808s & Heartbreak

Summary

808s & Heartbreak is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.38% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,100 views/month, #229 of 60,676).^[2]

Key Facts

• 808s & Heartbreak's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• 808s & Heartbreak's genre is pop music^[4].
• 808s & Heartbreak's genre is electropop^[5].
• 808s & Heartbreak's genre is art pop^[6].
• 808s & Heartbreak's genre is synth-pop^[7].
• Roland TR-808 is named after 808s & Heartbreak^[8].
• 808s & Heartbreak was produced by Kanye West^[9].
• 808s & Heartbreak was produced by Jeff Bhasker^[10].
• 808s & Heartbreak was produced by No I.D.^[11].
• 808s & Heartbreak was produced by Plain Pat^[12].
• 808s & Heartbreak was produced by Mr Hudson^[13].
• Among the performers on 808s & Heartbreak was Kanye West^[14].
• 808s & Heartbreak's record label is recorded as Roc-A-Fella Records^[15].
• 808s & Heartbreak's record label is recorded as Def Jam Recordings^[16].
• 808s & Heartbreak is part of Kanye West's albums in chronological order^[17].
• 808s & Heartbreak's Commons category is recorded as Kanye West: 808s & Heartbreak at The Hollywood Bowl^[18].
• 808s & Heartbreak's language of work or name is recorded as English^[19].
• 808s & Heartbreak was distributed by compact disc^[20].
• 808s & Heartbreak was distributed by music streaming^[21].
• 808s & Heartbreak was distributed by music download^[22].
• 808s & Heartbreak's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Island Sound Studios^[23].
• 808s & Heartbreak was released on November 24, 2008^[24].
• 808s & Heartbreak's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '808s & Heartbreak'}^[25].
• 808s & Heartbreak's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+3121'}^[26].
• 808s & Heartbreak's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[28]

• First release date: 2008-11-21^[29]

• Genre(s): alternative r&b, contemporary r&b, electronic, electropop, experimental, hip hop, pop, pop rap^[30]

• Community tags: alternative r&b, chicago rap, contemporary r&b, electronic, electropop, experimental, hip hop, midwest rap, pop, pop rap, synthpop, us^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 1c1b50ec-828b-3d7c-9b1b-54cb1fe97d55^[32]

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on 808s & Heartbreak was Kanye West^[14]. Producers include Kanye West^[9], Jeff Bhasker^[10], No I.D.^[11], Plain Pat^[12], and Mr Hudson^[13].

Publication

808s & Heartbreak was published on November 24, 2008^[24]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[19]. Genres include pop music^[4], electropop^[5], art pop^[6], and synth-pop^[7]. It is part of Kanye West's albums in chronological order^[17]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc^[20], music streaming^[21], and music download^[22].

Why It Matters

808s & Heartbreak ranks in the top 0.38% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,100 views/month, #229 of 60,676).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33]