Star-studded, shadowy orchestral banger 'So Appalled' begins turning up a nose at the ridiculously lavish lifestyle of an entertainment figure, but Jay-Z picks the second verse to vent frustration over being a hated rapper and the remainder of the unfocused song devolves into tales of drug dealing and affairs. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and eventually sold 1,032,000 copies in the United States.West spends a fair amount of time exploring the excesses that celebrity allows. The album was also promoted with a short film called 'Runaway' set to the record's music. To promote the album, West released free songs through his GOOD Fridays series and four singles: the Billboard hits POWER, Monster, Runaway, and the international hit All Of The Lights. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was released on November 22, 2010, by Roc-A-Fella Records.

The album deals with themes of excess and celebrity, and explores such issues as consumer culture, race, and the idealism of the American Dream. Noted by critics for its maximalist aesthetic, opulent production quality, and dichotomous themes, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy incorporates aspects of West's previous works, including soul, baroque, electro, and symphonic styles. Production was led by West himself, alongside a variety of high-profile record producers including Mike Dean, No I.D., Jeff Bhasker, RZA, S1, Bink and DJ Frank E. Guest vocalists on the album include Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Bon Iver, Jay-Z, Pusha T, Rick Ross, Kid Cudi, John Legend, Elton John and Raekwon. A widespread critical success, it was named the best record of 2010 by many publications and has since appeared on several lists ranking the greatest albums of all time. There, he worked on the album in a communal recording environment that involved numerous contributing musicians and producers. Following a period of public and legal controversy, West retreated to a 'self-imposed exile' in Hawaii in 2009. 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' is the 2010, fifth studio album by American rapper Kanye West.

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