Unlike his previous work, Kanye strayed away from hip hop and focused on making a pop synth styled album. During these events, Kanye was also on the receiving end of scrutiny and ridicule from multiple media outlets, as well as struggling to adjust to his new stardom.īefore the inception of 808s & Heartbreak, Kanye's fourth album was originally titled Good Ass Job, and would've served as an epilogue to his College trilogy of albums ( The College Dropout, Late Registration and Graduation), portraying Kanye enjoying his success in music, but it was then scrapped at a later unknown date.īetween September and October 2008, the album was in productions within a three week period. Kanye fell into a depression, as he felt personally responsible for her death due to him paying for the surgery.ĥ months later, in April 2008, Kanye ended 6 year long relationship with his ex-fiancee Alexis Phifer, with Phifer stating that Kanye's mental state was the reason, on top of his focus on his music career. On November 10, 2007, Donda West, Kanye's mother, passed away during liposuction surgery as well as coronary artery disease.

Following the release of his third studio album, Graduation, Kanye's personal life would be heavily affected from traumatic events.

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