DC forward way this album is a masterpiece absulutes. But from the beginning. This album is his fifth studio album, and shot straight to number 1 in the States. I myself am Kanye 'fan since at least the 2nd album after that, I was surprised by any consequences album by new. Sometimes positive, sometimes negative. The album 808's & Heartbreaks I found not good but as to date in my opinion his best album Graduation. But this album came and busted everything, it's darker than the old, melancholy, more serious. These are all developments which show the development of Kanye West. Now a little more to the album: It is unique, more can be to not say you either love or hate his music, you can not tell which one it is okay, but it's easy to Speziel. This one is just crazy one remembers only times to the video for "Flashing Lights" those who know it know what I mean, but that's what makes him out, he's not a 0815 rappers like Usher. Well if you only can call him a rapper, is questionable in my favorite track of the album "Runaway feat. Pusha" he used in some places totally exaggerated auto-tune so that one understands nothing more, and with a simple piano intro so perfect to merge testifies absulutem skill, and he easily understands what he is doing. And probably that is the reason why this record is so unique ... so good!