He was disgusted with the ensuing media response, which led to a hiatus from recording. He said later that fatigue from overworking led to his controversial outburst after Taylor Swift was awarded Best Female Video at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. The album was conceived during Kanye West's self-imposed exile in Oahu, Hawaii, at Avex Honolulu Studio following a period of public-image controversy. I was like: "Let me show you guys what I can do, and please accept me back. It was like, all these raps, all these sonic acrobatics. You know how people give a backhanded compliment? It was a backhanded apology. George Condo's accompanying artwork – illustrating West being straddled by an armless winged female (resembling a mythological figure) – has been ranked among the greatest album covers.ĭark Fantasy was my long, backhanded apology. Widely considered West's best album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy has ranked in several professionally curated lists as the best album of the 2010s and among the greatest of all time according to NME and Rolling Stone. The album's hit single "All of the Lights" won Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
The album also won Best Rap Album at the 2012 Grammy Awards but was not nominated for Album of the Year, which was viewed as a " snub" by several media outlets. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was an immediate and widespread critical success, and was named the best album of 2010 in many publications' year-end lists, including the annual Pazz & Jop poll of American critics nationwide. It has also been played at least one billion times through the music streaming service Spotify. In its first week of release, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and sold 496,000 copies, eventually registering three million units for a triple platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). West also released a musical short film, Runaway (2010), set to music from the album.
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To help market the album, West released free songs through his weekly GOOD Fridays series and four singles – " Power", " Runaway", " Monster", and " All of the Lights" – all of which were top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Guest vocalists on the album include Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Bon Iver, Jay-Z, Pusha T, Rick Ross, Kid Cudi, John Legend, Elton John and Raekwon. Thematically, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy explores West's status as a celebrity, consumer culture, race, and the idealism of the American Dream. Critical commentaries note the resulting music's maximalist aesthetic and opulent production style that utilizes various elements from West's previous work, including soul, pop, baroque, electro, and symphonic sounds, as well as progressive rock influences. The album was produced primarily by West, alongside a variety of high-profile producers such as Mike Dean, No I.D., Jeff Bhasker, RZA, S1, Bink, and DJ Frank E. Additional recording sessions took place at Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California, and at Electric Lady Studios and Platinum Sound Studios in New York City. Retreating to a self-imposed exile in Hawaii in 2009, he recorded the album at Honolulu's Avex Studio in a communal environment involving numerous contributing musicians. It was released on November 22, 2010, by Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records following a period of public controversy for West. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is due out November 22.My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is the fifth studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. “Adding the voice samples from the VMA performance to the album version of ‘Runaway’ also the whole song is 8 minutes long.”
“Last day to wrap the album… I’m feeling so blessed on this day… finishing my 5th studio album in 6 years! Lining up piano sample replays,” Kanye wrote.
“I wanna sell albums but not at the expense of my true creativity.”Īs he continued tweeting, Kanye revealed that he’s currently putting the finishing touches on the long-awaited project. “In all honesty… I really don’t be thinking about Wal-Mart when I make my music or album covers #Kanyeshrug!” he wrote. “Banned in the USA!!! They tried to play me fam! They don’t want me chilling on the couch with my phoenix!” Kanye tweeted ( before revealing the imagery, illustrated by artist George Condo.Īccording to the rapper, his label axed the coverart he wanted because of retailers wouldn’t - or the possibility - that they wouldn’t carry the album.Īngry, Kanye said he doesn’t even think about retailers while recording and putting together his projects. So, it looks like the coverart he leaked won’t make the final cut. Kanye West leaked the official album cover for his upcoming, fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, on Sunday (October 17) … but revealed that it has been banned.
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