[Applause]
from troublesome up-and-comer too
troublesome a Lister today we’re gonna
talk about an artist to love him or hate
him comes very close to living up to his
own hype 21st century doing something
mean to it or better than anybody you
this is watch mojos the story in the
songs I’m your curator Rebecca Brayton
and I’m gonna take you on the musical
journey of Kanye West what you doing in
the now before we liftoff
I just wanna let you guys know that we
love hearing from you so if anything
pops into your head
favorite lyric favorite factoid
alternate top-10 just share it in the
comments below
just remember we’re not looking for
trouble also this bio was originally
vacation can’t get enough music in your
life then be sure to head over to mojo
travels to see some great ways to
satisfy both your inner audiophile and
your wanderlust with our list of the top
10 music festivals around the world
worth traveling to click the link below
alright let’s put this love on lockdown
here’s part 1 the story
Kanye Omari West was born on June 8 1977
in Atlanta Georgia and moved to Chicago
at the age of 3 while producing for
local Chicago artists West dropped out
of university to focus on his music
career by 1998 he was already producing
for well-known artists such as Jermaine
Dupri and Foxy Brown although born in
Atlanta Georgia West grew up in and
around Chicago Illinois
and spent some time living in Nanjing
China opportunity came knocking when
West started producing for Rockefeller
Records in 2000 West ended up handling
the majority of production on jay-z’s
acclaimed 2001 records The Blueprint an
album that spawned one of jay-z’s most
popular singles is oh-h OVA a year later
West made his rap debut on jay-z’s next
album The Blueprint – the gift and the
curse though he initially had trouble
signing a record deal West released his
first effort to the college dropout on
Rockefeller Records the successful 2004
album generated several singles
including through the wire which was
inspired by a 2002 car crash that had
almost taken Westlife it also featured
his first number-one hit slow jams and
the grammy-winning Jesus walks
Kanye’s influences are not all limited
to rap and hip hop bands and artists
like you – Led Zeppelin Johnny Cash and
Bob Dylan have all shaped his musical
that’ll sound great in 2005
West released his sophomore efforts late
registration with the help of film score
composer John Bryan West constructed
another critically and commercially
successful album late registration was
later nominated for several Grammys with
the songs gold digger and diamonds from
Sierra Leone picking up a few of the
accolades while making his first two
albums West also continued producing for
artists like Janet Jackson brandy and
Twista while kanye west is well known
for his musical talent he is just as
well known for his sometimes
controversial actions in 2005 while
presenting during a Hurricane Katrina
relief fundraiser West accused then
President George W Bush of racism
concerning the slow relief efforts after
the disaster George Bush doesn’t care
about black people in 2006 West graced
the cover of Rolling Stone magazine
wearing a crown of thorns evoking the
image of Jesus that same year West took
to the stage at the MTV Europe Music
Awards while justice and Simeon were
being presented the best video award and
claimed his video for touch the sky’
merited the prize instead I appreciate
it man ivory pillow is nothing to get
you I’ve never seen your video is
nothing against you but
West 3rd album graduation was released
on September 11th 2007 to coincide with
the release of 50 Cent’s third record
Kurtis the much publicized sales
competition that resulted helped to
bring West graduation to the top of the
US Billboard 200 chart singles from the
more introspective album include the
Grammy winning stronger and flashing
lights it was also around this time that
West’s mother died due to complications
from cosmetic surgery her death deeply
affected the rapper and influenced his
actions and career for years to come
things started to turn around in 2008 at
the 50th annual Grammy Awards when West
took home four statues and performed his
song stronger with Daft Punk later in
the year West took the glow-in-the-dark
tour around the world with artists like
Rihanna ne Rd and nas he debuted his
track love lockdown on the 2008 MTV
Video Music Awards which would be the
first single from his forthcoming album
808s & Heartbreak this record ended up
being quite a departure for West who
decided to sing rather than rap on most
tracks with its use of auto-tune and a
more electronically influenced sound
