West's fourth album, 808s & Heartbreak, tops the Billboard charts with 450,000 copies sold. The experimental disc in which West sings rather than raps using audio processors, receives mixed reviews. "What makes 808s & Heartbreak worthy of adulation and applause is that it's made by an artist who carries with him no other agenda but to make him and those who listen to him feel something," raves Vibe. The album is largely inspired by the death of West's mother and his break-up with fiancée Alexis Phifer. Every beat and lyric perfectly illustrates a reality we all have felt before. 808s & Heartbreak, truly is an influential album for the entire Hip-Hop genre.
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