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Chief Keef
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Keith Cozart, better known by his stage name Chief Keef, is an American rapper and record producer from Chicago, Illinois. During his teenage years and while under house arrest, Keefs music videos were met with acclaim from local school students. His increasing popularity led to him being the subject of a bidding war among labels. Ultimately, Keef signed a record deal with Interscope Records. Keef also became the CEO of his own label, Glory Boyz Entertainment. His debut album Finally Rich was released on December 18,2012, since becoming famous, Keef has continued to experience ongoing legal issues. Despite being dropped from Interscope in late 2014, Keef continued self-releasing mixtapes through his Glo Gang label, although Keef had originally planned Bang 3 to be released as his second album, a then-track from the album, Nobody, developed into its own project. Keef released Nobody as an album in December 2014, while continuing to delay the often-pushed back Bang 3. Chief Keef was born Keith Cozart in Chicago, Illinois when his mother was 16 and he grew up in the Parkway Garden Homes, located in the Washington Park neighborhood on the citys South Side. Keef is estranged from his father, when he was a minor, Keefs legal guardian was his grandmother. He began rapping at a young age, regularly listed as 5, using his mothers karaoke machine. During his childhood, Keef attended Dulles Elementary School and the Banner School, Keef dropped out of Dyett High School at age 15. In 2011, Keef first earned attention from Chicagos South Side community with his mixtapes, The Glory Road. In December, Keef fired gunshots from a Pontiac Grand Prix in Chicagos Washington Park neighborhood, police showed up at the scene and the incident resulted in Keef being arrested and charged with unlawful use of a weapon. Keef was consequently placed under house arrest at his grandmothers house for 30 days, followed by another 30 days of home confinement. It has been noted that by the time this incident occurred, Keef had already achieved local South Side popularity, while under house arrest, Keef posted several videos to his YouTube account. These videos were at the forefront of Chicagos hip hop subgenre, the attention he received increased during the short time between the release of his mixtapes, Bang and Back From the Dead, and music videos, including Bang, 3Hunna and I Dont Like. Once his house arrest ended, WorldStarHipHop released a video of a child hysterically celebrating Keefs release from house arrest and it also caught fellow Chicago rapper Kanye Wests attention, and West created a remix of the song with rappers Pusha T, Jadakiss and Big Sean
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Kanye West, a fellow Chicagoan, discovered Chief Keef, and has since remixed his songs and collaborated with Keef
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Chief Keef performing at Lollapalooza, 2012.
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Chief Keef (far right, in grey) performing at Lollapalooza 2012
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Chief Keef has drawn comparisons to 50 Cent.
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Interscope Records
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Interscope Records is an American record company. At the time, it differed from most record companies by giving decision-making authority to its A&R staff and it had its first hit records less than a year after it was founded and achieved profitability in 1993. In 1992, Interscope acquired the rights to market and distribute the hardcore rap label Death Row. Albums by Death Row artists included rappers Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, as a result, Time Warner severed ties with Interscope by selling its 50 percent stake back to Field and Iovine for $115 million in 1995. In 1996, 50% of the label was acquired by the MCA Music Entertainment Group for a reported $200 million, Iovine served as chairman and CEO until May 2014. He was succeeded by John Janick, Interscope is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The labels best-selling artists include U2, Eminem, Lady Gaga, in 1989, Ted Field began to build Interscope Records as a division of his film company, Interscope Communications. To run it, he hired John McClain, who had played a role in Janet Jacksons success at A&M Records, and Tom Whalley. Separately, Iovine, who had produced records by U2, Bruce Springsteen, I thought, Music is going to change, Iovine said in 1997. Young bands arent going to be asking for me, but I love working with the new thing. I always liked the part of the business thats the first time you hear something, Iovine and Field were introduced by Paul McGuinness, then U2s manager. After a series of negotiations led by David Geffen, they came to an agreement, in a 1997 article in Rolling Stone, David Wild wrote, Interscopes start-up coincided with a period of incredible change in the music world. Nirvana had ushered in the alternative revolution, based in Westwood, California, Interscope was run by music men. It was a departure from the industry practices of the 1970s and 1980s. A founding tenet of the label was that artists would have creative control. Interscopes first release was Rico Suave by Ecuadoran rapper Gerardo in December 1990, Primus Interscope debut was released in May, followed by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunchs Music for the People in July. It included the #1 single Good Vibrations, two days after first hearing his demo, Whalley signed Tupac Shakur, and in November 1991, Interscope released 2pacalypse Now, Shakurs studio debut. Interscope began to develop a significant presence in the genre in 1992
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Kanye West
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Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. Intent on pursuing a career as a rapper, West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004 to widespread critical and commercial success. He went on to pursue a variety of different styles on subsequent albums Late Registration, Graduation, and 808s & Heartbreak. In 2010, he released his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy to rave reviews from critics, West released his abrasive sixth album, Yeezus, to further critical praise in 2013. His seventh album, The Life of Pablo, was released in 2016, Wests outspoken views and life outside of music have received significant mainstream attention. He has been a frequent source of controversy for his conduct at award shows, on social media and he is the founder and head of the creative content company DONDA. His 2014 marriage to television personality Kim Kardashian has also been subject to media coverage. He has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all time, three of his albums have been included and ranked on Rolling Stones 2012 update of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. He has also included in a number of Forbes annual lists. Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005 and 2015, West was born on June 8,1977 in Atlanta, Georgia. His parents divorced when he was three years old, after the divorce, he and his mother moved to Chicago, Illinois. His father, Ray West, is a former Black Panther and was one of the first black photojournalists at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Ray West was later a Christian counselor, and in 2006, opened the Good Water Store and Café in Lexington Park, Maryland with startup capital from his son. West, was a professor of English at Clark Atlanta University, West was raised in a middle-class background, attending Polaris High School in suburban Oak Lawn, Illinois after living in Chicago. At the age of 10, West moved with his mother to Nanjing, China, according to his mother, West was the only foreigner in his class, but settled in well and quickly picked up the language, although he has since forgotten most of it. When asked about his grades in school, West replied, I got As. West demonstrated an affinity for the arts at an early age and his mother recalled that she first took notice of Wests passion for drawing and music when he was in the third grade. Growing up in Chicago, West became deeply involved in its hip hop scene and he started rapping in the third grade and began making musical compositions in the seventh grade, eventually selling them to other artists
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West performing at Lollapalooza in 2011
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West performing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 2007
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West performing in Austin, Texas, March 2009
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West performing with Jay-Z on their Watch the Throne Tour in 2011
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Billboard Hot 100
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The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for singles, published weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales, radio play and online streaming, the weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday, when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but was changed to Friday to Thursday in July 2015. Radio airplay, which, unlike sales figures and streaming data, is available on a real-time basis. A new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by Billboard on Tuesdays, as of the issue for the week ending on April 15,2017, the Hot 100 has had 1,061 different number one hits. The current number one song is Shape of You by Ed Sheeran, prior to 1955, Billboard did not have a unified, all-encompassing popularity chart, instead measuring songs by individual metrics. At the start of the era in 1955, three such charts existed, Best Sellers in Stores was the first Billboard chart, established in 1936. This chart ranked the biggest selling singles in retail stores, as reported by merchants surveyed throughout the country, Most Played by Jockeys was Billboards original airplay chart. It ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys, Most Played in Jukeboxes ranked the most played songs in jukeboxes across the United States. On the week ending November 12,1955, Billboard published The Top 100 for the first time, the Top 100 combined all aspects of a singles performance, based on a point system that typically gave sales more weight than radio airplay. The Best Sellers In Stores, Most Played by Jockeys and Most Played in Jukeboxes charts continued to be published concurrently with the new Top 100 chart. The week ending July 28,1958 was the publication of the Most Played By Jockeys and Top 100 charts. On August 4,1958, Billboard premiered one main all-genre singles chart, the Hot 100 quickly became the industry standard and Billboard discontinued the Best Sellers In Stores chart on October 13,1958. The Billboard Hot 100 is still the standard by which a songs popularity is measured in the United States, the Hot 100 is ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS, sales data compiled by Nielsen Soundscan and streaming activity provided by online music sources. There are several component charts that contribute to the calculation of the Hot 100. Charts are ranked by number of gross audience impressions, computed by cross-referencing exact times of radio airplay with Arbitron listener data. Hot Singles Sales, the top selling singles compiled from a sample of retail store, mass merchant and internet sales reports collected, compiled. The chart is released weekly and measures sales of commercial singles. With the decline in sales of singles in the US
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ITunes
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ITunes is a media player, media library, online radio broadcaster, and mobile device management application developed by Apple Inc. It is used to play, download, and organize digital downloads of music and video on personal computers running the macOS, the iTunes Store is also available on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Application software for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch can be downloaded from the App Store. ITunes 12.5 is the most recent major version of iTunes, available for Mac OS X v10.9.5 or later and Windows 7 or later, it was released on September 13,2016. ITunes 12.2 added Apple Music to the application, along with the Beats 1 radio station, soundJam MP, developed by Bill Kincaid and released by Casady & Greene in 1998, was renamed iTunes when Apple purchased it in 2000. Jeff Robbin, Kincaid, and Dave Heller moved to Apple as part of the acquisition and they simplified SoundJams user interface, added the ability to burn CDs, and removed its recording feature and skin support. On January 9,2001, iTunes 1.0 was released at Macworld San Francisco, originally a Mac OS 9-only application, iTunes began to support Mac OS X when version 2.0 was released nine months later, which also added support for the original iPod. Version 3 dropped Mac OS9 support but added smart playlists, in April 2003, version 4.0 introduced the iTunes Store, in October, version 4.1 added support for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Introduced at Macworld 2005 with the new iPod Shuffle, Version 4.7, Version 7.0 introduced gapless playback and Cover Flow in September 2006. In March 2007, iTunes 7.1 added support for Windows Vista, iTunes lacked support for 64-bit versions of Windows until the 7.6 update on January 16,2008. ITunes is supported under any 64-bit version of Windows Vista, although the iTunes executable is still 32-bit, the 64-bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 are not supported by Apple, but a workaround has been devised for both operating systems. Version 8.0 added Genius playlists, grid view, iTunes 9 added Homeshare, enabling automatic updating of purchased items across other computers on the same subnet and offers a new iTunes Store UI. Genius Mixes were added, as well as improved app synchronization abilities and it also adds iTunes LPs to the store, which provides additional media with an album. Apple added iTunes Extras as well to the store, which adds content usually reserved for films on DVD, both iTunes LPs and Extras use web-standards HTML, JavaScript and CSS. iTunes acts as a front end for Apples QuickTime media framework. Officially, it is required in order to manage the data of an iPod, iPhone, or iPad. In addition, users are able to add PDF files to their library, the PDFs can be synchronized with and read on several devices except the regular iPod. iTunes 8.0 saw the removal of several options in the Preferences window. For example, iTunes once gave users the option to display arrows beside the selected songs title, artist, album and these arrows are no longer removable, except through the direct editing of a preferences file. ITunes keeps track of songs by creating a library, allowing users to access
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The icon used by Apple to represent a podcast
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A preview of the Windows 10 version.
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Complex (magazine)
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Complex is a New York–based media platform for youth culture which was founded as a bi-monthly magazine by fashion designer Marc Eckō. Complex reports on trends in style, pop culture, music, sports and sneakers with a focus on streetwear, sneaker culture, hip-hop, Complex currently reaches over 120 million unique users per month across its owned and operated and partner sites, socials and YouTube channels. The magazine ceased publication with the December 2016/January 2017 issue, in 2016 December, Complex acquired the website Trillera. com. In 2016, it became a subsidiary of Verizon and Hearst. Complex was established in 2002 by the founder of the Eckō Unltd, Brand, Marc Eckō, as a print magazine aimed at providing young males a report of the latest in hip-hop, fashion and pop culture without regard to race. The name Complex evolved from a slogan developed to promote the Eckō Unltd, the idea was to create a mens magazine that combined Eckōs streetwear and hip-hop attitude along with the style of Japanese mens magazines by providing consumer guides. This was achieved by creating a magazine in two sections, one magazine, and the other a shopping guide. In 2005, Complex was joined by the senior editor of Vibe magazine. He became editor-in-chief and chief content officer a year later, a position he retains as of February 2014. By 2006, Complex had begun to turn a profit which allowed the magazine to consider an expansion of their online presence, in April 2007, Complex soft-launched a media network with four websites, NahRight, Nice Kicks, SlamxHype and MoeJackson. In September 2007, Complex launched Complex Media in order to capitalize on the trend toward digital content. In 2010, ad sales grew 154%, according to comScore, Complex got 12 million unique hits in March 2012. This encouraged large brands such as Coors, AT&T, Ford, McDonalds, Nike, Adidas, Complex now includes over 100 sites. In 2011, Complex acquired Pigeons and Planes, a music and rap blog. In 2013, Complex launched the music site Do Androids Dance and Green Label. That year, Complex also acquired the sneakerhead culture magazine and website Sole Collector, on November 4,2013, Complex premiered a new logo and cover design on Instagram that would appear online, as well as on the December 2013 Eminem cover issue. In 2013, Complex partnered with Mountain Dew to launch Green Label an entertainment, in 2014, Complex launched an NBA-themed website called Triangle Offense in a partnership with Bacardi rum. In August 2014, Complex ranked #3 in the United States in a ComScore survey of visitors between the ages of 18 and 34 with 20.3 million in that demographic per month
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Recording Industry Association of America
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The Recording Industry Association of America is a continental North and South American trade organization that represents the recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors, which the RIAA says create, the RIAA headquarters is in Washington, D. C. The RIAA was formed in 1952 and its original mission was to administer recording copyright fees and problems, work with trade unions, and do research relating to the record industry and government regulations. Early RIAA standards included the RIAA equalization curve, the format of the record groove and the dimensions of 33 1/3 rpm,45 rpm. Since 2001, the RIAA has spent $2 to $6 million each year on lobbying in the United States, the RIAA also participates in the collective rights management of sound recordings, and it is responsible for certifying Gold and Platinum albums and singles in the United States. Cary Sherman has been the RIAAs chairman and CEO since 2011, Sherman joined the RIAA as its general counsel in 1997 and became president of the board of directors in 2001, serving in that position until being made chairman and CEO. Mitch Glazier has been the RIAAs senior executive vice president since 2011 and he served as executive vice president for public policy and industry relations from 2000 to 2011. The past RIAA chairman and CEO is Mitch Bainwol, who served from 2003 to 2011 and he left in 2011 to become president and CEO of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. The board of directors consists of 26 members of the board, the RIAA operates an award program for albums that sell a large number of copies. The program originally began in 1958, with a Gold Award for singles, the criterion was changed in 1975 to the number of copies sold, with albums selling 500,000 copies awarded the Gold Award. In 1976, a Platinum Award was added for one million sales, the awards are open to both RIAA members and non-members. Since 2000, the RIAA also operates a program for Latin music sales. Currently, a Disco De Oro is awarded for 30,000 units, the RIAA defines Latin music as a type of release with 51% or more of its content recorded in Spanish. In 2006, digital ringtones were added to branch of certification. In the same year, the RIAA introduced the Latin Digital Award for digital recordings in Spanish and this release format includes DVD and VHS releases, and certain live albums and compilation albums. The certification criteria is different from other styles. Gold,50,000 Platinum,100,000 Multi-Platinum,200,000 copies The RIAA opposes unauthorized sharing of its music, studies conducted since the association began its campaign against peer-to-peer file-sharing have concluded that losses incurred per download range from negligible to moderate. The association has commenced high-profile lawsuits against file sharing service providers and it has also commenced a series of lawsuits against individuals suspected of file sharing, notably college students and parents of file sharing children
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Pusha T
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Terrence LeVarr Thornton, better known by his stage name Pusha T, is an American rapper. He initially gained recognition as one-half of hip hop duo Clipse, alongside his brother Gene No Malice Thornton. In September 2010, Thornton announced his signing to Kanye Wests GOOD Music imprint, in March 2011, he released his first solo project, a mixtape titled Fear of God. Thornton released his solo album My Name Is My Name. In November 2015, Kanye West appointed Pusha T to take over his role as president of GOOD Music, Terrence LeVarr Thornton was born on May 13,1977, in The Bronx borough of New York City. Thornton and his family relocated to Virginia Beach, Virginia. In 1992, Terrence and his brother Gene formed the duo Clipse, of the two brothers, Terrence was more open to features, appearing on Kelis 1999 single Good Stuff and Niveas 2001 single Run Away, respectively. In 2004, he and his brother launched their record label imprint, Re-Up Records, in 2006, they released their third studio album and their most commercial album, Hell Hath No Fury, which was praised by critics. After one more album as the Clipse in 2009, both No Malice and Pusha T announced that they were taking time off from the duo to focus on their own solo projects. He was also featured on tracks from Wests GOOD Fridays series and made other appearances on Swizz Beatzs Monster Mondays series. 2 and tabi Bonneys Fresh, respectively, on the week of December 16,2010, Thornton signed exclusively with NUE Agency. On February 11,2011, Funkmaster Flex debuted Thorntons first solo offering on New York Citys Hot 97, the track, titled My God, was produced by Hit-Boy and was generally well received by the public. Soon after, the song leaked onto the internet, however was not officially released through iTunes, on March 21,2011, Thornton released his first solo project, a mixtape titled Fear of God, which included My God and featured freestyles and other original songs. Soon after he began working on his extended play Fear of God II, Let Us Pray. On August 31,2011, it was announced Thornton signed a record deal with Def Jam. In addition it was revealed he added four songs to the EP making it 12 tracks rather than just the nine tracks that were previously announced. The first single from Fear of God II, Let Us Pray was leaked onto the Internet on July 8,2011, the song, titled Trouble on My Mind, features Odd Future frontman, Tyler, The Creator. The EPs second single, Amen was released September 13,2011, the song, originally meant for Young Jeezy, was produced by Shawty Redd and features verses from Kanye West and Young Jeezy respectively
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Pusha T performing in 2007.
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Pusha T performing " Runaway " with West at Lollapalooza Chile in Santiago, 2011.
