- hip hop, electronic, pop rap, synthpop
- 52 min
- 12 tracks
- Roc‐A‐Fella Records
808s & Heartbreak is the fourth studio album by the American rapper Kanye West. It was released through Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records on November 24, 2008. West recorded it between September and October 2008 at Glenwood Studios in Burbank, California and Avex Recording Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii, and produced it with assistance from No I.D., Plain Pat, Jeff Bhasker, and Mr Hudson. Guest appearances include Kid Cudi, Young Jeezy, Mr Hudson, and Lil Wayne.
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Character
Character-led, grave, contemporary and intimate.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
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Metacritic 75/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.3/10
- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubB
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- The Independent3/5 ★
- MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A−
- Pitchfork7.6/10
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- The Sunday Times5/5 ★
- USA Today4/4 ★
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Tracks
- A1Say You Will6:18
- A2Welcome to Heartbreak4:23
- A3Heartless3:31
- B1Amazing3:58
- B2Love Lockdown4:30
- B3Paranoid4:38
- C1RoboCop4:34
- C2Street Lights3:10
- C3Bad News3:59
- D1See You in My Nightmares4:18
- D2Coldest Winter2:44
- D3Pinocchio Story (freestyle live from Singapore)6:02
12 tracks, 52 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Kanye West
- Label
- Roc‐A‐Fella Records
- Released
- 2008
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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