Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) – review
Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) – review Giddy fantasia ... Kanye West's album doesn't just impress by dint of numbers The highest office in the land rarely weighs in on American hip-hop. But no less than two US presidents have referred to Kanye West recently: Barack Obama called him a "jackass" and – worse – George Bush mispronounced his name as "Conway" . Having begun his career feted for sped-up soul samples on Jay-Z productions – Devil in a New Dress supplies a flashback here – West is now notorious for his behaviour, rather than his music: his petulant egomania, compulsive tweeting, hissy fits at award ceremonies and, more compellingly, for causing what Bush described as the lowest point of his presidency . ...