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Big Sean
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Sean Michael Leonard Anderson, known professionally as Big Sean, is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. Sean signed with Kanye Wests GOOD Music in 2007, Def Jam Recordings in 2008, after releasing a number of mixtapes, Sean released his debut studio album, Finally Famous, in 2011. He released his studio album, Hall of Fame, on August 27,2013. Seans third studio album Dark Sky Paradise was released in 2015, Sean Michael Leonard Anderson was born on March 25,1988 in Santa Monica, California to Myra and James Anderson. When he was 3 months old, he moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he was raised by his mother, a school teacher and he attended the Detroit Waldorf School and graduated from Cass Technical High School with a 3.7 GPA. Big Sean is often heard saying west side in his songs, he is referring to the west side of his hometown Detroit, in 2005, Kanye West was doing a radio interview at 102.7 FM. Hearing about this, Sean headed over to the station to meet West, initially West was reluctant to hear him, however he gave Sean 16 bars to rap for him. According to Big Sean, West enjoyed his freestyle, As we get to the entrance of the radio station and we stopped in the middle of the doorway. He starts looking at me and bobbing his head, after the freestyle, Sean left West his demo tape. Two years later, West signed Big Sean to GOOD Music, on September 30,2007, Big Sean released his first official mixtape Finally Famous, The Mixtape. His hit single, Getcha Some, produced by WrighTrax, attained media attention and led to articles in The Source and he also recorded a music video for Getcha Some, which was directed by Hype Williams. Sean released a mixtape hosted by Mick Boogie on April 16,2009. It featured the songs Million Dollars, Getcha Some and Supa Dupa, an unauthorized leak of his collaboration with Drake, called Made made its way onto the internet on April 30,2010. In an interview with TheHipHopUpdate. com on May 1, Big Sean expressed his disappointment over the leak, Big Seans official Facebook page confirmed that his debut album Finally Famous & Consequences Cons TV would be released on September 14,2010. On August 31, Big Sean tweeted that the album was not coming out on that day, the albums lead single, My Last, features vocals from Chris Brown and was produced by No I. D. According to Amazon. com, Big Seans Finally Famous was delayed by a week, Big Sean has revealed the cover art for his G. O. O. D. Music debut and explained that the one-week pushback was to be blamed on sample, the official track list was revealed on June 7. Finally Famous, Seans debut studio album, was released June 28,2011, and spawned three hit singles, My Last, Marvin & Chardonnay and Dance
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Cruel Summer (GOOD Music album)
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Cruel Summer is a compilation album by recording artists of American record label GOOD Music, released on September 14,2012, by the label and Def Jam Recordings. American rapper Kanye West, head of the label, first revealed plans for a collaborative album in October 2011. The album produced four singles—Mercy, Cold, New God Flow, production on the album was primarily handled by members of GOOD Musics production wing, Very GOOD Beats, including West, Hit-Boy, Hudson Mohawke, Travis Scott and Lifted, among others. Cruel Summer received moderately positive reviews critics, who found it uneven as an album but commended its hubristic style. It debuted at two on the US Billboard 200, selling 205,000 copies in its first week. The album also reached the top 10 of charts in Australia, Canada, Switzerland, as of November 4,2012, Cruel Summer has sold 389,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Kanye West founded the GOOD Music label in 2004, since the labels inception, multiple acts have been signed to the label, including close collaborators of West such as Kid Cudi, Common, John Legend, Pusha T, Big Sean and Travi$ Scott. West first announced plans for a GOOD Music album in October 2011 via his Twitter account, writing, later on May 23,2012, the title was revealed in part with a film, Cruel Summer, which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival. The album was slated for release on August 7,2012. Pusha T said that he recorded over 20 verses for the album, American rapper Azealia Banks also said that she recorded with West earlier in 2012, but her contributions were not included on the album. The albums artwork was designed by DONDA, Wests creative agency, mercy, a collaboration between Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz, was released as the albums lead single on April 3,2012. The track was premiered by Funkmaster Flexs Hot 97 radio show and was released onto the Internet the following day onto Wests official website. The release of the track continued Wests GOOD Fridays, a giveaway that provided free MP3 downloads every week. The song peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Cold, featuring DJ Khaled, was released as the albums second single. The track was released as a single onto iTunes on April 17,2012. Following its digital release, the song impacted urban radio on May 8,2012. The single peaked at numbers 89 and 69 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100, New God Flow, a collaboration between Pusha T and Kanye West, was released onto iTunes as the albums third single on July 21,2012. It first premiered at the 2012 BET Awards on July 2,2012, the song peaked at number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100
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Prometheus Global Media
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Prometheus Global Media was a New York City-based B2B media company. The company was formed in December 2009, when Nielsen Company sold its entertainment and media division to a private equity-backed group led by Pluribus Capital Management, Guggenheim acquired Pluribuss stake in the company in January 2013, giving it full ownership under the division of Guggenheim Digital Media. On December 17,2015, it was announced that Guggenheim would spin out its media properties to a group led by former executive Todd Boehly, known as Eldridge Industries. Two Nielsen properties, Editor & Publisher, and Kirkus Reviews, were not included in the sale, Editor & Publisher would instead be sold to the Duncan McIntosh Company, and Kirkus Reviews would be sold to Herbert Simon. The companys first CEO was Richard Beckman, previously an executive and publisher at Condé Nast and Fairchild Publications, the new format was meant to compete against up-and-coming blogs focusing on industry news, such as Deadline. com and TheWrap, along with its then-struggling rival Variety. The changes had a significant impact on the performance, by 2013, ad sales were up more than 50%. In late 2011, Prometheus went through a number of cost-cutting measures, in April 2013, Guggenheim re-acquired Backstage and made its CEO John Amato president of the Billboard Group—a new group consisting of Billboard, Backstage, and Sonicbids. In a January 2014 restructuring, Levinsohn was shifted to a development role. The remaining properties, consisting of Adweek and Film Expo Group, are led by Jeff Wilbur, the acquisition did not include Mediabistros expo business, which were retained under the name Mecklermedia. On January 13,2015, Adweek and Film Expo Group were merged into Mediabistro to form a new Prometheus subsidiary, at the same time, its blogs were re-launched under the new Adweek Blog Network banner, and all of Mediabistros social media-oriented blogs were merged into SocialTimes. In March 2015, Guggenheim Partners reported that its president Todd Boehly was exploring the possibility of forming his own company, the resultant company is known as Eldridge Industries
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Bang, Pt. 2
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Bang, Pt.2 is a self-released mixtape by American hip hop recording artist Chief Keef. The mixtape is produced by a variety of producers including Zaytoven and it was hosted by DJ Holiday, Mike Epps and comedian Michael Blackson. It was released on August 15,2013 as a follow up to his 2011 mixtape, Bang, Pt.2 is itself a predecessor to Keefs third album, Bang 3. After his 2012 debut album, Finally Rich was met to generally favorable reviews, anticipation was built around the release of Bang, between Finally Rich and Bang, Pt.2, Keef served 60 days in a juvenile detention center. However, Keef was active in regards to building hype for the tape, as he released well-received songs, such as Jet Li, Now Its Over was released following his release from juvenile detention. Additionally, during the period between Finally Rich and Bang, Pt.2, Keef signed to Gucci Manes label,1017 Brick Squad. In a negative review of the Bang, Pt.2 mixtape, Matt Aceto of Hot New Hip Hop wrote, As for now, it seems that joining forces with Gucci Mane has only worsened his musical capability. After being delayed several times, Chief Keef announced via Twitter that he would release the tape on his 18th birthday, the tape would mark Keefs first 2013 release. In addition to the announcement of its date, Keef shortly after revealed the cover art. Keef would deliver on his tweet, releasing the tape onto DatPiff. com on his 18th birthday, the mixtape was released onto iTunes on October 18,2013. The released tape was originally to have its hosting provided by DJ Holiday, Michael Blackson, a tweet from Chief Keef only credits DJ Holiday and Michael Blackson as hosts of the mixtape. The mixtape was met to mostly negative reviews, jake Rohn of BET. com gave the tape 2 out of 5 stars, beginning his review with, The intro 12 Bars serves as the perfect preview of whats to come. Keef breathes over the beat for a minute before jumping into an unintelligible verse. Rohn continues, By the end, Bang Pt.2 is one of Keefs weaker efforts, and unfortunately, Rohn concluded his review by praising Blacksons comedic relief skits as the best part of the tape. Matt Aceto of Hot New Hip Hop also praised Blackson, stating his contributions, additionally, Aceto was also critical of Keefs effort, writing, Across the board, Bang Pt.2 was a struggle. The lyrics were lazy, the mixing was poor, and the beats simply weren’t up to standard, aside from a couple tracks, this mixtape belongs in the recycle bin. Aceto showed disappointment in Young Chops absence in the tapes production background, and added, matthew Trammell of Rolling Stone also gave the mixtape 2 out 5 stars, stating that the tape was filled with, braindead repetition, cartoonish adlibs, and uncharacteristically limp beats. As of November 6,2015 it has been viewed over 3,600,000 times on LiveMixtapes. com and downloaded 393,000 times on DatPiff
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Nobody (album)
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Nobody is a collaborative studio album, by American hip hop recording artist Chief Keef and record producer 12Million. It was independently released on December 16,2014, by Keefs Glo Gang label, the album is primarily a solo effort, includes two guest features from Tadoe and Kanye West. The albums production and lyrics are representative of the music genre. The album experienced a delay, but was released on December 16 through iTunes digital download. Meaghan Garvey of Pitchfork Media wrote that the album was, released suddenly, on September 2,2014, Chief Keef released the cover art for the song Nobody. The cover art features the heads of Keef and Kanye West side by side, seemingly fading into the black background, the music on the album was noted to be, experimental, and equally devoid of any conventional hits. On the album, Keef touches on the concept of his fame, the album included emotional cornerstones, as well as subtle jokes made by Keef at his own expense. Specifically, on the track Nobody, various sources reached a consensus that Keefs slurs, the Source writes that the song is, one of the more emotionally driven cuts we’ve heard from the Chicago rapper in recent history. Garvey writes that the track is, about Keef at his rawest and most honest, referring to the line, They thought I was a joke, as being burbled, with a melancholy that suggests he reads the comments. Zach Frydenlund of Complex, writes that the song is, decked out in auto-tune from start to finish, however, Brennan Carley of Spin, commented, as West croons in his trademark 808s warble in the background, the drill rapper slurs through bragging lyrics. In comparison to Keefs mixtape, Back From the Dead 2, Meaghan Garvey of Pitchfork Media, stated that Nobody was, sharper, clearer, Garvey adds her opinions on the tracks, commenting, a handful feel more like sketches than completed works. But its high points have a clarity unmatched within Keef’s last two years of work, at times, he’s straight up vulnerable and he may not be coming back to earth any time soon, but he’s looking his audience in the eyes. Garvey gave the album a score of 7 out of 10, stating, Nobody is, at its best. Maybe his recent passion for visual art has rekindled an interest in direct expression, all tracks are produced by 12Million himself, except where noted. Samples credits Nobody samples the instrumentals from Willie Hutchs Brothers Gonna Work It Out
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Fellow Chicagoan, Kanye West contributed backing vocals on the track, "Nobody"
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Mercy (GOOD Music song)
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Mercy is a song by American hip hop GOOD Music rappers Kanye West, Big Sean and Pusha T along with their Def Jam label-mate, southern rapper 2 Chainz. The song, released April 3,2012, serves as the single from the compilation album Cruel Summer. The songs production was handled by Lifted, with production from West, Mike Dean and Mike Will Made It. The song heavily samples the dancehall song Dust a Sound Boy by Super Beagle, the song received mostly positive reviews from music critics who praised the bombastic production, the varying quality of the verses, and the wordplay of the individual rappers. The song was featured on the soundtrack for NBA 2K13, the song peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and hit number one on both the US Billboard Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. The song has since been certified quadruple Platinum for four million sales in the US as of August 2016. A music video directed by Australian director Nabil Elderkin was released on June 6,2012, the video features the rappers giving their verses and dancing around, with deliberate editing to make it appear as if they are disappearing and reappearing behind walls. The video received positive reviews from critics, West performed his portion of the song at the 2012 Watch the Throne Tour, and 2 Chainz, Pusha and Big Sean performed the track during Seans setlist at the 2012 Summer Jam festival. The song was performed by all four artists at the 2012 BET Awards, with West substituting his verse from Mercy with his verses from Cold, complex Magazine named the song the best song of 2012. The song received two nominations for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance at the 55th Grammy Awards which were held in February 2013. The song was supposed to be released on Good Friday. The track was premiered by Funkmaster Flexs Hot 97 radio show and was released onto the Internet the following day onto Wests official website, the song serves as the first official single from Cruel Summer, an album by Wests record label GOOD Music. The release of the track continued Wests GOOD Fridays, a giveaway that provided free MP3 downloads every week. The song features Big Sean and Pusha T, rappers both signed to Wests GOOD Music, along with 2 Chainz, all delivering a verse each along with West, thats a good look to add to the résumé, for real. According to 2 Chainz, he had no idea that the song was going to be a single, the song was produced by Lifted, with additional production from West, Mike Dean, Mike Will Made It, and Anthony Kilhofer. Lifted had produced the beat in November 2011, and his manager was responsible for playing the beat to West which led to him wanting to work with Lifted. Furthermore, Kanye played the version to Anthony The Twilite Tone Khan and additional production was done including but not limited to samples. Both Pusha T and Big Sean recorded their verses in January 2012, producer Hit-Boy, known for producing Wests Niggas in Paris, commented that Its fresh, its new, its something you havent heard before
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Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz standing at the end of the video.
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Cold (Kanye West song)
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Cold is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West, released as the second single from the album Cruel Summer. The song, which features DJ Khaled, was available for purchase on the iTunes Store on April 17,2012. Songwriting is credited to West, Chauncey Hollis, James Todd Smith and Marlon Williams, the song received positive reviews from music critics, who praised Wests lyrical performance and the boldness of his subject matter. The song contains an interpolation of Lookin at Me as performed by Mase and Puff Daddy, the song peaked at number 86 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and hit 68 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The track received single artwork designed by frequent West collaborator George Condo, West performed the song at the 2012 Watch the Throne Tour, and at the 2012 BET Awards, along with singles Mercy and New God Flow. The song drew controversy from Humphries, the brand Theraflu, and PETA who criticized the content of Wests lyrics, Way Too Cold was produced by Hit-Boy, a producer signed to Wests label GOOD Music, known for his production on Niggas in Paris. According to Hit-boy, he had made the beat a couple months ago, just in a session messing around and that Kanye just did the record maybe a week and we actually don’t know if its going to be on Khaleds album or ‘Yes album. We just put it out because we felt like it was so urgent, people just needed to hear it. In an interview Khaled explained, I was in the studio with Ye and I was like, Lets do something for your album, and lets do something for my album, and you can just release it for fun. The song was first released on the New York City radio station Hot 97 by Funkmaster Flex on April 4,2012, the cover artwork was designed by George Condo, who designed the artwork for Wests album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and singles like Power and Runaway. The first cover featured a bottle of Theraflu atop the womans neck, was edited to remove the bottle before being released for digital download. On April 15, West announced on Twitter that the name of the song had changed to Way Too Cold. The track was released as a single onto iTunes on April 17,2012. Following its digital release, the song impacted urban radio on May 8,2012. The music video was released on August 13,2012 at the end of DJ Khaleds I Wish You Would video, the video features an appearance by Kim Kardashian and was directed by Hype Williams. Cold is a bass-heavy, bouncy track with West rapping prominently over a furious beat, the second part of the quote alludes to his relationship with Kim Kardashian and her estranged husband, Kris Humphries. The song is stuffed with boasts about the rappers fashion cred, the track features vocal assists from DJ Khaled and DJ Pharris, who close out the outro of the song with their boasting. Alex Gale of BET mused that the features a brash Kanye West going in furiously over a schizophrenic soundscape from Hit-Boy
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Alternative artwork released by West.
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"Cold" features West rapping about his love for television personality and model Kim Kardashian.
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New God Flow
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New God Flow is a song by American rappers Kanye West and Pusha T. It was released as the single from the compilation album Cruel Summer. Produced by West, Anthony Kilhoffer and Boogz & Tapez, New God Flow incorporates numerous samples into its arrangement and it features lines by Pusha T directed at American rapper and record producer Birdman. American rapper Ghostface Killah, whose song Mighty Healthy is prominently sampled in the song, is featured on a version entitled New God Flow.1 that appears on Cruel Summer. New God Flow peaked at number 89 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, West and Pusha T performed the song on several occasions, including the 2012 BET Awards and Jay-Zs Made in America music festival. The songs chorus is made from a sample of Mighty Healthy as performed by Ghostface Killah. The song also features a sample of Marcos Valles Bodas de Sangue, Valles song Ele E Ela had previously been sampled by West on Jay-Zs song Thank You. On the album version, there is a verse by Ghostface Killah replacing Kanye Wests GOOD Music chant, complex named the song #34 of the 50 best songs of 2012. At the 2012 BET Awards, Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz performed the hit single Mercy, then Kanye West jumped in with his single Cold and then an a cappella version of his verse on New God Flow. On July 7,2012, Kanye West performed New God Flow alongside Pusha T as the first performance together on the song in Atlantic City, New Jersey. On September 1,2012, Kanye West & Pusha T performed New God Flow during their surprise G. O. O. D, Music set at Jay-Zs Made In America festival, accompanied by Big Sean. The set also included performances of I Dont Like, Cant Tell Me Nothing & Dance, lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Clique (song)
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Clique is a song by American rappers Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Big Sean. The song serves as the single from the album Cruel Summer. The songs production was handled by Hit-Boy and West, Clique was released as a single to the iTunes Store on September 7,2012. Additional vocals on the song are provided by American R&B singer James Fauntleroy II, West debuted the song on his website on September 6,2012. The same day, DJ Funkmaster Flex gave the song a radio premiere on his Hot 97 radio show. It was released as a download to the iTunes Store the following day. The song was produced by Hit-Boy, who was signed to Wests label GOOD Music, the song contains vocal samples of American funk musician James Browns 1974 song Funky President. Big Sean said in an interview with Tim Westwood that originally, in the end all the other rappers were cut except Sean, Kanye West and Jay-Z. Jay-Zs guest verse was named the fifth best of 2012 by Complex magazine, on November 14,2012 a remix was released featuring rapper T. I. Complex magazine named the song #15 on their list of the 50 best songs of 2012, the track was ranked at #96 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2012. Digital download Clique –4,54 The credits for Clique are adapted from the single release. Songwriting – Kanye West, Chauncey Hollis, Sean Anderson, Shawn Carter, James Fauntleroy, Alexander Izquierdo Production – Hit-Boy, Kanye West
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I Don't Like
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I Dont Like is the debut single by Chief Keef featuring Lil Reese. It was released on March 11,2012 and it peaked at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100, #20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and #15 on the Rap Songs chart. The song was produced by Young Chop, the video for I Dont Like went viral with over 28 million views on YouTube, before being taken down. Originally the song was released on Chief Keefs third mixtape Back from the Dead for free download on March 14,2012. The mixtape was then mastered and made available for purchase on iTunes, complex named the song #7 on their list of the best 50 songs of 2012. The music video, directed by DGainz was released and uploaded on his official YouTube channel on March 11,2012, amassing just under 30 million views, it then got removed on August 2013 and re-uploaded on Chief Keefs Vevo account. I Dont Like entered and peaked at number 73 on the US Billboard Hot 100, elsewhere in the US, I Dont Like peaked at number 20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 15 on the Rap Songs chart. Digital single Kanye West put together a remix that features Pusha T, Big Sean, the remix is featured in an updated version as the final track on the G. O. O. D. Music compilation album, Cruel Summer as Dont Like.1, lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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The College Dropout
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The College Dropout is the debut studio album by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released February 10,2004, by Roc-A-Fella Records. It was recorded over a period of four years, beginning in 1999, nonetheless intent on pursuing a solo career, it was several years before West finally received a record deal from Roc-A-Fella Records. It features vocal contributions from Jay-Z, Mos Def, Jamie Foxx, Syleena Johnson, diverging from the then-dominant gangster persona in hip hop, Wests lyrics concern themes of family, self-consciousness, materialism, religion, racism, and higher education. The album was promoted by singles including Through the Wire and Jesus Walks, All Falls Down and Slow Jamz both charted within the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, with the latter charting at number one. Upon its release, The College Dropout debuted at two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 441,000 copies during its first week. It is Wests best-selling album in the United States, with sales of 3.4 million copies. It has been named by Time and Rolling Stone, among other publications, although he had attained success as a producer, Kanye West aspired to be a rapper, but had struggled to attain a record deal. Record companies ignored him because he did not portray the gangsta image prominent in hip hop at the time. After a series of meetings with Capitol Records, West was ultimately denied an artist deal, according to Capitol Records A&R, Joe Weinberger, he was approached by West and almost signed a deal with him, but another person in the company convinced Capitols president not to. Desperate to keep West from defecting to another label, then-label head Damon Dash reluctantly signed West to Roc-A-Fella Records, the crash left him with a shattered jaw, which had to be wired shut in reconstructive surgery. The accident inspired West, two weeks after being admitted to a hospital, he recorded a song at the Record Plant Studios with his jaw wired shut. West added that the album was my medicine, as working on the record distracted him from the pain, through The Wire was first available on Wests Get Well Soon. At the same time, West announced that he was working on an album called The College Dropout, Dont let society tell you, This is what you have to do. The College Dropout was recorded at The Record Plant in Los Angeles, California, according to John Monopoly, Wests friend, manager and business partner, the album. Hes been gathering beats for years and he was always producing with the intention of being a rapper. Theres beats on the album hes been saving for himself for years. At one point, West hovered between making a portion of the production in the studio and the majority within his own apartment in Newark, New Jersey. Because it was an apartment, West was able to set up a home studio in one of the rooms
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West (center) refined the album's production and incorporated elements such as gospel choirs and string arrangements.
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The album's second single, "Slow Jamz", features vocalist Jamie Foxx (left).
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Slow Jamz
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Slow Jamz is a single by American rapper Twista featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx. It was released in late 2003 as the single from his album Kamikaze. The Kanye West version includes an intro and two verses by Jamie Foxx, and excludes the original outro by Twista. The song is a tribute to classic smooth soul artists and slow jam songs, Kanye West is the songs producer and supplies the first verse, Twista gives the second verse and the outro, and actor/singer Jamie Foxx sings the chorus. But now I need you to do it faster baby, can you please, do it faster baby, West, Damn, baby, I cant do it that fast. but I know somebody who can. The video shows a party, at first we see Jamie Foxx buying records for the party then it goes to the party where Kanye West and it includes cameo appearances by Consequence, Aisha Tyler, John Legend, Mike Epps, and Common. The song peaked at one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a week on February 10,2004 becoming Twistas, Wests. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, Q magazine listed it as the nineteenth greatest hip-hop song of all time
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Through the Wire
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Through the Wire is the debut single by American rapper Kanye West. West wrote and recorded the song with his jaw wired shut after a car accident in October 2002, the song samples Chaka Khans 1985 single Through the Fire and was released on the last day of September 2003 as the lead single from his debut album, The College Dropout. The song is featured on his 2003 mixtape Im Good. Through the Wire peaked at fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was nominated for a 2005 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance, the music video was financed by West, who was inspired by an Adidas advertisement. It won Video of the Year at the 2004 Source Hip Hop Awards, on October 23,2002, West was in a California recording studio producing music for Beanie Sigel, Peedi Crakk, and The Black Eyed Peas. After leaving the studio at around 3 a. m. in his rented Lexus, he had an accident when fell asleep at the wheel. He was taken to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, mentioned in the song as the hospital where Biggie Smalls died. Two weeks after being admitted to hospital, he recorded the song at the Record Plant Studios with his jaw wired shut. The songs title refers to the used to hold his broken jaw together. To nearly lose your life, to lose your mouth, your voice, your whole face. My face looks crazy to me now, but I have to just thank God for the situation that I am in. Through The Wire is the worst thing that couldve possibly happen to me, the track circulated on Wests mixtape Get Well Soon. Before being officially released in re-recorded form in late 2003, although he initially had trouble convincing Roc-A-Fella Records executives to let him make his own album as a rapper, he was able to change their minds after the songs release. Through the Wire was inspired by the 2002 car accident and West has provided an account of his difficult recovery. The chorus and instrumentals samples a pitched up version of Chaka Khans 1985 single Through the Fire, West did not receive writing credit for the song, which instead went to David Foster, Tom Keane, and Cynthia Weil, who wrote Through the Fire. Wests rapping is described as a Snoop-meets-Hova flow, twisting up his words with the patented izz inflection, popMatters called it as riveting and moving as everyone says it is and it may be the albums most startling personal horror story. Allmusics Andy Kellman said it was a way to introduce himself to the masses as an MC and it couldnt have forged his dual status as underdog
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Kanye West at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.
