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Kanye West – Heaven and Hell
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“Heaven and Hell” was first shown on the Donda tracklist posted to Instagram on July 22, 2021.
This track incorporates material from an unreleased song “Future Sounds,” which was
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Kanye West – Heaven and Hell (Demo)
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“Heaven and Hell (Demo)” is the original version of “Heaven and Hell”. It was played at the second listening party for Donda on August 6, 2021.
This version sees Kanye doing a
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Kanye West (Ft. Harmony Boyd & Travis Scott) – Future Sounds
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“Future Sounds” is a left-over demo track from Kanye West’s 2021 album, Donda. The track, however, did not go completely unused as “Heaven and Hell” which ended up on the album
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Kanye West (Ft. Symba (USA)) – Heaven and Hell (Symba Demo)
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Lyrics from Snippet / [Intro: Kanye West] / No more / No more / [Verse 1: Kanye West] / No more promo, no more photos / No more logos, no more chokeholds / We on Bezos, we get
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Kanye West (Ft. Calboy) – Lay Me Down (Heaven and Hell Demo)
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This is Calboy’s version of “Heaven And Hell” by Kanye West. This version’s existence was made public after Soulija Boy leaked his ”Remote Control” verse on Twitter. Calboy
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Kanye West (Ft. Bon Iver) – Lost In the World
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According to Kanye, the verse began as a poem he emailed to Kim Kardashian because he had the beat but no lyrics. He made the revelation at his Glastonbury 2015 headline set.
This
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Tyler, The Creator – HEAVEN TO ME
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In “HEAVEN TO ME,” Tyler, The Creator details three different versions of heaven; what heaven is to him presently, what he would picture to be heaven for him in the future, and
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Kanye West (Ft. 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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Kanye West – Hell of a Life
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With the thematic of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy centered around pros and cons of fame, “Hell of a Life” is the culminating ode to the corrupt use of it to have a one-night
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Kanye West - Heaven and Hell (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Kanye West - Heaven and Hell (Traducción al Español)"] / [Intro: 20th Century Steel Band] / Niños creciendo, mujeres produciendo / Los hombres van a trabajar y algunos
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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 & 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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Genius Brasil Traduções – Kanye West - Heaven and Hell (Tradução em Português)
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[Tradução de "Heaven and Hell", de Kanye West] / [Intro: 20th Century Steel Band] / Crianças crescendo, mulheres produzindo / Homens vão trabalhar e alguns vão roubar / Todo mundo
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Travis Scott – Hell of a Night
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“Hell of a Night” sounds sonically, lyrically and structurally similar to Kanye West’s 2010 tracks “Hell of a Life,” and “Dark Fantasy.”
Later, in an interview, Kylie Jenner
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Genius Türkçe Çeviri – Kanye West - Heaven and Hell (Türkçe Çeviri)
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[Intro: 20th Century Steel Band] / Çocuklar büyüyor, kadınlar üretiyor / Adamlar işe gidiyor ve bazısı çalıyor / Herkes ekmeğinin peşinde / [Verse: Kanye West] / Artık daha reklam
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JAY-Z & Kanye West – Who Gon Stop Me
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This song off 2011’s Watch The Throne is one of the more memorable from that album: a propulsive synth-driven beat meets some of the best lines on the album.
Allegedly, the beat
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Big Sean (Ft. Drake & Kanye West) – Blessings
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Sean, Drake and Ye have been successful — blessed, even. All three step back, count their blessings, and express gratitude here.
The song also spawned the hashtag #blessed
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Kanye West & The Weeknd (Ft. Lil Baby) – Hurricane
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“Hurricane” is the lead single from Donda, the song was highly expected after being one of the biggest leaks from the Yandhi era.
The song was first previewed by Kanye West in an
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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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20th Century Steel Band – Heaven and Hell Is on Earth
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Children growing, women producing / Men go work and some go stealing / Everyone's got to make a living / Heaven and Hell is on Earth / Things keep moving / Angels singing / Prayers
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JAY-Z & Kanye West (Ft. Otis Redding) – Otis
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The second single from Watch the Throne, “Otis” has Yeezus flipping a portion of a classic Otis Redding track into an entire instrumental. He formed the track after his mentor No I
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Kanye West – Believe What I Say
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“Believe What I Say” was first previewed with a snippet posted on Kanye West’s Twitter account in a tweet on September 26, 2020. The song samples Lauryn Hill’s 1998 song “Doo Wop (
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Genius Traductions françaises – Kanye West - Heaven and Hell (Traduction Française)
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[Intro : 20th Century Steel Band] / Les enfants grandissent, les femmes produisent / Les hommes vont au travail et certains vont voler / Chacun doit gagner sa vie / [Couplet unique
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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 (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 (Ft. Don Toliver & Kid Cudi) – Moon
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The mellow and calming sound of “Moon” evolved majorly throughout the course of its existence, originally acting as an interlude with a repetitive chorus sung by Don Toliver. “Moon
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Nino Blu (Ft. Ant Clemons & Kanye West) – Live From The Mercer (Law Of Attraction)
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[Intro: Kanye West] / Uh, uh, uh / Uh, uh, uh / Uh, uh, uh / Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh / Uh, uh, uh / Uh, uh, uh / Uh, uh, uh / Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh / [Chorus: Ant Clemons, Kanye West
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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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Genius Traduzioni Italiane – Kanye West - Heaven and Hell (Traduzione Italiana)
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[Intro: 20th Century Steel Band] / Children growing, women producing / Men go work and some go stealing / Everyone's got to make a living / [Verso: Kanye West] / Niente più promo
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Kanye West (Ft. The Weeknd) – FML
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Kanye West addresses his haters on “FML.” While the acronym typically stands for “Fuck My Life,“ the second line reveals that, for Kanye, it might also mean: “For My Lady.” This
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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 (Ft. Alicia Keys, Bon Iver, Charlie Wilson, Drake, Elly Jackson, Elton John, Gil Scott-Heron, John Legend, Justin Vernon, Ken Lewis, Kid Cudi, Nicki Minaj, Pusha T, Rick James, Rihanna, Ryan Leslie, Selita Ebanks, The-Dream & The World) – Runaway (Full-length Film)
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[Intro to Film: Lacrimosa by Mozart] / [Song 1 - Dark Fantasy] / [Intro: Nicki Minaj] / You might think you've peeped the scene / You haven't, the real one's far too mean / The
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Kanye West (Ft. Travis Scott) – Ultrasounds
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[Hook: Travis Scott] / I can see the future is lookin' like we level through the sky / I can't wait to live in glory and eternal lastin' life / Won't you take the wheel? I'll
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Kanye West (Ft. Lil Durk & Vory) – Jonah
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“Jonah” is a tribute to Jonah Ware, an independent recording artist from Louisville, Kentucky, who was shot and killed on August 8, 2020.
The track features Houston singer Vory
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