Binside TV: KANYE WEST 808s & HEARTBREAK ALBUM REVIEW ALBUM OUT NOVEMBER 24TH

Buy Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak

Click here to listen and download a free leaked exclusive myspace stream of Kanye's 808's & Heatbreak album on Kanye West's blog.

Kanye West is back with his highly anticipated 4th studio album "808s & Heartbreak." On it, he cranks out dark and dreary pop-like-ballads, with the aid of the pitch correcting Antares Auto-Tune effect (a.k.a. the vocorder) and the Roland TR-808 classic drum machine, in a way that brings something totally new to the game.

Ye's latest effort is the result of musical genius venturing outside of the box and becoming somewhat unpredictable. The 10-time Grammy award winning artist/producer takes his music into a new creative direction and boldly experiments with a new sound. While it proves to be a great body of work, it's very different from his previous school trilogy classics ("The College Dropout," "Late Registration"and "Graduation.")

It's important to keep in mind that this album comes in the wake of Kanye dealing with the devastating loss of his mother, Dr. Donda West as well as the break-up with his ex-fiance, Alexis Phifer. That being said, having endured such a tumultuous year, he understandably has a lot to get out of his system.

"808's & Heartbreak" -which is sort of emo meets electronica- features the smash hit singles "Love Lockdown" with its heart-pounding, killer tribal-drums and the ice-cold "Heartless." These tracks are two of our faves and have been in heavy rotation on the airwaves. What we love about this album is that it expands into so many musical directions and has raw emotion at its core.

Watch Kanye's rotoscoped Heartless music video directed by Hype Williams. Kanye posted a comment about the creation of the video on his blog. I DIDN'T LEAK THIS BUT AT LEAST HERE'S A CLEAR VERSION!
THIS VIDEO WAS ROTOSCOPED. WE RECORDED REAL PEOPLE AND THEN HAD 65 ANIMATORS IN HONG KONG HAND DRAW OVER EVERY CELL . INSPIRED BY THE MOVIE "AMERICAN POP" . HYPE SHOWED ME THE MOVIE AND I WAS SOLD. source

Heartless from kwest on Vimeo

Here are some more really great songs that standout on the new album:

Buy Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak

THE BINSIDE FAVE 5
01. "Say You Will" (smooth & mellow mood music, cool & addictive instrumental)
02. "Welcome To Heartbreak" (powerful drums & vocals of regret)
03. "Paranoid" (electronic-leaning moving melody, up-tempo)
04. "RoboCop" (cool song to dedicate to the stalker ex in your life checkin' up on your MySpace page)
05. "Coldest Winter" (mourns his Mom, haunting, vivid & emotional)

Download Kanye West - Heartless Download Kanye West - Love Lockdown Download Kanye West - Welcome To Heartbreak (feat. Kid Cudi) Download Kanye West - Coldest Winter

"808's & Heartbreak" is crazy and futuristic! KanYeezy put in some major work on this album sticking to one central theme and soundscape. There aren't many guest appearances other than Young Jeezy ("Amazing"), Kid Cudi ("Welcome To Heartbreak"), Mr. Hudson ("Paranoid") and Lil Wayne ("See You In My Nightmares"). As far as production credits goes, the beats are on point and Kanye takes full credit but gets a 'lil co-production done by his Chi-Town homie No I.D. ("Heartless" & "LoveLockdown.")

Kanye has left his previous work behind and changed it up. If you've been a Kanye West fan from jump, you may not know what to make of this album. You might be thinkin', 'I don't feel like hearing Ye singin' for a whole flippin' album,' and may find yourself on the fence about the new approach he has chosen to take, but trust us on this one, it's different but you're gonna love it!

Although he does a lot more singin' than rappin', we see it as Ye making moves to the next level. Whether or not you love it or hate it depends on your willingness to keep an open mind. We believe that his fans will embrace his pain and connect with him in a way they haven't before as he bares his soul.

Stop by Kanye's MySpace page and give it a listen. You can add his 4th album, "808's & Heartbreak," to your collection when it officially drops on Monday, November 24th.

MYSPACE.COM/KANYEWEST KANYEUNIVERSECITY.COM

Artist: Kanye West
Album: 808s & Heartbreak
Genre: Pop/ R&B/ Rap
Release Date: November 24, 2008
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Island Def Jam/ Roc-A-Fella Records/ G.O.O.D. Music

01. "Say You Will" (Produced By: Kanye West)                      - 6:18
02. "Welcome To Heartbreak" (feat. Kid Cudi) (Produced By: Kanye West)    - 4:23
03. "Heartless" (Produced By: Kanye West, No I.D.)             - 3:31
04. "Amazing" (feat. Young Jeezy) (Produced By: Kanye West) - 3:58
05. "Love Lockdown" (Produced By: Kanye West, No I.D.)       - 4:30
06. "Paranoid" (feat. Mr. Hudson) (Produced By: Kanye West) - 4:38
07. "RoboCop" (Produced By: Kanye West)          - 4:34
08. "Street Lights" (Produced By: Kanye West)    - 3:10
09. "Bad News" (Produced By: Kanye West)       - 3:59
10. "See You In My Nightmares" (feat. Lil Wayne) (Produced By: Kanye West)    - 4:18
11. "Coldest Winter" (Produced By: Kanye West) - 2:44
12. "Pinocchio Story" (freestyle live from Singapore) (Produced By: Kanye West) - 6:02

Verify your Comment

Previewing your Comment

Posted by: |

This is only a preview. Your comment has not yet been posted.

Your comment could not be posted. Error type:

Your comment has been saved. Comments are moderated and will not appear until approved by the author. Post another comment

The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Please try again.

As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.

Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.