Hit-tracks include "Power" and the collaborative "Monster" where female rapper Nicki Minaj delivered her iconic verse. Everything from the artistic positioning of the album to the development of visuals for certain tracks contributed to the body of work's immediate and widespread critical success It won the category of Best Rap Album at the 54th Grammy Awards and received much praise. And rightfully so as the result was breathtaking.
To begin, the artist reportedly placed himself on a self-imposed exile in Hawaii to complete the project.
Many consider My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy to be one of Kanye's most forward and innovative albums. The video was reenacted by James Franco and Seth Rogen in a comical skit.Ħ My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy ($1.3M Units) Much chatter surrounded the video for one of the album's pushed singles "Bound 2," as it featured a topless Kim Kardashian-West and a lot of cryptic themes. The album was considered very experimental and dived into a lot of different musical styles like electro punk, industrial, and acid house. Of these, we include Travis Scott, Daft Punk, and Frank Ocean. It included collaborations with a range of different artists with varying styles. Kanye's sixth studio album Yeezus is another one of the artist's most recent projects. Its hit-singles include "Follow God." 7 Yeezus ($750K Units) Despite the newly adapted style, the project was well-received by both fans and music critics. The project stems from the rapper's newly formulated "Sunday Service" group, a band with whom he has been performing covers of songs from his discography along with popular songs remixed with altered Christian-related lyricism. RELATED: Metallica's Highest-Grossing Albums Of All Time, Ranked The musical style represented herein reflects Kanye's risky transition into the realm of Christian, gospel music. Jesus Is King is Kanye West's most recent album and is expected to be followed by a second part very soon. Please note that the majority of the numbers stated herein were derived from data on Billboard. This list is ranked in order and will consider both solo and collaborative albums from the artist. To fully identify which of Kanye West's work was most well-received in this decade, let us take a look at Ye's highest-grossing albums. RELATED: Kanye West: 10 Crazy Expensive Things He Has Bought And today, as we take a look at Kanye's discography, it can be quite shocking to observe the drastic changes in his musical style and artistry. Interestingly enough, it appears his fanbase went along with such changes, however dramatic, and the latter was reflected in the rap star's high album sales. Mainly, we noted an acquisition of a new skill set as the Hip Hop artist delved into the new grounds from fashion to a whole other music genre, gospel music. Tracing back to his humble beginnings as an artist, the rapper went onto achieving a slew of milestones throughout the years. The post ALBUM SALES (week 14, 2020): PARTYNEXTDOOR, Joyner Lucas, The Weeknd, Lil Uzi Vert & more! appeared first on Fresh: Hip-Hop & R&B.In this decade alone, we have seen a lot of changes in the persona that is Kanye West. This week’s overview includes the first week numbers of PARTYNEXTDOOR’s new album PARTYMOBILE – which debuts at #6 – and Joyner Lucas’ long-awaited debut album ADHD.
Here’s our weekly overview of Hip-Hop and R&B album sales in the US, including an update on where the albums land at the Billboard 200 chart.