There were guests on there, but it wasn’t so much a collaborative album. His team of people around him, we’re already sold. This was a very unusual turn for him to take. A lot of people were scared of what was happening. This wasn’t such a passionate need to sell kind of thing. More than anything, to stick to your guns and win people over with your passion and enthusiasm.

He always inspires people with his passion for what he wants to do. Was there a specific moment during the recording of 808s & Heartbreak that you can recall Kanye inspiring people in the studio? We sat there and created the show and went on with it in full force, so that was really inspiring and it gave me a clue that I didn’t have before about what that guy was made of. That was the first time I realized how strong that motherfucker is.

I’m sure it was surreal for everybody to feel for him and what he was going through. It was early on in my relationship with him, so the impact was like… surreal. Not to speak for him, but it was many months that lead up to him putting that piece together and we did it so quickly.ĭo you remember the moment when he received the news on tour?

He went on as a tribute to his mother and in the months leading up to that album, I think he mapped out a lot of the emotions and the message that he wanted to communicate through that album. I think it was therapeutic for him, we did that in the shows too leading up to 808s. We did it so fast, so it was very clear to him what he wanted to do. Kanye West's 'Donda' Recording Studio Available To Rent For $50K/Hour

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