Welcome to Heartbreak

This one is quick add to the Kanye West Collabo Collection from a couple of days ago; I found this gold piece from upcoming artist Marv Milly, apparently promoted by Kanye West much like Kid Cudi. He took that monotone and pretty boring song, Welcome To Heartbreak, and made something actually interesting of it.

Here’s the deal (from Mediafire):
Kanye West – Welcome to Heartbreak (ft. Kid Cudi & Marv Milly)

Kanye West Collabo Collection

There’s this thing about Kanye West. I love and hate him at the same time, which is probably a phenomena many people have experienced. Is it his arrogance? Hardly. He’s a jackass, sure, but he’s entitled to this kind of attitude because he compensates with his musical abilities- at least that’s what I thought. Frankly, it really isn’t. He’s not the best rapper in the world, his flow is not the greatest, his lyrics aren’t the most innovative and creative I’ve ever heard and please let’s not discuss the beats- they’re decent, but I’ve heard better.

Kanye West

Yet, unlike many other artists, Kanye West manages to do everything short of awesome. He might not be the best- but he is consistent in being good, whether it’s live shows or good videos or even the auto-tune crap he’s come up with. He doesn’t score even one No. 1 spot in any of the categories mentioned above- but he scores no. 2 everywhere, which ultimately makes him better than anyone else in the hip-hop/pop/whateveryoucallitthesedays business.

When it comes to my personal preference, I don’t like his albums as much as I like the collaborations he does with other various artists. It’s weird, really; I feel like Kanye has worked with everyone who’s being hyped on the internet. I’m still waiting for the Kanye West/MGMT feature. He’s had them all: Lykke Li, Kid Sister, Kid Cudi, Talib Kweli, Clipse, even a Thom Yorke sample among all the good stuff he produced.

In any case, I’ve picked out some of the greatest features in my eyes (and ears). You can download them from my dropbox, and here are the tracks:

Kanye West – Diamonds Are Forever ft. Jay Z
Yes, I admit, this one’s really, really old. But it still makes me goosebumpy.

NERD – Everyone Nose ft. Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Pusha T
I hated the original version of the track, this one’s rap deluxe.

Kanye West, Kid Cudi & Common – Poke Her Face (Pokerface Remix)
Yeah, this one had to be made. Now the Lady Gaga track “Pokerface” comes to it’s real meaning.

Kid Sister – Pro Nails ft. Kanye West
I don’t like Kid Sister all that much, but West made this track become one of my favourite’s of the last year (rap-wise).

Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Pharrel – Us Placers
Awesome sample of Thom Yorkes “Eraser”. I love it for it’s simplicity and the insightful subject of rapidly vanishing fame.