High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "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, Ernest Wilson and Mike Dean. The song features a number of samples, most notably "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath, 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 expressive a narrative about West marrying pornographic film actor and the traumatic events that follow. It implores highly sexual, nightmarish imagery, and was inspired by West`s relationship with model Amber Rose amongst other real-life events.