Following a 2008 of misfortune (the death of his mother, the dissolution of his engagement), hip-hop's enigmatic impresario Kanye West returns, a bit more somber, slightly more urgent, but still pushing boundaries, on his fourth record, 808S & HEARTBREAK. From the first track, the sprawling, drum-n-bass-propelled 'Say You Will,' and from the ubiquitous lead single, the propulsive 'Love's Lockdown,' it is clear that West is venturing further into the electronic sound he explored on GRADUATION.
