808s & Heartbreak
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808s & Heartbreak is the fourth studio album by the American rapper Kanye West. It was released through Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records on November 24, 2008. West recorded it between Septem
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
Graduation (album)
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Graduation is the third studio album by the American rapper Kanye West. It was released on September 11, 2007, through Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records. Recording sessions took place between
808s & Heartbreak
…at the same time—it's like losing an arm and a leg and having to find a way to keep walking through it. After the release of his third studio album Graduation in 2007, Kanye West experienced profoundly-affecting events in his personal life. On November 10, his mother Donda West died due to complications from…
Graduation
West's experiences on arena rock tours such as U2's Vertigo Tour (pictured) inspired his direction for the album.
Connie Mitchell contributed vocals to several songs on the album.
The track "Everything I Am" features turntable scratches by famed record producer DJ Premier