808s & Heartbreak hit number one
commenter Brad Smith says Kanye is
musical genius people constantly call
him and ask when he acts out at these
Music Awards but they don’t know he’s
given his award away to several artists
when he thinks they deserved it
West’s also got into two incidents
involving paparazzi in 2008 and the
controversy didn’t stop there in 2009
West’s infamously stole Taylor Swift’s
thunder as she accepted the Best Female
Video Award during the MTV Video Music
Awards I’m really happy for you I’m let
you finish but Beyonce had one of the
Kanye’s favorite white girl Scarlett
Johansson and apparently he’s also
expressed his appreciation for Fiona
Apple whom he holds in a higher regard
than Lauren Hill 2010 saw the release of
West’s fifth album My Beautiful Dark
Twisted Fantasy with guest appearances
by Rihanna Alicia Keys Kid Cudi and more
the record also produced the singles
power and runaway a track that was
accompanied by a 35 minute short film
that served as its music video despite
the controversies kanye west has made
quite a mark in hip-hop in a very short
time while he has dabbled in fashion has
his own management and production
company and founded the Kanye West
foundation it is his ambition and
musical experimentation that have made
him unique in the music business
Kanye has indicated that one of his
fashion icons is Shia LaBeouf runaway
fast as you can
after the success of My Beautiful Dark
Twisted Fantasy in 2010
Kanye wasted no time in keeping the ball
or bead rolling with his 2011
heavyweight collaboration with jay-z
entitled watched the throne and that
excitement continued to build until the
release of Kanye’s 2013 album yeezus
bringing with it singles like black
get a fresh cut straight out the Selam
bound to music video was met with much
controversy to the surprise of nobody
with most of its stemming from Kim
Kardashian’s racy role in the video
after Kim Nia had a child together
northwest in June 2013 the new king of
controversy and the queen of reality
television weds in May of 2014
hey hey yeah we made the Thanksgiving
hey maybe we could make it to Christmas
demonstrating once again that he can
draw attention to himself in any
situation
Kanye stole the show at the 57th annual
Grammy Awards at first it all looked to
be a joke a callback to his infamous
2009 stage invasion but Beyonce had one
of the best videos of all time but after
the awards show he should have given his
award to Beyonce commenter Dan Kahl says
he may be an outspoken hated and
controversial figure but he’s one hell
of a musician Kanye fans will be looking
forward to more of his media escapades
but musically things are heating up as
well a 2015 album entitled so help me
God is on the way including
collaborations with the likes of Beatles
[Music]
we never saw that one coming but say
what you will about Kanye he never
[Music]
don’t remember a Yeezy album called so
help me God
that’s because it changed names many
times first to swish then to waves and
finally to the life of Pablo of course
Kanye’s accomplished a lot even since we
released this biography back in 2015
he’s released tons of new music
succeeded with his fashion line got
involved with title got married and
started a family but he’s also gone
through even more controversies here’s
this chance to prove he’s worth all the
controversy in a video we published
originally in 2014 here’s part 2 the
song number 10 through the wire
breakfast enchiladas ur commenter sack
yells you can’t make a top ten because
he has way too many hits and great songs
somebody oughta pancakes out justice is
there a story behind this song is almost
mythic in its origins telling us Suns
own life support and just imagine how my
girl feel on the plains get it mated
while he had his jaw wired shut
following a car accident Kanye West
wrote this song to show Rockefeller he
deserved a chance to make his own record
I’ve been trying to be sad trying to be
a millionaire how I used to my class in
the same hospital with Biggie Smalls
down
that the lyrics are deeply personal as
he tells listeners of his struggles to
be taken seriously as a rapper and his
need to create and he gets blamed a
story about how blacks came to Florian
what we need to do win a game break
plays through the wire wasn’t only
innovative but listeners also responded
well to Weston’s ability to tell a
coherent story and packing references
over a smooth
[Music]
Kanye is famously a college dropout a
move his mother a university professor
later came to respect number nine can’t
tell me nothing dad
[Music]
so hard not to act breakfast perhaps one
of his grittiest songs this graduation
