Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer
Many fans hoped Kanye West would have returned in 2009 with a rap album. Following the release of 808s & Heartbreak, West said he would return to rap with his next album. But, Kanye West had a minor problem during the MTV Video Music Awards when he interrupted Taylor Swift accepting her award.
The media had been waiting for a chance to punish Kanye West ever since he called out George W. Bush. When he called out the biggest pop star in years. For months, Kanye West experienced a backlash. The pressure was so much on him that he left the country to gather his thoughts.
Not long after the VMA outburst, Kanye West went back in the studio and started recording his next album. Despite it coming two years after his last release, fans say it was well worth the wait as Kanye West returned on a new lyrical level. It is agreed by critics that the album is Kanye West's best in his career and now it is platinum like the rest of the albums he has released.