Hell of a Life (Kanye West song)

"Hell of a Life" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West from his fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010). The song was produced by West, Mike Caren, No I.D. and Mike Dean. The song features a number of samples and contains backing vocals by Teyana Taylor, signed to West's G.O.O.D. Music label. The song features a production style with influence from rock and heavy metal music, and is notably bombastic and aggressive in nature. The song expresses a narrative about West marrying a pornographic film actress and the traumatic events that follow. It employs highly sexual, nightmarish imagery, and was inspired by West's relationship with model Amber Rose among other real-life events.

Upon the release of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, the song received mostly positive reviews from music critics who noted the song for its sexual subject matter, praising the performance provided by West and the aesthetically pleasing imagery created by the song. Commercially, the song charted on the South Korean Gaon Chart at position 57, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for equivalent sales of 500,000 units in the United States.The song was featured during West's Coachella Music Festival setlist and briefly appeared in his short film Runaway, during a dinner sequence.