10 Amazing Rock Songs By Pop Artists

Beyonce isn't the only hip hop artist who knows her away around the world of rock though. Through the years there have been plenty of artists who started out playing some heavier music and then decided to go in a different direction with their sound. Once Ye reached the top of the hip hop world though, this is where he started playing with every genre he could get his hands on.

If you want to look at the style of something like My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, it might just be maximalist, since every single style is pushed as far as it can possibly go. Though songs like POWER and All of the Lights fit neatly into the worlds of pop rap, Hell of a Life is where the dirt and griminess of the record comes into play, with everything blown out with distortion and Ye speaking about the seedier side of his extravagant lifestyle.

As if to give himself a credit boost, he also samples Black Sabbath's Iron Man for the vocal melody, almost flipping the tune on its head by making the riff about not knowing whether he's crossed the point of no return in the world of celebrity. With the help of some fiery licks from Mike Dean, this is the kind of musical high that most people can never come down from.