Before he turned into an insane person, Kanye West was one of the more innovative hip-hop artists of the 21st century, and this album is really his magnum opus. The production is masterful. There's a super weird collection of artist features including Jay-Z, Raekwon, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Justin Vernon, Drake and Elton F**king John. And there's just a ton of great songs here -- "POWER", "All of the Lights", "Monster", "Devil in a New Dress", and "Runaway", which is still one of the best songs of the 21st century. If I had a minor complaint, it's that the album is a bit long, and it would've been killer to just have "Runaway" be the closing track. Still, it's a fantastic album and one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. 5 stars.