vocals by Alvin Fields, Kenneth Lewis, John Legend, Tony Williams, Ryan Leslie, The-Dream & Charlie Wilson Rihanna, Elly Jackson, Kid Cudi, Fergie, Drake, Alicia Keys & Elton John) add. vocals by Alvin Fields & Kenneth LewisĪll Of The Lights (feat. It went on to receive the Grammy for Best Rap Album in 2012.ġ0 years later, there's a lot to be said about what this album did for Kanye and where it sits in his career.ĭark Fantasy (feat. It quickly debuted atop the Billboard 200 the following week and floored critics receiving rave reviews for what can be argued as his magnum opus. He then dropped a 35 minute film 'Runaway' to accompany the album which included most songs off the project. Fridays' with songs from these studio sessions dropping every week in anticipation of the project's drop. A Complex article detailing the creation process can be found here. The culmination of self-imposed exile in Hawaii months after the infamous VMA incident, Kanye enlisted the help of a star-studded 'Rap Camp' including the likes of Jay-Z, Beyonce, RZA, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, Pusha T, Kid Cudi, among others. Visit megaphone.On this day in 2010, Kanye drops My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

You can also watch this podcast in video form over on our YouTube channel. If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community. In this episode, we pick apart Kanye's epic opening track to show how he uses a collage of samples and references to provide foundation for the album's narrative.

But before he enters that hellish realm, the character first needs to be introduced-which is where Dark Fantasy comes in. On his most critically appraised album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, we see Kanye West escape into a fantasy world.

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