He has undeniably secured a place at the bow of American culture. Regardless of how you may feel about him as a person- political endorsements and bromance breakups aside-Kanye has one of the most impressive rap catalogs ever, spanning nine solo records and three collaborative efforts. He said that 808s & Heartbreak “redefined the sound of radio,” while admitting that “the fact that I can’t sing that well is what makes 808s so special.” Meanwhile, he called My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy a “backhanded apology.” In more clear terms, he called his releases in the four years leading up to 2013 the “most culturally relevant albums” of the time.Īlmost immediately, his comments were absorbed into the ever-evolving conversation that regularly overtakes the timeline, about how one ranks Kanye’s albums. It wasn’t quite as tidy as JAY-Z photographing all of his music albums in an ordered stack, but it did reveal a lot about what Kanye thinks of his output. During a 2013 interview with the New York Times, Kanye West shed some light on his feelings about his own discography.

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