sixth studio album american rapper kanye_west released june west gathered number artists close collaborators production album including features vocal guest appearances previous collaborators chief days release date west enlisted help producer strip record sound favor minimalist approach characterized west experimental work incorporates elements array genres including industrial acid house punk electro chicago drill continuing west unconventional use samples release features album artwork physical edition album released clear jewel box strip red tape sample credits initial promotion included worldwide video projections album music live television performances west released singles album song black july bound following month received rave reviews music critics named west best work commended direction public response proved considerably divided album debuted number billboard selling copies week release topped charts countries including united_kingdom australia nominated categories grammy awards including background following release fifth album west collaborated longtime friend watch throne july producer revealed working west sixth solo studio album seventh overall released cruel summer collaborative compilation album members west record label good music west enlisted collaborators including young chief odd future king album features additional vocals chief king assassin west influenced primarily minimalist design architecture production visited furniture exhibit times single lamp greatest inspiration west worked closely architect took field trips homes fascinated comments unusual radical nature design choices west applied situation life feeling misunderstood peers west met architect belgian interior designer rare lamps chairs obscure body art journals switzerland delivered west wanted deep hometown influence album listened 1980s house music associated home city chicago influence holy mountain inspiration album recording production west began recording seventh studio album collaborators including recordings held january living room personal paris hotel referred album credits hotel west kept compositions simple order hear tracks clearly bass complexity simply room poor beats space lasted night provoked complaints neighbors reports emerged girlfriend moved order west begin work album atmosphere studio described contributor christ focused west brought close collaborators producer noted inclusive group atmosphere sessions multiple contributors work similar pieces different elements ultimately selected involved given song work return day sit critique process compared art class producer described initially asked send west music noting sure send maybe stuff happened excited describing west collaborative style stated lot coming design like solving song called aggressive people design head best solution aggression moment approach completely different ways ultimately edited weird way kind produced select stylized determined undermine commercial tracks left finished product deemed melodic line west previous material west set parameters sound style insisting bass reminiscent album recording process described raw french electronic duo produced songs album adding west rapping kind screaming actually previous albums particularly took considerable time studio described fastest record executives listened final product later changed describing album dark writer reports west creative process bordered march west described album near completion revise statement month later album percent complete west minute alterations enlisting founder executive producer additional recording mere days release changes included recording songs entire verses rough cut west played ran nearly half hours long west orders music stripped minimal direction removing elements recorded days late early june west rotating group collaborators service completing record thought impossible meet deadline involved ended working long hours days order complete record west intended album tracks suggested cutting album fewer tracks gave example bound middle road song adult contemporary style decided replace musical backing sample single note hook processed punk edge suicide tradition days album delivered label west wrote sung lyrics songs recording vocals hours suggested reduce album sixteen songs saying reserved follow music composition according chicago_tribune critic greg_kot hostile intentionally putting album combines worlds 1980s chicago acid house chicago drill music 1990s industrial music avant rap odd future slant_magazine critic described album built alien angular beats slowly abrupt periods silence pulse style delivery writing west notion kind music noise hip hop according spin hip hop album rap album sounds subject matter assembled listeners hear punk post punk industrial hip hop noise dance music album incorporates elements industrial trap music record closely resembles 1990s industrial rock genre significant pop culture impact artists inch nails ministry gaining success industrial scene created vast global underground community notes chicago west raised characterized opening series songs electro industrial hip hop west later describe sound album protest music primarily electronic nature boasts distorted drum machines synthesizers sound like low resolution add digital analog sounds end album incorporates reminiscent corrupted vocals point difficult cites sight early example album connection electronic music citing synthesizer tone signal starts throwing harshly heavy spikes begins clip digital audio continues west practice eclectic samples employs obscure hindi sample god sample 1970s hungarian rock group new slaves sight melody sermon need holy mary choral family track originally sampled old vocal track original recording late week prior release lawyers forced track choir director members choir order clearance sample jam executives significantly worried deal place time record deadline producers recorded vocals new choir sample cleared time bound features heavy soul music samples described song recalls sound west early work bound song american soul group album twins plus serves primary sample west track album second track black alternately called industrial hip hop song punk rap manifesto god inspired major fashion designer informed west invitation widely anticipated runway condition agree attend shows began different sample melody west removed sample edited track minute arrangement blood leaves samples rendition strange fruit track incarnation track list example west signature sacred strange fruit recorded brought black americans startling creating important songs 20th century west telling instead details fueled fame promotion release west social networking site twitter post single message reading june eighteen leading media outlets speculate post referred release date west upcoming album began promotion album unveiling previously unreleased song new slaves video projections locations following day west appeared american late night live television sketch comedy saturday night live performed songs new slaves black subsequently revealed album cover title official website itunes_store available pre order listing subsequently taken unknown reasons founder unveiled advertisement stated album available pre order speaking album minimal promotion west stated album ain drop single radio ain got nba campaign like shit ain got cover real music physical edition released clear jewel box