808's and Heartbreak is set to drop on December 16.
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Love Letdown...
Mr. West debuted his new single, Love Lockdown, off his upcoming album, 808's and Heartbreak, on Sunday at the VMA's and left everybody shocked. Throughout the performance, he left us waiting for the beat to kick and a verse to rip, but he just continued to sing. It definitely sounded like it was missing something, and that was probably rapping. Though it sounded a little off at the VMA's, I was optimistic, hoping it would sound better on CD quality, but that was even more of a disappointment. The production isn't bad but his vocals don't work at all with the hook. It sounds even more overproduced on mp3, and Kanye has crossed the line with the Vocoder (T-Pain) effect. We all loved it on the Lollipop Remix and Put On, but now Yeezy's inner longing to sing is becoming apparent and is getting played out. Even though this is a sub-par Kanye single, I don't doubt that it will be successful just because he is the Louis Vuitton Don, and it will probably be appreciated by the pop audience. Let's hope the whole 808's and Heartbreak isn't at this level. It's very possible that it won't live up to the classic standard that Graduation set, but just because Kanye had one off single doesn't necessarily mean he's past his zenith... but it might.
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there have been rumors going around that the version of love lockdown that leaked wasn't the real studio version because his vocals were too distorted and you can hear him clapping during the hook, but yeah it basically sucks. too much autotune
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