808s & Heartbreak
by Kanye West
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1156 Ratings

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  1. ElChaleman
    Sep 4, 2023
    9
    Say you will nos presenta la primera cancion del album, con estrofas de 3 minutos e instrumentales que satisfacen a cualquier amante de la musica, una cancion que habla de las promesas dadas y de la descepcion que nos trae eso. Es una cancion que no se escuchara muy seguido pero da en el blanco en su forma de expresar (7/10)

    Welcome to the heartbrake nos muestra un poco de la    Say you will nos presenta la primera cancion del album, con estrofas de 3 minutos e instrumentales que satisfacen a cualquier amante de la musica, una cancion que habla de las promesas dadas y de la descepcion que nos trae eso. Es una cancion que no se escuchara muy seguido pero da en el blanco en su forma de expresar (7/10)

    Welcome to the heartbrake nos muestra un poco de la excepcional vida de kane, quien lo consiguio todo, pero a la vez nada, tiene todo lo que alguna vez soño, pero no aquello que necesita, con una demasiado buena colboracion de Kid Cudi (9/10)

    Heartless es el tema principal de kanye en el disco, la cual nos da la perspectiva de una relacion toxica que es hablada por diferentes grupos en donde en la mitad de la cancion kanye decide separarse y no conitnuar con el problema que es la realcion toxica y problematica de los dos (10/10)

    Amazing es la rola que dedica kanye para kanye punto, que se callen todos porque el lo es todo y no va a cambiar (10/10)

    Love lockdown nos habla de como es estar con alguien con quien no estas seguro de tus sentimientos al punto que terminas perdiento y guardando el amor que alguna vez quisiste dar, guardando el secreto de la mentira bajo llave, una hermosa cancion que habla del amor que queremos dar y no podemos (10/10)

    Paranoid: Dioos me gusta la loca la cancion (9/10)

    RoboCop es una cancion divertida que sigue hablando de su relacion en este disco, la cual es una de toxicidad y control exesivo el cual trata con referencias a peliculas y un tono muy loverboy de parte de kanye, muy cagada pues (8/10)

    Street lights habla de como la vida son solo momentos, que pasan como luces en carretera, la cual no conocemos el destino, pero tomamos el camino sin guia, es absolutamente hermosa y se lleva una parte de mi con ella (10/10)

    Bad news nos explica como engañaron a mi niño pipipipi, tiene buena parte instrumental (7/10)

    See you in my nightmares esta hecha para tirarle a la morra que te rompio el corazon, dile REY, dile que ya no te importa y largate con tu luz guapo (9/10)

    Coldest winter es la cancion donde la extraña, buena instrumental pero me queda corta con lo que quiere expresar (6/10)

    Y por ultimo Pinocchio story, que nos habla de como la famale ha afectado, a tal punto de no sentirse real, con la cancion hecha en un escenario en vivo nos da la perspectiva correcta de lo que nos dice, realmente Heartbreaking (9/10)

