West's restraint is admirable for one so used to getting what he wants: some of his peers would have nipped to Africa and blown a few grand on an orphan. 'My friend showed me pictures of his kids/ All I could show him was pictures of my cribs,' he confesses during swooning opener 'Welcome to Heartbreak'. Ten of the 11 tracks are inspired by the break-up, one by his mum, and the tone is that of a globe-trotting millionaire picking at the gold bars of his luxurious cage. Hence this album-long bout of emotional stock taking. The twin wake-up calls were the sudden death of his mother, Donda, following plastic surgery last year, and the demise of his engagement to designer Alexis Phifer in April. West has also clocked the moral of Easton Ellis's tale: there's more to life than buying stuff, even cool Japanese stuff you can picture on your blog (something West does himself with alarming frequency). West announced Bateman's influence on his fourth album, 808s and Heartbreak, earlier this year, sidestepping feminist outrage by citing the way his role model 'was all about labels', rather than admiring his creative approach to butchering women. Great suits, delusions of grandeur: the über-yuppie from Brett Easton Ellis's Eighties satire American Psycho is an ideal touchstone for someone whose self-regard and addiction to shopping had grown so out of hand that even other rappers might have thought him a bit flash. Teezy – “Bad News.I t was inevitable that Kanye West would eventually namecheck Patrick Bateman. Will – “Streetlights. it’s so somber and sonically tight plus I heard it for the first time right after a breakup as I was walking down the street in my feelings, that shit was so real in that moment” Huey – “My favorite song is Pinocchio Story simply because of the raw sound and emotion that was put into the track, Every time I listen to it I feel as if I’m at that show in Signapore watching him live” Some of our members weighed in on their favorite songs from the album below. Many also believe that this album single handily sparked listeners to take a liking to the music created by the world renown artist of today such as Drake, Kid Cudi and plenty more. What came as a shock to many was the fact the album got almost completely overlooked at the 52nd Grammy’s, Kanye West however would go on to have what many consider the best VH1 Storyteller episode of all time where he performed the entire album at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, The album also went on to be named Rolling Stones 63rd best album of the decade. Arguably one of the most sonically groundbreaking albums ever Kanye West dared to create an album compromised of twelve completely auto-tuned tracks with features and production from frequent collaborators like Lil Wayne, Kid Cudi, Mr.Hudson and NO I.D.
On NovemKanye West released his fourth studio album 808’s & Heartbreak.
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