Once you hear Kanye West, one of the first things that will cross your mind is, "ultimate swag". Truthfully though, Kanye West didn't have this much swag in his older albums but when My Beautiful Dark Fantasy came out, we knew he was out to finally make himself. Older albums such as Late Registration, Graduation, and 808's & Heartbreak only had a few selected solid tracks. My Beautiful Dark Fantasy is what immortalizes Kanye West as a true blue, legit rapper and artist. All 13 tracks are songs you can listen to on repeat without getting a hint of monotony due to its varied musical style. What Kanye West lacked to do in his past albums, he made up a thousand fold in My Beautiful Dark Fantasy by combining all the powerful elements in his previous albums such as soul, hip-hop and electro. What's most stunning and admirable of Kanye West is that he does not only pursue the craftsmanship of being a singer, but West has now become a full blown artist. From writing, to producing, to singing and conceptualizing, West's genius mind has done it all. Rarely do rappers offer an insightful content in lyrics but with Kanye you get lines like,
"America was a bastard the illegitimate daughter of the mother country whose legs were then spread around the world
and a rapist known as freedom, free doom.
Democracy, liberty, and justice were revolutionary code names"
Who Will Survive in America
"hey, teacher, teacher tell me how do you respawn the students?
and refresh the page and restart the memory?
respark the soul and rebuild the energy?
we stopped the ignorance, we killed the enemies"
Dark Fantasy
and it reflects how Kanye West has gotten out of the usual stereotype of what a rapper should be. The album is a beautiful treat to your ears, and I suggest you download it! My personal favorites are Lost in the World featuring Bon Iver and All of the Lights which pretty much defines the feel and vibe of the entire album.
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