    En general es un disco muy bueno pero definitivamente no uno de los mejores de kanye (8.6/10 promediado)    … Expand
  2. somaontv
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    Definitely did not like this album the first time i listened too it but after listening too it a few more times i really warmed up too it my favorite track off of the album is Love Lockdown
  3. Geeksreview
    Jun 24, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I recently lost my grandma thees songs it sounds cringe ik but i can realy relate to kanye in a way anyways this puts you in the feels and this revouloutionized hip hop.… Expand
  4. Skeledon
    May 22, 2023
    10
    A classic very influential emo album, I love everything about it. Favorite song: Coldest Winter
  5. Blonisco
    Jan 26, 2023
    7
    好吧我承认我真的不太喜欢这专……凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数
  6. tombradygoat
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    overrated as **** Below-mid album that gets recognition just from kanye stans.
  7. hiphopplatinum
    Oct 2, 2022
    8
    another great and classic album and even though the album is a massive change for Kanye's style he almost perfects it again with a few mishaps though
  8. Joffnatic
    Jun 28, 2022
    9
    A near perfect piece of pure art. This is Kanye's most emotional and honest album, and describes his position at the lowest point of his career personally. This is one of the few albums I haven't been able to pull myself from crying. There's something about songs like Street Lights and Coldest Winter which makes me feel like everything that's going downhill in Ye's life is going wrong inA near perfect piece of pure art. This is Kanye's most emotional and honest album, and describes his position at the lowest point of his career personally. This is one of the few albums I haven't been able to pull myself from crying. There's something about songs like Street Lights and Coldest Winter which makes me feel like everything that's going downhill in Ye's life is going wrong in my life as well. The only song I dislike from this album is Paranoid, which is funny because it seems to be everyone's favourite song off the album. I personally don't enjoy it, however. The album is truly heartbreaking but also hauntingly beautiful...
    My favorite songs Say You Will, Welcome To Heartbreak, Heartless, Amazing, RoboCop, Street Lights, Bad News, Coldest Winter and Pinocchio Story.    … Expand
  9. jake47jake
    May 17, 2022
    9
    This was a great album. It is influential and enjoyable to listen to but the best part is it is a memorable stamp on Kanye's career

    Best songs- Say you will, heartless, amazing, Love Lockdown, street lights, Pinocchio story
  10. JamesJennings
    May 3, 2022
    7
    My least favorite Kanye album gets as high as a 7, that's a testament to how talented he is. Nothing really wrong with this album, just doesn't suit my taste much. If you like autotune and moody music, this is totally for you.
  11. Kdy_0503
    Apr 14, 2022
    10
    Many said when this album first came out, that it was the start of absolute RUIN for music in general. Auto-tune was a distaste to many, individuals critiqued the album and called it one of Kanye’s worst.

    Yet who knew that it would inspire a whole new generation of artists from all genres? This album itself brought about many flourishing aspects within the colorful world of music. The    Many said when this album first came out, that it was the start of absolute RUIN for music in general. Auto-tune was a distaste to many, individuals critiqued the album and called it one of Kanye’s worst.

    Yet who knew that it would inspire a whole new generation of artists from all genres? This album itself brought about many flourishing aspects within the colorful world of music. The appreciation this album had at first was little to zero. Yet if you look closely, people on this event website state that this will change the world of music forever. And that’s exactly what it did.

    From artists like Lil Uzi Vert, to Juice World. This album inspired MANY individuals of yesterday’s youth. The messages from each and every song were hard to decipher at first. But this display of wondrous emotions riddled with sadness and depression, depict a beautiful painting of an album. Songs like “Bad News”, “Heartless”, and “Love Lockdown” are true testaments towards the art of melodic hip-hop, expressive lyrical creations, and what was occurring within the mind of a genius known as Kanye West.

    Hopefully, those who gave this album a rather distasteful review back in 08’, managed to see what this album truly was years later. That’s what’s happened to a lot of individuals.

    Hate it or not, 808’s And Heartbreaks has managed to change the musical landscape forever. Kanye West was ahead of the game. The problem was, we were trailing behind.

    But it seems as though nowadays people are finally beginning to perceive this piece of musical art for what it truly is. In all of its greatness.    … Expand
  12. narolo
    Mar 30, 2022
    7
    goodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgood
  13. garfield7081
    Mar 25, 2022
    6
    one of kanye's weaker albums, each song is really hit or miss.

    best song: see you in my nightmares

    worst song: pinocchio story
  14. F4lC0N_
    Dec 24, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esse álbum mudou minha vida e minha visão da música. As Batidas de 808 encontradas em Say You Will, Além de Robocop(Minha Favorita), Heartless, Love Lockdown, Bad news, Coldest Winter dentre outras. Nada a reclamar.… Expand
  15. AdlerOkonma
    Nov 25, 2021
    10
    This album literally saved my life, it's so emotional and melodic, one of the best works by Ye.

