my beautiful dark twisted fantasy came out on november 22, 2010.
when did my beautiful dark twisted fantasy come out?
november 22 , 2010
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my beautiful dark twisted fantasy is the fifth studio album by american rapper and producer kanye west. it was released on november 22, 2010, by def jam recordings and roc-a-fella records. 





























following a period of public and legal controversy, west retreated to a "self-imposed exile" in hawaii in 2009. there, he worked on the album in a communal recording environment that involved numerous contributing musicians and producers. the recording sessions featured guest appearances from bon iver, jay-z, pusha t, rick ross, kid cudi, nicki minaj, john legend, and raekwon, among others.
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"my beautiful dark twisted fantasy" won a grammy award for best rap album, presented at the 54th grammy awards in 2012. the song "all of the lights" was nominated for grammy awards for song of the year, best rap song, and best rap/sung collaboration, winning in the latter two categories. however, "my beautiful dark twisted fantasy" was not nominated for album of the year, which was viewed as a "snub" by several outlets, along with the rejection of "watch the throne", west's collaborative album with jay-z, for that category. in an article for "time", music journalist touré elaborated on the album's acclaim, called west's nominations in minor categories "booby prizes", and stated, ""mbdtf" is by far the best reviewed album in many years: the critical community flipped out over it like nothing since radiohead’s zenith. and it sold well, over 1.2 million so far. so what happened? how is it grammy overlooked kanye's magnum opus and gave noms to four sonic widgets and adele's "21"?" he explored possible reasons for the recording academy to snub him, including split votes between "my beautiful dark twisted fantasy" and "watch the throne", concerns over west's past controversies, and more commercially appealing nominees, but ultimately stated:
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