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October 28, 2021

“Runaway” by Kanye West (ft. Pusha T)

As stated by Kanye West, Runaway is supposed to be a song where many of the lyrics have a double meaning, pointing to both romance yet simultaneously his well-documented and often controversial dealings with the media. This...

Kanye West / Playboi Carti / Ty Dolla Sign

September 23, 2021

“Junya, Pt. 2” by Kanye West (ft. Playboi Carti & Ty Dolla $ign)

The original Junya, belonging to the same album as this second part, is a song we’ve already covered. The conclusion was that whereas the song was named after one Junya Watanabe, the focus was more on...

Jay Electronica / Kanye West / The LOX

September 23, 2021

“Jesus Lord, Pt. 2” by Kanye West (ft. The LOX and Jay Electronica)

We already worked on the original Jesus Lord, a collaboration between Kanye West, Jay Electronica and Larry Hoover Jr. to be honest, even though the latter vocalist is not giving any type of headline billing. But...

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September 21, 2021

“Come to Life” by Kanye West

Kanye West’s “Come to Life” is premised on the idea of individuals being in dire straits and resultantly ‘wishing they had another life’. An ambiguous “uncle” and “auntie” are mentioned in that regard in the...

Kanye West / Roddy Ricch / Shenseea

September 21, 2021

“Pure Souls” by Kanye West (ft. Shenseea and Roddy Ricch)

The primary sentiment being expressed in “Pure Souls” is one in which the vocalist(s) is making a conscious effort not to ‘sell his souls’ after having come up. Yes, in the here and now the...

Kanye West / Sunday Service Choir

September 20, 2021

“Lord I Need You” by Kanye West (ft. Sunday Service Choir)

On “Lord I Need You”, Kanye is addressing a romantic interest. One can conclude that he is rapping about his actual marriage to reality TV star Kim Kardashian, and there are lyrics which can be...

Conway the Machine / Kanye West / KayCyy / Westside Gunn

September 19, 2021

“Keep My Spirit Alive” by Kanye West (ft. Conway the Machine, Westside Gunn and KayCyy”

The title of this song (“Keep My Spirit Alive”), as presented in the chorus, is intended to point to the idea of the spirit being more important than the physical. In other words, even if...

Chris Brown / Kanye West

September 18, 2021

“New Again” by Kanye West (ft. Chris Brown)

“New Again” is the first song we’ve come across, chronologically going down the playlist of Donda that has a distinct romantic undertone. Or at least the earlier parts of “New Again do. That is to say during the intro and...

Jay Electronica / Kanye West

September 18, 2021

“Jesus Lord” by Kanye West (ft. Jay Electronica)

One can’t help but to imagine that certain parts of Kanye’s verse, such as when he proclaims “it’s hard to be an angel when you surrounded by demons”, were inspired by his unique standing...

Kanye West / Stalone

September 17, 2021

“Donda” by Kanye West (ft. Stalone and The World Famous Tony Williams)

Donda West was Kanye West’s mother who unfortunately died at the age of 58, very unexpectedly and even unconventionally in the aftermath of having plastic surgery. She passed away before Kanye had finished transitioning from simply being...

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