Production Breakdown: Every Beat From Kanye’s “Dark Twisted Fantasy” Album (Updated!) Posted by Richard on 01/22/11 | Filed under Top Stories, Best Of, Features, Kanye West, Production Breakdown

The other day, I got to thinking, “Y’know, maybe I’ve been a little too focused on Kanye lately… maybe, for my next column, I should talk about something else; you know, something other than this extremely exiting, critically-acclaimed new album by the most prominent rapper-producer in the game.” So I had this meticulously researched critical analysis of the use of the Flexatone (you know, this thing) throughout hip-hop history ready to go… unfortunately, my cat ate my hard drive, and that epic breakdown was lost for all time. So, f*ck it. I’m gonna break down My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. All of it – not all at once, that’d be crazy, but a little bit at a time.

Index:       1. "Dark Twisted Fantasy"       2. "Gorgeous"       3. "Power"       4. "All of the Lights"       5. "Monster"       6. "So Appaled"       7. "Devil in a Blue Dress"       8. "Runaway"       9. "Hell of a Life"       10. "Blame Game"       11. Lost in the World       12. Who Will Survive in America      

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