Kanye West, December 13, 2008

Redferns

The Performance: The usually dynamite Yeezy faltered in his third time on 'Saturday Night Live' with impassioned but off-key and somewhat ridiculous versions of his autotuned ballads 'Love Lockdown' and 'Heartless.'

Career Impact: How was ‘Ye doing post-'SNL' blunder? He was surviving. He took some ribbing for his momentary autotunes obsession, his ego, and for being a gay fish after that, but he also continued to be one of the most respected and successful voices in popular music. And he more than redeemed himself the next time he took the 'SNL' stage alongside a bunch of ballerinas for his blistering and innovative takes on 'Runaway' and 'Power.'