single serves as an anthem for those who
try to rise up above the naysayers PZ is
angry as he raps about those who have
doubted his success and the inner demons
he battles led up the suicide doors this
is my life homie you decide yours
instead of letting self-doubt get the
best of him though he’s vicious as he
tells his critics to wait and see his
greatness
[Music]
featuring a melancholy beat can’t tell
me nothing also contains background
vocals by sneaky sound systems Connie
Mitchell and samples young jeezy both of
which give the track and eerie quality
to
you can’t tell me nothing
[Music]
we too like
Oh
[Music]
number eight heartless how could you be
say what you will about auto-tune but
Kanye really took the use of it to
another level on this pop number by
singing in a somber monotone voice and
lamenting the loss of a loved one you
wanna give me back a you know it
shouldn’t work it does and there’s
something strangely addictive about this
song
Easy’s tone is robotic yet filled with
emotion talking talking talking town
baby let’s just knock off the beat
sounds like it should be a club banger
but the lyrics are about a breakup it’s
also one of the best-selling digital
singles ever
number seven flashing lights she don’t
believe in shooting stars but she
coupe tour from the stores Depar MS this
song has grandness to it which is a
quality that Kanye has perfected in his
music over the years she and Amira dance
is so sleazy
I get a call like where are you by
referring to the camera flashes of the
paparazzi
he created a song that aptly described
the addictive quality of celebrity
culture and how it can corrupt people
when I never
take it
he raps over a chilled-out synth driven
beat that gives flashing lights a sexy
glamorous spot of my memories Museum I’m
just saying hey Mona needs to come home
you know you can’t run without the
electronic meets R&B feel of the
graduation tune is also a sound he’s
continued to curate over time and makes
six all falls down this soul influenced
hip hop number is one of the best
demonstrations of Kanye skills as the
storyteller
she’s so self conscious she has no idea
he tells the story of a young woman
obsessed with unrealistic images of
beauty and excessive wealth Oh more
three girls ain’t picked a career like
[Music]
the chorus is the heart of all falls
down and is filled with emotion and
undeniable sadness about what
unattainable goals can do to a person
single black female it was a far cry
from other rap songs on the radio
thereby marking his originality and
Kanye’s first top 10 hit in the u.s. the
Falls number 5
diamonds from Sierra Leone go get
this track serves as Kanye’s come up
tail in which he describes signing with
Rockefeller records and his perceived
ego came whatever Fame when he came in
again he made his own way he asks
listeners to show their loyalty to him
and the label after debris settles in a
dust get swept off bitch a pick up where
you left off meanwhile his sampling of
the James Bond theme song from diamonds
are forever gives the late registration
single and almost ethereal throwback
though he examines in a scab while
diamonds from Sierra Leone took home the
Grammy for best rap song its music video
and the remix added a broader message
window broke arguably his most
well-known song this track has taken on
an almost anthemic quality it was
everywhere when it first came out and
it’s still a crowd-pleaser at big events
even wedding strangely enough sampling
Ray Charles I got a woman kanye creates
an exemplary tale about being leery of
those who only want money if you ain’t
know with guest vocals by Jamie Foxx
gold digger held the number-one spot on
the Billboard Hot 100 chart wanama
grammy and has become one of his
best-selling singles
number three stronger Daft Punk is
always a good start awesome Eclipse in
the Christian Dior damn they’ll make
them like this anymore on this single
Kanye takes a sample of the French house
duos harder better faster stronger and
builds on its futuristic sound lyrics
inspired by a well-known Friedrich
Nietzsche quotation the hip-hop number
gives Kanye his personal mantra for his
pursuit of women and power
[Music]
this song is the ultimate earworm it’s
catchy fast-paced and sounds out of this
and let’s not forget his inventive
Daft Punk is an obvious Kanye sample you
know what is it the Broadway musical
Wicked
even so mr. West has used samples from
number two run away heartbreaking from
start to finish this is one of these E’s
more personal tracks run away fast as
you can
my email I sent this girl a picture of
my hey sonically it’s different from his
other songs because of its use of piano
