Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) – review

Boasting a Greek chorus of pop-star cameos, West's herculean fifth album is a flawed near-masterpieceThe highest office in the land rarely weighs in on American hip-hop. But no less than two US presidents have referred to Kanye West recently: Barack Obama called him "a jackass" and – worse – George Bush mispronounced his name as "Conway". Having begun his career feted for sped-up soul samples on Jay-Z productions – Devil in a New Dress supplies a flashback here – West has clearly become ...

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