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Kanye has an album titled "808s and Heartbreak".

I'm still waiting for someone in techno to make an album called "909s and Ecstasy".

The pre-chorus of Big Boi's The Way You Move features the 808, that song hit no. 1 in 2003

Big K.R.I.T. wrote a 808-themed creation story, and featured the song on his 2014 album, Cadillactica

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIeuw1Ce5pk

D-Nice used to call himself the TR-808. I always thought that was weird since he never really used them in his music...

I was thinking the same. Ironically, their rivalry with Marley Marl and MC Shan was started with the song "The Bridge" which featured a prominent TR-808.

Here's Marley breaking down how he created the beat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IxUXfhC8TI