riffs mixed with various samples and a
memorable guest spot by Pusha T 24/7 365
she still stays on my mind I did it
alright alright I admit it Runaways
album version stretches over the course
of nine minutes giving listeners the
chance to hear Kanye ruminate over his
unsuccessful relationships as well as
his troubled times with Fame and the
press Kanye was so inspired by the My
Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy track
that it was accompanied by several short
before we unveil our number one pick
your head
I’m doing about honey I’m at control but
it’s nowhere to go and there’s no way to
slow if I knew what I knew in the past I
[Music]
you never know what you got I guess this
one and I can’t come back home I guess
when I heard that when I was back number
one jesus walks commenter fad says you
forgot lift yourself my name may have
moved on to comparing himself to God but
throughout the course of his career he
always showed he wasn’t afraid to rap
about touchy subjects like religion the
production jesus walks is gorgeous and
features West rapping in an increasingly
frantic tone as he proclaims his faith
against an ominous beat complemented by
a soaring chorus with backing vocals
that sampled the AARC choirs walk with
me now I’m in the club everybody
screaming out
the college dropout single was a top 20
smash and earned him a Grammy for best
rap song don’t fail me now before you
start asking how could you forget this
song or that song don’t worry we have a
second list of kanye west songs or as we
like to call it another top 10 kanye
west songs but even so share what you
think we missed rank it how you think it
should have been ranked and let the
friendly debate excuse me I know you
don’t know me but my name is windy yeah
I like if you love Kanye as much as
Kanye loves Kanye good news we’ve got
plenty of Kanye related videos for you
from the top 10 best Kanye West music
videos to top 10 times Kanye West took
us by surprise and even a top 10 reasons
Kanye West is hated I mean we don’t hate
him we just heard talk that there are
those who do but before you go fire up
your 808 let me ask you this you ever
just get like irrationally jealous of
Kanye West alright until next time I’m
Rebecca Brady and this is the story in
the song suggest so cold on me she said
keep making them keep making them plant
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from troublesome up-and-comer too
troublesome a Lister today we’re gonna
talk about an artist to love him or hate
him comes very close to living up to his
own hype 21st century doing something
mean to it or better than anybody you
this is watch mojos the story in the
songs I’m your curator Rebecca Brayton
and I’m gonna take you on the musical
journey of Kanye West what you doing in
the now before we liftoff
I just wanna let you guys know that we
love hearing from you so if anything
pops into your head
favorite lyric favorite factoid
alternate top-10 just share it in the
comments below
just remember we’re not looking for
trouble also this bio was originally
vacation can’t get enough music in your
life then be sure to head over to mojo
travels to see some great ways to
satisfy both your inner audiophile and
your wanderlust with our list of the top
10 music festivals around the world
worth traveling to click the link below
alright let’s put this love on lockdown
here’s part 1 the story
Kanye Omari West was born on June 8 1977
in Atlanta Georgia and moved to Chicago
at the age of 3 while producing for
local Chicago artists West dropped out
of university to focus on his music
career by 1998 he was already producing
for well-known artists such as Jermaine
Dupri and Foxy Brown although born in
Atlanta Georgia West grew up in and
around Chicago Illinois
and spent some time living in Nanjing
China opportunity came knocking when
West started producing for Rockefeller
Records in 2000 West ended up handling
the majority of production on jay-z’s
acclaimed 2001 records The Blueprint an
album that spawned one of jay-z’s most
popular singles is oh-h OVA a year later
West made his rap debut on jay-z’s next
album The Blueprint – the gift and the
curse though he initially had trouble
signing a record deal West released his
first effort to the college dropout on
Rockefeller Records the successful 2004
album generated several singles
including through the wire which was
inspired by a 2002 car crash that had
almost taken Westlife it also featured
his first number-one hit slow jams and
the grammy-winning Jesus walks
Kanye’s influences are not all limited
to rap and hip hop bands and artists
like you – Led Zeppelin Johnny Cash and
