The appropriately titled My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy comes from a heavily scrutinized time in Kanye West’s career. After a series of canceled tour dates and memorable award show appearances, West went into a self-imposed exile from all media and created a masterful artistic response.

Triple vinyl LP pressing. 2010 release from 14-time Grammy-winning producer, writer and performer Kanye West. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy includes Nikki Minaj, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver on the smash street single 'Monster' and Pusha T on 'Runaway' which received the Best New Music stamp from Pitchfork.

Other guests include Kid Cudi and Raekwon and contributing producers include RZA of Wu-Tang Clan, Pete Rock, and Q-Tip. Dynascape 3.0 professional edition. The album was recorded in Honolulu and at the legendary Electric Lady Studios in New York City.

• ' Released: July 1, 2010 • ' Released: October 4, 2010 • ' Released: October 23, 2010 • ' Released: January 18, 2011 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is the fifth by American rapper, released on November 22, 2010,. Following a period of public and legal controversy, West retreated to a 'self-imposed exile' in in 2009. There, he worked on the album in a communal recording environment that involved numerous contributing musicians and producers. The album features guest appearances from,,,,,,, and, among others. Production was led by West himself, alongside a variety of high-profile record producers including,,,,, and.

Noted by critics for its aesthetic, opulent production quality, and dichotomous themes, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy incorporates aspects of West's previous works, including,,, and symphonic styles, as well as. The album deals with themes of excess and, and explores such issues as,, and the idealism of the. To promote the album, West released free songs through his series and four singles: the hits ', ', and ', and the international hit '.

It was also promoted with a set to the record's music,. The album debuted at number one on the and eventually sold 1.3 million copies in the United States. A widespread critical success, it was named the best album of 2010 by many publications and has since appeared on several lists ranking the greatest albums of all time.

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Background The album was conceived during West's self-imposed exile in, following a period of legal and public image controversy amid an overworked mental state. West later said that his fatigue from overworking led to his controversial at the, his disgust with its ensuing media response, and his hiatus from recording. Amid negative response to the incident, his with recording artist in promotion of his previous album,, was cancelled on October 1, 2009, without citing a reason. It was formerly known as Good Ass Job and tentatively Dark Twisted Fantasy.

Artist was the second to announce the title of the album as Good Ass Job. On July 24, 2010, on Kanye West's blog, a banner appeared reading 'My Dark Twisted Fantasy Trailer'.

On July 28, 2010, West announced via his new official Twitter account that 'The album is no longer called 'Good Ass Job' I'm bouncing a couple of titles around now.' The official title, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, was announced on October 5, 2010. In May 2017, former Def Jam intern Rory Farrell claimed that the album was instead going to be titled 'Donda’s Boy', and consisted of ten guest-less tracks, nine of which were ten minutes long with 'Runaway' stretching to 20 minutes. Recording and production Recording sessions took place primarily at Avex Recording Studio in, Hawaii, with additional recording at Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California, and at and Platinum Sound Recording Studios in New York City. It was reported that West spent over $3 million in expenses from his record label Def Jam recording the album, making it one of the most expensive albums ever made. He later explained the initial recording process to Noah Callahan-Bever, editor-in-chief and West's confidant at the time, who said that 'he'd holed up in Hawaii and was importing his favorite producers and artists to work on and inspire his recording. Artists who were reported to have participated in the sessions for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy included,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and.