While it was panned back in 2008, 808's & Heartbreak is the new blueprint for success in 2015.Autotune has played a part in music for centuries now and has received acclaim for its use as a vocal enhancer. The most popular artists of the decade weren't albe to be successful with their music, had Kanye West not released 808's & Heartbreak. Artists such as The Weeknd, Frank Ocean, and Kid Cudi are prime examples of releasing alternative hip-hop/R&B work. But the current trend in hip-hop and even R&B is being dominated be artists releasing more dark, alternative, and indie influenced work. Drake released Take Care back in 2011 which is considered his most vulnerable album to date, but was heavily compared to Kanye's 808's & Heartbreak. The most popular hip-hop artist of our time right now is Drake, and it wasn't possible for him to sing about loneliness heartache, had Kanye not made it popular in 2008. Hip-hop in 2008 was dominated by artists like Lil Wayne, Eminem, and T.I but when Kanye released the lead single off the album, Love Lockdown, a new wave of artists were able to hit mainstream. At that time Kanye West was the first hip-hop artist to release an album that dealt with loneliness and heartache but still receive commercial success, which inspired other artists to take creative risks in their music. West went in the studio and released one of the most influential albums of all time. But, being the musical genius that he was, Mr. West, as he lost his mother, the great Donda West, and had split with his then fiancé. 808's & Heartbreak was produced and created during a time of heartbreak for Mr. Though Kanye West wasn't well receive with the critics during this release, it was proved to have tested the test of time. From Los Angeles Times, writer Todd Martens mentioned the album’s impact on hip hop’s newest artist at that time Drake by stating “ The template here, and for essentially the entirety of Drake’s young career, is K anye West’s “808s & Heartbreak”.When 808's & Heartbreak was released a new generation of musicians was generated.

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