My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
by Kanye West
  • Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Nov 22, 2010
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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 3765 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 3,245 out of 3765
  2. Mixed: 72 out of 3765
  3. Negative: 448 out of 3765
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  1. Manucci555
    Aug 18, 2023
    1
    There's nothing special about it production wise, and its full of creepy lyrics and expletives. The music video for "power" may be pleasing to the eyes but it also comes off as extremely pretentious and I found the addition of the sample from In The Court of The Crimson King ("Twenty first century schizoid man!") to be very strange. After this raucous and ego-driven track we then in aThere's nothing special about it production wise, and its full of creepy lyrics and expletives. The music video for "power" may be pleasing to the eyes but it also comes off as extremely pretentious and I found the addition of the sample from In The Court of The Crimson King ("Twenty first century schizoid man!") to be very strange. After this raucous and ego-driven track we then in a bipolar manner switch to an instrumental thats melodically pleasing using pianos and I believe a cello.

    The next track is just a hype track using the same instrumental of the previous track in the beginning. The entire album is just more urban jungle music and seems pretty boring to me.    … Expand
  2. uquqa
    Mar 2, 2023
    0
    One of the best hip-hop albums of the decade. Starting with Dark Fantasy, probably best opening track in Kanye's discography going through masterpieces like Gorgeous, Power, Devil in a New Dress to emotional tracks like Runaway and Lost in the World its surely TOP10 Albums of all time. Very catchy, melodic thanks to amazing production and its story with amazing lyrics. Absolutely amazingOne of the best hip-hop albums of the decade. Starting with Dark Fantasy, probably best opening track in Kanye's discography going through masterpieces like Gorgeous, Power, Devil in a New Dress to emotional tracks like Runaway and Lost in the World its surely TOP10 Albums of all time. Very catchy, melodic thanks to amazing production and its story with amazing lyrics. Absolutely amazing and must-listen. 10/10… Expand
  3. freddiegibbsfan
    Apr 5, 2022
    0
    kanye sucks, how dare he insult my queen taylor swift. this album sucks, runaway is one of the worst songs of all time.
  4. pablovj
    Mar 19, 2022
    0
    Muuuuuuuuuuuuuuy malo este álbum no hay por donde cogerlo y da ascooooooooooo
  5. DequanJdfh
    Oct 31, 2021
    0
    This album is so overrated it’s hilarious. It’s proof music critics don’t know anything about what they’re talking about

    It has one OK song (you know the one) and the rest is corny. I’m cringing
  6. KoorvoAttanno
    Oct 20, 2021
    0
    Boring and monotonous. Album may only appeal to hip-hop fans. Kanye has more varied albums
  7. Yeezusmp3
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    This is not album of the year, this is album album of the life. Kanye West the **** goat
  8. tommcgoatald
    Jul 28, 2021
    0
    What the actual hell is the album and what importance does it show. One of biggest pet peeves is how many people actually claim this to be "the best rap album of all time" and Kanye is a lyrical messiah and A Good Shepard". Excuse me ….. why? The album is literally going on about how deranged and mentally ill he portrays himself and claims that his music is to heal the human mind and soul.What the actual hell is the album and what importance does it show. One of biggest pet peeves is how many people actually claim this to be "the best rap album of all time" and Kanye is a lyrical messiah and A Good Shepard". Excuse me ….. why? The album is literally going on about how deranged and mentally ill he portrays himself and claims that his music is to heal the human mind and soul. Well, I got news for you Mr. West, my wife divorced me and took all the kids and … my money because they were so in love with your male masculine propaganda of an album. I hope my wife doesn't go the extra mile my next child North or Psalm. You sickening me. Let this review sink in to your soul Mr. West, know that the devil doesn't actually have a new dress, instead wears baggy clothes, occasionally has a really nice red suit jacket and pants, and wants to have intercourse with a flamingo/human hybrid. You are that devil. This is really the music that has me in the deepest darkest stages of my life. You aren't the savior of my life, you are the destroyer of it. Your sins cannot be healed. You have to live with them.… Expand
  9. MikeMulaney
    Nov 19, 2020
    1
    Generic music, nothing special, typical Kanye egomania top to bottom, not worth the time.
  10. bushyforest
    Oct 23, 2020
    0
    The album brings nothing special, just another attempt to say something original without the power to follow through with it.
  11. JohnSnow41188
    Oct 2, 2020
    0
    Unoriginal work, it feels like Kanye was trying to hard but the results did not pay out.
