'808s and Heartbreak' took on a whole new meaning for one listener after losing a parent. The only thing I wanted for Christmas 2008 was the piano sheet music for Kanye West’s “Love Lockdown.” I was ...

With his 2008 album “808s & Heartbreak,” Kanye West injected a distinct brand of introspective emotionalism into hip-hop and created an incidental sub-genre (see: Drake) in its aftermath. Those in ...

It took nothing less than an orchestra, a vocal ensemble and 70-plus dancer-performers to bring Kanye West’s most stripped-down album to life at the Hollywood Bowl. Dressed in an all-white tunic and ...

This past Friday, rapper Kanye West released his ninth studio album, “Jesus is King,” to much anticipation. After several delays and renamings, two acts, which have become motifs of West’s career, the ...

Kanye West’s 808s and Heartbreak was, upon its impact almost seven years ago, an instant source of bewilderment and fascination. A down-tempo album with little in the way of sampling and more singing ...

The producer and songwriter Jeff Bhasker has worked on four albums with Kanye West. 808s & Heartbreak was their first collaboration, and likely the most memorable. “It was probably the easiest Kanye ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The tour will hit 15 cities across the U.S., including New York, Boston, Atlanta, Austin, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles, before ...

The cover of 808s and Heartbreak. Kanye West's new album is built on two false premises: that from great pain comes great art, and that old-fashioned rapping is not an adequate vessel for such ...

If nothing else, the name Kanye West means confidence. He’s called himself a god while demanding faster croissant service in song, commandeered stages from Taylor Swift at the VMAs and Beck at the ...

Kanye West‘s new album 808s & HEARTBREAK is out in stores on Monday 11/24, but will be streaming at MySpace in its entirety as of midnight (pacific time) Friday night/Saturday morning. Monday is a ...