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- Summary: Breaking traditional mainstream hip-hop guidelines, Kanye West's latest release features epic raps and long instrumental variations for his most innovative album to date.
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- Record Label: Def Jam
- Genre(s): Pop, Rap, Pop/Rock, Midwest Rap, Pop-Rap
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| All of the Lights | |
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| All of the lights, (lights, lights) All of the lights Turn up the lights in here, baby Extra bright, I want y'all to see this Turn up the lights in... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 43 out of 45
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Mixed: 2 out of 45
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Negative: 0 out of 45
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Sep 17, 2012There is no question that this album is a game changer. It's Kanye West's greatest work.
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Dec 7, 2010The effort to canonize My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy as one of hip-hop's all-time high points is already underway, and I'm confident that Kanye's new album can weather the backlash that all potential classics must confront.
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XXLDec 23, 2010The end result is a body of work that pushes hip-hop in a bold new direction and puts Mr,. West back at the forefront of the culture once again.
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Dec 7, 2010After the celebri-beef and ALL CAPS blog posts fade away, Fantasy will stand as an album that dare to push the entire medium of recorded music forward, for better or worse.
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Dec 8, 2010In fact, this record's only flaw is that its scale is so awe-inspiring it tends to paper over any weaker cracks.
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Dec 7, 2010Maybe it's not surprising that My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is so seamlessly his personal best.
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Dec 7, 2010This album offers beats that retread past glories, and an emotional palette narrowed to a range roughly as wide as West's navel.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 579 out of 665
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Mixed: 19 out of 665
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Negative: 67 out of 665
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Oct 4, 2017
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Nov 22, 2010This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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May 8, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Oct 12, 2013
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Aug 13, 2011
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Sep 2, 2021One of his best albums. Hard to find albums you don’t have to skip any songs!
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Jan 27, 2020
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