808s & Heartbreak
Following the death of his mother due to complications after cosmetic surgery, his relationship with fiancé Alexis Phifer finally ending for good, and a struggle to adapt to his celebrity status, Kanye felt emotionally drained and lost. Kanye dealt with his pain by channeling it into a sonically stripped-down album, one dominated by his use of the titular Roland TR-808 drum machine and Auto-Tune. This album significantly influenced future hip-hop music, having influenced Drake, Future, Travis Scott, and more.
Tracks (54)
| Track | Length | Quality/Available |
|---|---|---|
✨ Amazing [V2] (ref. The-Dream) The-Dream reference track for the song. Leaked via a unofficial mixtape entitled LoveTape: The Demo's. | CD Quality Full | |
Amazing [V3] Young Jeezy, Mr Hudson, The WRLDFMS Tony Williams (feat. Young Jeezy, Mr Hudson & The WRLDFMS Tony Williams) (prod. Kanye West & Jeff Bhasker) OG Filename: amazing-vlado-master-11_6b OG file for "Amazing". Also linked is the same file but found on Kanye's blog, with more metadata. | CD Quality OG File | |
Amazing [V3] Young Jeezy, Mr Hudson, The WRLDFMS Tony Williams (feat. Young Jeezy, Mr Hudson & The WRLDFMS Tony Williams) (prod. Kanye West & Jeff Bhasker) OG Filename: amazing-vlado-master-11_6b OG file for "Amazing". Also linked is the same file but found on Kanye's blog, with more metadata. | CD Quality OG File | |
Anyway [V1] Paranoid Kid Cudi (feat. Kid Cudi) OG Filename: Anyway.1 RUFF ye vox Early version of "Paranoid". | Lossless OG File | |
Anyway [V5] Paranoid Kid Cudi (ref. 88-Keys) (feat. Kid Cudi) OG Filename: Anyway 88 REF 05 88-Keys reference track for "Anyway". Just contains a partial verse. | Lossless OG File | |
Anyway [V7] Paranoid Mr Hudson, Kid Cudi (ref. Consequence) (feat. Mr Hudson & Kid Cudi) OG Filename: Anyway.07 quence rev verses 09 Consequence stated he "did the verses on the song". Also features no Kanye autotune on the intro. The .07 in the filename may mean there are other mixes/versions. | High Quality OG File | |
Anyway [V8] Paranoid Kid Cudi, Mr Hudson (feat. Kid Cudi & Mr Hudson) OG Filename: Anyway Ref3 Main Vladobounce Original version of "Paranoid" untagged. Mixing is very different, sounds like some different vocal takes. Less autotune and different intro on the verses. | High Quality OG File | |
Frozen Winter Coldest Winter (prod. Kanye West, No I.D. & Jeff Bhasker) OG Filename: Frozen Winter.1 RUFF Early version of "Coldest Winter" with alternate lines, including punch-ins where Kanye changes the "coldest" in "coldest winter" to "frozen", for some reason. Otherwise similar production-wise to release. Leaked after a groupbuy. | Lossless OG File | |
Heartless [V2] Hartless (prod. Kanye West & E. Wilson) OG Filename: Hartless 1st and 2nd Verse RUFF Early version of "Heartless" with way rougher mixing, no 'Hey' sound effects on the second verse and mumble on the third verse. | High Quality OG File | |
Heartless [V3] (prod. Kanye West & E. Wilson) OG Filename: 1-01-heartless Unmastered leak of "Heartless". | High Quality OG File | |
Heartless [V4] (prod. Kanye West & E. Wilson) OG Filename: Heartless - Vlado Master 11_6b OG mastered file of the released version of "Heartless". Leaked as part of the "Can U Be" groupbuy. Also linked is the same file found on Kanye's blog, with different metadata. | CD Quality OG File | |
CD Quality OG File | ||
Hey Mama (Grammy Remix) Version of "Hey Mama" with orchestral production and re-recorded studio vocals that seemingly never got released. Not to be confused with the 2008 Grammy live performance version. Leaked on HipHopDX. | High Quality Tagged | |
Hot Sauce John Legend (feat. John Legend) Mumble demo worked on in the 808s & Heartbreak sessions. Was described by Consequence as having "W mumble". Small snippets of this fairly unknown track were played on Consequence's IG streams multiple times. | Recording Partial | |
Recording Partial | ||
Hot Sauce John Legend (feat. John Legend) Mumble demo worked on in the 808s & Heartbreak sessions. Was described by Consequence as having "W mumble". Small snippets of this fairly unknown track were played on Consequence's IG streams multiple times. | Recording Partial | |
Live To Tell (prod. Kanye West) OG Filename: Live To Tell - Kanye West - Ruff. REF For Madonna Submission for a demo instrumental which samples "Live To Tell" by Madonna, it was sent to her in 2007 during the Hard Candy sessions. Unknown if Ye or Madonna recorded anything. Made in October 2007, making it the first known song made after Graduation's release but before Donda's death. | CD Quality Beat Only | |
Love Lockdown [V3] (prod. Kanye West & Jeff Bhasker) OG Filename: LoveLockdown_V2ADMix-Main_9-15-08 Very close to release ready, but metronome can still be heard. Unmastered. | High Quality OG File | |
Love Lockdown [V4] (prod. Kanye West & Jeff Bhasker) OG Filename: Love Lockdown - Vlado Master 11_6b OG file of an early master for the released version of "Love Lockdown". Leaked in the Tracker discord. Also linked is the same file but found on Kanye's blog, which is slightly higher quality and has more metadata. | CD Quality OG File | |
Love Lockdown [V4] (prod. Kanye West & Jeff Bhasker) OG Filename: Love Lockdown - Vlado Master 11_6b OG file of an early master for the released version of "Love Lockdown". Leaked in the Tracker discord. Also linked is the same file but found on Kanye's blog, which is slightly higher quality and has more metadata. | CD Quality OG File |
