Love him or hate him, Kanye never ceases to surprise. Here, he takes a risk by baring his soul and his voice – that is, with complete vocal assistance by Auto-Tune. In addition to that electronic voice effect (also loved by T-Pain), we get themes of heartache and loss beneath pulsating bass lines and the sort of intelligent rhyming that sets this hip-hop artist apart. Is this a happy album? No. Brilliant? Yes. –AV (UNIVERSAL) 5/5
YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS IF YOU ENJOYED: KANYE WEST, GRADUATION
BEST OF THE ALBUM:
“Amazing” (ft. Young Jeezy)
“Robocop”
“Love Lockdown”
“Heartless”