Kanye West Pleased By Mixed Reception Of His New Album

Kanye West says he is pleased that new album '808s & Heartbreak' has been met with mixed reviews from the music press.

The album is a change of direction for the rapper, who created an entire record of tracks made using drum machines and Auto-Tune vocals.

Writing on his official blog, Kanye says: "People really have there [sic] feathers ruffled about this album don't they? .......Good!"

West also spoke about his heavy workload, adding: "I work to death and people try to find negativity in the positive energy I pute out. The almost superhuman amount of work I put out."