  12. anapopescu
    Sep 13, 2020
    0
    Everyone keeps mentioning the Kanye West genius but I have yet to hear it, on this album or the rest of his body of work.
  13. itskarlnotcarl3
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Disgusting album. Every song sounds like trash except for Monster, only because Nicki is in it. I don’t know why he ever made music to begin with. He is totally irrelevant and a delusional Trump supporter.
  14. HUSAMO0_MO
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    The most overrated album od all time not surprised from the most overrated artist of all time pure tr**ash thanks god we have other artist like kendrick to clear our ears
  15. Shivanisingh
    Jul 25, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hate it
    Hate hate hate absolutely **** hate hate hate itttttttttttttttyy now what's left can't describe it how you are defines your work    … Expand
  16. maisieryn
    Jul 25, 2020
    0
    ngek dapat negative to e kasing negative ni kanye west towards taylor. clowns to the westttt
  17. canders00n
    Jul 25, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. keinesfalls ansprechend und auf jeden Fall cómo se dice..überbewertet, vllt wirds beim nächsten Mal besser !… Expand
  18. Spencer_steilde
    Jul 24, 2020
    0
    Trash. Kanye is a crazy person who has to cause drama. This album is boring and I found myself skipping over most of the tracks
  19. pullmeclxser
    Jul 24, 2020
    0
    bad, bad, please delete, mess, deserves to be deleted of every streaming platform
  20. CherryLipa
    Jul 24, 2020
    0
    I didn't like this a lot!!!!!!, I don't like this kind of music!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  21. Lhxzzgjd
    Jul 18, 2020
    0
    The unfinished sounding beats combined with the same neglect to the lyrics leaves this album lacking, true talent.
  22. sweeterman
    Jun 9, 2020
    0
    When I first heard this record I didn’t fully understand the hype behind this whole album, in my book his best was and still is TCD.I still don’t understand why publications like pitchfork give an album like this a perfect 10, I mean it’s nowhere near Ok Computer or To Pimp a butterfly it certainly hasn’t aged like fine wine like the aforementioned albums there.I would argue with OkWhen I first heard this record I didn’t fully understand the hype behind this whole album, in my book his best was and still is TCD.I still don’t understand why publications like pitchfork give an album like this a perfect 10, I mean it’s nowhere near Ok Computer or To Pimp a butterfly it certainly hasn’t aged like fine wine like the aforementioned albums there.I would argue with Ok Computer 20 years later the album is still as fresh and relevant with To Pimp a Butterfly even today there are elements and topics that when you go back to it you realize you haven’t found yet.Even at the moment of writing this review TPAB portrays a very vivid picture of our current climate in America without being too preachy.My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was ripe for the moment it was released and that’s that.

    Hint hint “Play” and “18” by Moby ripped off.    … Expand
  23. Miss-anthro
    May 22, 2020
    0
    Una completa cagada, ni siquiera se como está cosa sigue sacando música si todo lo que hace es una completa mierda
  24. cloudmaker
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Kanye's magnum opus about a false reality. A 10/10 classic. Best album of the 2010s.
  25. 2333
    Feb 18, 2020
    0
    Score is not based on melody or weather females shake there ass in club to it or not I based it on not being real hiphop
  26. Ucifer
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    I guess kanye should stick with designing shoes and stop doing music
  27. gw90
    Jan 29, 2020
    0
    I would rather drag my balls through 10 miles of broken glass than listen to this album.
  28. Gillbert1984
    Jan 28, 2020
    0
    This is pure trash. When he will pay Moby for copyrights? When he will start to do music? This is worst than bieber's music.
  29. hejlenard
    Jan 28, 2020
    0
    Pure trash. I hate the sound of most of the songs here, i don't know maybe because we all have different type of music but this one's a trashy album. This should've never existed in the first place. Just pure trash, not even hating.
  30. Jpsmallz
    Jan 28, 2020
    2
    Was never a big kanye fan but decided to give this a chance and I'm still not a big kanye fan.
  31. Simonblaze
    Jan 28, 2020
    0
    Not a good hip hop album by any means. Simplistic rhymes and garbage production.
