So much of his internal thought processes and emotions are laid bare – just read his blog. Yet, much of what I like about West is that he is not your typical hip-hop artist. It’s not often you see hip-hop artists lay out their internal dialogues out on the table, particularly regarding romantic relationships. My very first thought was, `man, Kanye is mad.’ Clearly this is an album about heartbreak and West’s pain and frustrations are made palpable: “ how could you be so heartless?” It was the emotional vulnerability that West made so clear and blatant that hooked me initially. Yet when I began listening to the album, I was left not really knowing how I felt about it. The darker tones, the sparse beats, the electronic touches and of course, the Auto-Tune–Kanye was going in a new direction and I was looking forward to hear it. I listened to “Love Lockdown” just hours after West posted it on his blog and I caught his dramatic performance of the song at the end of the MTV Music Video Awards and was impressed.
25, 2008 just as many others did, and I was excited.
The truth of the matter is, the album perplexed me. What has taken me so long, you ask? The logical answer is that life took over and I found very little time to dwell and write about the album. It’s taken me approximately three months to write a review for Kanye West’s latest album, 808s and Heartbreak.
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