The grief machine: 808s & Heartbreak processes his mother's death and a broken engagement through Auto-Tune and Roland drum machines, deliberately trading rap virtuosity for frozen melody. "Heartless" and "Love Lockdown" were the hits; Drake, Kid Cudi and a decade of emotional rap were the consequences. Polarizing then, foundational now.
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