  32. Allen14
    Jan 28, 2020
    0
    Wack if they wanna be petty. We can be stupid petty. Let’s see how this goes
  33. Newbie0297
    Jan 28, 2020
    0
    Petty has to get matched with petty. Recent reviewers should hopefully know what I'm talking about
  34. Jasonyang0324
    Jan 28, 2020
    0
    Kanye the goat I love Kanye I love yeezy they are very very very very nice and I love Kim kardashian
  35. Dillweed2211
    Jan 28, 2020
    0
    Didn't like the album. Kinda sucked. Good beats, if you like banging your heads on a fridge. And auto tune is way to abundant.
  36. ExtraCritic
    Jan 27, 2020
    0
    Album sounded good for about a month. Same with most albums critics praise, but after a while, the hype dies down and you realize you got caught up. Can't stand it at the moment.
  37. nikola97
    Jan 25, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very Disappointing album, wish kanye would make good music again only listened to this because my brother would play it every day… Expand
  38. jeremy38
    Jan 24, 2020
    0
    Nous aussi on peut faire descendre la note totale bande de fdp ! Petites merdes
  39. ArkodeepSen
    Jan 24, 2020
    0
    Pure trash. This defines how not a rap album should be. After listening my ear are bleeding.
  40. grxxvy
    Jan 23, 2020
    0
    Damn this is so bad. Cant even begin to describe it. Revisited it after all those years but kanye sounds trash no matter what.
  41. Sermanson2002
    Jan 23, 2020
    0
    Parece ser que ahora se vota con poca puntuacion los albumes que creemos que nos lo merercen.
    Gracias fans de Kanye
  42. Tripleb71
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    Went back and listened to this and do not believe it has aged well. Not on par with earlier work.
  43. MroccoM
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst album i ever heard. Really corny lines throughout the album. Utterly just full of ....… Expand
  44. NedsonMelo
    Jan 22, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Power is the only track I liked. Esperava mais. Gringos vão se lascar, modafocas. Abraços.… Expand
  45. Saraf
    Jan 22, 2020
    1
    I don't wanna hear Kanye Talk, where at the bars?. The best past is Nicki Minaj
  46. Bodimodi
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    What is this. Sorry, but it very very bad. I think, so i want to play in basement and garage door openers to play in
  47. zhong
    Aug 31, 2019
    0
    i just can't stand it... the kanye 's art. IT'S hard for me to understand and fall in love so just peace and love
  48. FredWallace18
    Feb 26, 2015
    0
    How this man managed to pull the wool over so many peoples' eyes is anyone's guess. From the awkwardly-sampled stolen beats and riffs to the stuttered, a-rhythmic "rapping," this album is a mess. I recognize that rhyming is a bendable concept when it comes to popular music, but words do not rhyme with themselves and repeated phrases do not you Robert Frost make.

    West had trouble getting    How this man managed to pull the wool over so many peoples' eyes is anyone's guess. From the awkwardly-sampled stolen beats and riffs to the stuttered, a-rhythmic "rapping," this album is a mess. I recognize that rhyming is a bendable concept when it comes to popular music, but words do not rhyme with themselves and repeated phrases do not you Robert Frost make.

    West had trouble getting others to accept his rapping at first, and for good reason. I will admit that I am not a big fan of rap at all, but it has its place; Kanye doesn't seem to know that place. He passes off his jarring, conversational, I'm-trying-to-explain-philosophy-in-my-college-discussion-section-while-drunk voice as music and it just doesn't fly. Rap works when you're doing things with your voice not possible when singing. Kanye simply does things with his voice not pleasant either way.

    I can only hope that this overwhelming delusion the general public and so many reviewers seem to suffer from is a passing fad. I can only hope in 10 years we'll look back on this like many now do on Will Smith and say, "We listened to what?" I can only hope this isn't this generation's legacy.    … Expand
  49. itsGillogs
    Oct 20, 2014
    0
    This album was really nothing special. More of the same for Kanye, which sucks because I really thought he was one of the more revolutionary artists of our time. Oh well, at least he has some good old stuff.
  50. IGNsus
    Mar 26, 2014
    0
    All hype and no substance.

    That basically sums up what I think of this album and of the artist. Kanye West is a rapper who can't rap (can't even enunciate properly), a songwriter who doesn't write songs ("sampling" and using a stable of credited writers), a producer who uses auto tune to fix his garbage.

    You know an album is dreck when Pitchfork likes it.
  51. Takeda
    Jun 26, 2013
    0
    Guy is such a tool it's not even funny.
    He has no talent whatsoever.
