dark-twisted-fantasy

No. 2: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is Kanye’s true artistic masterpiece. There is no other way to put it. This album solidified his spot as one of the most important figures in all of music for decades to come. It showed the entire world there was true genius under Kanye West’s bigger-than-life persona.

From the very first track it becomes clear that MBDTF is a revolutionary album. The album manages to be grand and experimental, while simultaneously being catchy and mainstream. What makes My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy so amazing is that it immerses you in Kanye’s mind. It blends the darkness of 808s with the polish of Graduation and adds an element of grandeur to it all. With straight up bangers like “Monster”, to reflective and experimental tracks like “Runaway,” MBDTF manages to paint a detailed portrait of Kanye. He takes simple musical concepts like the opening piano melody on “Runaway” and expands them into full fledged songs.  There isn’t a single track on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy that is under four minutes long, but each track feels so well executed that each song feels just the right length.

This album will probably be remembered for generations to come. It will define what rap excellence in the 2000s sounded like, and it deserves that crown.