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Heard 'Em Say
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Heard Em Say is a song by American hip-hop artist Kanye West. It was released on November 8,2005 as the single for his second studio album. The song features Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine, who sings the chorus, West co-produced the track with Jon Brion, and it contains excerpts from Someone That I Used to Love as performed by Natalie Cole. The song was met by acclaim from music critics and is often seen as one of Wests best. The refrain of Heard Em Say was later recycled for the Maroon 5 song Nothing Lasts Forever which appears on their 2007 album It Wont Be Soon Before Long. Kanye West and Adam Levine had first collaborated when Maroon 5 commissioned West to remix This Love, the two later developed a friendship while sitting together on a flight to Rome for the 2004 MTV Europe Music Awards. While playing songs from his sophomore effort Late Registration on his iPod for Levine, West came across the demo for Heard Em Say. As Levine recalled, He was rhyming over it, and I had just written a hook that was so perfect for it and it was one of those natural collaborations where youre so excited because its all very pure and very easy. Heard Em Say is a hip hop and R&B song. It is set in time with a moderate tempo of 95 beats per minute. West raps over cluttered delayed beats that are laced with warped bass and he raps two verses within the song, both followed by a refrain which he delivers in tandem with Levine, who sings in a falsetto voice. The lyrics of Heard Em Say are written in form with a brief bridge after the second chorus. As the composition enters its coda, it acquires new musical aspects and it exhibits xylophone flourishes, quivery synth lines, and twinkling foreign bells before reaching its conclusion. Lyrically, Heard Em Say is a mournfully contemplative song that talks about being honest with yourself in a world that is not, Heard Em Say received critical acclaim and is often cited by music critics and fans alike as one of Wests best songs. As Kanye preaches, Nothings ever promised tomorrow, today, virgin Media reviewed the single as an accomplished piece of production, commenting on its poignant sample. The cascading piano melody which runs throughout, alongside tumbling delayed beats, a bass synth. In the United States, the single entered the Billboard Hot 100 at one hundred, over the next four weeks, the song climbed the chart and eventually reached its peak at number twenty-six on December 17. The single remained in the position for two weeks before relapsing, Heard Em Say debuted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at number and reached its peak position in the seventeenth spot on the issue dated December 31
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Kanye performing "Heard Em Say" with Maroon 5.
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Drive Slow
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Drive Slow is a song by American rap artist Kanye West. The song was released on June 6,2006 as the fifth and final single of Wests second studio album and it contains a sample of the Hank Crawford cover version of Wildflower, a song by the Canadian pop rock band Skylark. Drive Slow features Houston rapper Paul Wall and Chicago rapper GLC, the song utilizes car culture as a metaphor to comment on peoples lifestyles. Though it received approval by music critics for its lyricism and intricate sound, the song was originally to feature M. I. A. who opted out of the appearance due to a busy schedule. Wall later included Drive Slow as the track on his international debut album The Peoples Champ. A remix for the song was released onto mixtapes and featured a verse from T. I. who later released it on the limited edition bonus disc DVD of his album. A vocal sample taken from Drive Slow was use by record producer J. R. Rotem to produce LAX Files, Drive Slow was featured on Season 3, Episode 11 What About Bob. of the HBO Series Entourage. The music video for Drive Slow was directed by Hype Williams, the video uses the remix version of the song and thus features an appearance by T. I. alongside Paul Wall and GLC. Additionally, violin strings provided by Miri Ben-Ari were applied to the slightly altered song while certain notes were lengthened, in the videos closing moment, this the best song suddenly transforms into a chopped and screwed tempo. American singer Tony Williams is also credited on the music video, the majority of automobiles featured in the video are produced by the Lincoln Motor Company. A-side Drive Slow Drive Slow Drive Slow B-side We Major We Major We Major Information taken from Late Registration liner notes. com Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Good Life (Kanye West song)
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Good Life is a song by American hip-hop artist Kanye West. It was released on October 2,2007 as the single for his third studio album Graduation. The song was produced by West and DJ Toomp and contains a sample of the outro to P. Y. T. as performed by Michael Jackson. Good Life also has additional drum programming and additional production by Timbaland and Mike Dean, the track features singer/rapper T-Pain as well as background vocals provided by John Legend and Ne-Yo. Good Life managed to enter charts prior to actually being released as a single, the single has since sold over two million copies in the United States and has been certified double platinum. For the chart week of September 29,2007, Good Life was the Hot Shot Debut of the week on the Billboard Hot 100, as it entered at number fourteen due to strong digital downloads. The song climbed to the position, becoming Wests second consecutive top ten Hot 100 single from Graduation as well as T-Pains sixth top ten single. Good Life debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at number thirty-nine and has peaked at number twenty-three, the single generated a strong reaction from the MuchMusic Countdown, where it reached number-one. Good Life was able to enter at number thirty-three on the UK Singles Chart before it was released in the UK until November 5,2007. Upon its release, the single was able to rise and peak at the position on the chart. The music video for Good Life was directed by Jonas & François with animation by So-Me, the video premiered on September 11,2007 as MTV Jams Jam of the Week. It features West and T-Pain performing with animated backdrops and often mouthing the words of the song lyrics, the version of the song used in the video contains an additional twenty-three second intro that the album version does not have. The video also features rapper/model LoLa Monroe, the video has reached #4 so far on VH1s VSpot Top 20 Countdown. It ranked #40 on VH1s Top 40 Videos of 2007, the video was the recipient of several awards nominations, winning Best Hip-Hop Video at the BET Hip Hop Awards and Best Special Effects in a Video at the MTV Video Music Awards. The song was featured on the HBO television series Entourage during season 4, episode 11, titled No Cannes Do. In the final moments of the episode, Kanye West makes an appearance and lets Vincent Chase and his crew use his plane to fly to Cannes as the song Good Life faded into the credits. US CD single Good Life –3,30 Good Life –3,24 Cant Tell Me Nothing –4,09 Good Life –3,56 UK CD single Good Life –3,27 Cant Tell Me Nothing –4,07 Information taken from Graduation liner notes
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Flashing Lights (Kanye West song)
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Flashing Lights is a song by American hip-hop artist Kanye West. It features Detroit R&B singer Dwele and contains vocals from Australian singer Connie Mitchell. West co-wrote and co-produced the song with Eric Hudson and released it on November 22,2007 as the single for his third studio album. The singles cover art was designed by Japanese pop artist, Takashi Murakami, the single received acclaim from music critics and is cited as one of the best songs on Graduation. The song features Detroit R&B singer Dwele on its chorus and contains vocals provided by Connie Mitchell of the Australian electronic group Sneaky Sound System. The collaboration came about when Kanye met Mitchells bandmates Angus McDonald and Daimon Downey at a diner in Sydney, seeking musical inspiration, West asked McDonald for ideas, who in turn suggested that he be introduced to Mitchell. After their meeting, West asked Mitchell to record vocals for the song, Mitchell later admitted that while she previously didnt know who West was and never really cared for hip-hop, the collaboration had changed her views. As a result of its popularity, Flashing Lights was utilized by media outlets. In December 2007, the song was used in an ad campaign for French vodka Cîroc and it is featured in the popular action-adventure video game Grand Theft Auto IV on the in-game contemporary hip-hop radio station, The Beat 102.7. The song came to be included on Now Thats What I Call Music 27, the promo won gold at the North American Promax Awards. The song has been confirmed to be included within the setlist of the music video game Scratch. The song appeared in one episode of the MTV series My Life as Liz, Flashing Lights is an electronic-tinged hip-hop/R&B song composed in the key of F♯ minor. It is written in time and moves at 90 beats per minute. The main and background vocal range for the song spans nearly three octaves, from C4 to E5. After the introduction, in which Mitchells processed vocals repeat the titular hook four times, following a break, the song enters a passage where its heavily manipulated hook echoes in and out before the coda draws the composition to a close. Flashing Lights received widespread acclaim from music critics and was widely regarded as the best song on Graduation. Alex Fletcher of Digital Spy highly approved of the single, awarding it a four-star review, mixing chilled-out electronics, jittering synths and laid-back, old-skool hip-hop, he creates a sumptuous track that grows more intriguing with every listen. Billboard gave a review, claiming that it does a great job of reintroducing Miami Vice-esque keys
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West performing the song at the 2008 Democratic National Convention
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Homecoming (Kanye West song)
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Homecoming is a song by American hip-hop recording artist and record producer Kanye West. It was included as the song on the track-listing of his third studio album Graduation. The track was produced by West with Warryn Campbell and features guest vocals from Chris Martin, West met Chris Martin by chance at the famed Abbey Road Studios in London, England on February 14,2006. Afterwards, the two held an impromptu jam session and recorded the track. Kanye West wrote Homecoming as a dedicated to his hometown of Chicago. His songs conceptual lyrics feature an extended metaphor where he uses a love interest to speak on his relationship with her, the composition is actually a re-recording of a track known as Home that originated from a demo tape dating back to the year 2001. The early recordings of Home exhibit Wests once trademark soulful vocal sample production style, in addition, the lyrics of the original chorus are different and were sung by singer John Legend, who was known at the time as John Stephens. It was released as the single from his third studio album Graduation. Homecoming was released in the United Kingdom as a download and was due to be released as a physical single on February 4,2008. However, the single was cancelled due to downloads starting to decline before the release. It was, however, released on single on 18 February. Homecoming reached Number 9 in the United Kingdom on January 20,2008, the single was met with moderate commercial success, reaching the top twenty on international charts. However, the song received mixed reviews from music critics. Many praised Wests introspective lyricism and storytelling abilities, but others panned Chris Martins appearance due to him not being from Chicago, an accompanying music video for Homecoming was directed by Hype Williams and filmed in the city of Chicago. Shot entirely in black-and-white, the video features a montage of Kanye West walking throughout the streets of Chicago and showcases its landmarks, monuments. Homecoming was written by American hip-hop recording artist and record producer Kanye West with Chris Martin, West co-produced the track with record producer Warryn Campbell. In an interview with Billboard, West first revealed that he had collaborated with the Coldplay frontman and this was for a song that was entitled Homecoming, and West also alluded that it just might be released as the lead single for his third studio album Graduation. The collaboration occurred just the year prior when Kanye West and Chris Martin met and teamed up for a jam session at the Abbey Road Studios in London
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Welcome to Heartbreak
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Welcome to Heartbreak is a song by American hip hop artist Kanye West. The song was inspired by a conversation West had with MTV Executive Vice President Dave Sirulnick and it struck West that he really wanted to be married and have a family, but it hadnt worked out for him. It features then-newly signed GOOD Music artist Kid Cudi, and was co-produced by West with Jeff Bhasker, despite not being released as a single at that time, the song managed to enter the pop charts. The song did feature on the Kiss and BBC Radio 1Xtra playlists in the United Kingdom, the song was supposed to be officially released as the third single from 808s & Heartbreak in the U. K. on May 18,2009, but was never released. Welcome to Heartbreak was met by positive reviews music critics, many of whom cited it, along with Love Lockdown. In the landscape of 808, Kanyes aspirations for fame have created a mutually exclusive dichotomy with family, blender describes the songs sonic texture as, so icy and desolate it should come with a pair of snowshoes while PopMatters commented that. Its the tone of the story leaves the impression, not the stories themselves. He turns the vocal effects off to sound naked, vulnerable, backed by the momentum produced by the release of 808s & Heartbreak, Welcome to Heartbreak charted on the Billboard Pop 100. The song peaked at number eighty-seven based only on digital downloads. S. and at number twenty-two in Canada, on May 10, just a week prior to being released as a single, the song debuted in the thirty-fifth position on the UK R&B Chart. The following week, it moved up two places to reach its peak on the chart at number thirty-three, the music video for Welcome to Heartbreak was released on February 17,2009 on Wests blog, and was directed by Nabil Elderkin. The resulting choppy, pixelated imagery makes it appear as if the software that rendered the final video made output a low-resolution, artifact-heavy product. Elderkin pitched the concept, which he refers to as, datamoshing to Kanye while the two were collaborating on the album for Wests Glow In The Dark Tour book. I knew that was the song this video had to be for and he liked what I showed him, and I nagged him a few times about doing it. I told him again, I really felt this would be a visual for the song. I got busy on the phone trying to put it together, I shot all the extra components the following week in L. A. Elderkin felt the visual technique was perfect for portraying the tone of the introductory track. I wanted to use in a more of strategic way, using calculated moshes, colors, different parts of the songs represented different feelings, and I wanted to come with a visual representation of the flow and textures that are I feel are very important in this song. While showcasing artists signed onto his G. O. O. D, Music imprint, West performed the song live with Kid Cudi at SXSW on March 21,2009. Information taken from 808s & Heartbreak liner notes, cello, James J. Cooper, III, Jennie Lorenzo Bass, Miles Davis Background vocals, Jeff Bhasker Mixer, Manny Marroquin Engineer, Jeff Chestek
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Kanye West as he appears in the music video of "Welcome to Heartbreak."
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Heartless (Kanye West song)
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Heartless is a song by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released on November 4,2008 digitally as the second single for his fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak. It debuted at the number four spot on the Billboard Hot 100 where it peaked at number two and reached number-one on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks and U. S. Heartless is one of the best selling singles of all time, on his fourth studio album 808s & Heartbreak and in the pop song Heartless, Kanye West utilized the voice audio processor device known as Auto-Tune. West had previously experimented with the technology on his album, The College Dropout, for the background vocals of Jesus Walks. The voice altering device created a unique sound helping West express his feelings of his break up with fiancée Alexis Phifer months after the untimely passing of his mother. The pipe-organ sound was sampled from The Alan Parsons Project song Ammonia Avenue, the single fluctuated in and out of the top ten for two months before reaching number three in mid-January, and rose to its peak at number two on the chart issue dated February 21. In early March it also reached number four on the Pop 100 chart and it is Wests second consecutive top five hit on the Hot 100, and his second consecutive song to debut in the top five there. This makes 808s & Heartbreak the first West album to contain two Hot 100 top five hits, on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, it peaked at four. It debuted at eleven on the Hot Rap Tracks and has managed to reach number-one in late January. As of September 2012, the song has sold over 4 million paid downloads in the United States, becoming Wests second song to reach that mark. In Canada, it made a Hot Shot Debut at #8 on the Canadian Hot 100. On 1 December 2008, the song debuted at #63 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and it reached #6 on the New Zealand RIANZ chart. On the UK Singles Chart, the song debuted at number #45, the official digital release date for the single was 12 January 2009. On the Irish Singles Chart the song has peaked at #10, directed by Hype Williams, the animated music video for Heartless pays tribute to Ralph Bakshis 1981 film American Pop. It features use of rotoscoped animation, in which people were filmed and had their every move drawn over. The video portrays West wandering through a city alone at night, the video also takes place in Wests actual apartment den, where the Jetsons portraits are located. West stands by the Astro portrait in five scenes of the video and it was the first animated video directed by Williams. The song was performed for the first time in Denver, Colorado, the song was also performed at a T. I. concert at Key Club in Los Angeles
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"Heartless"
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Amazing (Kanye West song)
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Amazing is a song by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released as the third single for his fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak. Co-produced with Victor Alexander, the song features hip hop artist Young Jeezy and contains vocals provided by Mr Hudson. This song was used in the NBA during the 2009 Playoffs, UFC Fighter Frank Mir walks out to this song before his fights. The song was nominated at the 52nd Grammy Awards in the Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group category, the song also marks the second collaboration with Kanye West and Young Jeezy, the first being Young Jeezys 2008 single Put On. The song also marks the two rappers second time to do a song to be nominated for a Grammy award, co-writer Jeff Bhasker discussed the songs conception, That was actually the first song I brought the beat and the music. I started the idea and was like, Thats hot, so I brought that music and he brought his editorial to it and then wrote the melody, and said were gonna get Jeezy on it. We were searching for sort of a drum sounds and that just came out. Its a very simple and dark sounding piano figure, Amazing was sent to Rhythmic/Urban radio only, while Paranoid was sent to Top 40 radio. Prior to becoming a single, Amazing debuted at eighty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 following the release of 808s & Heartbreak. Amazing was used by the NBA during the 2009 playoffs as part of their advertisement campaign and was used in a commercial for the video game. The CTV Television Network used the song to promote its Fall 2013 season, along with See You in My Nightmares, Amazing charted without actually being released as a single following the debut of 808s & Heartbreak. In the United States, the song entered at number eighty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100, although the song relapsed the following weeks, it re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 to peak at number eighty-one on May 14,2009. After being released onto urban radio, Amazing entered the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at number ninety-six for the date of March 28. The song moved up four spaces the week to reach number ninety-two. That same week, Amazing entered and peaked at number twenty-two on Hot Rap Tracks for the issue dated April 11, the following week, the song climbed again to reach the seventy-fourth position. Amazing peaked at number sixty-five on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for the date of April 18. On June 12, Amazing debuted on the Swedish Singles Chart at number forty-two, the music video for Amazing was filmed in Kauai, Hawaii and directed by Hype Williams. On April 13,2009, West posted stills from the video on his blog
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"Amazing"
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See You in My Nightmares
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See You in My Nightmares is a song from Kanye Wests fourth studio album 808s & Heartbreak. Produced by West and his former mentor No I. D. the song features a duet between West and rap artist Lil Wayne. It was to be sent to radios on March 10,2009, while to Rhythm/Crossover radio on February 28,2009. Though not released as a single, See You in My Nightmares still managed to enter the top forty on charts in Canada, along with Amazing, See You in My Nightmares charted without actually being released as a single following the release of 808s & Heartbreak. In the U. S. the song was certified as a Hot Shot Debut and that same week, it also a Hot Shot Debut on the Pop 100, peaking at number twenty-seven. The song was a Hot Shot Debut once more in Canada, West has collaborated with Spike Jonze to direct a short film, We Were Once a Fairytale for See You in My Nightmares. According to Jonzes producing partner, Vincent Landay, the project was mostly for fun and is not necessarily a video for See You in My Nightmares. Set to run between ten and fifteen minutes, the film was shot near the end of January within two days in Los Angeles and has received editing over the course of several weekends. Its plot is based on a developed by Jonze, who then reached out to Kanye under the belief that hed be perfect for it. On October 18, “We Were Once a Fairytale” was leaked to the Internet and posted on Mr. West’s official Web site, kanyeuniversecity. com. Mr. Jonze said the film was leaked from the postproduction studio of a friend. “I think he was like, ‘Oh, it’s out, i’ll link to it, ’ ” Mr. Jonze said. On October 19th the video was removed from the site, with only a message left from West saying SORRY I HAD TO TAKE IT DOWN. The video, however, can still be found on video sharing websites and is now available through iTunes. Information taken from 808s & Heartbreak liner notes, songwriters, Kanye West, Ernest Wilson, Jeff Bhasker, Dwayne Carter Producers, Kanye West, No I. D. Recorders, Andrew Dawson, Anthony Kilhoffer Keyboards, Jeff Bhasker Strings arrangements, violins, Emma Kummrow, Igor Szwec, Luigi Mazzochi, Gregory Teperman, Olga Konopelsky, Charles Parker Viola, Davis Barnett, Alexandra Leem. Cello, James J. Cooper, III, Jennie Lorenzo, bass, Miles Davis Mixer, Manny Marroquin Engineer, Jeff Chestek Assistant engineers, Montez Roberts, Rick Friedrich, John Stahl Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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"See You in My Nightmares"
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Dark Fantasy (song)
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Dark Fantasy is a song by American hip hop recording artist and producer Kanye West from his fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The song serves as the track of the album, and was written by West, Ernest Wilson, Jeff Bhasker, Mike Dean. It features a narrative delivered by rapper Nicki Minaj, and singers Teyana Taylor and Justin Vernon contribute to the songs hook. The track is built around a sample of In High Places by Mike Oldfield, the song introduces several of the themes presented on the album and features numerous pop culture references, a gospel-inspired production style, and piano-driven composition. The song received acclaim from critics, who praised the song as a strong opener to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, complimenting Wests vocal delivery. Despite not being released as a single, the hype generated by the release of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy caused the song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 at position 60. It was the song of Wests 2011 setlist at the Coachella Music Festival. Dark Fantasy was utilized during the sequence of Wests short film Runaway. Like the majority of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, the song was recorded in Oahu, following several media controversies, West decided to record his next album in a reclusive manner only working with artists he considered himself familiar with. Justin Vernon of the group Bon Iver appears on backing vocals of the track and is the first voice heard on the album, West was a fan of Bon Ivers album For Emma, Forever Ago and invited him down to Hawaii to record with him. While working there, the two friends and reportedly produced 10 songs during their sessions together. Vernon described the process as highly artistic in nature, stating that the day recording schedule allowed for a lot of fun. The song features production by RZA of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, according to him, West had a stack of beats and that he tried to be as productive as possible with so much material already recorded. The style of composition is influenced by producer RZA, who introduces his bring-the-ruckus aesthetic to the song production. Nicki Minaj was asked to open the song with a spoken introduction, a favor she was excited to perform because she was a fan of Jay-Z. Minaj described both Jay-Z and West as icons, and stated that she was blessed to be working with them. Producer No I. D. spoke about the history of the beat, according to him, producers RZA and Pete Rock had already recorded certain portions of the song, and that him and West recorded the chorus parts. Following that, he mused then Nicki did the intro and it went crazy
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"Dark Fantasy" was partly produced by RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan, who brought his brooding production style to the track.
