“ The title of Kanye West’s stark new album, 808s & Heartbreak, doesn’t mark the rapper’s foray into numerology. The title refers to the Roland TR-808, a drum machine whose indelible thump has bullied its way into nearly every chapter of hip-hop history.
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feeling insulated after realizing most people would not know what 808 refers to because everyone in my world know their 808s and 303s.