    FAV TRACKS: Welcome to Heartbreak (ft. Kid Cudi), RoboCop, Bad News, Coldest Winter
  16. Ppmucha
    Oct 12, 2021
    9
    THEE MOST INFLUENTIAL ALBUM OF ALL TIME. I don’t get how people think this album is mid the album created current rap/hip hop and tracks like paranoid, love lockdown, heartless, welcome to heartbreak, and street lights are amazing songs, all S tier yeezy in my opinion
  17. A_Normal_Bush
    Sep 22, 2021
    10
    My favorite album of Kanye's and one of my favorite albums of all time.
    It's just brilliant; there's nothing else to say... but I'll try.
    A few months ago, I decided to give this album another shot. it was previously one of my least favorite albums of all time, but I always thought I should give it another shot. Well, I did and I was completely immersed into the world of the album,    My favorite album of Kanye's and one of my favorite albums of all time.
    It's just brilliant; there's nothing else to say... but I'll try.

    A few months ago, I decided to give this album another shot. it was previously one of my least favorite albums of all time, but I always thought I should give it another shot. Well, I did and I was completely immersed into the world of the album, listening to it practically every moment I was awake. There's not one skip on it; even the worst songs on the album are truly amazing.

    Not only is it a brilliant dive into Kanye's mind at the time, but it's one of the most influential albums of modern times, if not ever, influencing hip hop to this day.

    I previously gave this album a 1, before listening to it again and discovering its greatness. I decided to leave the review here to remind me how drastically tastes and opinions can change in the span of just a year.
    Here's the review:

    This album is one Kanye's worst albums. I love Heartless. I was once addicted to the song and listened to it several times a day. Even now, I go back to Heartless at least a few times a week. Again, I love Heartless, but Heartless is the only song on this album that I like, and the only reason why I didn't give this album a 0. I hate every other song on the album.
    Maybe I have to give this album another chance, but at least for now, this album's a 1.    … Expand
  18. ASAVGUY
    Sep 19, 2021
    10
    this album legit is a masterpiece. influenced a generation of music too. The Vibe ye creates is something you can only get while listening to the album.
  19. carisio
    Sep 8, 2021
    8
    my comfort album, i love this. Underrated imo but i can see why ppl dont like this so much. We cant forgot that 808 was probably the most influent album of the past decade, abusing the autotune
  20. Fra101
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    It's such a boring album! That's all, just boring, nothing special. Sorry...
  21. monkeeh
    Jul 26, 2021
    7
    808's is Kanye's most important album in my opinion. Although I believe a few of the songs miss really hard like Amazing, personally I really liked it. This was Kanye's therapy project in a time where his mental health was at risk and what he provided was a different singing, autotune orientated project that inspired a lot of artist that thrive today like Lil Uzi Vert and Juice WRLD. Songs808's is Kanye's most important album in my opinion. Although I believe a few of the songs miss really hard like Amazing, personally I really liked it. This was Kanye's therapy project in a time where his mental health was at risk and what he provided was a different singing, autotune orientated project that inspired a lot of artist that thrive today like Lil Uzi Vert and Juice WRLD. Songs like Heartless and Welcome To Heartbreak present this versatility Kanye has that no one had seen before which partly was at fault for its poor reception at first and how it grew on people over time. In conclusion, although not the perfect project, it was a really fun and emotionally hitting journey and should not be disregarded as one of Kanye's worst.… Expand
  22. Wowisawow
    Apr 16, 2021
    6
    I don't really like this album that much. It's just not my style. But I can respect that it's shaped this decade's music for the good
  23. Hendo250
    Apr 6, 2021
    8
    this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8
  24. clem666
    Mar 30, 2021
    6
    Only a year after the great 'Graduation' Kanye goes back to work to produce '808s Heartbreak' which totally varies by its style, the themes adressed and its structure. No doubt that the overly famous 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' already was in gestation as it was meant to come out two years later.