    Seriously people if you think this is music or that this guy is anything more than a hip-hop hack, you're delusional.
  52. smokesouljah420
    Jul 14, 2012
    0
    how anyone can listen 2 this album blows my mind, this is total crap, i mean kanye west is not cool, listen 2 real music, not some loser christian rapper or rappers with kids, i mean these people don't know when to quit, i wish i metsomeone who listens to this crap, holy shot **** kanye is awful, with his cocaine smile, and moody behavior, spoiled brat, u ain't no thug
  53. Belmsher
    Aug 11, 2011
    3
    The singles are pretty acceptable but I still wonder about all the hype concerning the other tracks. Completely outrageous, terrible... The matter is not West's ego or his attention-seeking behaviour with his lyrics (alas, which are not even a bit intelligent like almost every critic praise)...not even about his wannabe-indie attitude... it's about his music, which is so avant-gardeThe singles are pretty acceptable but I still wonder about all the hype concerning the other tracks. Completely outrageous, terrible... The matter is not West's ego or his attention-seeking behaviour with his lyrics (alas, which are not even a bit intelligent like almost every critic praise)...not even about his wannabe-indie attitude... it's about his music, which is so avant-garde (??...well, yeah, according to some people) that my ears can barely listen to it. Lyrics: full of clichès, inconsistent, derogatory... It's a real mess and quite clearly the most over-rated thing of the year and maybe of the decade.… Expand
  54. Nimarpritdhammi
    May 2, 2011
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In a world where celebrities hide from the paparazzi and disguise their "pop" lifestyles in order to relate with their fans, Kanye West is really doing the opposite: His beautiful dark twisted fantasy about marrying a pornstar and divorcing her by the end of the night (Hell of a Life) doesn't really seem like a fantasy because for West it could very well happen - yet he manages to create a vibe that says otherwise, because his feelings as a sexual/normal individual (his Id) are always stronger than his boastfull self that knows of fame and fortune. That is what makes My Beautiful Dark Twisted..."Fan"tasty": Kanye West is able to portray his life as a public superstar figure honestly whilst still being a character that everybody can relate to. This is a skill Mr. West has had since the time he sang "wait til i get my money right" on Can't Tell Me Nothing although he already had enough of it: He walked in the shoes of a fan that might not, although he didn't step out of his own because wanting more money is a feeling that goes beyond numbers. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is a sonic collage of juxtapositions that aren't really juxtaposed because they interact with each other so well: West has the gift of making genre-less music that still holds some level of credibility in all of the genres it stems from: Having said that, this album (like most Kanye West albums with the exception of 808s & Heartbreak) is no less a hip hop album, in fact it's really as close if not closer to oldschool hiphop as it is to pop and rock. Not buying it? go listen to the hard hitting drums on Dark Fantasy which is a quarter of the album title. Twisted Fantasy is more hiphop than The College Dropout, yet it's so much more: The samples reach you in a way that rap usually can't even dream of, which is a surprise in that he uses samples that are quite unknown as opposed to the grandiose songs he would use on previous works (e.g. Diamonds are Forever - Shirley Bassey ). West's musical repertoire has definetly gotten bigger since then and now consists of much more than just adding drums and a baseline on his Akai Mpc 2000, although he at that exact time proved this by having score composer and multi instrumentalist Jon Brion co-produce the entire Late Registration. Common for both, but much more so on this album are the details that are small yet so significant. From Nicki Minaj giving her english accent over Mozart's Lacrimosa to Bon Iver's "at the mall there was a seance" over semi-dramatic violins, this is an album filled with layers that leave goose bumps on woman that have been lasered.… Expand
  55. ranmancarmel
    Feb 10, 2011
    0
    Ouch, my ears! Since when did stealing others' music and shouting at people qualify as creating? This is just another example of meglomania unchecked, a man surrounded by yes-men, the critics falling into that category as a whole. Give me some great Wyclef any day over this.
