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Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak (VG+/VG+) – 2xLP, US 2014
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808s & Heartbreak is an LP by Kanye West from 2014 released on the Roc-A-Fella Records label.
About this album
808s & Heartbreak is Kanye West’s most radical and influential statement, replacing maximalist rap with cold electronics, Auto-Tune and emotional directness. Released in 2008 after the death of his mother and the end of a relationship, the album transformed grief into a fractured pop language built around synthesiser textures, programmed drums and stark melodic hooks. With standout songs such as Love Lockdown, Heartless and Paranoid, it helped redefine the sound of mainstream hip hop and contemporary R&B, opening the door for a more vulnerable, melodic generation of artists. It remains one of West’s most important and divisive works.
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Artist: Kanye WestLabel: Roc-A-Fella Records – B0012198-01Format: LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, StereoUnits: 2Country: USReleased: 2014Genre: Hip Hop & RnB
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A1 Say You Will
A2 Welcome To Heartbreak
A3 Heartless
B1 Amazing
B2 Love Lockdown
B3 Paranoid
C1 Robocop
C2 Street Lights
C3 Bad News
D1 See You In My Nightmares
D2 Coldest Winter
D3 Pinocchio Story (Freestyle Live From Singapore)
CD-1 Say You Will
CD-2 Welcome To Heartbreak
CD-3 Heartless
CD-4 Amazing
CD-5 Love Lockdown
CD-6 Paranoid
CD-7 RoboCop
CD-8 Street Lights
CD-9 Bad News
CD-10 See You In My Nightmares
CD-11 Coldest Winter
CD-12 Pinocchio Story (Freestyle Live From Singapore)