To make matters worse, the year before, in 2008, West’s mother passed away from an artery disease, so to say that West was at the lowest point of his life is a monumental understatement.Īs a means of self-imposed exile, West packed his bags and moved to Hawaii for half a year to work on “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” however, he was not alone by any means. Prior to the release of the album, West was essentially ousted by music fans after he went out of his way to-drunkenly-interrupt one of the music industry’s biggest up-and-coming artists, Taylor Swift, during her acceptance speech at the 2009 VMA Awards. Just over a year after an event that nearly cost him his career and legacy, Kanye West released his magnum opus “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” on Nov. In a time where the music industry was becoming increasingly dependent on autotune and meaningless lyricism, one of the music industry’s most well-known figures received perhaps the greatest second wind that any musician has ever gotten.
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