
At first, I didn't really care to hear any of this new material... It was just not on my list... Then, I heard all of Love Lockdown and I really didn't like the song (still don't). After a week or so, I heard Heartless and was completely blown away... I really liked the vibe of it and even though I was not too fond of the first single, I liked that neither of these songs had a typical subject matter. Fast forward to the albums release. I have heard the worst things imaginable about this album and I couldn't believe it.. NO ONE LIKED IT! I, being me, casually played the friend role and went along with the comments.
NOW... My thoughts on this new venture:
Kanye West has changed. College Dropout saw backpack, soul-sampled, really cool outta college Kanye. Late Registration showed a man that was getting adjusted to fame and telling his story in the limelight. Graduation, in my opinion, had a more GRADUATED feel to it. It was music for the man that was evolving... Ladies and gentlemen... He's evolved. I think that you will only like 808's and Heartbreak if you get it. You have to understand that this collection of music, done in this fashion, is Kanye West EVOLVING and trying new things. We, especially me, cry and beg for something new and groundbreaking. We always want "outside the box" but can't really take in the informal because it IS outside the box. I think autotune is, "eh... whatever," like everyone else. The thing that I think makes it acceptable in this case is that KANYE ISN'T A WONDERFUL SINGER but he sounds okay, in my opinion, with this tool. I say the album is dope. It takes balls to put this out. This isn't hip hop and definitely isn't Chi-town's finest back in 04. Give it a shot... It's something new. Welcome to 09!