Genius Lyrics
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Kanye West – Never See Me Again
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“Never See Me Again” displays a spotlight for Kanye West’s mental state, heavily speculated about being recorded before his infamous self exile out of the United States.
Leading
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Kanye West (Ft. Bon Iver, JAY-Z, Nicki Minaj & Rick Ross) – Monster
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One of the most highlighted posse cuts of 2010, Kanye, Rick Ross, JAY-Z, and Nicki Minaj boast on how they’re a “Monster” on the mic. Fittingly, the song comes with a couple of
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Kanye West (Ft. Beyoncé, Big Sean & Charlie Wilson) – See Me Now
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The original leak of this song featured only Beyoncé and Charlie Wilson, but the album version that ended up as a bonus track on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy featured G.O.O.D
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Young Thug (Ft. Wyclef Jean) – Kanye West
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This song, now called “Kanye West,” went through numerous title changes before and after its release; previous titles included “Elton John,” “Wet Wet,” and “Pop Man.”
This song—at
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Kanye West (Ft. Pusha T) – Runaway
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The piano, the echoing voice in the background, the distortion on his singing, the vocoder solo: every single element of this track is spine-tingling, hauntingly beautiful. Combine
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Kanye West (Ft. Jamie Foxx) – Gold Digger
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Kanye examines the “gold digger” phenomenon and sheds light on relationships on this hit single. The song’s hook was originally written for Shawnna and performed from a female’s
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Kanye West – Bound 2
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As opposed to the industrial, electronic influences found throughout Yeezus, this warm soulful track sees Kanye “Bound 2” his partner, Kim Kardashian. Reminiscent of West’s
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Kanye West (Ft. John Legend) – Home (Windy)
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This is a unreleased track from the original version of Kanye West’s The College Dropout album. Due to a leak, the album was reshaped and different tracks were placed on the album
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Kanye West – Can't Tell Me Nothing
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A single off Kanye’s 3rd album, Graduation, “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” is considered a bit of a sleeper hit, as the single “Stronger” was much more popular, especially at the time.
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Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign (Ft. Freddie Gibbs) – BACK TO ME
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“BACK TO ME” sees Ye and Ty Dolla $ign expand upon sexual subject material supported by Freddie Gibbs. Both Ye and Gibbs express their sexual interests while Ty Dolla $ign captures
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Kanye West – 24
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“24” is a collaboration between Kanye West and Sunday Service Choir. The song was first previewed by Tony Williams, who posted a snippet of the track on September 11, 2020, and
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Kanye West (Ft. JAY-Z) – Jail
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“Jail” is the triumphant return of Kanye West and JAY-Z, also known as The Throne. The duo has now made amends after their once brotherly relationship stood still. This is the
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Kanye West – Dark Fantasy
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Preceded by the darkest period of Kanye’s life, which culminated in the infamous Taylor Swift incident, this conceptual album digs deeper into the dark side of fame.
This track
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Kanye West – I Love Kanye
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“I Love Kanye” was added to the tracklist of The Life of Pablo after his live performance in Madison Square Garden on February 11th, 2016. The song is a satirical take on the “
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Kanye West (Ft. The Boys Choir of Harlem, Freeway & Yasiin Bey) – Two Words
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Off of 2004’s The College Dropout, Kanye, Mos Def and Freeway drop this fast-paced track dedicated to the titular purpose: the verses are done with two words (or two stressed
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Kanye West – Jesus Walks
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The fourth single off Kanye West’s debut album The College Dropout, “Jesus Walks” was a bombshell within the musical community—a pop song endorsing Christianity. Yet it became
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Kanye West – Celebration
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Coming as the seventeenth track off of Late Registration, Kanye West’s “Celebration” is exactly what the title suggests. Full of references to sex, alcohol, and glamour, Kanye
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Kanye West (Ft. Chris Martin) – Homecoming
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Interpolating a line from Common’s “I Used To Love H.E.R.,” Kanye uses extended metaphor to describe his feelings for Chicago, his home, by comparing it to a lost girlfriend.
Ye
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Kanye West – School Spirit
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College is a great place… a great place to smoke weed, great place to have shady hook-ups…
… but not the best place to learn stuff, or so this song says. As Mark Twain once (
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Kanye West – Bad News
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Along with “Say You Will,” “Bad News” is one of the more instrumental tracks on 808s & Heartbreak.
The first two minutes features Kanye’s vocals. The song then shifts into
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Kanye West – We Don't Care
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In response to a request to sing a song for the kids in The College Dropout’s “Intro,” Kanye gets the kids to sing a song to celebrate dealing drugs out of desperation. In fact
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Kanye West (Ft. Lil Wayne) – Barry Bonds
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An extended brag-rap exchange between Kanye and Lil Wayne off Kanye’s Graduation. The two brag about their high-cash lifestyles, and, of course, the ease with which they create hit
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Kanye West (Ft. Consequence & GLC) – Spaceship
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Kanye enlists the help of friends and frequent collaborators GLC and Consequence to discuss the plight of the black man in the ghettos of Chicago. ‘Ye also discusses his work as a
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Kanye West – HIGHS AND LOWS*
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Lyrics from Snippet / [Intro] / Qui nous hante / Oh, reviens / [Chorus] / Highs and lows / I put you through a lot, I know / Highs and lows / Still, you never let me go
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Kanye West – Graduation Day
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“Graduation Day” dramatizes Kanye getting reprimanded and kicked out of college for getting kids to sing about drugs in “We Don’t Care.”
