#71 Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West went into seclusion and considered quitting music all together after his very public storming of the VMA stage in 2009. Instead he regrouped in Hawaii and painstakingly recorded a comeback record in My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The boys discuss larger than life egos, vulnerability in hip-hop, and the maximalist approach to production.Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.comListen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2i3Mqq4fmxSgTs7DrmMQ60?si=d1f730db012f4cc1Listen to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy here:https://open.spotify.com/album/20r762YmB5HeofjMCiPMLv?si=AsMARplWTUi2OFQOwHT35QIntro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly CrushersOutro music: After the Afterlife by MEGAFollow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at homeFollow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaintsCheck out the Merch StoreNext week's album: The Mars Volta - Deloused in the Comatorium

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