Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

First out of the traps this NY Eve is Kanye West’s latest, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. When Mr. West sat down to write his rhymes, conjure up his risqué visuals and collaborate with John Legend, Chris Rock and others I doubt a middle-aged white man in Yorkshire was foremost in his mind as his target audience. Nevertheless, I have a soft spot for melodic, sample-rich hip-hop and Kanye never fails to satisfy.

Admittedly there are one or two tracks that you wouldn’t want your maiden aunt to catch you listening to and it sits slightly uneasily with me that I have contributed to a man getting diamond insets in his teeth, but hell, there are some fine tunes on here!