Kanye's King with Critics

KANYE’S KING WITH CRITICS: N.Y. Times pop critic Jon Caramanica analyzes the critical hegemony for Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album, which topped the year-end lists at Rolling Stone, Vibe and Spin as well as influential websites Pitchfork and Stereogum. Caramanica also muses about the album’s relatively soft sales so far, lack of Top 10 pop hits and the effect of his controversial new video for “Monster,” which just leaked online. For the full story, go here. (1/3p)