We got enough of that with 808s and Heartbreak. This album makes the samples feel more original. This is saying a lot because Kanye’s use of samples was always integrated very well into his previous works. Kanye’s use of samples is so much more integrated than ever before. I say this because the content focuses a lot on porn, monsters, and having sex with nuns, among other things. The main theme of the rapping focuses more on romancing the devil. Kanye’s verses were more about being in tune with the emotion behind the words than how cool the lines sounded. There are several cases where Kanye mumbles his words and just continues to the next line. Most of the verses don’t sound as polished as the guests verses do.
Not to say that he did not sit down and write it, but when he recorded it, it is as if he felt that one take was enough. Kanye sounds like he is holding his balls while rapping.