808s & Heartbreak

by Kanye West

808s & Heartbreak cover art

Processed through Auto-Tune and the Roland TR-808 drum machine, this album was a radical departure for Kanye West. Dealing with the death of his mother and a broken engagement, it is stark, cold, and emotionally raw. It heavily influenced the next decade of hip-hop and R&B.

Genres

  • Electropop
  • Synthpop
  • Contemporary R&B

Tracklist

  1. Say You Will
  2. Welcome To Heartbreak
  3. Heartless
  4. Amazing
  5. Love Lockdown
  6. Paranoid
  7. RoboCop
  8. Street Lights
  9. Bad News
  10. See You In My Nightmares
  11. Coldest Winter
  12. Pinocchio Story