808s & Heartbreaks turns 15: How the most influential album was made in just 3 weeks
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Kanye was just months away from releasing his debut album, “The College Dropout”, when he spoke to MTV in 2003 about his plans for his next three albums.
“I’m calling the next one Late Registration.” “I’ve got this song “Hey Mama” I did three years ago that I’m saving for that one. Then my third album is going to be called Graduation. And the fourth is Good-Ass Job.”
He released “Late Registration” in 2005 and “Graduation” in 2007, but the quadrilogy was never completed.
In 2010, Kanye dropped “Good Ass Job” as the title of his fifth album.
He announced plans in 2018 for a joint album with Chance The Rapper, but the project fell through.
“My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” turns 13: Imma let you finish, but Kanye West had the greatest comeback of all-time!
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It was the 2009 MTV VMAs, a night to honor music. The night was filled with incredible performances from Lady Gaga, Janet Jackson, Pink, and more, but by the end of the night, it was all about one man.
Kanye showed up to the awards with his then-model girlfriend, Amber Rose, a new haircut and a Hennessy bottle in his hand. From the looks of it, something was bound to happen.