808s & Heartbreak
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808s & Heartbreak is the fourth studio album by the American rapper Kanye West, released by Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records on November 24, 2008, having been recorded earlier that year in S
West (center) working on the album with producer and former mentor No I.D. (left)
The Roland TR-808, the drum machine which served as a primary instrument on the album
West performing at the 2008 Democratic National Convention leading up to the album's release
A billboard advertising the album in Chicago, 2009
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is the fifth studio album by the American rapper Kanye West. It was released by Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records on November 22, 2010. It was primarily prod
Original artwork by George Condo. The central image is pixelated on censored versions of the cover, including the digital release.
Physical release sold in retail stores.
Control room (top) and tracking room (bottom) of Avex Recording Studio in Honolulu, where the album was recorded
The artist George Condo designed the artwork.