808s & Heartbreak

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808s & Heartbreak by Kanye West

About 808s & Heartbreak

808s & Heartbreak is the fourth studio album by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released on November 24, 2008, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. The album marked a sharp creative departure from West’s earlier soul-based hip-hop sound, embracing icy synthesizers, minimalist arrangements, and heavy emotional expression. The project was born out of personal tragedy: the sudden death of West’s mother, Donda West, in 2007, and the end of his engagement to longtime partner Alexis Phifer in 2008. 808s & Heartbreak is characterized by its heavy use of Auto-Tune, stripped-down electronic beats, and prominent drum programming from the .

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Release Date: 2008-11-24T00:00:00.000000Z

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Tracklist

  1. Say You Will
  2. Welcome To Heartbreak
  3. Heartless
  4. Amazing
  5. Love Lockdown
  6. Paranoid
  7. RoboCop
  8. Street Lights
  9. Bad News
  10. See You In My Nightmares
  11. Coldest Winter
  12. Pinocchio Story