The nicely-mixed beat immediately gives the song a powerful melody. The track starts with a clap from Continent Number 6’s “Afromerica” and a lively King Crimson sample of “21st Century Schizoid Man”. “Power” was the first song to be put on wax from the album. I never thought I’d say this, but I think Kanye West just outshined Raekwon The Chef.įeaturing Dwele Produced by Kanye West, Jeff Bhasker, Mike Dean, & S1 Kanye goes off for the next three verses before Rae gets his chance on the mic. “Is Hip-Hop just a euphemism for a new religion, the soul music of the slave that the youth is missing, but this is more than just my road to redemption, Malcolm West had the whole nation standing at attention” Kanye is not known for his lyrical abilities, but he drops heat on his second verse: The rhythm of this track builds with an electric guitar and Kid Cudi laying down the chorus. This is a perfect way to start the album.įeaturing Kid Cudi & Raekwon Produced by Kanye West, No. RZA was one of Kayne’s inspirations and this beat definitely shows it. The chorus has a real choir-like tone and it sounds as if it’s going to be an interlude, but (I’d imagine) RZA drops a heavy beat with drums and keys that are reminiscent of the early Wu days. The music comes thirty seconds in with a Mike Oldfield sample of “In High Places”. Kanye starts the album with a small skit that sounds like it came from a different century. Narrated by Nicki Minaj Produced by RZA, Kanye West, & No I.D. If that was only a preview of what Kanye had in store, then My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy should be ground breaking. Kanye has collaborated with legendary icons such as Pete Rock, RZA, Q-Tip and several more. However, nothing has come close to topping G.O.O.D. Since then, there has been Monster Mondays, Wu-Wednesdays, and probably several other free download schemes. This resulted from Kanye’s weekly drops of his G.O.O.D. No matter what the album was going to be called, it has been the most hyped record for the last couples of months. I’m not sure if this had something to do with Roc-A-Fella records or if Kanye just felt it was time to finally let go of the school series. The name was changed from Good Ass Job to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Kanye West returns with his fifth release in nearly seven years.

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