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Kanye West (Ft. Rihanna) – Famous
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“Famous” explores what it means to be famous—Rihanna personifies fame on the hook.
Kanye premiered the music video for “Famous” on June 24th, 2016, at The Forum in Los Angeles
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Kanye West – Addiction
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In this song Kanye raps out the many addictions that fame has given him such as money, girls, and weed. He questions himself on whether he can deal with his addictions and keep his
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Kanye West (Ft. Fivio Foreign & Playboi Carti) – Off The Grid
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A recording of the fourth track off of Kanye West’s Donda, “Off The Grid,” with vocals from American rapper Playboi Carti, played off of Kanye’s speakers in a Belgian hotel during
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Kanye West – Find Out
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[Intro: Kanye West] / Find out, find out / Find out, find out / Find out, find out / Find out, find out / Find out (Find out, find out) / Nuh-uh (There's nothing else to find out
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¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign – 530
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[Part I: 530] / [Intro: Swsh] / Baby, yeah / Woah, baby / Who pick up when you call? / Yeah, yeah, yeah / [Chorus: Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign] / 5:30, the car missin' / No text
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Kanye West (Ft. Pusha T, Stalone & The World Famous Tony Williams) – South Carolina (Donda Original)
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This version of “Donda” was played at Kanye’s first and second listening parties at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. However, the back-and-forth verse between Kanye
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Kanye West (Ft. Common) – Back to Basics
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Originally included on one of Kanye’s official mixtapes, called Freshmen Adjustment 3, this song was later included on the Japanese edition of Late Registration.
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Kanye West – I'm In It
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[Verse 1: Kanye West] / Damn, your lips very soft / As I turn my Blackberry off / And I turn your bathwater on / And you turn off your iPhone / Careless whispers, eye fuckin
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Kanye West (Ft. Stalone & The World Famous Tony Williams) – Donda
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“Donda” is the title-track of Kanye West’s tenth studio album Donda, and it serves as more of an interlude on the record, allowing room for Kanye’s late mother Donda West to
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JAY-Z & Kanye West – Niggas in Paris
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Kanye West, XXL Magazine, October 2010:
I am where art meets commercial. The sweet spot between the hood and Hollywood. Having a conversation with Karl Lagerfeld and Jay-Z within
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Kanye West (Ft. Ant Clemons & Ty Dolla $ign) – Everything We Need
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Kanye and frequent collaborator Ty Dolla $ign team up on “Everything We Need”—a track previously named “The Storm.” It was rumored to be featured on Kanye’s scrapped 2018 project
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Kanye West (Ft. Fred Hammond) – Hands On
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“Hands On” continues the spiritual themes seen all over Jesus Is King, and features Kanye speaking on God being “hands-on” in Kanye’s life. The track features gospel singer Fred
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¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign (Ft. Lil Wayne) – LIFESTYLE (Demo)
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[Intro: Kanye West] / (Cause I know we gonna fight, that's the way that I know that the love is gone) / Look at ya, look at ya, look at ya / Oh, they got you staying at one of them
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Kanye West (Ft. Ant Clemons & Chance the Rapper) – Brothers (Full Version)
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[intro: Kanye West] / What's it take to call your brother? / Just to say you miss him and you wish you could spend time / What's so serious that you can't just pick up the phone
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Kanye West – Wow
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“Wow” is one of the songs that Kanye mentions in “Last Call” when describing how he got signed to Roc-A-Fella.
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Kanye West – We Can’t Tell Freestyle
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[Intro: Kanye West] / Everywhere I go I'm a star, I'm a star / Damn, Kanye, is that your car? / Every—Everywhere I go I'm a star, I'm a star / Damn, Kanye, is that your car? / [
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¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign & Rich The Kid (Ft. Playboi Carti) – CARNIVAL
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“CARNIVAL” is an anthem guided by the chants of Inter Milan Ultra fans where ¥$, alongside Rich The Kid and Playboi Carti, stunt their riches and ensure their partners' sexual
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Kanye West (Ft. Talib Kweli & Yasiin Bey) – Live From Irving Plaza NY
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[Intro: Talib Kweli & Kanye West] / Alright. In case y'all don't know, he did "H to the Izzo", he did "Takeover", he did "Guess Who's Back", he did my joint "Good to You", he did "
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Kanye West (Ft. Common) – My Way Home
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“My Way Home” is the seventh track on Kanye’s second studio album, Late Registration (2005). It samples “Home is Where the Hatred Is” by Gil Scott-Heron.
This is the only track on
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JAY-Z & Kanye West (Ft. Curtis Mayfield) – The Joy
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In this final bonus track off Watch the Throne (originally released nearly a year earlier as a G.O.O.D. Friday entry), Kanye and Jay reminisce about the good old days of
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Kanye West – Say You Will
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The first track off Kanye West’s album 808s & Heartbreak. Sung primarily in autotune, and seen as a departure from old school Ye.
Kanye has explained in concert that this song is
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Kanye West – I Am a God
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According to a Kanye interview in W magazine, the song was inspired by a serious diss from a major fashion designer (Hedi Slimane). A few days before Paris Fashion Week in Autumn
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Kanye West – BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
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“BEAUTY AND THE BEAST” was first played during Ye’s second VULTURES 2 listening party in Haikou, China on September 28, 2024. With the reveal of the track, he also announced its
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