Kanye WestMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Baroque maximalism. Hip-hop as grand opera. 'Runaway' opens with a single repeated piano note, builds for nine minutes through a scorching Pusha T verse, and dissolves into the most inventive vocoder passage in modern music. 'Power' is built on a King Crimson sample and arena-rock drums. 'Devil in a New Dress' pitches a Smokey Robinson sample into silky soul, paired with one of Rick Ross's greatest guest verses. After the 2009 Taylor Swift VMA incident, Kanye went into exile at a studio in Honolulu. Block-booked three rooms 24 hours a day and invited Q-Tip, RZA, Pete Rock, Madlib, Kid Cudi, Bon Iver, and Elton John. Widely considered his magnum opus. Triple LP with George Condo artwork poster.