Blog: PopWreck(oning)

On "Love Lockdown", Kanye dispels a tale of a love gone terribly wrong on his recent release 808s and Heartbreak . As has been noted by music lovers, reviewers, listeners, and critics alike, this is a very different song for Kanye West. He doesn't rap, but instead sings. His voice is run through an auto tune, giving it that slight robotic pitch, the piano is soft and classical, the chorus features taiko drums and he uses a TR-808 drum machine on the track (and every song on the album for that matter, hence the name; 808s [...]