Bad News (track)
by Kanye West
Bad News appears on the following album(s) by Kanye West:
- 808s & Heartbreak (track #9) (this album) (2008)
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Bad News ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 5 days ago | Exist-en-ciel | 22,387 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/08/2025 18:38 | stareaterogni0n | 2,687 | 73/100 |
| ! | 04/11/2025 11:01 |  VictorVale | 42,901 | 88/100 |
| ! | 11/08/2024 23:33 | wizardalien | 8,642 | 72/100 |
| ! | 09/02/2024 00:45 | David546 | 91 | 87/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 75.2/100, a mean average of 73.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 15.9.
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The piano isn't anything special though, but it sounds very nice. Kanye's use of autotune is pretty good, but the lyrics and repetitiveness of the track make it a bit boring. The violins towards the end are beautiful though, and save the song from being dull.
It's solid, a bit drug on
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