My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

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Pazz & Jop 2010: Albums – All Votes". The Village Voice. December 17, 2010. Archived from the original on December 17, 2010 . Retrieved September 24, 2020. Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) – The 10 Best Rap Albums of The Last 5 Years". Complex. October 7, 2013. Archived from the original on October 10, 2013 . Retrieved August 15, 2019. Top 100 Urban Albums 2015". ARIA Charts. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019 . Retrieved September 18, 2019. Contains samples of the Mojo Men recording "She's My Baby." Produced under license from Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. Written by Sylvester Stewart, published by Clears Music, Inc. (BMI). All Rights Reserved. Contains samples of the Tony Joe White recording "Stud-Spider." Produced under license from Warner Bros. Records Inc. by arrangement with Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. Written by T. White, published by Combine Music Corp. (BMI). Contains portions of "Iron Man," written by T. Butler, A. Iommi, J. Osbourne and W.T. Ward, published by Essex Music International.

During the album's marketing, West released free songs through his weekly GOOD Fridays series, as well as four singles, including " Power" and " All of the Lights", with all of them becoming top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. West also released an accompanying musical short film, Runaway (2010). The album was an immediate and widespread critical success and was listed as the best album of 2010 in many publications' year-end lists. It was awarded Best Rap Album at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, alongside winning CD of the Year at the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards. Contains portions of "Soul Makossa," written by M. DiBango and published by Universal Musica Inc. (ASCAP) o/b/o Universal Publishing SAS (SACEM). Contains a sample of the recording "Think (About It)" as performed by Lyn Collins. Courtesy of Polydor Records under license from universal Music Enterprises. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Written by James Brown, published by Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI). Contains samples of "The Woods" performed by Bon Iver, used courtesy of Jagjaguwar, Inc. Written by Justin Vernon, published by April Base Publishing (ASCAP). All rights administered by Chrysalis Music (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved. Contains samples of "Comment No. 1" performed by Gil Scott-Heron, used courtesy of Flying Dutchman. Written by Gil Scott-Heron, published by Brouhaha Music (ASCAP).a b c d e f g Powers, Ann (November 23, 2010). Review: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved on July 23, 2019.

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The 100 best albums of the 21st century". The Guardian. September 13, 2019. Archived from the original on September 13, 2019 . Retrieved September 14, 2019. Aswad, Jem (July 28, 2021). "Kanye West's Best Unreleased Albums". Variety. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021 . Retrieved October 28, 2022. Ziegbe, Mawuse; Calloway, Sway (October 23, 2010). "Kanye West Calls 'Runaway' A Reflection of His Entire Life". MTV News. Archived from the original on October 25, 2010 . Retrieved October 23, 2010.

Top Canadian Albums Year-End 2011". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 18, 2019 . Retrieved August 15, 2019. Recorded by Andrew Dawson, Anthony Kilhoffer & Mike Dean for Dean's List Productions at Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI and Noah Goldstein at Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA and Platinum Sound Recording, NYC. a b Caramanica, Jon (November 17, 2010). "Kanye West, Still Unfiltered, on Eve of Fifth Album". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017 . Retrieved November 17, 2010.My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, while reaching the top 10 in five other countries, including also topping the Canadian Albums Chart. It eventually registered a triple platinum certification in the United States from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), alongside sales certifications in a few other territories. Widely considered West's best album, it is ranked in several curated lists as the best album of the 2010s and among the greatest of all time. Markman, Rob (August 19, 2014). "Kanye West Told Statik Selektah 'Jazz Was Dead,' So He Went And Made A Jazz Album". MTV News. Archived from the original on May 18, 2019 . Retrieved May 18, 2019. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was conceived during Kanye West's self-imposed exile in Oahu, Hawaii, at Avex Recording Studio in 2009, following a period of public-image controversy. Around a year previously, he had held recording sessions at the studio for his previous album 808s & Heartbreak (2008). [2] [3] West said that fatigue from overworking led to his controversial outburst after Taylor Swift was awarded Best Female Video at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. He was disgusted with the ensuing media response, which led to a brief hiatus from recording. [2] Kanye West and Lady Gaga 'Fame Kills' Tour Canceled". Rolling Stone. October 1, 2009. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011 . Retrieved February 23, 2011.