808s & Heartbreak

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808s & Heartbreak is the upcoming fourth album by American hip hop artist Kanye West. The album is scheduled to be released in November 2008. West announced on his blog that he has finished the album.[1] The "808" in the album title is a reference to the Roland TR-808 drum machine.

Background

The album was originally rumored to be entitled A Good Ass Job by the magazine Billboard, though it was later revealed by online hip-hop and fashion magazine Urban Lookout that the correct name would be 808s & Heartbreak.[2] This was later confirmed through the rapper's online blog.

The first single from the album will be "Love Lockdown", which has been performed live and and is planned for release to U.S. Top 40 radio on October 7, 2008.[3] The official version of the song was posted onto West's blog on September 16 and is being played by radio stations. The song was premiered at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.[4] The song "Heartless" is also being performed by West at his recent concerts.

On September 15 on 106 & Park, West announced that 808s & Heartbreak will be finished in two weeks. The album is currently being recorded in Hawaii.[5] MTV has reported that West might change his December 16 release date to the same day as 50 Cent's Before I Self Destruct, December 9 release date for another SoundScan battle.[6]

West announced on his blog on September 24, 2008, that he had finished the album and would be releasing it sometime in November, earlier than previously scheduled. "I changed my album to November something cause I finished the album and I felt like it... I want ya'll to hear it as soon as possible."[7] The changed date would dissolve the aforementioned conflict with 50 Cent as well as with other December releases by Chamillionaire, Bow Wow, Jay-Z and Plies. The November release date would however place it in possible conflict with releases by Ludacris, T-Pain and Akon.

References

  1. ^ Kanye West Dropping a Month Early Accessed September 4, 2008
  2. ^ Kanye's New Album Is Not Called Good Ass Job! Accessed September 17, 2008
  3. ^ Top 40/M Future Releases Accessed September 9, 2008
  4. ^ "It's Britney Spears' Night At The VMAs, While Kanye West Ends The Show With A Bang". MTV. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
  5. ^ http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=206717_-1__0_~-1_-1_05_2008_0_0&em3281=&em3161=
  6. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1595239/20080919/west_kanye.jhtml
  7. ^ 808s & Heartbreak coming soon.... www.kanyeuniversecity.com. Accessed September 24, 2008.
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