So I figured for my first album of this process, I'd review something new and very talked about. I just started getting into Kanye and remembered that his new album was just dropping. Enter My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
Now I'm normally not a big fan of hip hop or vastly bloated egos, but holy crap this album is amazing. It is the perfect blend of some great lyrics and imagery with just enough samples from other genres.
Pitchfork gave this album a 10/10 and while it doesn't have a single track I didn't love, I can't say it's perfect for one reason: Nicki Minaj. Her part of Monster, one of the album's best tracks, almost completely ruins the whole song, which speaks to how incredible the rest of it is. While she matches the semi-creepy feel of the track, her voice was just obnoxious and made me want to rip my ears off.
My favorite track is definitely Runaway. The lyrics seem to really be a look into Kanye's thoughts on himself, bit more importantly it just sounds awesome, a haunting simple piano piano riff that is guaranteed to be stuck in your head mixing in with the beat really well.
Overall, I give it an 9/10. It's an amazing album, I just really don't like Nicki.
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