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. ccrist
    Jun 20, 2021
    10
    The context in which this album was made makes you understand and feel what Kanye tries to express in My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, with a perfect use of samples and great features, Kanye makes one of the best redemptions ever
  2. trashsorano
    Jul 1, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best album I've ever heard, the Lost In The World music video is definitely the highlight, it has references to Satan, and both the opposition of words in the lyrics with the mirror that shows two opposite sides allude to the “As above, so below; as below, so above” quote, it throws explicit satanic messages at your face and looks like a representation of hell at the same time, and All of the Lights imagery was heavy influenced by the Gaspar Noé "Enter The Void" movie, the whole album it's just so satisfying to watch and we'll executed, it's a masterpiece… Expand
  3. YRCDREVIEWS
    Jul 1, 2021
    10
    In my opinion, the album has impeccable production, and as usual kanye fails to disappoint. I also felt like his rhymes got a little better.
  4. PlaysVital
    Aug 2, 2023
    7
    mediano para bom, muitas tracks boas porém muitas esquecidas. A produção do Kanye junto com Mike Dean acertou em cheio no álbum, entretanto músicas como gorgeous e dark fantasy deixou a desejar nos vocais. Músicas como Hell of a Life e So Appalled vieram somente para encher linguiça e Monster não acertou nas features. Power, All of The Lights, Devil in a New Dress e Runaway são incríveis,mediano para bom, muitas tracks boas porém muitas esquecidas. A produção do Kanye junto com Mike Dean acertou em cheio no álbum, entretanto músicas como gorgeous e dark fantasy deixou a desejar nos vocais. Músicas como Hell of a Life e So Appalled vieram somente para encher linguiça e Monster não acertou nas features. Power, All of The Lights, Devil in a New Dress e Runaway são incríveis, lindos de se escutar, mas na minha opinião a melhor música é Lost in the World.… Expand
  5. spongki
    Jul 22, 2021
    10
    Perhaps more than any other album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy shows how impossible it is to separate music from its creator. How could you enjoy it if you weren't aware of the ominous weight it carried? He returned to prove his prowess in the face of criticism with an honest album in an era when such things did not exist on the pop charts. This is an unassailable instant classicPerhaps more than any other album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy shows how impossible it is to separate music from its creator. How could you enjoy it if you weren't aware of the ominous weight it carried? He returned to prove his prowess in the face of criticism with an honest album in an era when such things did not exist on the pop charts. This is an unassailable instant classic that would silence the detractors now and forever.… Expand
  6. Dannylee
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Kanye West provides his most introspective, daring, honest, and beautiful album to date with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The best album I've ever heard.
  7. hiphopplatinum
    Oct 2, 2022
    10
    2nd best Kanye album and as many calls his "magnum opus" with it being a big step up from an already great previous album and is probably the best comeback story in hip hop history with many classic 10/10 tracks like dark fantasy, gorgeous, power, all of the lights, monster, runaway, lost in the world & devil in a new dress
  8. SthTh67-
    Aug 8, 2021
    10
    Best Album ever. Fjjbvfffdfffffffgggggggggggggggggghhhh
  9. Thonyo
    Apr 14, 2022
    10
    Esse álbum é maravilhoso demais! Uma obra-prima que vou levar para o resto da minha vida. Só não é o meu favorito, pois tenho um apego mais forte com o 808s & Heartbreak, mais os feats, os instrumentais são perfeitos, não há nenhuma música ruim nesse álbum, as faixas que eu mais gosto são Runaway, Devil In A New Dress, POWER, All Of The Lights e Gorgeous são faixas que me apeguei muito!Esse álbum é maravilhoso demais! Uma obra-prima que vou levar para o resto da minha vida. Só não é o meu favorito, pois tenho um apego mais forte com o 808s & Heartbreak, mais os feats, os instrumentais são perfeitos, não há nenhuma música ruim nesse álbum, as faixas que eu mais gosto são Runaway, Devil In A New Dress, POWER, All Of The Lights e Gorgeous são faixas que me apeguei muito! EU AMO My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy!… Expand
  10. kolbert
    Aug 29, 2021
    10
    Amazing poetry that kills and then gives birth again and kills again. This is the definition of a "successful album"
  11. ShoveNotesInEar
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    This album cannot be improved upon. It is perfection and defined many things in the genre that lasted years. Kanye himself has proved that with all successive works.
  12. Mshad23
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    This album is not only Kanye’s magnum opus, but an ode to how majestic music can be. Surging beyond the lyrical and technical genius behind nearly all of the rap performances, the depth of composition and production quality elevates the album to be a 21st century version of a Beethoven symphony. MBDTF rightly takes its official place as the greatest album of the 2010s and is undoubtedlyThis album is not only Kanye’s magnum opus, but an ode to how majestic music can be. Surging beyond the lyrical and technical genius behind nearly all of the rap performances, the depth of composition and production quality elevates the album to be a 21st century version of a Beethoven symphony. MBDTF rightly takes its official place as the greatest album of the 2010s and is undoubtedly one of the greatest albums of all time.… Expand
  13. Fantanoskids
    Dec 11, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 7.5 for me. Love this record and it´s starts so strong, Dark Fantasy being the best Kanye intro to any album, Gorgeous guitar riff and Kid Cudi´s hooks, POWER being just a classic and Runaway being one of Kanye´s best songs. But most of the second half I don't find it that much appealing to me. I don't like So Appalled and I hate Hell Of A Life. The outro with Bon Iver with Lost In The World and Who Will Survive In America are not that bad in my opinion, actually i enjoyed those songs matching together at the very end. I like this album and it was a pivital point in Kanye´s carrer, for what happened with Taylor Swift and him exiling to Hawaii. I don´t think it's MAGNUM OPUS, like some ppl call it but I can respect that opinion.… Expand
  14. jypresident
    Sep 2, 2021
    9
    One of his best albums. Hard to find albums you don’t have to skip any songs!
  15. Wanesta
    Jan 7, 2022
    10
    What Kanye created in 2010 still remains, to this day, one of the best albums of all time. Following the hatred of America after the VMAs fiasco, Kanye exiled himself in Hawaii where he recorded a groundbreaking album with an influence that is still very visible in today's music, a little more than a decade later. Everything from the brilliant guestlist to the perfect production, not aWhat Kanye created in 2010 still remains, to this day, one of the best albums of all time. Following the hatred of America after the VMAs fiasco, Kanye exiled himself in Hawaii where he recorded a groundbreaking album with an influence that is still very visible in today's music, a little more than a decade later. Everything from the brilliant guestlist to the perfect production, not a single error can be found throughout an in-depth analysis of the album. To put it simply, it's 68 minutes of pure excellence.… Expand
  16. RuRu92
    Sep 3, 2021
    10
    The greatest rap album of all time from the greatest artist of our generation.

