This past Friday, rapper Kanye West released his ninth studio album, “Jesus is King,” to much anticipation. After several delays and renamings, two acts, which have become motifs of West’s career, the ...

Kanye West’s 808s and Heartbreak was, upon its impact almost seven years ago, an instant source of bewilderment and fascination. A down-tempo album with little in the way of sampling and more singing ...

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The producer and songwriter Jeff Bhasker has worked on four albums with Kanye West. 808s & Heartbreak was their first collaboration, and likely the most memorable. “It was probably the easiest Kanye ...

'808s and Heartbreak' took on a whole new meaning for one listener after losing a parent. The only thing I wanted for Christmas 2008 was the piano sheet music for Kanye West’s “Love Lockdown.” I was ...

Somewhere far along this road, Kanye lost his soul. Or at least that’s been the conversation since the rap icon aligned himself with President Donald Trump last month, tweeting how they were “brothers ...

'Billboard' takes a look back at Kanye West's '808s & Heartbreak' on the influential album's tenth anniversary. By Michael Saponara “If I hadn’t suffered those losses, I might be too scared to fight ...

A year ago Kanye West's mother died having plastic surgery that he had paid for. But the tragedy has inspired him to make one of 2008's most daring albums. Brian Boyd met him. In an overheated hotel ...