Bob Dylan have all shaped his musical
that’ll sound great in 2005
West released his sophomore efforts late
registration with the help of film score
composer John Bryan West constructed
another critically and commercially
successful album late registration was
later nominated for several Grammys with
the songs gold digger and diamonds from
Sierra Leone picking up a few of the
accolades while making his first two
albums West also continued producing for
artists like Janet Jackson brandy and
Twista while kanye west is well known
for his musical talent he is just as
well known for his sometimes
controversial actions in 2005 while
presenting during a Hurricane Katrina
relief fundraiser West accused then
President George W Bush of racism
concerning the slow relief efforts after
the disaster George Bush doesn’t care
about black people in 2006 West graced
the cover of Rolling Stone magazine
wearing a crown of thorns evoking the
image of Jesus that same year West took
to the stage at the MTV Europe Music
Awards while justice and Simeon were
being presented the best video award and
claimed his video for touch the sky’
merited the prize instead I appreciate
it man ivory pillow is nothing to get
you I’ve never seen your video is
nothing against you but
West 3rd album graduation was released
on September 11th 2007 to coincide with
the release of 50 Cent’s third record
Kurtis the much publicized sales
competition that resulted helped to
bring West graduation to the top of the
US Billboard 200 chart singles from the
more introspective album include the
Grammy winning stronger and flashing
lights it was also around this time that
West’s mother died due to complications
from cosmetic surgery her death deeply
affected the rapper and influenced his
actions and career for years to come
things started to turn around in 2008 at
the 50th annual Grammy Awards when West
took home four statues and performed his
song stronger with Daft Punk later in
the year West took the glow-in-the-dark
tour around the world with artists like
Rihanna ne Rd and nas he debuted his
track love lockdown on the 2008 MTV
Video Music Awards which would be the
first single from his forthcoming album
808s & Heartbreak this record ended up
being quite a departure for West who
decided to sing rather than rap on most
tracks with its use of auto-tune and a
more electronically influenced sound
808s & Heartbreak hit number one
commenter Brad Smith says Kanye is
musical genius people constantly call
him and ask when he acts out at these
Music Awards but they don’t know he’s
given his award away to several artists
when he thinks they deserved it
West’s also got into two incidents
involving paparazzi in 2008 and the
controversy didn’t stop there in 2009
West’s infamously stole Taylor Swift’s
thunder as she accepted the Best Female
Video Award during the MTV Video Music
Awards I’m really happy for you I’m let
you finish but Beyonce had one of the
Kanye’s favorite white girl Scarlett
Johansson and apparently he’s also
expressed his appreciation for Fiona
Apple whom he holds in a higher regard
than Lauren Hill 2010 saw the release of
West’s fifth album My Beautiful Dark
Twisted Fantasy with guest appearances
by Rihanna Alicia Keys Kid Cudi and more
the record also produced the singles
power and runaway a track that was
accompanied by a 35 minute short film
that served as its music video despite
the controversies kanye west has made
quite a mark in hip-hop in a very short
time while he has dabbled in fashion has
his own management and production
company and founded the Kanye West
foundation it is his ambition and
musical experimentation that have made
him unique in the music business
Kanye has indicated that one of his
fashion icons is Shia LaBeouf runaway
fast as you can
after the success of My Beautiful Dark
Twisted Fantasy in 2010
Kanye wasted no time in keeping the ball
or bead rolling with his 2011
heavyweight collaboration with jay-z
entitled watched the throne and that
excitement continued to build until the
release of Kanye’s 2013 album yeezus
bringing with it singles like black
get a fresh cut straight out the Selam
bound to music video was met with much
controversy to the surprise of nobody
with most of its stemming from Kim
Kardashian’s racy role in the video
after Kim Nia had a child together
northwest in June 2013 the new king of
controversy and the queen of reality
television weds in May of 2014
hey hey yeah we made the Thanksgiving
hey maybe we could make it to Christmas
demonstrating once again that he can
draw attention to himself in any
situation
Kanye stole the show at the 57th annual
Grammy Awards at first it all looked to
