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September 2, 2021

“Jail” by Kanye West (ft. Jay-Z)

Anyone familiar with the history of Kanye West and Jay-Z would know that the latter is considered to be the industry figure that put the former on. Well actually, this relationship can be defined as...

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September 1, 2021

Kanye West’s “Donda” Album

The highly and long-awaited tenth studio album of American Billionaire and rapper, Kanye West was finally released on all online music streaming platforms in late August, 2021. The album was supposed to be released...

Chance the Rapper / Kanye West / Kelly Price / Kirk Franklin / The-Dream

August 8, 2021

“Ultralight Beam” by Kanye West (ft. Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream)

First of all concerning the title of this track, in the chorus Kanye seems to synonymize “ultralight beam” with “a God dream”. But to note, the titular term actually originated from a freestyle session he conducted alongside...

Allan Kingdom / Kanye West / Paul McCartney / Theophilus London

August 7, 2021

“All Day” by Kanye West (ft. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney)

Without a shred of doubt, “All Day” is a Kanye West braggadocios piece. The featured vocalists serve the roles of holding down the refrain (Allan Kingdom), bridge (Theophilus London) and outro (Paul McCartney). But as for...

Kanye West / Rihanna

August 4, 2021

“Famous” by Kanye West (ft. Rihanna)

Kanye West is a celebrity who will probably enjoy A list status for as long as he lives. However, this particular song came out around the time when his viability as a musician in particular...

Jay-Z / Kanye West / Otis Redding

July 29, 2021

“Otis” by Jay-Z and Kanye West (ft. Otis Redding)

Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “Otis” samples an old romance tune by the late Otis Redding entitled “Try a Little Tenderness” (1966), from which the lyrics of the intro are derived. But said lyrics do not have any...

Jay-Z / Kanye West / Lil Wayne / M.I.A. / T.I.

July 28, 2021

“Swagga Like Us” by T.I. and Jay-Z (ft. Lil Wayne and Kanye West and M.I.A.)

Swagger – or “swagga” as it is colloquialized in this song – is an attribute ascribed to those who display, shall we say individualized mannerisms founded in a palpable level of self-confidence. Possessing such...

Kanye West / Vory

July 22, 2021

“No Child Left Behind” by Kanye West (ft. Vory)

As for now we’re only able to review a snippet of “No Child Left Behind”, as the full track has yet to be released. And said snippet features vocals, i.e. refrains and a verse, by Vory,...

Kanye West / Pop Smoke / Pusha T

July 17, 2021

“Tell the Vision” by Pop Smoke (ft. Pusha T and Kanye West)

It’s always ironic, for lack of a better word, when the music industry releases a song by a late rapper who therein is talking about killing other people, after he himself has already been...

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January 8, 2021

“Bound 2” by Kanye West

“Bound 2” is Kanye West’s version of a love song. The implication, considering the time in his life he dropped it as well as the music video and all, is that it is by...

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