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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is the upcoming fifth studio album by American hip hop artist Kanye West, which is scheduled to be released on Roc-A-Fella Records[3] on November 22, 2010. The album was formerly known as Good Ass Job and tentatively Dark Twisted Fantasy,[3][4][5] before being renamed. Production for the album began in early 2010, with West spending most of his time recording in Hawaii. GOOD Music artist Big Sean was the second to announce the title of the album as Good Ass Job"[6] (after a 2005 interview with West while he was promoting his second album, Late Registration) which falls in line with the album West had planned to put out following Graduation before he released 808s & Heartbreak instead. Production will come from West himself, Q-Tip, DJ Premier, RZA, Pete Rock, Madlib, DJ Toomp, Swizz Beatz, Lex Luger, and Justin Vernon.

Background

It was revealed that outside production would be provided by Q-Tip, RZA, DJ Premier and Pete Rock.[7][8] DJ Premier has since revealed that the beat he made will not appear on the album.[9] The album was tentatively set to be released sometime in November 2010.[10]

Based on a recent interview, DJ Premier also credits Kanye for bringing back the popularity of sampling old records.[11]

"Well, first of all, if you look at all of Kanye West's output, he actually did a lot to bring back sampling and make it cool again, even though he's more of a mainstream artist...but his new album is strictly hard beats and rhyme. He's totally done with electro. You're gonna be surprised what you hear.

— DJ Premier, Amajanese.blogspot.com

On July 24, 2010, on Kanye West's blog, a banner appeared reading "My Dark Twisted Fantasy Trailer". On July 28, 2010, Kanye announced via his new official Twitter account that "The album is no longer called "Good Ass Job" I'm bouncing a couple of titles around now."[12] Kanye performed a few of the tracks at the Facebook headquarters including "See Me Now", "Lost in the World", "Chain Heavy" and "Mama's Boyfriend". On the same day, Kanye performed an unknown track at the Twitter Headquarters, but he did not mention the title in the performance. It was reported that Kanye has spent over $3 million of Def Jam's money on the recording of the album.[13]

The official title was announced on October 5, 2010, one day after the release date of November 22, 2010 was announced.[2][14]

Production

Fellow hip-hop pioneer Pete Rock recently confirmed being in the studio with West:[15]

"I'm working with him," Rock told radio host Peter Rosenberg. "That's all I can say is that I'm working with him. I went out [to Hawaii.] It's beautiful man, he just feels like a little brother to me. You know what I'm saying? Like, my little brother that's doing it. And we got along just fine. He's definitely hip-hop, his roots, I was testing him on joints...He takes it to another level which is dope. He had these musicians and this song, they played around my little raggedy beat and made it real. I love the way he works -- he goes from one room, writing rhymes then goes to another beat and goes to another room and does something else -- I love what he's done, I always thought he was clever. I used to bug out over the ego thing but once you get to know him, it's like 'Oh, okay, he's a sweetheart.' [laughs] We got along just well."

— Pete Rock, Noisemakers

Madlib stated that he made five beats for Kanye West for the album.[16]

Guests

The guests that are confirmed to be working on the album are Dwele, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé Knowles, Charlie Wilson, Common, Justin Vernon, Big Sean, Jay-Z, Kid Cudi, Rick Ross, Lloyd Banks, Tony Williams, Mos Def, Pusha T, M.I.A., Seal, Santigold, Swizz Beatz, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Fergie, Rihanna, The-Dream, Ryan Leslie, Elton John and La Roux.[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]

Release and promotion

Singles

On Friday, May 28, 2010, an unfinished version of a speculative first single titled "Power" was leaked onto the internet. It features Dwele and is co-produced by Kanye West and S1.[26] It was officially released on June 1 on iTunes. The official remix features Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz. It was released on August 20, 2010 at 12:00 AM on Hot 97 by DJ Kayslay.[27]

On September 12, 2010, West performed "Runaway" at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards.[28]. Three weeks later on October 2, West performed the song on Saturday Night Live, along with "Power". The song was officially released to the iTunes Store on October 4, 2010.[29][2] Kanye West's 35 minute movie for his "Runaway" single will be released on October 23rd.

The third single from the album will be "All of the Lights".[30]

Cover art

On October 17, Kanye West revealed through Twitter that My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy had been rejected by certain stores because of the cover art.[31][32] The artwork (a portrait by George Condo) shows West being straddled by an armless winged female (a phoenix). Both characters are depicted nude, and one nipple of the phoenix's breasts and her buttocks are visible. The painting is centered on a red background with a thin yellow border. The artwork follows along the apparent theme of the album, as well as West's music film "Runaway".[33] According to an interview with MTV News, this is one of five album covers; all of them will be included with its purchase.[34]

Confirmed tracks

References

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  4. ^ "Kanye adds M.I.A. to the mix on latest album". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
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  9. ^ Kanye West – Take One for the Team (ft. Pusha T, Cyhi Da Prince, Keri Hilson).
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  12. ^ http://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/19758633594
  13. ^ Def Jam Records Has Reportedly Spent $3 Million On Kanye West's New Album | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHopDX
  14. ^ Rodriguez, Jayson (2010-10-05). "Kanye West's Album To Be My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy". MTV News. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
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  17. ^ Tony Williams Talks Studio Sessions with Kayne West
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  20. ^ DJ Toomp Praises Kanye’s New Album x T.I. Confirmed As Guest
  21. ^ MIA announces collaboration for Kanye West album 'Dark Twisted Fantasy' | News | NME.COM
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  25. ^ http://www.rap-up.com/2010/10/18/kanye-wests-biggest-collaboration-yet/
  26. ^ Jake Paine (2010-05-28). "S1 Explains Co-Producing Kanye West's "Power"". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
  27. ^ Kanye West To Release "Power (Remix)" With Jay-Z Tomorrow | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHopDX
  28. ^ Kyle Anderson (2010-09-16). "Is Kanye West's 'Runaway' His Best Single Ever?". MTV. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  29. ^ "Single Cover: Kanye West - 'Runaway'". Rap-Up.com. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  30. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1649320/20101005/west_kanye.jhtml
  31. ^ "Twitter / Kanye West: Yoooo they banned my album ..." 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
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  33. ^ "Kanye West Puts His Ego in Check at Rodarte". NY Mag. 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
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  35. ^ Reid, Shaheem (2010-08-11). "Kanye West Drops 'See Me Now,' Says Only Eminem Will Top Nicki Minaj". MTV News. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  36. ^ a b Montgomery, James (28 July 2010). "Kanye West Shows Off New Songs At Facebook Headquarters". MTV.com. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
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  39. ^ Warner, Kara (2010-10-19). "Kanye West Says 'Runaway' Taps Into His Inner 5-Year-Old". MTV News. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  40. ^ Rodriguez, Jayson (6 August 2010). "Kanye West Reveals Album, Single Details During Live Chat". MTV.com. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  41. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1650356/20101019/west_kanye.jhtml.
  42. ^ Kanye West - Devil In A New Dress | LISTEN | Def Pen Radio
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