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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Hip-Hop · 2010 · 14 tracks · 1h 43m

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Ye

A maximalist hip-hop symphony of brass, choirs, and distorted soul. Opulent, vulnerable, and deeply cinematic, it captures the high-stakes cost of the American Dream.

November 19, 2010 · Roc-A-Fella Records

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A decadent, high-stakes collision of ego-driven triumph and soul-crushing vulnerability.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 1h 43m
01
Dark Fantasy
4:41
01
Runway (film) (album version, edited)
34:27
02
Gorgeous
5:58
03
Power
4:52
04
All of the Lights (interlude)
1:02
05
All of the Lights
5:00
06
Monster
6:19
07
So Appalled
6:38
08
Devil in a New Dress
5:52
09
Runaway
9:08
10
Hell of a Life
5:28
11
Blame Game
7:50
12
Lost in the World
4:17
13
Who Will Survive in America
1:38
Moments Worth Listening For
The three-minute vocoder solo at the end of Runaway where the voice dissolves into pure, distorted texture.
The sudden, explosive transition from the delicate piano interlude into the brass-heavy fanfare of All of the Lights.
The King Crimson sample on Power that transforms a classic rock hook into a menacing, tribal hip-hop anthem.
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How does My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy sound next to the rest of Ye's catalogue?

Maximalist+2.1σ

The production is built around maximalist than this artist usually allows.

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