album artwork reflecting minimalist tone packaging consists little piece red tape sample credits album versions release different colors green yellow orange colors label source pointed resemblance packaging packaging concept designed single crystal english band confirmed late june black serviced american radio album single july music video track produced officially released radio united_kingdom june song peaked number billboard hot singles chart august revealed bound released second single bound features vocals american soul singer incorporates numerous samples production including prominent elements song bound soul group bound received general acclaim music critics referred song highlights album compared soul sample based production west early work debut studio album college song peaked number singles chart november producer revealed blood leaves serve album single west subsequently announcement interview new_york september kanye_west announced north american tour place october december tour marketed solo tour years featured supporting acts october road vancouver truck carrying custom video screens equipment involved car accident crash damaged equipment repair tour resumed november philadelphia missed chicago detroit shows rescheduled rest missed dates cancelled cited routing logistics reason commercial performance day availability itunes store topped sales canada australia germany remaining number united_states debuted number countries landing spots charts eventually chart topping performances united_kingdom debuted number albums_chart downloads making album west number chart graduation australia west album debuted number billboard chart selling copies united_states week album failed reach sales projections marked west lowest solo opening week sales best week sales time release best week sales hip hop album drake album care second week sales saw album fall dramatically ended number chart sales dropped units making largest second week percentage drop number debuting album fourth largest number album soundscan era billboard attributed diminished figures non traditional marketing considering lack singles public appearances led album find difficulty sustaining momentum august album certified gold sales copies january certified platinum shipments million albums shipped stores digital retailers february album sold copies united_states public reaction public reaction including unorthodox deliberate lack promotion aggressive sound mixed noted anticipated releases major publications lack major radio single regarded risky regardless radio stations played tracks air despite departure normal found hip hop stations listen radio ain wanna stated west headlining june governor ball performance unveiled tracks record time rolling_stone summarized audience response half crowd half rolled eyes west june interview jon new_york_times similarly viewed mixed reaction outlets mocking west seemingly vain statements article west compares apple founder refers nucleus society days prior release leaked online new_york_times wrote leak stirred twitter received widespread media coverage washington_post commented significance leak new album didn leak online weekend pop ecosystem like million barrels crude ominous great consequence critics kind critical reviews viewed release musical commercial suicide fans live twitter facebook new_yorker suggests preferred west previous works coming decades new generation lean album fascinating aspects arrival crisis caused produced fast react culture work art wrote atlantic columnist west criticized disease associations controversial lyrics lead song sight february english singer announced title studio album interview australian radio station nova allen stated terrified west think tribute said thinks west brilliant praised speaking mind time vocal advocate analog recording remarked album obviously recorded sounds unbelievable simple aren lot components going allows songs shine plus mixed components critical reception received widespread acclaim critics metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream publications album received average score based reviews guardian lead critic alexis_petridis found noisy gripping potent daily_telegraph said exciting album heard time rolling_stone called brilliant obsessive career auto correct records mad kid comparison pitchfork_media critic viewed razor west fourth album concluding bold intent premium album strike noise tempo flip vocal right place album fast minutes los_angeles_times felt ambitious piece music said record standards artist release drastic departure opinion allmusic album extravagant stunt high art packed offering eccentric gripping experience vital truly unlike rock artist reviewed shortly death describing majestic inspiring near west planet enthusiastic review new_york_times felt west innovative music electronica drill elements undermined lyrics appropriation 1960s civil rights celebrity bedroom exploits robert_christgau writing said combination harsh rock hip hop sounds bold public enemy music 1980s found west lyrics putting imagery hard washington_post found west compelling drunk bitterness slant_magazine critic believed west struggling thematically seeking social commentary hasn earned described album dense paranoid web utterly expression utterly fascinating depending care accolades based individual year end lists compiled metacritic critically acclaimed album appearing lists named october complex named sixth best hip hop album years rated album year publications spin named best album writing puzzle exemplified year equally stripped basal pleasures club named best album saying magnificent sounds like absolutely rolling_stone named second best album comparing concept reed album metal machine music wonder late great embraced basically concept translated futuristic hip hop industrial hostile named hip hop album year nme named second best album year calling challenging album date time complex named best album nominated categories grammy awards including new slaves west responded receiving nominations addressed concerts referred pitchfork online music publication ranked eighth position list best albums decade far august january named best album village_voice annual critics poll fourth instance kanye_west album topped poll late registration respectively poll singles bound new slaves black ranked track listing credits adapted west official website notes signifies producer signifies additional producer black features uncredited vocals god features additional vocals new slaves features additional vocals hold liquor features vocals features vocals assassin guilt trip features uncredited vocals send features vocals features additional vocals sample credits sight contains sermon need written performed holy mary choral family sung different choir god contains samples forward clothes written performed samples written performed new slaves contains samples written performed contains samples written performed blood leaves contains samples strange fruit written performed samples ready written performed guilt trip contains chief written kelly performed samples remix written performed featuring send contains samples memories written performed bound contains samples reprise written performed samples bound written performed samples written performed personnel credits adapted album liner notes charts certifications release history
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