

kanye, unlike popularly believed in hip-hop circles, was not the only one to make proper use of this humble and dated instrument, the list is endless. The roland tr-eight-oh-eight rhythm composer, commonly known as simply, an 808, is a drum machine manufactured by the roland corporation between nineteen-eighty and nineteen-eighty-three.ĭespite a few early adopters, the drum never really took on and was discontinued shortly.

how does the newly coronated hip-hop maestro abandon everything that made him who he was, leaving a sparse amount of samples as to the usual ton or so? he blamed himself for his mother's death, and then begun the then thirty-one-year-old west's foray into fantasy, while also running away from the fantasy land of graduationĮight-oh-eights and heartbreak is a rare abomination in west's discography: its sound may not be universally appealing, but its real strength lies in how unintentionally innovative it was. West was changing hip-hop step by step he was considered the coolest man on earth and at his emotional prime during the rollout of graduation, which is by far not his best album, but the most well regarded by mainstream standards.īut it all came crashing down, when the "only one who perpetually stood by him" suddenly faded away.
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late registration brought in some extra spice to west's sample chops courtesy of jon brion and orchestral compositions were snugly fit into west's existing aesthetic of lighthearted rap that appealed to the everyday man. The ambition wasn't exactly present here. Nooo kanye dont become pinnochio then i cant boop your snoot 🥺🌸Īll it took was phil collins' famed drum machine, 3 weeks, a much neglected vocal effect that was supposedly set out to ruin music like synthesizers in the seventies, and hip-hop's new lord and savior, albeit in a somber mood resulting from the end of his engagement and his beloved mother's unfortunate demise. Music was better when Freddie Mercury was hitting notes.