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Nicki Minaj 's opening spoken word verse was praised by several music critics, with her accent being cited as a highlight.
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West performing at Coachella in 2011.
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Gorgeous (Kanye West song)
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Gorgeous is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West from his fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The track features a hook provided by Kid Cudi, a recording artist formerly signed to Wests label GOOD Music, the song was written by West, Cudi, Raekwon, No I. D. Mike Dean and Rhymefest, and was produced by West, No I. D. and it contains elements of The Turtless cover version of the song You Showed Me. Several critics cited Wests verses as a highlight of the track, complimenting his lyricism, before its release, West premiered an a cappella version of the song in the form of a freestyle rap on Funkmaster Flexs Hot 97 radio show. Despite not being released as a single, the song appeared on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, Cudi and West performed the song live at SXSW, and West performed the track at the Lollapalooza musical festival. Gorgeous was also utilized in Wests short film Runaway, the majority of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was recorded in Oahu, Hawaii, including Gorgeous. Following several media controversies, West decided to record his album in a reclusive manner only working with artists he considered himself familiar with. The song features rapper and occasional singer Kid Cudi, a performer West once described as his favorite artist, the two had previously collaborated on Wests fourth album 808s & Heartbreak, an album that served as a big influence on Cudi. As a friend of West, Cudi was invited to Hawaii to listen to recording sessions of the album, one day when Cudi was hanging around the studio, he overheard the composition of Gorgeous, which he was overwhelmed by. He asked immediately to be featured on the track, on the recording of the song, Cudi mused, “Gorgeous was one of those records that, as soon as I heard the beat, I was like, ‘Man, this is the one. This is that This Can’t Be Life Kanye beat and this is that classic ‘Ye beat. I want to be on this. ’ I came up to him, are you working on this beat. ’ He goes, ‘Yeah … do you got an idea for it. ’ I was like, ‘Yeah, I might. I was lying like a motherfucker, I was like, ‘Yeah, man, I want to get on this joint. In an interview with MTV Cudi commented, thats always our collab formula, and thats just how Gorgeous came about. He just kind of told me what he was trying to say, I threw out some words, we rearranged words and it was announced that Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan would also be featured on the song, who West had invited to Hawaii. Raekwon initially had no interest in working with West musically, one of the reasons for Raekwons desire to give West advice was because the frontman of the Wu-Tang Clan, RZA, spoke positively of West. RZA stated that West embodied the mentality of the Wu-Tang Clan, RZA was a part of the recording sessions for the album in Hawaii, and contributed to the production of songs Dark Fantasy and So Appalled. Eventually after being impressed by West himself, Raekwon decided to collaborate with West on several tracks, Raekwon described West as a hard worker, and stated that the first thing I can tell you about Kanye West is that hes a hard worker
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According to RZA, West embodied the mentality of the Wu-Tang Clan and advised Raekwon to collaborate with him.
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Kid Cudi 's appearance on the song was questioned by David Amidon of PopMatters, who felt he brought little to the song.
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Devil in a New Dress
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Devil in a New Dress is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West from his fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Originally released through Wests GOOD Friday initiative, a free music giveaway started by the rapper to promote My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. It later appeared on the album with a guitar solo by producer Mike Dean. Devil in a New Dress was produced by Bink and it was the only song in the album not to be produced by West, who wrote it alongside Bink. The song samples Smokey Robinsons quiet storm recording Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, both the topics of love and religion serve as the main inspiration to the song. The song received acclaim from critics, who praised the delivery of Wests verse, the lush production. It has been remixed by several musicians, such as J. Cole, Jay Electronica, Ross promoted the song releasing a music video in which he showcased his verse. The song was featured in Wests short film Runaway during a dinner room sequence. It charted on the South Korean Gaon Chart at position 99, Devil in a New Dress was first released on September 3,2010, and was the fourth song to be featured apart of Kanye Wests GOOD Fridays, a music giveaway that provided free MP3 downloads every week. Though it was the fourth GOOD Fridays song released, it was the second original track premiered. Compared to his other recent joints, the track is rather minimal in nature and it clocks in at less than three minutes and features no guest contributors. In fact, it’s the accompanying beat which makes the post-midnight release worth our time. The song was rumored to be featured on Wests new album. It was later confirmed to appear on the album, albeit as a different version. It was released following the release of the album. Following some media controversies, West chose to record the majority of his fifth studio My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in a manner in Oahu. Like the majority of the album, Devil in a New Dress was composed there. Rapper Rick Ross was invited to Hawaii to work with West, because West was set to produce the song Live Fast, Die Young, which appeared on Teflon Don, an album by Ross
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"Devil in a New Dress"
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Rick Ross recorded his verse for "Devil in a New Dress" within a very close proximity from when the album had to be turned into the record label.
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Even though West was not a credited producer on the tracks, the composition style of "Devil in a New Dress" was compared favorably to his own.
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Rick Ross in the "Devil in a New Dress" music video.
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Runaway (Kanye West song)
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Runaway is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West, released as the second single from his fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. It features Pusha T, who is signed to Wests label GOOD Music, the production was handled by West, Emile, Jeff Bhasker, and Mike Dean. The composition features repetitive piano riffs, intricate samples and a style with several similarities to Wests album 808s & Heartbreak. Described as a personal song in nature, it expresses Wests thoughts on his failed relationships. Lyrically the song explores criticism aimed at West in the past, before the songs premiere at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, it generated substantial public interest due to what had happened the year prior at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Wests performance was rewarded with positive reviews, with the song being released online on October 4,2010. Critics praised the song for its subject matter, the openness of the song. Upon release, the song one of the best reviewed singles released by West. The song debuted and peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at position 12 and is the centerpiece of Runaway, the songs nearly ten-minute music video features ballet dancers performing elaborate choreography. The music video received positive reviews from music critics, who praised the scope of the video, the degree of creativity. Multiple cover artworks were designed by visual artist George Condo. Along with the MTV Video Music Awards, the song was performed on Saturday Night Live, his Watch the Throne Tour, the original cover art for Runaway is a photograph by contemporary visual artist George Condo of a ballerina. Condo produced two different promotional artworks, and also produced the artwork for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. On October 1,2010, West released a cover art for Runaway which is a painting also by Condo of a ballerina. On October 4,2010, the song was released onto the iTunes Store as the second single. The website uses the original cover art. The controversy caused West to exile himself in Oahu, Hawaii and record his fifth studio album mostly in a reclusive nature, like the majority of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Runaway was produced there. Amongst the various artists invited down to Hawaii to record songs for the album was Pusha T, according to Pusha T, the song was recorded in either March or April 2010
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West invited Pusha T down to Hawaii to record "Runaway". While recording the song, West made Pusha-T record his verse several times.
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"Runaway"
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Several music critics placed West's "Runaway" amongst the best songs of the year, some even describing it as the best, including Rolling Stone.
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West performing the song at Coachella. During performances of "Runaway", West was often accompanied with ballerinas, with West wearing a mostly red outfit.
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Blame Game
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Blame Game is a song by American hip-hop recording artist Kanye West from his fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The song features recording artist John Legend and was produced by West, Justin Franks, the song features a hip hop skit provided by comedian Chris Rock. It contains a sample of Avril 14th, written by Richard D. James, known primarily by his pseudonym, lyrically, the song contains Wests thoughts on past break-ups and explores themes of unrequited love, heartbreak, and spousal abuse. Midway through the song, Rock delivers a monologue as the new boyfriend of Wests past lover. Critics were generally complimentary and praised Legends vocal delivery, the appearance by Rock was widely noted as a surprising element of the song and received mixed criticism, though some critics described it as a highlight. It charted on the South Korean Gaon Chart at position 81, West and Legend performed Blame Game together on Vevo Presents GOOD Music at SXSW. The song was featured in Wests 2010 short film Runaway, West planned to produce a music video for the song featuring Amber Rose but she declined the offer of appearing and West scrapped the video. Blame Game was recorded in Oahu, Hawaii, where most of the sessions for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy took place, West opted to work with more familiar songwriters to maintain artistic privacy and keep a low profile after several of his publicized controversies. West recorded the song with vocalist John Legend, a frequent collaborator of his since Wests 2004 debut album The College Dropout, during an appearance on Ustream, West announced that Legend was set to appear on a song from his currently upcoming album, titled Blame Game. During the announcement, West cited Blame Game as his song from the album. The song developed from Legend and Wests brainstorming, which led to several other tracks. Rapper Pusha T was erroneously reported to have provided backing vocals on the song, West asked comedian Chris Rock to appear on the song. Rock, a fan of Wests, mused that he was more happy to collaborate with West. He had previously collaborated on other hip hop songs, such as with rappers Ludacris, Ol Dirty Bastard, Rock described his collaboration with West as exciting in nature, commenting that he was always open to working on unusual ventures. In an interview with The New York Times, Rock went into detail about the composition of the song, I thank so much it probably freaks him out. Especially at this date, to get on something, the album of the moment. The song is inspired by Wests relationship with model Amber Rose. West originally met Rose in 2008, and they developed a romantic relationship, before having a dramatic break-up in 2010
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West asked comedian Chris Rock to appear on the song.
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See Me Now
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See Me Now is a song by American hip hop artist Kanye West featuring R&B singers Beyoncé Knowles and Charlie Wilson. The album version has a verse by Big Sean and is included on Wests fifth studio album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy as an iTunes Store bonus track. It was written by West, Knowles, Wilson and Sean while production was handled by West, Lex Luger, see Me Now received generally positive reviews from music critics. The song debuted and peaked at two on the US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles on August 28,2010. See Me Now was written by Kanye West, Beyoncé Knowles, Charlie Wilson and Big Sean while production was handled by West, Lex Luger and it premiered on August 11,2010. The song was available on Wests website, also on the same day. The album version has a verse by Big Sean and is included on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy as an iTunes bonus track. Knowles recorded her vocals for the song at 5am, during the bridge of the song, Knowles sings the lines, I know one thing, my momma would be proud/And you see me looking up cause I know shes looking down right now. During the hook Wilson sings the lines I know you see me now right now, see Me Now received generally positive reviews from music critics. Christian Hoard of the Rolling Stone gave the three and half out of five stars. But the sound is warm, a gospel-style mix of heartfelt crooning. See Me Now debuted and peaked at two on the US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles on August 28,2010. Kanye West Official Website Beyoncé Knowles Official Website
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"See Me Now"
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No Church in the Wild
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No Church in the Wild is a song by American hip hop artists Kanye West and Jay Z from their first collaborative album Watch the Throne. It is the first track on the album and features vocals from Odd Futures Frank Ocean and The-Dream, the song explores themes of religion and decadence. The track received positive reviews from music critics, who praised Oceans vocal hooks, the depth of the verses, the cinematic production. The track was released as the seventh and final single from Watch the Throne, the song peaked at number 72 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and entered the top 40 on both the US Billboard Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. The song received a video directed by Romain Gavras released on May 29,2012. The video does not feature any of the featured on the song. The video received positive reviews from critics who praised the visuals of the video, No Church in the Wild was featured in the theatrical trailers for the 2012 action film Safe House and the 2013 film adaptation of The Great Gatsby. The song itself has debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard YouTube 100 music video chart in July 2012, the song received a nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Best Short Form Music Video at the 55th Grammy Awards to be held in February 2013. It later won in the category of Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, marking this Jay Zs sixth win, Jay Z and Kanye West are American rappers who have collaborated on several tracks together, such as singles like Swagga Like Us, Run This Town, and Monster. In 2010, they began production and recording on a collaborative record Watch the Throne, Frank Ocean is an R&B singer who released his debut mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra in early 2011 to critical acclaim. The release of the mixtape interested West, who was reported to be a large fan, West invited Ocean to write and sing on two songs off of the record. Frank wrote and provided vocals on tracks No Church in the Wild and Made in America, the production of the track was handled by 88-Keys and Kanye West. 88-Keys reportedly played 20 of his beats to West and Jay, an hour later, they had singled out the beat that would become No Church in the Wild. The next day, 88-Keys met Frank Ocean and they recorded the chorus together, 88-Keys did not hear the final version until Jay Z showcased it at the invite-only listening session at the Museum of Natural Historys planetarium in August 2011. Record producer and singer The-Dream sings a verse on the track using Auto-Tune, the track impacted urban radio as the seventh and final single from Watch the Throne on March 20,2012. No Church in the Wild features a production style and serves as an ominous opener. According to Billboard, Odd Future singer Frank Ocean and The-Dream lend their voices to the albums grim opener and it features a bass-heavy beat with guitar riffs, synthesizers, and drums. The song begins with Frank Oceans chorus followed by a Jay Z verse about various topics including philosophy, braggadocio and religion
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West and Jay-Z performed "No Church in the Wild" at their Watch the Throne tour.
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Niggas in Paris
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Niggas in Paris is a song by American rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z from their collaboration album Watch the Throne. The song contains samples from Baptizing Scene by Reverend W. A, donaldson and also samples dialogue from DreamWorks Pictures 2007 film Blades of Glory. It debuted at number 75 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the week of the albums release. The song has peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Kanye Wests 14th top-10 single. As of November 2012, it has sold 3 million digital units in the United States, Niggas in Paris won Best Rap Performance at the 55th Grammy Awards. In an interview, Kanye West revealed that the song was inspired by his travels in Paris, the sweet spot between the hood and Hollywood. Having a conversation with Karl Lagerfeld and Jay-Z within the same hour, when were in Paris dressing all crazy at fashion shows, we listening to Jay-Z. Jeezy in Paris, thats what it is, the songs production was originally offered to rapper Pusha T by Hit-Boy. However, Pusha turned it down, saying It sounds like a video game, get that shit out of here. Alternative artwork, similar to the cover, was used on Pandora. The official remix features rapper T. I. S. G, titled Niggas in Houston, and a remix by Felony titled Niggas in Harris. Mos Def made a freestyle to the song called Niggas in Poorest, other rappers that did freestyles include Young Jeezy, Lil Wayne, Freddie Gibbs, Emilio Rojas, Traphik, German rapper and Romeo Miller. Casper has at times performed a German version of the track at concerts, British rap-metal band Hacktivist have covered the song, which has become a live staple during the groups shows. American recording artist Katy Perry performed a version of the track on March 19,2012 as part of a Live Lounge special for Fearne Cottons show on BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom. The track, which was performed alongside The One That Got Away, Firework, Thinking of You and Part of Me, saw the artist rap to re-worded verses from Jay-Z, American alternative metal band Faith No More also covered the song live in 2012. The British rap metal/progressive metal/djent band Hacktivist released a cover of the song with a video on 6 August 2013. Prior to this the cover had been a feature of their live sets. Watsky released a freestyle of the song called Ninjas in Paris on his 2012 album Nothing like the first time
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"Niggas in Paris"
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Who Gon Stop Me
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Who Gon Stop Me is a song by American hip hop recording artists Kanye West and Jay-Z, from their first collaborative effort Watch the Throne. The song is the song on the official track list for the album. The song heavily samples English dubstep producer Flux Pavilions hit single I Cant Stop, taken from his EP Lines in Wax and his mix album Circus One with Doctor P. Rolling Stone similar to Spin also stated that the song was a track that featured a dubstep bass line. Billboard described Who Gon Stop Me by saying The Throne throws the finger to haters. Til I die/ Imma f***in ball, West raps. The Hollywood Reporter stated that the album also had a beat and described Kanye West and Jay-Zs verses by saying It’s unclear what Kanye’s referring to by “our people. ”Jay-Z admits that he still likes Picasso. The Guardian described the song as using Romping, ravey synths, due to the hype around Watch the Throne, Who Gon Stop Me debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at 44, without actually being released as a single. The reason for the relatively high debut on the Billboard Hot 100 is because of the songs high digital performance. On the week of August 27,2011, Who Gon Stop Me debuted on the Billboard digital songs chart at number 19 which was the second highest debut of the week only under Drakes single Headlines. In its second week on the Hot 100 it dropped to 79, the song is the only non-single from Watch the Throne that managed to chart in the Top 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song performed similarly in Canada, debuting at 60 on the Canadian Hot 100 the week of the albums release
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Several sources complimented West's vocals on the song.
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Why I Love You (Jay-Z and Kanye West song)
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Why I Love You is a song by American hip hop artists Kanye West and Jay-Z, from their first collaborative album Watch the Throne. The song features pop musician Mr Hudson who is signed to Wests GOOD Music label. Why I Love You heavily samples French house duo Cassius 2010 single I <3 U So, the song almost entirely features Jay-Z rapping and only contains a few lines provided by West. Lyrically, the song is about the people who have stood in the way of Jay-Z throughout the year and expresses themes of victory, the song received positive reviews from critics who generally praised the production. The song was released as the single from Watch the Throne on September 13,2011. However the song was released outside of the US. The song became a top 40 single in the UK, in Iceland, the song has since been certified Gold for sales exceeding 500,000. Jay and West performed the song at all the stops on their 2011 Watch the Throne Tour, Jay-Z and Kanye West are both American rappers who have collaborated on several tracks together. In 2010, they began production and recording on a collaborative record Watch the Throne, the track features Mr Hudson, who is signed to Wests GOOD Music label singing an interpolation of Cassius track I <3 U So. Mike Dean and West handled the production of the song, the track was performed by West and Jay on their Watch the Throne tour. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom on November 28,2011, the track contains a sledgehammer beat which is built around French house duo Cassius 2010 single I <3 U So. Slashing violin parts come in on the bridge before the song ends abruptly, lyrically the song is about Jays dismay at past crewmates betrayals. The song revisits the split-up of Roc-A-Fella Records and has Jay-Z lamenting betrayal, the track makes the trendentious point that being Sean Carter or Kanye West can have its downsides. Rob Harvilla of Spin commented that Why I Love You closes out the proper with a monster Cassius-lifted chorus. Craig Jenkins of Prefix wrote that Mike Deans titanic, Cassius-sampling Why I Love You slowly peels layers off its stuffy largess to reveal the gorgeous string accompaniment underfoot. Kanye and his team are still trafficking in proggy, kitchen-sink experimentation, due to the hype around Watch the Throne worldwide, Why I Love You debuted on various charts globally on the week of the albums release. In the UK the song reached a peak of 87, and 27 on their R&B chart, in South Korea, the track charted at position 94. The song became a top 40 single in both Iceland and Belgium and it also charted in France at number 56, and in Switzerland at 52
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Yeezus
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Yeezus is the sixth solo album and seventh studio album by American rapper Kanye West. It was released on June 18,2013 by Def Jam Recordings, West gathered a number of artists and close collaborators for production on the album, including Mike Dean, Daft Punk, Noah Goldstein, Hudson Mohawke, Arca, and Travis Scott. Yeezus also features guest vocals from Justin Vernon, Chief Keef, Kid Cudi, Assassin, King L, Charlie Wilson, fifteen days before its release date, West enlisted the help of producer Rick Rubin to strip down the records sound in favor of a more minimalist approach. Yeezus has been characterized as Wests most experimental and sonically abrasive work and it draws from an array of genres, including industrial, acid house, electro, dancehall, punk, and Chicago drill. It also continues Wests unconventional use of samples, as on Blood on the Leaves, the release features no album artwork, and the physical CD edition of the album was released in a clear jewel box with only a strip of red tape and sample credits. Initial promotion of Yeezus included worldwide video projections of the albums music, West released two singles from the album, the song Black Skinhead in July 2013 and Bound 2 the following month. Yeezus received widespread acclaim from critics, many of whom named it among Wests best work and commended its brash direction, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 327,000 copies in its first week of release. It topped the charts of 30 other countries, including the United Kingdom, Yeezus was nominated in two categories at the 2014 Grammy Awards, including Best Rap Album. As of 2016, the album has sold 750,000 copies in the United States, following the release of his fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, West collaborated with longtime friend Jay Z on Watch the Throne. In July 2012, producer No I. D, the album features additional vocals by Justin Vernon, Frank Ocean, Kid Cudi, Chief Keef, King L, Assassin and Charlie Wilson. West was influenced primarily by minimalist design and architecture during the production of Yeezus, a single Le Corbusier lamp was his greatest inspiration. West worked closely with the architect Oana Stanescu, and took trips to Le Corbusier homes. West also wanted a deep influence on the album. Alejandro Jodorowskys The Holy Mountain was also an inspiration for the album, in 2012, West began recording his seventh studio album with collaborators, including No I. D. and DJ Khaled. The first recordings were held in January 2013, in the room of his personal loft at a Paris hotel. West kept compositions simple in order to hear the more clearly. The beats emanating from the space, which sometimes lasted through the night. Reports emerged that he and his then-girlfriend Kim Kardashian had moved to the loft in order for West to begin work on the album, the atmosphere in the studio was described by contributor Evian Christ as very focused, and West once again brought in several close collaborators
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West first began work on Yeezus at his personal loft in Paris, and on numerous occasions visited the Louvre (pictured) for inspiration.
