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Song · 2009 · Alternative hip hop

Amazing (Kanye West)

2009

★ 5.2 editorial score

Recorded in Honolulu for 808s & Heartbreak with Jeff Bhasker co-producing, Auto-Tune propping up bravado that keeps slipping.

From the album

808s & Heartbreak

Genre

Alternative hip hop Hip hop

Subject

Boasting Self-doubt

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