Genius Meanings
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Kanye West (Ft. Kid Cudi) – Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1
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In “Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1,” Kanye reflects on an argument he had with a girl he loves. By the end of the verse, he realizes nothing else matters but waking up next to her
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Kanye West (Ft. CyHi, JAY-Z, Pusha T, RZA & Swizz Beatz) – So Appalled
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“So Appalled” was originally released as part of the G.O.O.D Fridays series on September 24, 2010. The song touches on fame, critics and popular culture.
At one point, the song
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Kanye West (Ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR) – Ghost Town
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“Ghost Town” is perhaps the standout track on ye—at any rate, it’s the album’s sonic climax. Assisted by PARTYNEXTDOOR and long-time collaborator Kid Cudi, Kanye places Jersey
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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 (Ft. Rick Ross) – Devil In a New Dress
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Produced by Bink!, “Devil In a New Dress” finds Kanye using familiar religious imagery in contemplating all kinds of nasty thoughts about his girl.
It’s perhaps an ode to Amber
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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 – Follow God
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Kanye West revisits the spiritual themes of his February 2016 track, “Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1,” on its 2019 successor, “Follow God.” On the soulful track, Kanye flips a
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Kanye West – Closed on Sunday
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Kanye West continues with the gospel theme of the album, naming “Closed on Sunday” after an important concept in Christianity. While Saturday is technically the Sabbath in Judaism
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Kanye West (Ft. Common & Talib Kweli) – Get Em High
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A crowd-pleaser and smoking anthem, Kanye, Talib, and Common take turns flexing their skills.
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Kanye West – Feedback
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“Feedback” is Kanye’s unapologetic ode to success. After nearly 3 years since the release of Yeezus, the Chicago-bred rapper joyfully announces his return to the rap arena. He
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Kanye West (Ft. T-Pain) – Good Life
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Over a key sample from Michael Jackson’s “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)”, Ye contemplates the finer things in life while telling his haters to continue hating as he watches them
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Kanye West (Ft. Desiigner) – Pt. 2
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The second part of “Father Stretch My Hands” details Kanye’s most personal moments—from not having time to call his wife due to work, to talking about his mother’s death.
Hours
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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 – 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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JAY-Z & Kanye West – That's My Bitch
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This drum-heavy, James Brown-sampling track is Jay & Kanye’s ‘old school’ track for their album Watch the Throne. They use this one to claim their stakes in the Hip Hop game – that
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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, being recorded before his infamous self exile out of the United States.
Leading up to the songs eventual
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Kanye West (Ft. Allan Kingdom, Paul McCartney & Theophilus London) – All Day
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Originally mentioned in an interview with GQ on June 21st, 2014, “All Day” took all day to release, debuting 8 months later at the 2015 Brit Awards alongside grime artists Skepta
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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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JAY-Z – Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
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As the first single from his classic The Blueprint album, “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” was Hov’s very first top-10 showing on the Billboard “Hot 100” chart.
The first verse deals with the
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Kanye West (Ft. Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream) – Ultralight Beam
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“Ultralight Beam” is about Kanye’s faith in God. This track establishes strong parallels for The Life of Pablo with the life of Saint Paul the Apostle. Paul (Saul at the time) was
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Travis Scott (Ft. Future & SZA) – TELEKINESIS
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“TELEKINESIS” was a Kanye West track originally written by Victory Boyd as a gospel song, tentatively titled “Future Sounds,” — recorded during sessions for Ye’s Donda. The
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Kanye West (Ft. JAY-Z) – Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix)
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Both this remix and the original were singles from Kanye’s Late Registration album. Kanye uses the remix to go into more detail on “conflict diamonds”: diamonds which are mined
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Kanye West (Ft. Paul McCartney) – Only One
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“Only One” is the first song released by Kanye West since his sixth studio album Yeezus. It’s an R&B song co-produced by Sir Paul McCartney and sung from the perspective of Kanye’
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Kanye West & André 3000 – Life Of The Party
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“Life Of The Party” is a collaboration with André 3000. Its title is a term Ye has used in his song “Jesus Lord” to refer to his late mother Donda West.
A version of the song was
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Atmosphere – Kanye West
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“It’s about when you love something so much that people misinterpret that as something bad because you just don’t give a fuck. The truth is that you don’t give a fuck because you
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Kanye West & Dr. Dre (Ft. Fred Hammond & Travis Scott) – Hands On (Remix)
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[Intro: Fred Hammond] / Spend all my time, yes / Spend all my time, yes / Spend all my time, yes / Spend all my time, yes / I deserve all the criticism you got / If that's all the
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Kanye West (Ft. A$AP Rocky) – Euro (Switch Hands)
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“Euro (Switch Hands)”, also sometimes titled “Euro2”, is a song by Kanye West) that was leaked after producer TM88’s emails were hacked. It’s thought that the song is an unfinished
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Kanye West – Lord I Need You
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On “Lord I Need You,” Kanye reflects on his strained relationship with estranged wife Kim Kardashian in light of the couple’s separation.
In the bittersweet song, Ye accepts the
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A$AP Rocky (Ft. Joe Fox & Kanye West) – Jukebox Joints
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This song is the first collaboration between two of hip-hop’s most fashion famous emcees.
The song samples an Indonesian song by Rasela, titled “Doa Untuk Kasih”, as well as “Much
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