debut studio album american hip hop recording artist half hip hop duo released october leading album announcement released fear god fear god let pray collaborating good music compilation album released released album production handled primarily kanye_west producers including hudson features guest appearances big sean future album met universal acclaim music critics positioned highly best albums lists major publications album fared commercially debuting number billboard selling copies week release november album sold copies united_states album promoted singles pain featuring future numbers boards featuring let love featuring featuring promotional single featuring big sean background establishing solo career signing deal september released solo project titled fear god following release released extended play sequel titled fear god let pray release started working debut album time included production kanye_west bangladesh continued working length album originally set released pushed participation good music compilation album cruel summer july told mtv putting solo album heavily influenced film devil advocate album based movie devil advocate theme wise feel album devil advocate dark movie time visually beautiful album based speak harsh realities street life lot glamour comes look face value think sounds bit like street life tuned record realize sides interview spoke inspiration album title basically tried pick title embodied artist wanted people understand like actually line pain line comes series wire prominent catch phrases said end series basically saying stand live felt embodied presence rap game announced new title album november spin reporting album pushed march said album include songs finished songs recording production april arts festival announced going paris later week final touches album announce release date june set turn album mastering kanye_west shortly given new beats resulted studio continued recording early stages recording process began working album kanye_west bangladesh confirmed working blaze scott hudson young album production august announced song wants album intro produced august appeared mtv told bulk album production handled kanye_west confirming production featured album announced leading album guest appearances included kanye_west big sean said looking couple cleared early january stated fellow member appear album july confirmed featured album said dream collaboration album august appearance mtv confirmed additional guest appearances revealed come release promotion performing vancouver canada reported announced releasing promotional purposes titled end pushed described tape street oriented music intended longtime fans wrath basically catering core street street music said like feel like boundaries parameters want approach creative decision think want hear fans want hear want hear lyrics want hear street music street life perspective december song released features guest vocals scott reggae inspired track produced music video released december second song millions features guest vocals fellow rapper cover revealed january released free download january features guest appearances french montana included production kanye_west jake album included multiple anticipated albums lists including eighth ninth january announced album releasing end quarter red carpet 55th grammy awards announced album pushed till april announced twitter page album released july july confirmed album pushed august confirmed album released october august kanye_west unveiled simplistic standard deluxe edition album covers twitter account september released standard edition tracks september released music video intro track king push october days credited producer king push denied having assist producing song said widely reported beat produced song credit friend son played music introduction camp october interview rap revealed actually son drummer produced song saying gave beat got beat gave beat like know music know thing like damn believe son hope wrong time mistaken came october album released free streaming myspace starting april fellow rapper begun life providence rhode_island tour features shows ended june tour promotion sixth studio album way rise power december revealed headlining good tour north american tour begin february boston massachusetts end march tour feature august opening acts singles october released pain featuring future single album october music video released pain featuring future promotional single released album millions features song originally appeared released song retail sale january music video millions released february 55th grammy awards announced song featured album march interview said millions featured album confirmed collaboration april rolling_stone gave following single numbers boards stars stating star kanye_west beat bass percussion like bamboo sticks result near perfect hip hop music video released numbers boards featured cameo appearances kanye_west chief video shot paris kanye_west produced song released album second single following day march interview hot announced single featuring kanye_west june announced released days june final version single featured big sean kanye_west provided production track song end receiving official retail release instead album second promotional single august premiered audio album single sweet featuring reveal song produced released retail digital download september music video released sweet october september released single artwork announced featuring released soon later day song premiered website song produced features artists rapping experiences effects cocaine following day released album promotional single released pre order album itunes october music video released featuring officially released single united_kingdom february serving fifth overall single album let love features guest vocals impacted urban contemporary radio november album fourth single songs following day music video featuring hold released january music video released suicide featuring commercial performance debuted number billboard selling copies week release second week album dropped number billboard selling copies week album dropped places selling copies united_states november album sold copies united_states internationally album peaked number albums_chart number netherlands number switzerland charted countries france belgium critical response met universal acclaim music critics metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream critics album received average score based reviews rolling_stone stated witty quietly vicious rapper capable tearing apart spare street tracks like numbers board barely raising voice set commercial contexts features sound like fish pretty expensive water gone unclear david allmusic said pen force performance proper combination cold tense album hell fury smashed unstable remarkable vital solo debut writing slant_magazine said despite pedigree album puts overall emphasis guest spots establishing distinctive identity rapper lyrical seemingly odds futuristic backdrops reminder hasn changed reliance maintaining brand probably strategy today shifting hip hop climate consequence sound stated poor production choices uneven slow album shows flashes real brilliance best tracks produced concentrated beginning end middle handled host collaborators effectively complimenting defining statement shows different sides rapper said majority sounds wrapped wrap allows cold delivery flourish abstract drug references paranoid dealer tapped phone line writing stated certain songs like trap house anthem regrets sounding let love entertaining don excitement album tracks standing lean songs hard regardless lot crafting record big concept rooted longstanding hip hop tradition king spin said don tell king push bears weird resemblance drake deeply considered collection shelf beats pop raps fairly awful personalities driving depending tolerance wounded complete lack insight fascinating frustrating los_angeles_times stated album haunting highlight best hip hop tracks year called understated tension guest vocalist interaction old friend decided police informant perfect conclusion consistently surprising hip hop album fact gave album half stars saying short doesn away past present future thought album vanguard real presentation rap complex said hit skip album year old rapper hunger years junior accolades closing year named multiple best albums year lists ranked number rolling_stone list best albums commented saying half didn choose solo brother found god turn found kanye_west stark twisted production helped feel like lyrically focused companion piece year hit street philosophy complex named best album elaborated saying way calculated songs benefit respective placement track background way brings fan speed evolved leaving unfamiliar territory reluctant want old fan fed updated classic medicine end appreciated sides entertainment_weekly named eighth best album saying beats private stuff likes label boss kanye_west sell fire hell fact emotional depths breaking parents divorce years marriage conflicted feelings brother named second best hip hop album named fourth best album commented saying song song tough album category proper solo debut space trim minutes push best verse year hold dark grim beat impossible hip hop track king push keeping absolute highest level worst song album find way list post world sounds like sign immediately spin positioned number list best albums said push fighting form incorporating mature point view drug dealer past rapping confidence man knows game lose nme positioned number list best albums year said moment member finally hit home run promised long beats snapped hard guests including overall vibe dirty triumphant paste ranked number list best albums saying bar lion scent fresh blood contemporaries sharp makes feel like listening master work cooking pure addictive possibly named best hip hop album popmatters commented saying easily impressive displays year contains best verses shows versatility production doesn performance beats big bass giving life album forming unique theme reunion triggering nice blast nostalgia substance style passion doubt album appreciated decade positioned number list best albums year track listing notes track listing credits album booklet signifies producer signifies additional producer hold features uncredited vocals kanye_west sample credits numbers boards contains samples shake booty written performed samples intro million questions rhyme written jay-z performed samples written performed included luke compilation hold contains samples funk written performed let love contains samples audition written performed contains samples written performed samples written performed contains samples bridge written performed samples loving wrong don want right written performed samples like written performed pain contains samples written performed personnel credits adapted allmusic 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