The album opens up with Dark Fantasy which immediately grabs the listeners attention with Nicki Minaj’s intro about how mystic and dark being famous really is. It combines the soul of Late Registration and College Dropout but also has the unrestricted emotional gleam of Graduation and 808’s And Heartbreak. What makes My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy so special is how genuine it is. It was obvious that West was destined to release something monumental. “Once we hit the studio, it was just all focus on the music… There were rules no tweeting, no emailing, no blog watching, no stupid questions”. According to Pusha T who is featured on this album, the recording sessions were extremely focused. West recorded the album in isolation at Avex Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii.

An apology to all the people who dismissed West as crazy, but also a slap in the face to anyone who thought he was crazy in the first place. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy isn’t any ordinary hip hop album. West never doubted himself, and no one knew that he would come out with an album that would change the way people viewed modern music. Everybody thought Kanye West’s career was over. The effect this had on West was rippling. Video Music Awards for getting the award of “Best Female Video” instead of Beyoncé. West infamously interrupted Taylor Swifts’ speech at the 2009 M.T.V. Released on November 22, 2010, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy came at the perfect time for West. Whether West is doing an outlandish business venture or running for president, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is the album where Kanye West revealed his true identity. West’s ability to stay consistent and relevant with musical trends while simultaneously shifting the paradigm for other rappers and artists makes him an artist that stands in a league of his own. Kanye West has proven himself to be one of the most important and influential cultural figures in the 21st century.

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