In the last two years, he has produced or co-produced some of the biggest pop songs of the decade, including Rihanna’s “Umbrella” and Beyonce’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It). Money is a chance to display his full songwriting chops, but he does it in a way that questions the role of album in a pop culture so centered around singles. Kanye West’s 808s and Heartbreak certainly had a particular concept and sound around it, and while some people hated the Autotune, no one could deny that it was his most focused album yet. Broadly generalizing, most pop albums will seem more like a collection of songs, but usually, the best ones actually make sense as an album, either through concept or sound. The difference between an album and a collection of songs is subtle, but very important to the listener’s experience.
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