  56. Hoshuya
    Jan 31, 2011
    3
    Whenever I hear a new Kanye song on the radio the first thing I think is, wow, this is some surprisingly bad rapping for the radio. Then I think, oh it's Kanye, that's why. His flow is really weak, his rhythm is flabby and his rhymes are boring but for some reason people really like him. Another thing that hits me is how overcrowded the beats and production are. I'm in awe of producersWhenever I hear a new Kanye song on the radio the first thing I think is, wow, this is some surprisingly bad rapping for the radio. Then I think, oh it's Kanye, that's why. His flow is really weak, his rhythm is flabby and his rhymes are boring but for some reason people really like him. Another thing that hits me is how overcrowded the beats and production are. I'm in awe of producers that can make a beat swing hard with only a few elements. Kanye's heavy layering of samples without regard to whether or not they're doing something exciting rhythmically has an amateurish sound to me. Finally, the samples themselves bug. I think that if you're going to sample, i.e. borrow someone else's idea, you've got to either make it better than the original or put it into a new context that gives it an entirely new identity. "Stronger" is a good example of his failure there. The song is really more a cover than a sample of the Daft Punk original because it's a direct lift of the chorus, but Daft Punk's version is much more thrilling and danceable. Kanye just made it worse. Kanye is obviously a great music listener because he draws samples from a very broad array of genres. But generally when I hear the original song the sample came from I think it was better off without him. Saying all that MBDTF is probably the best yet from Kanye. If I heard it as a mixtape from some unknown guy on the street I'd probably think, this guy's got something. If he keeps working at it, starts paring down that production, sharpens up his rhythm he might have something interesting. But this isn't some unknown amateur. It's Kanye West, king of the charts and supreme darling of the critics. I just don't get it.… Expand
  57. Damion
    Jan 28, 2011
    0
    It is simply appalling that this man continues to be so over credited for producing nothing but crap time and again. West must be the most over-rated "artist" the world has ever seen, thus his humongous ego being based on people who somehow find something good in one of the most talentless artists to ever record. "Fantasy," just like everything else he has recorded, sounds exactly theIt is simply appalling that this man continues to be so over credited for producing nothing but crap time and again. West must be the most over-rated "artist" the world has ever seen, thus his humongous ego being based on people who somehow find something good in one of the most talentless artists to ever record. "Fantasy," just like everything else he has recorded, sounds exactly the same as, well, everything else he has recorded, and it's just refried crap on digital. The man has made a career out of seemingly releasing the same terrible album over and over...and I wish someone would explain to me how this appeals to people...but then again, the country he is most popular in also kept "Macarena" at #1 for weeks. Kanye should be flipping burgers in new Mexico and should just never be seen or heard from again. This is THE most over-rated album of 2010. Oh look! Not one song of his on the radio...what a shock...… Expand
  58. Stuie
    Dec 20, 2010
    0
    This album is nothing more than over produced Moby beats with terrible vocals and shallow lyrics. The fact that it has such a high score both from critics and users is mind boggling. The fact that it is called the best album of 2010 by sites like Pitchfork and Stereogum is even worse. I mean I sat down thinking it was going to be great and was not impressed at all. Really, what is theThis album is nothing more than over produced Moby beats with terrible vocals and shallow lyrics. The fact that it has such a high score both from critics and users is mind boggling. The fact that it is called the best album of 2010 by sites like Pitchfork and Stereogum is even worse. I mean I sat down thinking it was going to be great and was not impressed at all. Really, what is the appeal of this album?… Collapse
  59. soundGreedy
    Dec 16, 2010
    3
    Ok, I am a big fan of Kanye. I have followed his career. I would not say this album is a disappointment since he has followed in his latest trend of mediocre lyrics coupled with synthesized sound. I am jumping off this band wagon.
  60. Kreft
    Nov 28, 2010
    0
    I was very disappointed in this album. I read from reviews that it was a good album so I bought it. well after listening to it a few times, I can safely say that the money I spent for it was wasted. There really is not that much entertainment value in this album and I'm a huge fan of music as well as rap. Mr. West's ego is just too much. Nobody should have an ego as large as his, not evenI was very disappointed in this album. I read from reviews that it was a good album so I bought it. well after listening to it a few times, I can safely say that the money I spent for it was wasted. There really is not that much entertainment value in this album and I'm a huge fan of music as well as rap. Mr. West's ego is just too much. Nobody should have an ego as large as his, not even people with the greatest contributions to the world (i.e. great scientists like Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, etc. Those men have changed the world in so many good ways, and even from them I would not understand having this large of an ego). What have been Mr. West's accomplishments? Well he has put out a few albums. And while many may have liked them, they surely have not changed anything for the better. All this album is is some average rhymes/lines with him bragging about how great and what a "genius" he is. and while, granted, that's what most rap is, Mr. West takes it to an unnecessary level. DO NOT BUY THIS ALBUM UNLESS YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO SOME WHINY RAPPER TALK ABOUT HOW GOOD HE IS.… Expand
  61. BetterMusic
    Nov 25, 2010
    0
    I got this album thinking hey it might be good. Power was a pretty good song, but then I heard the album. All the beats besides Power sound like they were produced by some crappy amateur which I know Kanye isn't after hearing some of his other beats. The singing get's annoying most of the time, and I wish he would stop. How many rap songs have to rap about porn stars, and all theI got this album thinking hey it might be good. Power was a pretty good song, but then I heard the album. All the beats besides Power sound like they were produced by some crappy amateur which I know Kanye isn't after hearing some of his other beats. The singing get's annoying most of the time, and I wish he would stop. How many rap songs have to rap about porn stars, and all the other typical rap stuff. A couple of the songs are okay, but then you read the lyrics and then you give up on Kanye completely. You can try and read these lyrics off this paper before I lay them, but you can't take the sting out these words before I say them.