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Kanye West enlisted Def Jam Recordings co-founder Rick Rubin to executive produce the album.
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Kanye West performing during The Yeezus Tour.
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I Am a God
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I Am a God is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West from his sixth solo studio album Yeezus. It was produced by West, Hudson Mohawke, Daft Punk, originally it was rumored Kanye Wests sixth studio album was to be titled I Am God which caused controversy. Then it was revealed there was a song titled I Am a God. Wests camp said the title was a reference to Psalm 82, I said, You are gods, Kanye West debuted the song at the 2013 New York Governors Ball. On June 12,2013, six days before the album Yeezus was released, the song was also featured in the Assassins Creed film teaser trailer. Rolling Stone ranked the song at number 65 on their list of the 100 best songs of 2013, NME positioned it at number 18 on their list of the 50 best songs of 2013. Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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A masked Kanye West performing "I Am a God" at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York City, 2013
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New Slaves
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New Slaves is a song performed by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West, taken from his sixth studio album Yeezus. It was produced by West and Ben Bronfman, with production from Mike Dean, Travis Scott, Noah Goldstein, Sham Joseph. The song features vocals from American recording artist Frank Ocean, whom West previously collaborated with on Watch the Throne, the song discusses slavery and segregation as well as racism in general, materialism, and stereotypes of African Americans in the United States. The song, despite not having been released as a single, charted in Canada, France, the United Kingdom, the songs conclusion features Ocean singing over a sample of Gyöngyhajú lány by Hungarian rock band Omega. Prior to the release, it was played at 66 locations whilst a black-and-white video of West performing it was projected on various buildings in various countries. Locations where it was projected include Wrigley Field as well as the Royal Ontario Museum, miriam Coleman said the simplicity of the video provided a striking context for the rappers searing lyrics on race and materialism. Two projections in Texas were dismissed by police prior to commencing due to a lack of permit, the song also generated early interest when it was performed multiple times by West at venues such as the Met Ball, the Governors Ball Music Festival, and Saturday Night Live. On May 17, West unveiled the previously unreleased song through video projections in 66 assorted locations, New Slaves was performed along with Black Skinhead on May 18,2013 on Saturday Night Live. New Slaves received widespread acclaim from music critics, farber of the Daily News said the song has a heavy metal girth that still swings and called the sampling of Gyöngyhajú lány by Omega the most cool, and obscure, sample on Yeezus. Robert Christgau cited New Slaves, along with Hold My Liquor, on June 26,2013, Time Magazine named New Slaves the Best Song of 2013 and later on December 20,2013 placed it first on its The 25 Best Songs of 2013. On December 2,2013, Complex named New Slaves the best song of 2013, dave Bry commented saying, Plenty of artists sold more records than Kanye West in 2013. No one did anything near to as artistically powerful, New Slaves is the best song of the year. NME ranked the song at number 36 on their list of the 50 best songs of 2013 and it was named the second best song of 2013 by Pitchfork Media. They elaborated saying, New Slaves is the cartilage of Yeezus. There isnt a wasted breath or unnecessary word, every single thought cleaves through meat, yes, Kanye is a wealthy man, and yes, the particulars of his rage might be convoluted, involving his lack of access to the upper reaches of the fashion industry. But its source comes from an acute, unwavering awareness of a fact, Even in the elite corridors of power where he now walks. On New Slaves, he transforms into the hordes demanding entry, to paraphrase the words of his one-time mentor, The whole industry could hate him, hell flail his way through. The check was not cashed, and Presser filed a lawsuit against West, just two days before West was slated to be deposed in the case the hip-hop impresario reached an out-of-court deal with Presser on 20th of March,2017
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Projection of "New Slaves" on the W Hotel in Los Angeles.
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Bound 2
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Bound 2 is a song by American rapper Kanye West, featured as the final track from his sixth studio album, Yeezus. It was produced by West and Che Pope, with production being handled by Eric Danchick, Noah Goldstein, No ID. The song features vocals from American soul singer Charlie Wilson and serves as the second single. Bound 2 incorporates samples from Bound by Ponderosa Twins Plus One, the controversial music video features his wife Kim Kardashian West, topless, riding on a motorbike with West through various landscapes. The song peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart and 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, on June 1,2013, West revealed the cover of his sixth studio album Yeezus and premiered a 13-second preview of Bound 2. It was only one of three songs that were previewed prior to the release, the others being New Slaves. Bound 2 features substantial soul music samples, which critics noted as reminiscent of Wests production style in his earlier work. The song is built around a sample taken from Bound. Lee reacted to the sampling of her song on the track, saying, As Ive said and it says a wonderful thing about Ronnie Self, who wrote the song. That 50 years after it was written, somebody in Kanyes camp knew the song and said, on February 15,2014, Hudson Mohawke played an original version of Bound 2 during a DJ set in Leeds. The earlier version features piano-driven production and a more stripped down ending compared to the album version. Rapper/Producer Tyler, The Creator revealed over Twitter that he helped produce the version along with Hudson Mohawke. Bound 2 was revealed to be the single released from Yeezus in August 2013. On September 9,2013, West appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon for the first time, during his appearance, he performed Bound 2 with Charlie Wilson, The Roots and a male childrens choir. It was his first national performance of the song. The song was performed on the season premiere of Later. With Jools Holland by West and Wilson on September 17,2013, to take a more minimal approach, they were accompanied by just the songs signature Ponderosa Twins sample and a brief piano intro for the Later. Bound 2 received universal acclaim from music critics, rolling Stone described Bound 2 as maybe the most audacious song hes ever written, not to mention the most beautiful
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Soul singer Charlie Wilson appears uncredited on the song and performed it with West numerous times, upon its single release.
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Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)
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Classic is Grammy nominated collaboration song between Kanye West, Nas, KRS-One and that is co-produced by Rick Rubin and DJ Premier. The song was released as a single on February 20,2007 by Nike Records and it was performed live at the Nike Air Force Ones 25th anniversary party shown on MTV2. Its remix, Better Than Ive Ever Been DJ Premier Remix, is produced by DJ Premier and it features DJ Premiers signature scratches from prior songs such as Nas One Love and It Aint Hard to Tell. The song was nominated for Best Rap Collaboration at the 50th Grammy Awards in 2008, proceeds from the songs sales go towards youth leadership programs through the Force4Change Fund. The original beat by Rick Rubin samples the song Give Me the Night, performed by George Benson, DJ Premiers remix contains samples from Dance the Kung-Fu by Carl Douglas
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Christmas in Harlem
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Christmas in Harlem is a song by hip-hop recording artist Kanye West. The track features rapper Cyhi the Prynce and R&B singer Teyana Taylor, produced by Hit-Boy, the song contains samples of Aint Nothing Like the Real Thing and Mercy Mercy Me, both by soul musician Marvin Gaye, and Strawberry Letter 23 by singer-songwriter Shuggie Otis. The track features a theme, and features various references to Christmas. Originally released as a part of Wests free music giveaway series GOOD Fridays, the song received positive reviews from critics, who complimented its lyrics and compared it favorably to other Christmas-themed hip-hop songs. Christmas in Harlem was produced by Hit-Boy, a signed to Wests label GOOD Music. I just kept sending him beats to try and get one on there, then, on the night of Kanyes New York release party, Ricky called saying Kanye wanted to use one of my beats for a Christmas song. The song contains samples of two songs by soul musician Marvin Gaye, Aint Nothing Like the Real Thing and Mercy Mercy Me and it also contains samples of Strawberry Letter 23, originally written and performed by singer-songwriter Shuggie Otis. Both Gaye and Otis are given songwriting credits on Christmas in Harlem for use of the samples, before its official release, the track first leaked to the Internet on December 15,2010. Christmas in Harlem was later released as a part of Wests free music giveaway series GOOD Fridays, the version of the track only featuring contributions from West, CyHi the Prynce and Teyana Taylor was later released as a single to the iTunes Store on December 17,2010. Christmas in Harlem received positive reviews from critics, but actual Harlem R&B hopeful Teyana Taylor offers warmth from the wind chill, eventually slipping into the comfy melody from the Brothers Johnsons Strawberry Letter 23. And gruff-rapping Atlanta Santa CyHi Da Prynce promises presents for non-Christian kiddies, too — hauled in a Porsche-speed sleigh. M. C. In his description of the track, Andy Greene of Rolling Stone wrote, Its only been out for a year, with help from Teyana Taylor, CamRon, Jim Jones and Pusha T, West paints a vivid and cheerful portrait of the season. Becky Bain of Idolator wrote of the track, Soulful, sweet and sprightly, Christmas in Harlem peaked at numbers 13 and 3 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles charts respectively on the chart week of January 8,2011. Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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All Day (Kanye West song)
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All Day is a single by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West. The song features Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom, and Paul McCartney and was produced by West, Puff Daddy, French Montana, Velous, initially leaked in August 2014, it was released on March 2nd,2015 as a non-album single. All Day contains an interpolation from Dance with Me by Jamaican singer Noel Ellis and it received nominations for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance at the 58th Grammy Awards. The track originally leaked in August 2014, but Kanye continued to work on the track on, the track was debuted live at the 2015 Brit Awards on February 26,2015. Rolling Stone provided the first official stream of the track, the track was produced by upcoming producer Velous, who made the skeleton of the instrumental on a friends couch while watching Saturday Night Live. All Day featured McCartneys acoustic guitar playing, whistling and singing of the last verse and this song was the third McCartney/West collaboration to be commercially released. When All Day debuted at number 18 in the UK, it became Wests second top-20 single of 2015, additionally, these songs became his first US top-20 singles since 2013s Bound 2. In the United States, it debuted at number 15 on the Hot 100 and it was certified Gold in the US on 28 July 2015. The entourage held flamethrowers and wore all black, West was confirmed to perform last minute, the day before the awards took place. He also performed the song at the 2015 NBA Playoffs, West performed the track at Glastonbury with a sample of the Noel Ellis track Dance With Me used as the outro
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Talk About Our Love
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Talk About Our Love is a song by American recording artist Brandy Norwood, taken from her fourth studio album, Afrodisiac. It was written by Kanye West, who appears as a featured artist on it. Due to the use of a sample of Mandrills 1978 song Gilly Hines, penned by band members Claude Cave II. Recorded late into the production of the album, the track was an eleventh hour addition to the track listing alongside Where You Wanna Be. It was eventually selected as the lead single in a last-minute decision and thus replaced the Timbaland-crafted song Black Pepper. Released to generally positive reviews by critics during the quarter of 2004. While it peaked at six on the UK Singles Chart, the song reached the top thirty in Australia, Ireland, and the Netherlands. Talk About Our Love was promoted on shows such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, CD, UK and Today. Its accompanying music video was directed by Dave Meyers, based on a concept by West. It portrays Norwood and the rapper as a couple who is disturbed by nosy friends and neighbours. At the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards, Norwood garnered a nomination in the Best R&B Video category for her work in the clip though she eventually lost to Alicia Keys If I Aint Got You, additionally, the song received a Best Collaboration nod at the 2004 MOBO Awards. Talk About Our Love was written by American rapper Kanye West and songwriter Harold Lilly, the song samples American funk band Mandrills 1978 song Gilly Hines. Due to the interpolation, band members Claude Cave II, and Carlos, Louis, recorded by Eugene Toale at the Record Plant in Los Angeles, California, it was mixed by Manny Marroquin and engineered by Jun Isheseki with further assistance from Blake English and Kenisha Pratt. Israeli musician Miri Ben-Ari played the violin while Ervin A. Pope was on the keyboards, lyrically, Talk About Our Love revolves around a relationship that lacks support by family and friends. Speaking of the content, Norwood remarked, For me, when youre in a relationship and you just wanna be one with that person and you want everybody to support you, but they dont. An eleventh-hour additions to the final track listing, Talk About Our Love was not recorded until late into the production of Afrodisiac. When we got together it was like, Oh, my God, kanyes passionate about the song, and so am I, so it worked out great. Borrowing from Wests own sound at that time, including wordplay and sampling, Norwood compared the song to fellow R&B singer Alicia Keys 2003 single You Dont Know My Name, another West production
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Critics compared the record to Alicia Keys ' " You Don't Know My Name " and Janet Jackson " I Want You ", both of which West had also contributed to.
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The plot of the video was based on a treatment by West.
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The Food
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The Food is the first single by rapper Common released on his sixth album Be. Kanye West appears on the chorus and also produces the track. West samples I Never Had It So Good by The Chi-Lites and interpolates Nothing Can Change This Love by Otis Redding for the songs beat, in addition, DJ Dummy scratches on the song and Dave Chappelle introduces the live version of it. The song was performed live on Chappelles Show on March 3,2004. This live version is featured on Be, although a studio version does also exist and it received mostly positive acclaim, but was not promoted heavily and did not chart. IGN. com writer Spence D. describes it as a nice, nathan Brackett of Rolling Stone states that it is one of the hardest-rocking tracks of Commons career. The Food The Food The Food The Food List of Common songs Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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The Corner (song)
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The Corner is the second single released by rapper Common on his sixth album, Be. It features a chorus and production by Kanye West as well as spoken word lyrics by The Last Poets, the songs lyrics deal with street corners in poor neighborhoods. The songs beat samples from You Make the Sun Shine by The Temprees. Because of the gritty sound, some fans considered it to be a return to Commons Resurrection days. A music video directed by Kanye West was made for The Corner, the Corner attained some commercial success reaching #42 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, but was even more popular among critics. Amongst other accolades, it was nominated as the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 48th Grammy Awards. Spence D. of IGN. com explains the basis for its success writing, In addition, pitchfork Medias Tom Breihan considers the beat to be dusty and heavenly. Steve Juon of RapReviews. com claims Commons lyrics to contain profound observations of life that show why hip hop is the black mans CNN. Common understands that critics consider The Corner to be a return from his Electric Circus style, as he says on They Say from his 2005 album Be, They say the crochet pants and the sweater was wack/Seen The Corner, now they say that niggas back. The official remix featuring Kanye West, The Last Poets, Scarface, Mos Def and it was also released by Common as a single. This song was covered with heavily-revised lyrics by Clipse on their We Got It 4 Cheap, the Corner The Corner The Corner The Corner The Corner The Corner List of Common songs
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Pro Nails
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Pro Nails is the second single by American hip hop artist Kid Sister from her debut album Ultraviolet. The song is known for its remix, which features a verse by Kanye West. The single was released in 2007 and reissued in 2008. Originally a solo track, Kanye West added a guest verse to the song for his 2007 Cant Tell Me Nothing mixtape, West discovered the song through A-Trak, who had begun dating Kid Sister. Pro Nails was initially released on both 12 vinyl and via the iTunes Store on October 17,2007, the single featured both the original and remix edits of Pro Nails as well as a B-side entitled Switch Board, produced by Gant-Man. All of Kid Sisters releases were removed from iTunes when she signed a new record deal with Downtown Records in February 2008. In April 2008, a single was released and the song was readded to iTunes as the Super High Shine EP. The single was released in the United Kingdom on July 14,2008, the Kanye remix was also featured on Fabric Live 38. The song samples Project Pats Good Googly Moogly, the music video, directed by Ruben Fleischer, uses the remix version and features Kanye West as well as a cameo by A-Trak. Following the theme of the song, a majority of the takes place within a nail salon. Near the end, the scene relocates to an alley and the transitions to the b-side Switchboard. The video was filmed in October 2007, and premiered on mtvU on December 3, Kid Sister on Myspace Pro Nails on YouTube Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Finer Things
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James Andrew Corrine, better known by his stage name DJ Felli Fel is a club and radio DJ for L. A. s Power 106, record producer, and a recording artist recently signed to So So Def/Island Urban Music. He is also a member of The Heavy Hitters DJs, DJ Felli Fel was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina and grew up in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Dallas. While a teenager in Dallas, he began spinning turntables for house parties and his radio career began on Dallas radio station K104 and Waco, Texas Spanish-language station KHCK. Later, he joined the Los Angeles hip-hop station Power 106, at Power 106, he hosts the Felli Fel Show on Saturday evenings. He had a role as himself in the 2003 film Malibus Most Wanted. In 2007, he signed with Island Def Jam/So So Def and his debut album for the label is tentatively titled Go DJ. DJ Felli Fel was also featured on the soundtrack of the game Midnight Club, Los Angeles, recently he released the single Boomerang featuring Pitbull, Akon, and Jermaine Dupri. The track has been remixed by DJ Vice in 2011, on April 22,2013 he released his brand new single to iTunes titled Reason To Hate which features singer Ne-Yo and rappers Tyga and Wiz Khalifa. It was co-produced by Ned Cameron
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American Boy
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American Boy is a song recorded by British rapper and singer Estelle for her second studio album Shine. It features vocals from American rapper Kanye West, the song was written by Estelle, West, will. i. am, John Legend, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, and Keith Harris. It was produced by will. i. am, who produced the albums previous single, Wait a Minute. American Boy is a breezy disco-funk song that describes a romance with an American suitor. The songs conception came after Legend, Estelles mentor, suggested she write a song about meeting an American man, American Boy was released by Atlantic Records as the albums second single on 31 March 2008. The song received positive reviews music critics, who praised its fresh sound. The song reached the top five in many European and Oceanic markets, including Belgium and it also achieved success in the United States, peaking at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming Estelles breakout song in the country. The song earned nominations, and ultimately won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. The music video, featuring a variety of celebrity guests, earned a Video Music Award nomination for Best UK Video, as a result of the songs popularity, Estelle performed it at several award shows and venues. American Boy was written by Estelle, will. i. am, John Legend, Kanye West, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir and Keith Harris. It was also produced by will. i. am and recorded over the instrumental of his song Impatient, the credits of Lopez, Speir, and Harris were the result of this sampling. In a 2008 interview with Pete Lewis of Blues & Soul, Estelle explained how the song came to fruition, We were just messing about in the studio, and John just said to me Why dont you write a song about meeting an American boy. So I was like Well, thats pretty easy - because I have a lot of friends out there in New York. And I unwittingly ended up creating a new ladies anthem and she also spoke about Wests involvement on the song, commenting Kanye basically just brought his own cheeky self to the track, his own sense of humour. At first he was like How can you rap over a dance beat. -, instrumentation on the track includes drums, keys, synths, and bass, the former were provided by will. i. am while Caleb Speir provided the latter. Will. i. am also co-recorded and co-engineered the song with Padriac Kerin at The Record Plant in Hollywood, Florida as well as Hit Factory Criteria, serge Tsai mixed the song and recorded Wests rap at Platinum Sound Recording Studios in New York City. American Boy is a disco and funk song that, according to the sheetmusic published at Musicnotes. com by Alfred Publishing Co. Inc. is set to metronome of 120 beats per minute. Estelles vocals, which have been described as sweet and flirty, timothy Gabriele of PopMatters described Estelles vocals as those of one connecting with her inner soul chanteuse
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Put On
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Put On is a song written and performed by American hip hop recording artists Young Jeezy and Kanye West, taken from the formers third studio album, The Recession. The song was released as the lead single on June 3,2008. West uses the popular Auto-Tune effect for his verse, the song received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. The music video for Put On, directed by Gil Green as featuring Amber Rose in one of her first high-profile appearances, the music video is aimed at the 2008 recession. In the video, silver and black U. S. flags are hung up around neighborhoods and businesses, an official remix featuring rapper Jay-Z was released on July 29,2008. Jay-Z tried the auto-tune for the phrase, I Put On before his verse for a time and didnt use the effect after that. Lil Wayne also recorded a freestyle for his mixtape Dedication 3, featuring his Young Money recording artists Tyga, another remix was made by Trae. This remix was a freestyle for one of his mixtapes. Other artists to freestyle over the beat include, Rick Ross, Ace Hood & Plies, Wale, Young Jeezy and Kanye West both performed the song at the 2008 BET Awards. It is featured in the video game Midnight Club, Los Angeles and it was also featured in the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video games Skate 3 and Def Jam Rapstar. For the 2008-2009 NBA season, the Cleveland Cavaliers use the song to introduce their starting lineup and it was also featured at the end of the 2009 film Janky Promoters, in which Jeezy starred as himself. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team uses the song, played by its band, to represent its Atlanta roots during games, Put On first made a Hot Shot Debut at number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 making it Young Jeezys highest debut on the chart. Since then has risen to number 12, making it Young Jeezys fourth top-twenty hit on the chart and its also his second song to top the Hot Rap Tracks chart. In Canada it also made a Hot Shot Debut at #46 on the Canadian Hot 100
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Stay Up! (Viagra)
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Stay Up. is the first single released from producer-rapper 88-Keys debut album The Death of Adam and features the albums co-executive producer Kanye West. The song samples All Night Loving by British R&B three-piece band Imagination, the single was released digitally on August 25,2008. A snippet of the track was first previewed on Kanye Wests 2007 Cant Tell Me Nothing mixtape, the music video premiered across multiple MTV channels all day on Monday, March 16,2009. Shot in High Definition on the streets of Los Angeles, the video features 88-Keys and Kanye West dressed in full prosthetic makeup made to appear in their late sixties, out on a night on the town. Utilizing the talents of makeup artist Tony Gardner of Alterian Effects the video creates an intimate, according to director Jason Goldwatch, Stay Up. on Myspace imeem Music
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Swagga Like Us
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Swagga Like Us is a song by American hip hop recording artists Jay-Z, T. I. The song was produced by West and is constructed primarily around a sample of Paper Planes by British musician M. I. A. Swagga like Us received mostly mixed reviews from critics, whilst many complimented T. I. It was nominated for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 51st Grammy Awards, winning the latter, herself, also performed Swagger Like Us and the original Paper Planes during the ceremony. Kanye West had originally wanted to work with British artist M. I. A. on his studio album Late Registration. T. I. accepted the production and originally planned Swagga like Us to be a collaboration with him and West only, writing two verses with West providing a verse of his own. He then, however, decided to make it an event record and send it to fellow rappers Jay-Z and Lil Wayne to record verses over, admitting to MTV News that it was an ambitious idea. All of the vocals on the mix, with the exception of M. I. A. s, were recorded at the Record Plant – a recording studio in Hollywood. The song was mixed by Andrew Dawson at Pacifique Studios in Los Angeles, California, West emailed one of the songs early demos to M. I. A. Herself, which she proclaimed really hot, but that the version sounded even better. The backing track is based upon a vocal sample of Paper Planes by British artist M. I. A. Specifically the line no one on the corner had swagger like us, since Paper Planes itself samples the 1982 song Straight to Hell by British rock group The Clash, all of the writers of both songs are credited as writing Swagga like Us. West added a bass and drum line similar to that of a marching band to the vocal sample. The Guardians Angus Batey considered the idea of the four artists recording together to be better than the itself, calling it good-on-paper. The song was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Song, kanye West, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, and M. I. A. Performed the song at Grammy Awards that year and this song was number 22 on Rolling Stones list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008. Swagga Like Us was heavily remixed by various artists, hip hop duo Clipse included their remix on their mixtape Road to Till the Casket Drops. Diddy recorded a remix titled Swagger Like Puff, featuring Cassie singing the chorus, trey Songz has also recorded one under the name of Swagga Like Songz
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Knock You Down
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Knock You Down is a song by American singer and songwriter Keri Hilson, recorded for her debut studio album In a Perfect World. The song features guest vocals from Ne-Yo and Kanye West, all three artists co-wrote the song with its producer Nate Danja Hills, as well as Kevin Cossom and Marcella Araica. The song was released first released to rhythmic and urban airplay in the United States as the fourth single in the US. The song is a contemporary R&B and hip hop song, which elements of pop music. The lyrics of the song pertain to how love knocks you down, part of the song refers to Michael Jackson, coincidentally it was released at the time surrounding the death of the singer. The song received mixed to positive reviews, with critics divided as to whether Ne-Yo. However, reviewers also complimented that the song was radio-friendly and it was nominated for multiple awards, including Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 52nd Grammy Awards. Knock You Down peaked at one in New Zealand, and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. It also reached the top ten in Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, the songs music video was directed by Chris Robinson. It sees Hilson caught in a triangle with her former partner West. The video received positive reviews, which appreciated the performances given by the artists. Hilson performed the song a number of times, including television appearances such as on The Rachael Ray Show and she also notably performed the song at the 2009 BET Awards, where she used the Jackson reference of the song to give a tribute performance to the late singer. Hilson and Ne-Yo knew each other from their days as co-songwriters, Hilson had appeared as Ne-Yos love interest in the video for his song Miss Independent, the second single taken from his 2008 album, Year of the Gentleman. In a September 2008 interview with Rap-Up about a recent crop of songwriters becoming singers, Ne-Yo said For one, for two, her voice is incredible—on top of the fact that she can write. So I think that she’s definitely one that deserves the spotlight, in Knock You Down, Kanye West makes multiple references to Michael Jackson, and coincidentally, the song was released in numerous territories around the death of the singer. Knock You Down is a R&B song with a length of five minutes, the song also includes electro tones, and derives from pop and hip hop genres. The song is set in time, and composed in a moderate R&B groove. It is written in the key of G minor, and vocals span from F3 to D5 and it follows the chord progression E♭–F–B♭–E♭–F–Gm
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"Knock You Down"
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Critics were divided as to whether the song's features overwhelmed Hilson. Nick Levine said that Ne-Yo (pictured) had a more "distinctive" voice than Hilson
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A flashback of West and Hilson's prior relationship is shown during their confrontation in the music video.
