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Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (33 1/3)

Author: Graves, Kirk Walker

Publication Date: 06/19/2014

Format: Paperback

In The First Decade Of The Twenty-first Century, Kanye West Created The Most Compelling Body Of Pop Music By An American Artist During The Period. Having Risen From Obscurity As A Precocious Producer Through The Ranks Of Jay Z's Roc-a-fella Records, By The Time He Released My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (mbdtf) In Late 2010, West Had Evolved Into A Master Collagist, An Alchemist Capable Of Transfiguring Semi-obscure Soul Samples And Indelible Beats Into A Brash And Vulnerable New Art Form. A Look At The Arc Of His Career, From The Heady Chipmunk Soul Exuberance Of The College Dropout (2004) To The Operatic Narcissism Of Mbdtf, Tells Us About The March Of Pop Music Into The Digital Age And, By Extension, The Contradictions That Define Our Cultural Epoch. Machine Generated Contents Note: Seven Virtues Of Yeezus, Pop Christ -- Portrait Of The Monster As A Young Masterpiece -- The Narcissistic Personality Of Our Time -- Five Uneasy Pieces -- Art As Atonement -- University As Universe: The College Dropout -- A (very) Brief Aside Re: 808s & Heartbreak -- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy -- Dark Fantasy -- Gorgeous -- Power (sic Transit Gloria Kanye) -- All Of The Lights -- Monster -- So Appalled -- Devil In A New Dress -- Runaway -- Hell Of A Life -- Blame Game -- Lost In The World. Kirk Walker Graves. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

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