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The Life of PabloKanye West
Hip-Hop · 2010s

The Life of Pablo

Kanye West
Released 2016Hip-Hop
Deep cutPicked by a lifelong record collector

A sprawling, gospel-tinged collage of a record. Messy and acclaimed. A divisive peak. Released in 2016, it's one of Kanye West's later high points.

On vinyl: A vinyl-revival-era release, so fresh pressings are usually easy to find new.

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