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Kinda Like a Big Deal
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Kinda Like a Big Deal is the street single from rap duo Clipses third studio album Til the Casket Drops. The track was released online on Clipses PlayCloths clothing lines blog on April 20,2009, KAWS designed the single cover for the song. An official remix featuring Bun B was leaked April 30,2009, a freestyle was made by Kid Cudi on the instrumental called Excuse My Mood that was released on June 16,2009. Kanyes verse was supposed to be on T. I. s song On Top of the World off the album Paper Trail, london rapper Kano featured a rap over the beat on his Jack Bauer Mixtape A music video was released on June 23,2009. Music video for Kinda Like a Big Deal Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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"Kinda Like a Big Deal"
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Walkin' on the Moon
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Walkin on the Moon is the third single by The-Dream from his second album Love vs. Money. The song features rapper Kanye West, billboard magazine gave the song a positive review, saying, The third single from the-Dreams critically acclaimed album Love vs. Money finds the R&B artist tipping his hat to Michael Jackson, kicking into a techno beat, the-Dream crafts a melodic pop tune that manages to fit nicely into the current uptempo R&B trend, while creating some new sonics of its own. With MJ-imitated woo-hoos, a clever, flirtatious rap interlude from Kanye West, and romantic lyrics throughout, the video was premiered on May 20,2009 at a Def Jam event. On May 27,2009, the video was premiered on 106 & Park, the video was directed by Hype Williams. The video doubles as a homage to Michael Jackson and Janet Jacksons hit 1995 music video, the video ranked at #71 on BETs Notarized, Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown
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"Walkin' on the Moon"
60.
Supernova (Mr Hudson song)
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Supernova is a song by British singer Mr Hudson, featuring American rapper Kanye West. Supernova was premiered on 13 May 2009, on Zane Lowe BBC Radio Show and then released through Mr Hudsons, the song was later remixed by Calvin Harris in a more electronic fashion. After being officially released as a single on 19 July 2009, Supernova was released to iTunes on 19 July 2009 after being able to pre-order throughout the previous week. On the Irish Singles Chart, Supernova debuted in the top ten, the song was the highest debut on the chart for that week. The following week it rose to four, and peaked at number two. It was directed by French duo Jonas & François and released on 30 June 2009 and it follows Mr Hudson and Kanye West in their pursuit of women, with R&B singer Estelle making a cameo appearance in the video as one of the love interests. Juxtaposed with these images is a sequence of a supernova, as well as a flashing light suit. CD single Supernova –3,16 UK single Supernova –3,13 Supernova –5,41 Supernova lyrics at Mr Hudsons official website Supernova Music video on YouTube Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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"Supernova"
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Make Her Say
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Make Her Say is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kid Cudi, released as the second single from his debut album Man on the Moon, The End of Day. The single was released to iTunes on June 9,2009. It features fellow American rappers Common and Kanye West, the latter of whom produced the song. The song is perhaps best known for its sample of Poker Face, the song received a nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 52nd Grammy Awards. Make Her Say is performed by Kid Cudi, Kanye West and it was originally titled I Poke Her Face, but was changed to make it more acceptable for radio. The song was written by all three artists, produced by West, and features scratches from DJ A-Trak, Lady Gaga and producer RedOne are credited as co-writers, because an acoustic version of Gagas song Poker Face from The Cherrytree Sessions EP is sampled throughout the song. Gaga voiced approval of the track, saying that West had so much insight into what the song was about, incidentally, just a few weeks later, the two revealed plans to tour together, however, the tour was later canceled. In addition to the Lady Gaga sample, the song makes references to T. I. s Whatever You Like, Asher Roths I Love College. The music video for Make Her Say was directed by Nez Khammal, the video carries a minimal aesthetic, with scenes taking place in empty, wide-open spaces. Although Kid Cudi, Kanye West, and Common all appear in the video, the music video utilizes a split screen effect to create the illusion that the three artists were all filmed in the same location. In reality, they had shot their scenes on opposite coasts of the United States, Common. The group had wanted Lady Gaga to be included in the video, the Make Her Say video is also the first music video to feature the hardware from Activisions DJ Hero. Kid Cudi performed the song solo during his set at the 2009 Bamboozle music festival, Kid Cudi also performed the song on June 13 in Chicago at The B96 Pepsi Summer Bash and in London at the 2009 O2 Wireless Festival. He also performed his verse of the song at Lollapalooza 2009 in Chicago and he performed the song with Lady Gaga on her Monster Ball tour in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. S. CD single Make Her Say –3,59 Day N Night –3,42 Day N Night –4,41 In the United States and that same week, it also entered the Canadian Hot 100 at number seventy-eight. The song entered the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart at six for the issue date of July 4. The following week, it appeared on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number seventy-three, lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Lady Gaga and Kid Cudi performing the piano version of "Poker Face" and "Make Her Say" on The Monster Ball Tour.
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"Make Her Say"
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Digital Girl
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Digital Girl is a song performed by Jamie Foxx, along with Kanye West and The-Dream, who also produces the song alongside Tricky Stewart. The song is the track on Foxxs third studio album, Intuition. He also included that the version would include the Young Money Entertainment consociate Drake. The original remix released as a download on August 4,2009. The official music video for Digital Girl world premiered on August 20,2009, the music video was directed by Hype Williams and is similar to Lloyds Girls Around the World music video, which was also directed by Williams. It ranked at #47 on BETs Notarized, Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown, Digital Girl Music video on YouTube Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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"Digital Girl (Remix)"
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Forever (Drake song)
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Forever is a single by rappers Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem. The song is released as a single from the soundtrack to LeBron Jamess More Than a Game documentary, the song was also placed on the re-release of Eminems album Relapse, entitled Relapse, Refill. Eminem performed his verse of the song at the American Music Awards of 2009, Drake performed the song with Lil Wayne, Eminem and Travis Barker at the 52nd Grammy Awards. The track was produced by Boi-1da and originally used by Kardinal Offishall featuring Rock City in early 2008, as Bring It Back. Kardinal did not use the song for his album and it was later re-sold to Drake, in an interview, Kardinal stated that his version was a leaked demo which was supposed to appear on his album, Not 4 Sale, as well as a soundtrack. The 2009 version of Forever features Kanye West, Lil Wayne, rapper Jay-Z called it the best posse cut of the year. The song title is derived from the last line of the chorus, stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic. com also highlighted the song, and commented, is none too coincidentally the one track in the entirety of Eminems 2009 comeback that feels utterly modern. The music video was shot in Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami, Florida in early September 2009, however, Eminems part in the video was shot in Detroit due to scheduling conflicts and not being able to be in Miami. The music video was shot and directed by Hype Williams and it premiered on September 22,2009 on BETs musical program 106 & Park. LeBron James appears in the opening of the video in the back seat of a Maybach playing online poker on PokerStars on his customized Beats by Dr. Dres laptop. Except for during dissolves, there is not a frame in the video where more than one of the rappers is featured. Throughout the video, there are clips and pictures from the documentary about James, More Than a Game, birdman makes a cameo appearances in the video on Lil Waynes verse, sitting next to him in the VIP section of the club. The music video was produced alongside the video for Money to Blow, digital download Forever -5,57 Forever entered the U. S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at number fifty-eight on September 3,2009, peaking at #2. The song become the most downloaded song for the week ending September 15,2009, on the week of September 24, the song debuted at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Drakes highest debut on the chart as well as his third top-ten single. It also topped the rap songs chart making it Drakes second #1 on that chart and this was the tenth consecutive top 40 single for Eminem. The song has sold 3,265,000 digital copies in the US as of April 2013, Forever failed to enter the Top 40 on the UK Singles Chart, but did manage to peak at #43 after strong downloads. The song then began to drop out of the UK Singles Chart, Forever has since become the highest selling single ever that has missed the top 40, with sales over 150,000. On February 7,2010, Forever entered the Irish Singles Chart, Music video on YouTube Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Erase Me
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Erase Me is a song by American recording artist Kid Cudi, released August 17,2010, as the lead single from his second studio album Man on the Moon II, The Legend of Mr. Rager. The song features a guest appearance from his mentor Kanye West, the song debuted on a Cleveland radio station June 30,2010, and was officially released to Rhythm/Crossover radio on August 17,2010. On August 24,2010, Erase Me was officially released digitally via iTunes, in 2011, the song was featured on ESPNs hit morning sports show SportsCenter. Jason Goldwatch directed the music video, Kid Cudi plays a Jimi Hendrix influenced character, sporting a black curly afro wig and headband. An excerpt from a longer version of the video will be available through iTunes around the albums release date. Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Clark Duke make up the rest of Kid Cudis band in the video, Erase Me made a Hot Shot debut on the Billboard Hot 100 at #22. On the 30th of August the single debuted on the New Zealand Single Charts at number 22, on September 5, the single debuted on the UK Singles chart at #58 and #18 on the UK R&B Chart. Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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"Erase Me"
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Start It Up (song)
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Start It Up is the third single from Lloyd Banks third album H. F. M. The song features Swizz Beatz, Kanye West, Ryan Leslie & Fabolous, the song was released as a digital download on November 2,2010. It was unknown whether that the song would be released as a single or not until he confirmed it in an interview on 102 Jamz. Whilst speaking to MTV News, Banks said this about the track, In an interview with Rap-Up, at first it was thought that Kanye West had produced the track, but it was later confirmed that it was up and coming producer named Cardiak. A testament to the music industry in 2010, Banks said, The difference from that track being me and Fab. The official UK remix featuring Swizz Beatz, Kanye West, Ryan Leslie, Sway DaSafo, the official Extended Version was released on December 7,2010. The extended version is the same as the original with the addition of a verse from Pusha T, the official remix keeps Kanyes and Fabolouss verses, but adds a verse from Young Jeezy and a new verse from Lloyd Banks. In an interview with DJ Whoo Kid on Sirius Radio, Lloyd Banks confirmed that a video will be made for the song. It is believed that the video will feature Swizz Beatz, Kanye West and it had been confirmed that Lloyd Banks was shooting his part for the video on November 12,2010. Via Twitter it was confirmed that the G-Unit Riderz would make a appearance in the video. However it is believed that because of the difficulty of getting the artists together at one time there may be no video
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"Start It Up"
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Hurricane (Thirty Seconds to Mars song)
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Hurricane is a song written by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars that is featured on their third studio album, This Is War. The song was written by lead vocalist and songwriter Jared Leto and produced by Leto, Flood and this version only appears on the deluxe version. The latter has a variation in certain parts of the track, Hurricane was awarded Best Single at the Kerrang. An edited version, however, was put on rotation on MTV2. Jared Leto wrote the piano ballad Hurricane in winter 2007 whilst in Berlin, the experimental short film is 12 minutes long and contains excerpts from the tracks Escape and Night of the Hunter. Jared spends the entire video shirtless and being chased by a sledgehammer-wielding killer obsessed with trying to kill him, shannon battles with a woman, who shares romantic feelings for him, ending with a kiss. Tomo, who liberates a woman from her abuser, receives a key as a gift and he composes the orchestral score of the song with three identical copies of himself. The music video for the song was banned by MTV and several other TV channels around the world, the video was censored and banned because of its elements of violence, nudity, and sex in an almost pornographic context. On November 28,2010, Jared Leto posted a letter from an unnamed network about the censorship of the video on his blog. The list features the offending scenes, such as a woman running her finger on the anus of another G-string clad woman, another offensive scene is the Rabbi, Priest, and Monk burning religious books. It was these two shots which had made the video completely restricted, the video is still available online with a viewing certificate of 18+. The video uses the version of the song without Kanye West, during May 2009, Kanye West posted a photo of himself, Brandon Flowers, and Jared Leto together and announced that he and Leto were working together on a song named Hurricane. This collaboration was included on an early version of Hurricane. Leto said that he, Wests vocal contribution to the song was removed because of legal issues surrounding the rights of each record company. Although it was not released on the pressing of the album. The early leaked versions of the album had the version of Hurricane featuring Kanye West included, the deluxe version of This Is War included this version of the song as its first bonus track, retitled Hurricane 2.0. Hurricane Video Clip Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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"Hurricane"
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"Hurricane 2.0"
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E.T. (song)
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E. T. is a song by American singer Katy Perry taken from her third studio album, Teenage Dream. She co-wrote the song with its producers Dr. Luke, Max Martin, E. T. was serviced to radio stations as the albums fourth single on February 16,2011. One version of the song features verses from American rapper Kanye West, musically, it is an electronic and hip hop ballad which draws heavily from dubstep and techno, along with smaller amounts of drum and bass. Lyrically, the song speaks of falling in love with a foreigner, the song became Perrys fifth non-consecutive number one on the U. S. Billboard Hot 100, and also topped charts in Canada, New Zealand and Poland. To date, E. T. has sold six million digital downloads worldwide, making it one of the best-selling singles worldwide. According to Billboard, it was the fourth biggest song of 2011, to promote the song, Perry and West performed on the tenth season of American Idol, the 54th Grammy Awards, and at Madison Square Garden for Z100s Jingle Ball. The video garnered positive reviews music critics. Perrys decision to write E. T. came after its beat was accidentally played during a recording session she had with Dr. Luke, Max Martin and it was originally intended for American hip hop group Three 6 Mafia. However, after hearing it, Perry chose to work with the track. She told MTV News, I heard it and I always knew I wanted to write this futuristic, alienistic song, I know this seems like a long shot, but I think I have the perfect material to put on top of this sound. And I did, and it worked out perfectly. On August 17,2010, the version of the song was released as a promotional single from Teenage Dream. In December 2010, Perry asked fans through Twitter to help her select the fourth single. On December 13,2010, she tweeted, Thanks for all your great suggestions for the next single today, and Your voice has been heard. In early January 2011, Perry announced via Facebook that E. T. would be the fourth single. The announcement was accompanied with the artwork, which features Perry with cat eye make-up, bangs. Unlike the original, the version features rap verses from rapper Kanye West. The remix debuted on February 16,2011, worldwide, on April 12,2011, the song was sent for airplay on US urban radio
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The official single version of "E.T." features rap verses by Kanye West
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Perry kisses Shaun Ross to transform him from a robotic alien being.