    This isn't Kanye's case, because besides the beats there's nothing new, and it's the same **** At least in Eminem's case he changes it up a little. In Jay-Z's case he at least does it with a cool style. Overall some of the beats are okay, but Kanye doesn't execute it correctly and it's the same lyrical **** as before and he hasn't matured at all since his first two releases (the ones I can actually listen to). He tries to be original but he fails. I give this album a 1/10 for me, but for some people's taste in music a 3/10. I hope that Eminem or Andre 3000 come out with some new material soon. Rap needs it.    … Expand
  62. Antinet
    Nov 24, 2010
    3
    This album is a blatant ripoff of Moby's sound and production techniques, most notably from Play and 18.
    Kanye does a competent job of copying that style, and then proceeds to ruin it by putting aggressive, angry, insanely self-obsessed rapping over it. We're not talking Eminem-style intensity or originality in rapping style either. West can conjure interesting lyrics, but his rhythmic    This album is a blatant ripoff of Moby's sound and production techniques, most notably from Play and 18.
    Kanye does a competent job of copying that style, and then proceeds to ruin it by putting aggressive, angry, insanely self-obsessed rapping over it. We're not talking Eminem-style intensity or originality in rapping style either. West can conjure interesting lyrics, but his rhythmic delivery is quite average. I must admit I'm a fan of the video, and supposedly he directed it, but it's clear much of the credit needs to go to the director of photography. Kanye employs a bunch of strange imagery regarding some model that falls to earth, and is physically perfect, but she's a bird, and his friends won't accept her. Seriously? Get real and get a plot and a clue. Dark Fantasy's package is very appealing, but ultimately it's too much of a ripoff of someone else's musical style for my taste, and more importantly, the sentiment expressed is the same old poor-liittle-me-I'm-so-put-upon public persona that we've all gotten really tired of.    … Expand
  63. MG1595
    Nov 23, 2010
    0
    **** nothing more I can say about this album, I mean I never like him, but now hes a fckn pain in my ears, cant handlle too many **** coming out of the mic...
  64. Kernzzi
    Nov 23, 2010
    2
    dont see what all the hype is about to be honest...
  65. tghm1801
    Nov 23, 2010
    0
    Doesn't deserve the 98 score, or it's high user score.
    More of the same, and it is terrible.
    Repetitive, derogatory crap.
    I would say I'm disappointed but it's nothing less than what I expected, which was NOTHING.
    Crap.
  66. Drag
    Nov 22, 2010
    0
    This album feels hollow compared to his last releases. The music itself is uninteresting and has Kanye trying to reinvent himself yet again; however, unlike past releases, he failed at creating a solid album.
  67. Padraig_Clarke
    Nov 22, 2010
    0
    I used to love Kanye's music, but this album is awful. Some of the language he uses is just downright rude and I believe Kanye should be ashamed of himself. He has lost himself a fan after this album. It was despicable. What appals me even more is the positive reviews it has got from various esteemed critics

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Universal acclaim - based on 45 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 45
  3. Negative: 0 out of 45
  1. Uncut
    Sep 19, 2012
    80
    West is far from rap's deftest lyricist but his neurotic grandstanding is compelling and often pretty funny to boot. [Feb 2011, p.84]
  2. Consequence
    Sep 17, 2012
    100
    There is no question that this album is a game changer. It's Kanye West's greatest work.
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  3. Mojo
    Apr 20, 2011
    100
    My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is genuinely a great record. [Feb. 2011, p. 108]
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