be a joke a callback to his infamous
2009 stage invasion but Beyonce had one
of the best videos of all time but after
the awards show he should have given his
award to Beyonce commenter Dan Kahl says
he may be an outspoken hated and
controversial figure but he’s one hell
of a musician Kanye fans will be looking
forward to more of his media escapades
but musically things are heating up as
well a 2015 album entitled so help me
God is on the way including
collaborations with the likes of Beatles
[Music]
we never saw that one coming but say
what you will about Kanye he never
[Music]
don’t remember a Yeezy album called so
help me God
that’s because it changed names many
times first to swish then to waves and
finally to the life of Pablo of course
Kanye’s accomplished a lot even since we
released this biography back in 2015
he’s released tons of new music
succeeded with his fashion line got
involved with title got married and
started a family but he’s also gone
through even more controversies here’s
this chance to prove he’s worth all the
controversy in a video we published
originally in 2014 here’s part 2 the
song number 10 through the wire
breakfast enchiladas ur commenter sack
yells you can’t make a top ten because
he has way too many hits and great songs
somebody oughta pancakes out justice is
there a story behind this song is almost
mythic in its origins telling us Suns
own life support and just imagine how my
girl feel on the plains get it mated
while he had his jaw wired shut
following a car accident Kanye West
wrote this song to show Rockefeller he
deserved a chance to make his own record
I’ve been trying to be sad trying to be
a millionaire how I used to my class in
the same hospital with Biggie Smalls
down
that the lyrics are deeply personal as
he tells listeners of his struggles to
be taken seriously as a rapper and his
need to create and he gets blamed a
story about how blacks came to Florian
what we need to do win a game break
plays through the wire wasn’t only
innovative but listeners also responded
well to Weston’s ability to tell a
coherent story and packing references
over a smooth
[Music]
Kanye is famously a college dropout a
move his mother a university professor
later came to respect number nine can’t
tell me nothing dad
[Music]
so hard not to act breakfast perhaps one
of his grittiest songs this graduation
single serves as an anthem for those who
try to rise up above the naysayers PZ is
angry as he raps about those who have
doubted his success and the inner demons
he battles led up the suicide doors this
is my life homie you decide yours
instead of letting self-doubt get the
best of him though he’s vicious as he
tells his critics to wait and see his
greatness
[Music]
featuring a melancholy beat can’t tell
me nothing also contains background
vocals by sneaky sound systems Connie
Mitchell and samples young jeezy both of
which give the track and eerie quality
to
you can’t tell me nothing
[Music]
we too like
Oh
[Music]
number eight heartless how could you be
say what you will about auto-tune but
Kanye really took the use of it to
another level on this pop number by
singing in a somber monotone voice and
lamenting the loss of a loved one you
wanna give me back a you know it
shouldn’t work it does and there’s
something strangely addictive about this
song
Easy’s tone is robotic yet filled with
emotion talking talking talking town
baby let’s just knock off the beat
sounds like it should be a club banger
but the lyrics are about a breakup it’s
also one of the best-selling digital
singles ever
number seven flashing lights she don’t
believe in shooting stars but she
coupe tour from the stores Depar MS this
song has grandness to it which is a
quality that Kanye has perfected in his
music over the years she and Amira dance
is so sleazy
I get a call like where are you by
referring to the camera flashes of the
paparazzi
he created a song that aptly described
the addictive quality of celebrity
culture and how it can corrupt people
when I never
take it
he raps over a chilled-out synth driven
beat that gives flashing lights a sexy
glamorous spot of my memories Museum I’m
just saying hey Mona needs to come home
you know you can’t run without the
electronic meets R&B feel of the
graduation tune is also a sound he’s
continued to curate over time and makes
six all falls down this soul influenced
hip hop number is one of the best
demonstrations of Kanye skills as the
storyteller
she’s so self conscious she has no idea
he tells the story of a young woman
obsessed with unrealistic images of
beauty and excessive wealth Oh more
three girls ain’t picked a career like