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I Wish You Would (DJ Khaled song)
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I Wish You Would is a song by American hip hop artist DJ Khaled, released as the second single from his sixth studio album, Kiss the Ring. The song features American hip hop artists Kanye West and Rick Ross, the song premiered on Hot 97 with Funkmaster Flex. It was later released for download in the United States on June 27,2012. On July 16,2012, DJ Khaled published images from the sets of the video, the video was directed by Hype Williams, who already worked on the music video for Go Hard, with Khaled and West. The video was recorded in the place of Wests single. On August 6,2012, the video was released showing footage from the sets of it. The video premiered on BETs 106 & Park on August 13,2012, digital single Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics I Wish You Would Official music video on YouTube
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"I Wish You Would"
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Birthday Song (2 Chainz song)
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Birthday Song is a song by American hip hop recording artist 2 Chainz, released August 24,2012 as the second single from his debut studio album Based on a T. R. U. The song, which features fellow American rapper Kanye West, was produced by Sonny Digital, West, BWheezy, Anthony Kilhoffer, Lifted, the music video, released on August 30,2012, was directed by Andreas Nilsson. The song debuted at number 91 on The Billboard Hot 100, lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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"Birthday Song"
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Thank You (Busta Rhymes song)
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Thank You is a song by American rapper Busta Rhymes. It was released on November 7,2013 by Cash Money Records and Republic Records, the song features additional vocals from fellow rappers Q-Tip, Lil Wayne and Kanye West. The songs production was handled by Busta Rhymes himself and it also samples Alicia Myers 1981 song, I Wanna Thank You. Thank You has since peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart, in late August 2013, the second single from E. L. E.2 was announced to be a song named Thank You. The song was revealed to be featuring Kanye West, Q-Tip and Lil Wayne, with this track, Busta wanted to end talk of friction between G. O. O. D. Music and YMCMB, represented both by Kanye West and Lil Wayne, in an interview with MTV Busta said, Theres been a lot of talk over the last year or two about conflict between G. O. O. D. Music and Young Money and Cash Money, I just wanted to put it to bed and create an eventful moment where me and Wayne being Young Money/Cash Money on one team, Q-Tip and Kanye be on another movement on G. O. O. D. Music, just showing that camaraderie and that alliance and just making it official on a real Hip Hop level, the song features verses by Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip, with ad-libs by Kanye West and Lil Wayne. The song also samples Alicia Meyerss 1981 song, I Wanna Thank You, Q-Tip then decided to get on the song and also gave Busta the idea to add Lil Wayne and Kanye West to the song. Thank You was originally recorded by Busta Rhymes in 2012, Q-Tip revealed the song in an interview during October 2012. He promoted the song and stated that fans should start a petition for Busta Rhymes to release the song as the first single from his upcoming album, the songs audio premiered on November 6,2013. On November 15,2013, Thank You was officially released to digital download retailers, in promotion of the single, on December 3, Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip announced a collaboration mixtape titled The Abstract and The Dragon. The mixtape was released on December 12,2013, featuring tracks recorded throughout two decades by the two rappers, the 28-song mixtape features Thank You, and includes skits and other songs from A Tribe Called Quest, Missy Elliot and Big Daddy Kane. Thank You received generally positive reviews music critics. Chris Yuscavage of Complex referred to the song as excellent, on August 24,2013, Director X directed the music video for Thank You in New York City with Busta Rhymes, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Q-Tip. It was shot during the weekend of the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, the majority of the video was shot using a green screen. On November 15,2013, Busta Rhymes released a behind the video in promotion of the videos release. On November 25,2013, the video was released
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Trouble on My Mind
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Trouble on My Mind is a song by American hip hop recording artist Pusha T, released as the lead single from his debut EP Fear of God II, Let Us Pray. It was produced by longtime collaborators The Neptunes along with Odd Futures Left Brain and features a guest appearance from fellow American rapper and Odd Futures frontman Tyler, The Creator. The song was unveiled July 8,2011, and premiered via RedBullUSA. com, it was released on July 12, through iTunes. The song was included on the soundtrack to the film Project X. In response, Tyler’s verses were met with more criticism than Pusha T’s, on July 15,2011, a behind-the-scenes look at the video was released. The music video, directed by Jason Goldwatch and filmed in Los Angeles, the video features cameo appearances from the rest of Odd Future. Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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"Trouble on My Mind"
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Millions (song)
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It was later revealed that the song would not be featured on the album. It was also included on his 2013 mixtape Wrath of Caine, the song peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The music video for Millions was directed by Samuel Rogers, on January 24, Def Jam released a trailer for the music video. The full video was released on February 11,2013
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"Millions"
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My Name Is My Name
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My Name Is My Name is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Pusha T. It was released on October 8,2013, by GOOD Music, in 2013, he also released another mixtape Wrath of Caine. The album was met with acclaim from music critics and was positioned highly on many Best Albums of 2013 lists by major publications. The album also fared well commercially debuting at number 4 on the US Billboard 200, as of November 20,2013, the album has sold 122,000 copies in the United States. After establishing his career, while signing a deal to GOOD Music in September 2010, Pusha T released his first solo project. Following the release of his mixtape, he released his first extended play, a sequel to the mixtape, titled Fear of God II, Let Us Pray. After the release of his EP, Pusha T started working on his debut album, in July 2012, Pusha T told MTV that while he was putting together his solo album, he was heavily influenced by Keanu Reeves and Al Pacinos 1997 film The Devils Advocate. This album was based off the movie Devils Advocate, not theme-wise at all, but just in the feel of the album. Devils Advocate is a dark movie, but at the same time, visually. The album is based off of that because I speak about the realities of street life but theres a lot of glitz. If you just look at it at face value, you think, It sounds a bit like hes glorifying. In 2012, in an interview, Pusha T spoke on the inspiration behind the album title, basically, I tried to pick a title that embodied who I am as an artist. I wanted people to understand like Pusha is everything that I really, really am, actually, there is a line in Pain where I say My name is my name, that line comes from Marlo Stanfield from the series The Wire. It was one of the more prominent catch phrases that he said at the end of that series and he was basically saying, I am who I am, I stand on my name I live this. I really felt that embodied my presence in the rap game, Pusha T announced the new title of his album in November 2012, along with Spin reporting that his album had been pushed back until 2013. On March 19,2013 Pusha T said that the album would include 13 songs, in June 2013, Pusha T had been set to turn in the album to Def Jam for mastering, however, Kanye West presented Pusha with some additional beats. This resulted in Pusha going back to the studio to continue the recording, in early stages in the recording process, he began working on the album with Kanye West, Symbolyc One, The Neptunes, Bangladesh, and Ryan Leslie. Since then, he has confirmed that he was working with The-Dream, Just Blaze, No I. D
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GOOD Music founder Kanye West provided the majority of the production on the album.
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Singer Chris Brown made an appearance on the album's third single " Sweet Serenade ".
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Numbers on the Boards
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Numbers on the Boards is a song by American hip hop recording artist Pusha T from his debut studio album My Name Is My Name. Numbers on the Boards is produced by Don Cannon, Kanye West, on May 10,2013, the song was officially released as the albums second official single by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings. The result is near-perfect no-bullshit hip-hop, on May 9,2013, the music video was released for Numbers on the Boards which featured cameo appearances from Kanye West and Chief Keef. The video was shot in Paris, the Kanye West and Don Cannon-produced song was then released as the albums second single the following day
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"Numbers on the Boards"
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Sweet Serenade
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Sweet Serenade is a song by American hip hop recording artist Pusha T from his debut studio album My Name Is My Name. Sweet Serenade features vocals from American singer Chris Brown, with production by Swizz Beatz, on September 4,2013, the song was released to iTunes as the albums third official single by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings. The song has peaked at number 19 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, on August 28,2013, Pusha T premiered the audio to Sweet Serenade featuring singer Chris Brown. It would be the song from the album revealed, after the first two singles Pain, Numbers on the Board and Who I Am featuring Big Sean and 2 Chainz. Shortly after during a Twitter Q&A he revealed the song was produced by Swizz Beatz and it would then be released for retail digital download on September 4,2013. The songs production features a lowdown minimal thump and restrained orchestral beat, throughout the song Pusha T shares his thoughts on his career arc, as well as on the state of the rap game. The song also features a chorus sung by American R&B singer Chris Brown, overall the song conjures up incongruous imagery over the mildly eerie production, driven by choral vocals and slow-rolling percussion. Pusha T explained the track saying, Sweet Serenade is the long exhale after making it past a street life with serious consequences and its basically celebrating the fact that weve made it this far. Weve been through so much, me and my friends, weve been around some of the worst things, the worst environments, weve lived through some really harsh times and were still here and were celebrating that. Sweet Serenade was met generally positive reviews from music critics. The spotlight here is all on Pusha T though, and his verses are strong enough to make you forget that this even has a hook. David Jeffries of AllMusic called the song, aptly titled but still edgy, craig Jenkins of Pitchfork Media stated, disembodied, wraithlike Chris Brown’s good life platitudes on “Sweet Serenade” are waylaid by at every turn by gun-toting mogul talk. The music video for Sweet Serenade was shot on September 23,2013, in Playa del Rey, California, the video was shot on a beach during the night. On September 25, a behind the video was released. The music video was released on October 7,2013, on October 17,2013, a video was released featuring Pusha T performing the song in the studio with DJ Kay Slay. On December 18,2013, The LOX released a remix to Sweet Serenade along with the Kendrick Lamar assisted Nostalgia
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Chimes (song)
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Chimes is a song by Scottish artist and producer Hudson Mohawke. The song gained attention after its appearance on the MacBook Air TV ad, as well as after Mohawkes success through the likes of Kanye West and with the TNGHT project. On November 21, a remix of the song, featuring rappers Pusha T, Future, Travi$ Scott. The track was featured on an advertisement called Stickers for the Apple MacBook Air. The track was believed to be a collaboration with Canadian producer Lunice. TNGHT first premiered the unfinished version of the track during BBC Radio 1Xtras Diplo & Friends in late 2012 and that sound wasnt as prevalent then, and I just sort of made it. It wasnt really meant to be anything, he stated, after the duo broke up in late 2013. In contrast to its title, according to The Guardian, there isn’t much that’s peaceful about, starting off with a fairly amiable skittering drum pattern, it’s not long before the doom-laden horn synth kicks in, plus there’s a wolf barking. The ominous horn lines was also being compared to TNGHTs Higher Ground, writing for The Guardian, Hannah Jane Parkinson voted the song as the weeks Best New Track, stating If the Grim Reaper and Voldemort hooked up in a David Cronenberg film, this would be their song. A remix version called Chimes RMX, which features Pusha T, Travis Scott, French Montana, Mohawke soon after debuted an interactive video which has similarities to Super Mario 64s menu screen where you can play with the performers faces. After Chimes was already being mastered and going into manufacture, by chance, Apple came along, Chimes is the eight extended play by Hudson Mohawke on September 29,2014 through Warp Records. The EP includes a 170 bpm Gammer remix of the track with UK hardcore influences, after finishing the title track, he decided to release an EP before the full-length album. In July 2015, while debuting the track, he also announced the release of the album on September 30. Described by Pitchfork Media, Brainwave is a synth track that haunted by soaring choir work. The last track from the EP was a remix of Chimes from DJ Gammer
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Finally Famous (Big Sean album)
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Finally Famous is the debut studio album by American rapper Big Sean. It was released on June 28,2011, by GOOD Music, recording sessions took place from 2010 to 2011, with Kanye West serving as the only executive producer on the album. The album was supported by three singles, My Last featuring Chris Brown, Marvin & Chardonnay featuring West and Roscoe Dash, the commercial debut single, titled My Last was released on March 1,2011. The song features guest vocals from American recording artist Chris Brown, the song debuted at number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song also topped the Billboards Top Rap Songs, becoming his first number-one hit on the chart in the United States, Marvin & Chardonnay featuring Kanye West and Roscoe Dash, was sent to radio on July 12,2011 as the albums second single. The song was produced by Pop Wansel, the song peaked at number 32 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Dance was sent to radio as the albums third single on September 20,2011. The song was produced by Da Internz, the remix to Dance, featuring Nicki Minaj, was sent to urban radio on October 18,2011. The albums promotional single, I Do It was released via download on May 10,2011. No I. D. also produced this track, alongside The Legendary Traxster, the song peaked at number 92 on the US Billboards Top R&B/Hip-Hop chart. The albums second single, What Goes Around was released on May 20,2011. No I. D. also produced this track, the albums third promotional single, So Much More was released on June 14,2011. No I. D. also produced this track, Finally Famous was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. AllMusics David Jeffries gave the four out of five stars, saying Fun, inventive, swaggering. William E. Chris Martins of The A. V, club gave the album a C, saying Complexity is a hallmark of any good artist, but Sean seems distracted by clichéd ideas of identity. The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200, with sales of 87,000 copies in the United States. Denotes co-producer denotes additional production Sample credits My Last contains a sample of Can You Stand the Rain performed by New Edition, dont Tell Me You Love Me contains a sample of Breakeven performed by The Script. Wait for Me contains a sample of Its Too Late performed by Wilson Pickett, Marvin & Chardonnay contains an interpolation of Amazing performed by Kanye West
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Dance (Ass)
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Dance, often stylized Dance, is a song by American rapper Big Sean, released as the third single from his debut studio album, Finally Famous. It was added to radio formats on September 20,2011 as the albums third official single. The official remix of the song features Nicki Minaj and was available for free download on her website. The song received positive reviews from music critics. The Boston Globe commented on the track by saying it is stale stripper anthem out of synch with what surrounds it, the production is heavy on vocal hooks, synths, and chattering beats, but the focus is Sean’s wit and insistent flow. Nowhere does Big Sean sound more confident or hilarious, club gave a positive review of the track and called it freewheeling, fast-footed, and full of swagger. Ology commented on the song by calling it a minority in the album and complimented the flow-flip. Complex did not favor the track and called it repetitive and minimalist compared to most of the tracks on the album. The music video of the remix version premiered on VEVO on November 1,2011
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Guap
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Guap is a song by American hip hop recording artist Big Sean, released on October 26,2012, as the lead single from his second studio album Hall of Fame. The song was produced by frequent collaborator Key Wane and Young Chop with additional production from Darhyl Hey DJ Camper Jr. and Rob Kinelski. In addition to releasing the single, Big Sean also announced that his album would be released on December 18,2012. The song features ad-libs from Kanye West and its producer Key Wane and it has peaked at number 21 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The songs creation began in March or April 2012, keY Wane says that Big Sean flew him out to Los Angeles, they went to the studio and were working on the Detroit mixtape and the album. Big Sean was quoted as saying, Man I recorded these records on my phone about this really good song that I have an idea for. Then he texted Wane the reference, Wane listened to it and was quoted as saying, the word guap has its origins as a slang for money. Big Sean described the song as something that strikes a chord in people. He also said, Everybody is about to go crazy, this is one of good feelings. The music video was shot in Detroit on November 18,2012, Big Sean shut down Woodward Ave. and most of downtown to film the video. The video was released on December 16,2012
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Switch Up
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Switch Up is a song by American hip hop recording artist Big Sean. It was released on April 6,2013, as the single from his second studio album Hall of Fame. The song, produced by No I. D. and Rob Kinelski, the song had little success, peaking at number 50 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The second single, Switch Up, was announced along with its artwork by Big Sean on April 5,2013 via Twitter, the single features fellow rapper Common, while the production was handled by No I. D. The song was released for digital download the following day. Big Sean made a statement saying how the song is for the fans of real rap, in an interview he made, When I put it out, I did it for the believers and the people thats been rocking with me, fans of just real rap. Switch Up came to controversy after fans were asking Big Sean on Twitter if the song was a diss to Kid Cudi, Kid Cudi left the GOOD Music label just four days before Big Sean released Switch Up. Made fans think that Big Sean was angry towards Kid Cudis departure from GOOD Music, Big Sean clarified the controversy with an interview with MTV News. Big Sean said in the interview that he was friends with Kid Cudi as he stated Motherfucker thats the dumbest shit somebody could ever say. When I lost my Jesus piece Cudi gave me his Jesus piece, digital single Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Beware (Big Sean song)
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Beware is a song by American hip hop recording artist Big Sean taken from his second studio album Hall of Fame. Beware was released on June 25,2013, as the third single, through GOOD. Musically Beware is a hip hop song, backed by poppy and head-bobbing production, with lyrics that revolve around themes of infidelty, upon release Beware was met with generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised the songs musical direction and the inclusion of Jhene Aiko. An accompanying music video was directed by Matthew Williams and premiered on August 16,2013, on Vevo, to further promote the song Sean performed at live on various inclusion including Jimmy Kimmel Live and the Hustle After Party. Beware was officially premiered through SoundCloud on June 24,2013, the track was released for digital download on June 25,2013, as the albums third single, through GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings. The lyrics depict relationship tensions between a male and female, the themes of infidelty and breaking up are steered away from in Hall of Fame, making it the only piece on the album to focus on relationships. Both Key Wane and Mike Dean produced the beat which helps utillize the pieces tone, the beat was described as poppy and head-bobbing by James Shotwell, writer for Spin Medias Under the Gun Review. He also said that it well with the three vocalists. Beware contains an interpolation of Aint No Woman written by Dennis Lambert, upon release Beware was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. The music video was directed by Matthew Williams from Kanye West creative company DONDA and premiered on August 16,2013, the described trippy music video was named one of The 15 Best Hip-Hop Videos Of The Summer by XXL. It took a while to get done, but the end result is good, it’s cool to put out great videos that I can really be proud of. ”
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Dark Sky Paradise
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Dark Sky Paradise is the third studio album by American rapper Big Sean. It was released on February 24,2015, by GOOD Music, Dark Sky Paradise received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the change in Seans production and lyricism being more atmospheric and substance-filled. It debuted at one on the Billboard 200, selling 173,000 album-equivalent units and 139,000 copies in the first week. It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for combined sales, streaming, in December 2015, the album has sold over 350,000 copies in the United States. The albums lead single, titled I Dont Fuck with You featuring E-40, was released on September 19,2014, the production on the song was handled by DJ Mustard, Kanye West and Mike Free. After the reception the received, it was released as the albums first single. It became a success peaking at number one on the Billboards Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. To date, the song has sold over a million copies in the United States, the albums second single, Paradise was released on October 7,2014. The song was produced by Mike Will Made It, despite never being sent to radio, the song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 13,2015. In January 2015, Sean released the track, Blessings featuring guest appearances by Drake, the song was produced by Vinylz. It was officially released on January 31,2015, as the third single. The shorten version of the song, featuring the collaboration between Sean and Drake, has announced to be included on the album. The song peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, as of March 2016, the song was certified double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. One Man Can Change the World featuring Kanye West and John Legend, was sent to contemporary radio on June 19,2015. The song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 13,2015, play No Games featuring Chris Brown and Ty Dolla Sign, was sent to urban contemporary radio on September 22,2015, as the albums fifth single. The song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on February 15,2016, Dark Sky Paradise received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications. Justin Charity of Complex said, Occasionally clumsy but wonderfully plainspoken, here hes dynamic, and a pretty good rapper
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Paradise (Big Sean song)
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Paradise is a song by American hip hop recording artist Big Sean, released on September 19,2014 as the second single from his third studio album Dark Sky Paradise. Originally the song was released as a single in October 2014 but was placed on the album as an extended version with an extra verse. On September 12,2014, Big Sean announced he had signed with Roc Nation for a management deal, on the same day, he has released 4 new songs, I Dont Fuck with You, Paradise, 4th Quarter and Jit / Juke. The production for these songs were included Mike Will Made It, DJ Mustard, Kanye West, DJ Dahi, Nate Fox, Da Internz, L&F, the single version was released on iTunes October 7,2014. A music video for the song was released on October 9,2014 via Seans Vevo channel and it was directed by Mike Carson
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My Homies Still
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My Homies Still is a song by American hip hop recording artist Lil Wayne featuring fellow American rapper Big Sean, released on June 5,2012, as a standalone single. It was also included on the version of his tenth studio album I Am Not a Human Being II. The song was produced by Streetrunner and Sarom and it reached number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100. A remix featuring Young Jeezy appears on Waynes Dedication 4 mixtape, the album would serve as a sequel to I Am Not a Human Being, an album released whilst Wayne was serving a prison sentence for illegal possession of a weapon. On May 23,2012, American rapper Pusha T released a song titled Exodus 23,1, in which several of his lyrics appear to contain insults aimed at Wayne – igniting a feud between the two rappers. Two days later, Wayne premiered a song titled Goulish online, in several of his lyrics directly insult Pusha T, including the songs opening line Fuck Pusha T. As both Pusha T and Big Sean are signed to the record label – Kanye Wests GOOD Music – members of the media speculated whether that, by association. The media also speculated that My Homies Still must have recorded before the feud began. Despite the feud, Maine confirmed that he would not delete Seans vocals from the song, feeling that to do so would detract from the songs quality. In a later interview with Complex, Sean stated that he remained friends with both Pusha T and Wayne, and expressed his desire for the feud to end, calling it pointless and my Homies Still is a hip hop song of four minutes and seven seconds in length. The songs lyrics are backed by a bouncy and spastic production, the line go stupid, found in the chorus of My Homies Still, is also interpolated from Dance. A reviewer for DJBooth felt Streetrunner and Saroms production to be the type of high energy, for the chart issue dated June 16,2012, My Homies Still debuted on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 60. The song peaked at number 20 for the issue dated August 18,2012. Following its release to digital retailers in the United States, My Homies Still debuted and peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the issue dating June 23,2012. A music video for My Homies Still, directed by Parris, the video, set mostly in a suburban environment, begins with several shots of white mannequins holding various poses, some with missing limbs. After a panda is shown dancing, the elephant then changes color to pink, Big Sean now begins to perform his section of the song, and is seen sitting in a blue chair whilst moving down the street, alongside a skeleton sitting in a red chair. This scene then alternates with shots of Wayne at night, on a skateboard – performing the song in both cases, several female heads appear as trophies on the wall. The video then cuts to a group of people having dinner at a table, upon the opening of a platter
