to offer.
I'm not even going to discuss the individual tunes on this record because it is simply a waste of time. These songs are not even worthy of my analysis. There is no inspiration at all here, boring beats, stupid lyrics that try to purvey themselves as depth of emotion. Really, the only emotive qualities that suit Kanye are pride, chest beating braggadocio, total lack of humility etc. And let's face it folks, Kanye talking about heartbreak is like hearing Ann Coulter giving a speech about the unification of all nations and races working toward an eventual world peace.
I cant believe i just individually listned to each song!!!
The cd is just terrible. Every song sounds the same, like some crappy jingle to sell chocolates or something on valentines day.
If this really is hip hop which it aint cause its pop, it would have to be one of the worst hip hop albums iv ever heard....
(As said b4 didnt feel a single tune just wasted my time, imo he needs to get over his mother's passing away
and breaking up with fiance before he realeses another poor album) 1/10