[Music]
the chorus is the heart of all falls
down and is filled with emotion and
undeniable sadness about what
unattainable goals can do to a person
single black female it was a far cry
from other rap songs on the radio
thereby marking his originality and
Kanye’s first top 10 hit in the u.s. the
Falls number 5
diamonds from Sierra Leone go get
this track serves as Kanye’s come up
tail in which he describes signing with
Rockefeller records and his perceived
ego came whatever Fame when he came in
again he made his own way he asks
listeners to show their loyalty to him
and the label after debris settles in a
dust get swept off bitch a pick up where
you left off meanwhile his sampling of
the James Bond theme song from diamonds
are forever gives the late registration
single and almost ethereal throwback
though he examines in a scab while
diamonds from Sierra Leone took home the
Grammy for best rap song its music video
and the remix added a broader message
window broke arguably his most
well-known song this track has taken on
an almost anthemic quality it was
everywhere when it first came out and
it’s still a crowd-pleaser at big events
even wedding strangely enough sampling
Ray Charles I got a woman kanye creates
an exemplary tale about being leery of
those who only want money if you ain’t
know with guest vocals by Jamie Foxx
gold digger held the number-one spot on
the Billboard Hot 100 chart wanama
grammy and has become one of his
best-selling singles
number three stronger Daft Punk is
always a good start awesome Eclipse in
the Christian Dior damn they’ll make
them like this anymore on this single
Kanye takes a sample of the French house
duos harder better faster stronger and
builds on its futuristic sound lyrics
inspired by a well-known Friedrich
Nietzsche quotation the hip-hop number
gives Kanye his personal mantra for his
pursuit of women and power
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this song is the ultimate earworm it’s
catchy fast-paced and sounds out of this
and let’s not forget his inventive
Daft Punk is an obvious Kanye sample you
know what is it the Broadway musical
Wicked
even so mr. West has used samples from
number two run away heartbreaking from
start to finish this is one of these E’s
more personal tracks run away fast as
you can
my email I sent this girl a picture of
my hey sonically it’s different from his
other songs because of its use of piano
riffs mixed with various samples and a
memorable guest spot by Pusha T 24/7 365
she still stays on my mind I did it
alright alright I admit it Runaways
album version stretches over the course
of nine minutes giving listeners the
chance to hear Kanye ruminate over his
unsuccessful relationships as well as
his troubled times with Fame and the
press Kanye was so inspired by the My
Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy track
that it was accompanied by several short
before we unveil our number one pick
your head
I’m doing about honey I’m at control but
it’s nowhere to go and there’s no way to
slow if I knew what I knew in the past I
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you never know what you got I guess this
one and I can’t come back home I guess
when I heard that when I was back number
one jesus walks commenter fad says you
forgot lift yourself my name may have
moved on to comparing himself to God but
throughout the course of his career he
always showed he wasn’t afraid to rap
about touchy subjects like religion the
production jesus walks is gorgeous and
features West rapping in an increasingly
frantic tone as he proclaims his faith
against an ominous beat complemented by
a soaring chorus with backing vocals
that sampled the AARC choirs walk with
me now I’m in the club everybody
screaming out
the college dropout single was a top 20
smash and earned him a Grammy for best
rap song don’t fail me now before you
start asking how could you forget this
song or that song don’t worry we have a
second list of kanye west songs or as we
like to call it another top 10 kanye
west songs but even so share what you
think we missed rank it how you think it
should have been ranked and let the
friendly debate excuse me I know you
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Kanye West is hated I mean we don’t hate
him we just heard talk that there are
those who do but before you go fire up
your 808 let me ask you this you ever
just get like irrationally jealous of
Kanye West alright until next time I’m
Rebecca Brady and this is the story in
the song suggest so cold on me she said
keep making them keep making them plant
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