A new Kanye West album always comes with some... let's call them, preconceptions before listening. Aside from the obvious award interrupting, media influenced judgments one may carry, the last major release from Yeezy was an auto-tuned, down and out, sad kind of record. And although 808s and Heartbreak was a success, fans with roots grounded in rap were taken aback by West's decision to completely drench the LP in a synthy, robotic sing-song, with few traces of hip-hop found anywhere.