    Which doesn’t even account for the this being greatest comeback for any artist ever, following the infamous Taylor Swift incident. The GOAT!
  17. Aces18
    Sep 4, 2021
    10
    Beautiful, grand, Every single feature is so good paired with kanyes rapping makes this a 10
  18. carisio
    Sep 8, 2021
    10
    simply Ye best album, not my favorite one but i cant deny this is better, it has a total of 0 bad tracks
  19. Savagesam12
    Sep 10, 2021
    10
    My vote for the best album of all time. The beats, the lyrics, and the features all are insane. It’s amazing to listen to an artist at the absolute peak of
  20. SolaireMengao
    Mar 17, 2022
    10
    Ye's best work, in which he puts every thought of his. A beautiful masterpiece that changed hip hop history.
  21. PatchWurk777
    Sep 26, 2021
    10
    A genius look inside of West’s mentality the leaves the listener simply mesmerized by the great samples, beautiful lyrics, and splendid everything. This album leaves me speechless, it’s a masterpiece in every single way.
  22. A-Z
    Nov 16, 2021
    10
    This album is just spectacular, it feels like a fireworks show. Beautiful. Every song is perfect and represents Kanye perfectly.
  23. dritunez
    Oct 8, 2021
    10
    Ye’s magnum opus. Beautifully textured, sonically diverse, lyrically bombast.
  24. MoneRoulase71
    Oct 17, 2021
    10
    I loved this album, Kanye is doing his best on this album from the rhythms to the lyrics and I hope he continues that way.
  25. miguelcstb
    Oct 28, 2022
    8
    Wow... this has to be one of the best albums I've listened to recently. Every aspect seems to be so well thought-out. When it comes to production, Kanye West is one of the best. The first five songs are so good that I can't really think of a better track run. The songwritting was good too but there were times when I felt like he was just throwing words around.

    But the thing that I loved    Wow... this has to be one of the best albums I've listened to recently. Every aspect seems to be so well thought-out. When it comes to production, Kanye West is one of the best. The first five songs are so good that I can't really think of a better track run. The songwritting was good too but there were times when I felt like he was just throwing words around.

    But the thing that I loved the most aboout this album is the transition from "Lost In The World" to "Who Will Survive In America". I was dancing all the time until the song suddenly stopped, and that's when I realized the album was over. The transition was so smooth... ugh, I loved it.

    Overall, one of the best albums I have listened to.    … Expand
  26. vzn
    Nov 24, 2021
    10
    What can I say about this album that hasn't been said already? It truly is the closest thing to a perfect album. I can say I didn't love every song, but my enjoyment of the other songs raises my enjoyment for this project as a whole.
  27. ztrk06
    Nov 28, 2021
    10
    I am not a listener good enough to talk about this masterpiece. Greatest album ever, I don't have any other thing to say.
  28. Skeledon
    May 22, 2023
    10
    A classic legendary album, every song is fye and it is quite literally the definition of perfect. favorite song: Lost in the World
  29. spoofrr
    Nov 30, 2021
    10
    It's albums like this, that people use as benchmarks in musical history, and it just happens to be fantastically enjoyable, I'm feeling a uh... 10! on this record. tran-
  30. shubhamkarande
    Jan 15, 2022
    10
    The best album of the year...so far!!!!! this the sound of the future, the sound of real hip-hop and rap music, the sound of the music...this is Kanye West!!! great artist and a real genius...! this album is so creative, original and perfect!!! the best album of his career...! i wan t this album in my country! great lyrics, crazy and awesome! perfect album!!!!!!
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94

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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