    As its title suggests this project significantly gravitate around the concepts of    Only a year after the great 'Graduation' Kanye goes back to work to produce '808s Heartbreak' which totally varies by its style, the themes adressed and its structure. No doubt that the overly famous 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' already was in gestation as it was meant to come out two years later.

    As its title suggests this project significantly gravitate around the concepts of love, rupture and loss. Anyway Kanye surprisingly made the choice to rap and sing less in order to let even more place to the music itself. This choice make the production appear to the fore. And this one is particular as it often sounds repetitive, overly simple and sometimes looking effortless. The first track 'Say You Will' is a perfect example as it simply consists in 6 minutes of the same repetitive monotone beat. And it goes the same way for the second half on 'Bad News'. If it can contribute to the charm of the project it surely also makes it seem more shallow and superficial than it is as it underlines Kanye's lack of artistic and content ideas. It reduces this album replayability. The track 'Robocop' is really weird as I find its production both deep and original and dull with its robotic useless repetitve sounds. 'Pinocchio Story' also made me cring a bit. What idea is this to put a 6 minute-long live track as outro of such an album ?

    The presence of Kid Cudi is a miracle since him and Kanye are meant to work in duo in order to craft some of the most powerful songs and albums (like 'Kids See Ghosts' to only cite one). Their symbiosis is truly impressive. Excepted him the other guests also bring more versatility to the whole content and deliver some interesting verses.    … Expand
  25. The-X-Territory
    Mar 8, 2021
    7
    Whilst I understand what Kanye was doing here, this album just doesn't appeal to me as much as his previous 3 do. It's definitely not bad, it just doesn't reach the greatness of his education themed albums.
  26. Wrong_Opinions
    Jan 4, 2021
    8
    This album proves that Kanye can make a great album without rapping most the time on every track
  27. enkhilada
    Dec 2, 2020
    7
    When a young heartbroken rap star tries to write a sentimental pop album 808's and heartbreak is what you get. Even if the lyrics and beat seem simple or repetitive and the autotune is overused it all contributes to the mood of the project. This is far from Kanye's best but I still enjoyed it a lot.
  28. Lleay
    Nov 24, 2020
    8
    This is a very interesting and a cool effort of Kanye into pop. But due to the repetitive nature of the album, it felt like it went on and on. You can see this in the opening track. The album is great production wise but I prefer Kanye's albums that are closer to the hip-hop side.
  29. MikeMulaney
    Nov 19, 2020
    1
    Generic music, nothing special, typical Kanye egomania top to bottom, not worth the time.
  30. Lamerson19
    Nov 10, 2020
    3
    This album goes from solid and understandable, to unlistenable. I understand the influence that this album had on modern day R&B and rap, however this album features songs that totally butcher the type of music he is going for. The autotune can be borderline painful at times, and this features some of his most shallow lyrics and ideas. There are songs that I find enjoyable, however theThis album goes from solid and understandable, to unlistenable. I understand the influence that this album had on modern day R&B and rap, however this album features songs that totally butcher the type of music he is going for. The autotune can be borderline painful at times, and this features some of his most shallow lyrics and ideas. There are songs that I find enjoyable, however the absolute sound trash definitely outweighs the good, this is my personal least favorite Kanye album and I have nothing else to sat.… Expand
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#6 Most Discussed Album of 2008
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75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. Sputnikmusic
    70
    Kanye West’s fourth album 808s and Heartbreak follows the crowd rather than leads it. Where he steps, the footprints of T-Pain are readily visible. His use of auto-tune throughout the album is heavy, and in songs like Heartless and Love Lockdown its use is appealing.
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  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    The resounding verdict is that it’s a surprising, but bold and brave progression from last year’s confused "Graduation."
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  3. Observer Music Monthly
    80
    It might seem harsh but let's hope he doesn't find too much happiness in the meantime. Loneliness is proving quite the muse.
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