Undeniably his most influential album. Arguably the birth of auto-tune lyrics. This album was heavily influenced by the death of Kanye's mother, Donda West. Aswell as his breakup with his fiancée at the time, Alexis Phifer.
That being said this album is more then an innovation, it covers topics of love, heartbreak, and betrayal.
Tracks like heartless cut deep with lyrics such as "He lost his soul to a woman so heartless How could you be so heartless? Oh, how could you be so ... read more
Edit: 100 -> 95, its not quite perfect but i do think its damn close
only reason you should dislike this album is if you cant do long albums. this shit is consistently great throughout
Favorite Songs:
Come to Life, Keep My Spirit Alive, Off The Grid, No Child Left Behind
Worst Song: Tell The Vision (technically a interlude i think but whatever)
(Rating 90 -> 75 -> 70, after this review i stopped listening to the album as much and revisiting the tracks they didnt hit like they did when i first reviewed it. as such im bumping it down.)
Original Review:
After hearing this when it came out in 2023 and thinking it was somewhat forgettable, I fell out with hyperpop (this album isnt hyperpop but midwxst is a hyperpop artist), after recently getting back into it I remembered midwxst, I decided one night to throw on this on and just ... read more