Kanye West: “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”

Album name: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Artist name: Kanye West Genre: Rap Released: November 22, 2010 Label: Roc-A-Fella/Def-Jam ZME Rating: 9.5/10 Website: kanyewest.com I remember when OutKast’s Speakerboxxx/The Love Below came out. It was the album that convinced me OutKast could fucking do anything. They were incapable of committing mistakes. OK, the album was too long (mainly The Love Below, of course), but “Hey Ya!” is, like, the greatest thing ever. Then something happened:…

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New Music Monday: 26 May

Ah, sadly this is one of those really scarce weeks, both in number of releases and in value, not that we’d like to upset any of this weeks featured artists. Not by a long shot; there’s still a few records that are more then worth your humble consideration. First up is the legendary singer/songwriter John Hiatt and his latest addition to his already huge discography, “Same Old Man,” proving although he’s well past his glory…

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