Originally Posted by
Badpaladin
I'm actually surprised this hasn't its own thread. I admit, I don't really listen to much Kanye. I listened to a few of his songs off various albums and wasn't super impressed, even though I still recognized his impact in hip hop/r&b. I decided to give this a go, bought the album and gave it a thorough listen.
God damn.
He isn't the most talented rapper out there, he's a douche bag, and asshole, he loves himself and he's not afraid to tell people that. But dammit, he can write music. His personality may leave something to be desired, but the stuff that comes out of that head of his in this album is straight up classic. That's exactly what this album is: a classic. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say it's easily one of the best albums across all genres of 2010, and 2010 was a pretty damn good year for music. Runaway in particular is absolutely untouchable. If you haven't checked it out, do it. The music takes a few songs to get into, but when that finally happens, you can't stop listening.