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As Long as You Love Me (Justin Bieber song)
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As Long as You Love Me is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber, from his third studio album, Believe. The track features American rapper Big Sean and it was written by both artists with Nasri Atweh, and was produced by Rodney Darkchild Jerkins and Andre Lindal. It was first released on June 11,2012, as a single from the album. On Billboards Rhythmic Airplay Chart, the reached number one. It peaked at six on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has sold 2,240,000 copies in the US as December 2012, the music video features actor Michael Madsen. In late 2011, Bieber confirmed to radio network Capital FM that he was recording material for his studio album. He later spoke to MTV News and revealed that Believe would surprise people in different ways, Im not going to try to conform to what people want me to be or go out there and start partying, have people see me with alcohol. I want to do it at my own pace, I dont want to start singing about things like sex, drugs and swearing. Im into love, and maybe Ill get more into making love when Im older, I want to be someone who is respected by everybody. After releasing Boyfriend as the single, Bieber announced that he will release promotional singles to promote Believe. The first promotional single Die in Your Arms was released to iTunes on May 29,2012, the second All Around The World was released on iTunes on June 4,2012. As Long as You Love Me was released on June 11,2012, as the third, the cover art for As Long as You Love Me shows Bieber perched on a wooden stool, holding an acoustic guitar. Sia Nicole of Idolator expressed dissatisfaction with the cover, saying It’s false advertising for the high-fidelity track that has nary a strum within earshot. As Long as You Love Me was written by Bieber, Nasri Atweh, the song is officially written in the key of C minor. It is heavily influenced by dubstep, with vocal loops complemented by a booming beat, as the song continues, it builds and builds to a rave-ready drop. Lyrically, it tells listeners that true love can defy all circumstances, as long as you love me/ We could be starving/ We could be homeless/ We could be broke, Bieber sings over a staccato beat and handclaps, with an undercurrent of a swirling-sounding synth. As long as you love me/ Ill be your platinum/ Ill be your silver/ Ill be your gold, Big Sean drops a rap exalting a lady love, too
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Burn (Meek Mill song)
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Burn is a song by American hip hop recording artist Meek Mill, released on September 11,2012 as the second single from his debut studio album Dreams and Nightmares. The song features fellow rapper Big Sean and is produced by Jahlil Beats, Burn peaked at number 86 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The beat for the song was originally not only to Meek, but also to Jadakiss. The Meek Mill version of the song was released on his ninth mixtape, Dreamchasers 2. The song was officially released mastered, via iTunes and Amazon - as was the previous single Amen - on September 11,2012 in the US. Complex Magazine named it the song on their list of the best 50 songs of 2012. Complex also named Big Seans verse the third best guest appearance of 2012, the music video was released on October 10,2012 directed by Dre Films. Gunplay and Ace Hood make cameo appearances in the video, on June 27,2012, Game released a remix of the song. Rapper Diggy Simmons released his remix on July 21,2012, on September 3,2012, American rapper Lil Wayne released a remix of the song via his mixtape Dedication 4. Digital single Burn entered the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at number 86 for the week of September 15,2012, lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Show Out (Juicy J song)
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Show Out is a song by American hip hop recording artist Juicy J. It was released on January 25,2013, as the single from his third studio album Stay Trippy. The song, produced by Mike WiLL Made It, features guest appearances from Big Sean, the song has peaked at number 75 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song premiered on November 30,2012, the music video for Show Out was filmed on January 25,2013, and was directed by Juicy J and Frank Paladino. The official remix was released on April 24,2013, featuring verses from rappers T. I. and the late Pimp C
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All That (Lady)
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All That is a song by American rapper The Game, released as the second single from his fifth studio album Jesus Piece. The song features vocals from fellow rappers Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Fabolous. The song contains a vocal sample of Lady by DAngelo. The week of the release the song All That debuted at number 48 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. On December 4,2012 Game premiered the song on Power 106s Big Boy Neighborhood in promotion of Jesus Piece, after that it had been rumored to be the second single and Game announced he would shoot a video for it. Then on February 19,2013 the song was sent to radio as the official single. During the week of the BET Awards 2013 Game shot the video for the single along with Big Sean. The music video for All That was released on November 1,2013, Lil Wayne and Fabolous do not make appearances in the video. All That received generally positive reviews music critics. Leading up to the release of the album, Game would post a message he received from Dr. Dre where Dre praised the song. XXL praised the songs instrumental and Lil Waynes guest verse. New York Times also praised Waynes verse on the song, popMatters praised all the artists verses and the DAngelo sample. Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Wild (Jessie J song)
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Wild is a single by English singer-songwriter Jessie J and the lead single from her second studio album, Alive. It was written by Jessica Cornish, Claude Kelly, Dylan Mills, Joshua Coleman and Sean Anderson, the single was released as a download on 26 May 2013 in the United Kingdom. It reached #38 in the UK year-end chart, selling more than 300,000 copies and it also ended up at #71 in the Australian year-end chart, selling more than 150,000 copies. Wild was penned by the songwriter Claude Kelly, the song features two rappers, Big Sean and Dizzee Rascal. This was produced by American musician Ammo, who is signed to Dr. Lukes publishing company Prescription Songs as a producer and songwriter, Jessie J told Capital London that she wanted someone really British and really American in terms of guests. The song is in the key of B minor, the music video was directed by Emil Nava. The video leaked on 25 May 2013, the music video opens with the singer, with her newly shaved blonde hair from Comic Relief, walking onto the videos set. She then begins to dance, which is intercut with scenes of her wearing what looks to be a leopard print bodysuit, Jessie J revealed in an interview that the leopard print is actually sprayed onto her skin. Big Sean and Dizzee Rascal also appear to rap their verses, on 22 May, Jessie J posted a clip of an acoustic version of Wild onto her YouTube account. The video attracted over a million views within two weeks, the day before the songs release,25 May, Jessie J performed an acoustic snippet of the song at her headline slot at the Mawazine festival in Morocco. The first televised performance of the track was Sound of Changes Chime for Change Live benefit concert in Twickenham Stadium, the performance was broadcast to 150 countries around the globe on 1 June. The same day, the song was performed at the All Starz Summer Party in Readings Madejski Stadium, the song has been promoted at several European music festivals throughout the summer of 2013
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Right There (Ariana Grande song)
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Right There is a song by American singer Ariana Grande featuring rapper Big Sean. The song was released on August 6,2013 as the third, the song peaked at number 84 on the U. S. Billboard Hot 100. The single is certified gold in the U. S. by the RIAA for selling over 500,000 copies, Grande has referred to Right There as sort of a sequel to her first top-ten single The Way due to the songs similarities in melody and composition. The singer spoke of the mutual interest she and rapper Big Sean felt in wanting to collaborate and she said, We were talking about a few other songs together but it just never worked out and it never was the right moment and then finally Right There came along. And we were like Oh this is it, I think were going to do a video for it soon. Its just because of whats happened with Right There. Radios just sort of started picking it up and fans seem to really be responding to that one. Right There samples the 1979 jazz instrumental song Rain Dance by The Jeff Lorber Fusion, the music video for the song was released on October 30,2013. It takes place at a party in a mansion. Grande, dressed as Juliet, catches the eye of another party-goer dressed as Romeo, the two navigate the party trying to find each other and finally meet and get together at the end of the video. The role of Grandes love interest is played by Patrick Schwarzenegger, Grandes friend,13 and Victorious co-star Elizabeth Gillies is also featured in the video. The video surpassed 100 million views on November 30,2015, in 2013, Grande performed an acoustic version of Right There for POWER106, Capital XTRA, SBTV Music, and Amp Radio Sound Space on September 30,2013. She performed the version at the Jimmy Kimmel Live. The 94. 9s WiLD Jam at The SAP Center in San Jose, California on December 15,2013, in 2014, Grande performed an acoustic version at MTVs Artist To Watch, where she was joined by Tori Kelly for the performance. Grande also performed the song as part of her headlining tour The Listening Sessions, during her concerts for Justin Biebers Believe Tour. Grande performed the song in 2015 during The Honeymoon Tour as well, lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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What Yo Name Iz?
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What Yo Name Iz. is the debut single by American rapper Kirko Bangz. The Sound M. O. B. produced song was featured on his mixtape Procrastination Kills 3 and its also Kirko Bangzs first song to chart on the billboard charts. The official remix to What Yo Name Iz. features Wale, Big Sean, ironically, the remix was officially released before the original version. The remix was released on June 24,2011, maxrank also made a remix for this song. What Yo Name Iz. was the first song by Kirko Bangz to chart on the billboard charts and it debuted at number 97 on the U. S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs on the week of October 23,2010. It spent 27 weeks on the chart and peaked at number 41
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Kiss of Death (Jadakiss album)
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Kiss of Death is the second album by American rapper Jadakiss. It is the follow-up to his 2001 gold-RIAA selling debut album Kiss tha Game Goodbye, the album was released in the US on the June 22,2004 and debuted at number one on both the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. The album debuted at one on the US Billboard 200 selling 246,000 copies in its first week. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over 1,000,000 copies in the United States, in the UK, the album debuted at number 65 on the UK Albums Chart
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The Last Kiss (album)
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The Last Kiss is the third studio album by American rapper Jadakiss. The album was released on April 7,2009, on D-Block Records, Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings, Lil Wayne, Blood Raw, & Avery Storm. Letter to B. I. G was released as a single from the album and was also included on the soundtrack to the motion picture Notorious released on March 10,2009. Death Wish was released as the official single on March 24,2009. The fourth and final single Whos Real was digitally released on May 5,2009, released for airplay on June 9,2009, the album was given positive to mixed reviews from music critics. After securing a new deal with Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella Records, Jadakiss began recording in 2008, after multiple push backs, the album was given an April 7,2009 release date. com. As The Last Kiss might lead some to believe that it could be Jadakiss final album, he stated that he has no plans to retire anytime soon. This is the last time the word Kiss is going to be in any of my album titles, the Last Kiss received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 61. This problematic arrival shows too in the product, but the problem may not be the much maligned rappers ability or inspiration. Steve Jones of USA Today said, Though Kiss isnt as gritty as his previous efforts — a sign of maturity, theres no shortage of songs boasting of his accomplishments, hood credentials and microphone prowess. But he also takes a view and more varied sonic palette. HipHopDX said, Even if there are a handful of tracks that shouldve been shaved off, theres nothing outright bad on The Last Kiss and it probably wont be a standout in his overall catalogue when its all said and done but its a solid entry nonetheless. A good album from a great rapper--give it your time, simon Vozick-Levinson of Entertainment Weekly said, When he caters to changed times, the results are forgettable. But when he stays in his lane, there’s no one who can snarl a couplet quite like him, the album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, selling 134,520 copies in its first week. Jadakiss later responded to the sales, by explaining he was pleased with the overall success
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U Make Me Wanna (Jadakiss song)
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U Make Me Wanna is a song by American hip-hop artist Jadakiss, released as the third and final single from his second studio album, Kiss of Death. The song features American singer Mariah Carey and was produced by record producer Scott Storch, Billboard called this duet a highlight on album. Hip Hop DX editor J-23 wrote, it had written all over it. Jon Caramanica of Rolling Stone wrote, When hes undone, its by tinkertoy production on tracks such as the insipid Mariah Carey vehicle U Make Me Wanna, USA Todays Steve Jones called this song thug love anthem. Aqua Boogie of Vibe wrote that love themed U Make Me Wanna shows that Jada has more to offer than body counts, rapreviews was favorable, e even shows love for the ladies on the Mariah Carey-blessed U Make Me Wanna. The song was available for digital download in June 2004. It eventually peaked at number 21, at the second Annual GV Music & Fashion Awards of Groovevolt, U Make Me Wanna was nominated in the Best Song Collaboration by Duo or Group - Hip Hop category. Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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By My Side (Jadakiss song)
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For the song by Dream Evil of the same name, see here. And here for the INXS song of the same name By My Side is the first single off rapper Jadakisss third studio album, the song was produced by Eric Hudson and it features R&B singer Ne-Yo. It had reached good airplay, although it did not make it to the Billboard Hot 100 and it samples Teena Marie - I Need Your Lovin A music video was released on November 13,2008. It was directed by Ray Kay, lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Jenny from the Block
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Jenny from the Block is a song recorded by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez, which features American rappers Jadakiss and Styles P, both members of The LOX. It was released by Epic Records on September 26,2002, the song, first leaked online, was written by Lopez, Troy Oliver, Mr. Deyo, Samuel Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier and Cory Rooney. Rooney and Oliver, along with Poke & Tone of Trackmasters, the song was noted by critics for using a large amount of musical samples from songs such as 20th Century Steel Bands song Heaven and Hell Is on Earth and Boogie Down Productions South Bronx. It also contained a sample from the track Watch Out Now by The Beatnuts. While some critics praised the song and theme, others disregarded the lyrics as silly and laughable. Despite this, the became a commercial success, topping the charts in Canada. The songs music video caused controversy. It featured Lopez and her boyfriend at the time, Ben Affleck, the song has been referenced in popular culture and since its release, Lopez has been referred to as Jenny from the Block in the media. Then was released in November 2002, in response, Lopez and Epic Records pushed forward the albums release date to November 26. Unlike her previous albums, On the 6 and J. Lo. The album also had more of an adult-R&B sound, musically, majority of the songs on This Is Me. Then were lyrically dedicated to her relationship with then-fiancé, actor Ben Affleck, the Age newspaper said the album was a declaration of love for Affleck. During an interview, Lopez said I wrote a lot of songs inspired, in a way, by what I was going through at the time that album was being made. Several critics highlighted that the album showed how smitten she was, during the production of the album, Affleck and Lopez were a prominent super couple in the media, and were dubbed as Bennifer. Lopez stated We try to make the best of it Im not saying theres not times that we wish could just be going to the movies and come out and theres not a crowd there waiting. You just want to spend your Sunday afternoon not working, If thats something thats part of it, then thats fine. We feel the love and were happy about it. Jenny from the Block is an uptempo R&B and old school hip hop song, Trackmasters produced the song alongside Oliver and Cory Rooney
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Lopez and Affleck on a yacht during the controversial music video for "Jenny from the Block".
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It Ain't Over Til It's Over
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We the Best Forever is the fifth studio album by DJ Khaled. It was released under We the Best Music Group, Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, and Universal Motown Records on July 19,2011 instead of June 28,2011. It is his first album to be released on a label, his first four albums being released on the independent label Koch Records. Khaled announced via Twitter on August 16,2010 that the album would be titled We the Best Forever, on August 19,2010, three days after announcing the album title he announced he had signed with Cash Money Records. On December 7,2010 Khaled said the album was 75% done, Khaled confirmed in September 2010 that the people hes made past hits with including, Birdman, Lil Wayne, would be featured on the project. Khaled revealed that he really wanted Eminem featured on one of his street anthems, in February 2011 Khaled confirmed that Drake, Rick Ross, T-Pain, and Plies will be featured in the album. In April 2011, Khaled revealed additional guest appearances, including Fabolous, Young Jeezy, Fat Joe, Ace Hood, B. o. B, Cee Lo Green, Keyshia Cole, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, and Akon. On his first webisode Khaled confirmed production from The Runners on the album and this is the first DJ Khaled album since his debut to feature production by DJ Khaled himself. Khaled originally announced the first single would feature Lil Wayne, the albums first single Welcome to My Hood featuring Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Wayne, and T-Pain, and produced by The Renegades, DJ Nasty & LVM, and Khaled was released on January 18,2011. It peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number seventy-nine, on February 10,2011, the music video was released for Welcome to My Hood featuring Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Wayne, and T-Pain. On May 12,2011, Khaled premiered the single titled Im On One featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne and produced by T-Minus, Noah 40 Shebib. It was released in the United States for digital download on May 20,2011 and it debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number seventy-eight, and has since peaked at number ten, becoming his then highest peaking song on the chart. On June 26,2011, the video was released for Im On One featuring Drake, Rick Ross. The next single with a video to be released is Infinity-produced It Aint Over Til Its Over, featuring Mary J. Blige, Fabolous, the next day, the official music video for It Aint Over Til Its Over was premiered. The song was released to U. S, the fourth single is Legendary, featuring R&B singers Chris Brown, Keyshia Cole, and Ne-Yo. It was produced by DJ Nasty & LVM, and was released to U. S, rhythmic radio on October 4,2011. We the Best Forever was met generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics
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It's Good
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All pages with titles containing Its Good. Its Good is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne and features American rapper Jadakiss, the song is the fourteenth track off Waynes ninth studio album, Tha Carter IV. It was solicited to radio on September 13,2011 as the fifth single. Allmusic complimented Its Good and said it was a track to marvel at it also commented on the lyrics by saying the track is where a Jay-Z diss meets an Alan Parsons sample. Chicago Tribune reviewed Lil Waynes part of the song saying Next to Drake, it’s a telling role reversal, once Wayne used to hop on other rappers’ tracks and blow them away. Now his guests magnify his lack of engagement. A. M, from Watch the Throne in which he raps Really you got baby money. You aint got my ladys money. Kanye West played the track for Wayne but his response was “I wouldn’t ask him about a Jay-Z line because he’s not Jay-Z. ”Lil Wayne further elaborated on the attack by saying “I know there won’t be any repercussions behind what I did. I know for a music is about perception. You can’t do anything but perceive what you hear, so I can’t ever be upset about someone’s reaction. I’m not going to say I don’t know what would happen before I even say, I do know what will happen. Jadakiss has distanced himself from all conflict as well and commented that he isnt involved on any attack on any rap artist, lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Drake was complimented by several sources for providing the best performance on the song.
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Welcome to My Hood
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Welcome to My Hood is the first single from American hip-hop artist DJ Khaleds fifth album We the Best Forever. The song features American rappers Rick Ross, Plies and Lil Wayne on the verses, and American singer T-Pain on chorus. The album also contains the remix of the song featuring Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Mavado, Twista, Birdman, Ace Hood, Fat Joe, Game, Jadakiss, Bun B, the song is Khaleds first single to be produced by The Renegades & himself. It was released for download in the United States on January 18,2011. Featured artist T-Pain has referred to the song as a sequel to Khaleds previous song Im So Hood, which he was featured on, along with Ross, Plies. The video shows T-Pain and Rick Ross posted up in the projects, later joining the rest of the crew for a night shoot against graffiti-covered walls. The official remix features Ludacris, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, Twista, Mavado, Birdman, Ace Hood, Fat Joe, Game, Jadakiss, Bun B, and Waka Flocka Flame, released on March 14,2011. As with the remix for Khaleds previous song All I Do Is Win, Khaled himself raps a verse on the Welcome to My Hood remix, after the song ends, Khaled shouts the original release date for We the Best Forever, June 28. Also, T-Pain modifies the chorus slightly to We get fly like a G6, as with the official music video, a Behind the Scenes video to Welcome to My Hood was released on April 1. On April 27, the music video was released for the remix. Game does not appear in the video, nor does his verse, allmusic stated that the remix is an air horn-fueled Miami anthem with Khaled taking a rare producer’s credit. Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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I'm On
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Im On is a song by American rapper Trae. The song features rappers Wiz Khalifa, Lupe Fiasco, Big Boi, Wale, the song was released as digital download on December 6,2011. Im On originally appeared on Traes album Street King, only featuring Lupe Fiasco, Big Boi, Wale, the song was later released as a single adding Wiz Khalifa on December 6,2011. On February 3,2012, a remix entitled Im On 2.0 was released, featuring British singer Mark Morrison replacing MDMA in the chorus, Jadakiss, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, B. o. B, Tyga, Gudda Gudda, and Bun B. Digital single A music video of the song was shot by Philly Fly Boy in Houston and it premiered on YouTube on January 9,2012. A remix of the song leaked on the internet on February 3,2012, the song features an updated but similar instrumentals. Mark Morrison, Jadakiss, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, B. o. B, Tyga, Gudda Gudda, the remix samples the song Return of the Mack by Mark Morrison. A video was released in May 2012 for the remix and it featured cameos from many rappers including T. I. Wiz Khalifa, Juelz Santana, Ludacris, Meek Mill, Future, Ace Hood, DJ Drama, Gucci Mane, Shawty Lo, Wale, Paul Wall, Z-Ro, Styles P, Cee-Lo Green, Iggy Azalea,2 Chainz and many others. The record was cited by media as one of the biggest collaborations ever, MTVs RapFix announced that the video was MTVs Jam of the Week on the week it was released
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2010s in music
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This article describes trends in popular music in the 2010s. See also, 2010s in the music industry, in North America, Europe, and Oceania, synthpop, electronic, alternative rock, dance, electronic dance, and hip hop have been popular. Country remains popular in areas of the United States and Canada. By the mid-2010s, the style of vocals popular in indie pop have become widespread among pop instrumentalists as they are commonly used by younger ones, like Lorde. The saxophone has been used in multiple top 40 songs from the decade, the Edge of Glory from Lady Gagas 2011 album Born This Way is credited with popularizing the use of saxophone early in the decade. Other rock subgenres, like djent, stoner rock, and metalcore, have also been successful, progressive and experimental rock have started to become widespread, mainly in the second half of the decade. Considering rise of popularity of futurepop with bands like VNV Nation, remixing songs has also been a popular trend in electronic. The genres of Europop and Eurodance have also achieved commercial success. Some of the songs of the decade, including Only Girl. Teen pop has made a significant comeback throughout the decade, with the likes of Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Nick Jonas, throughout the mid to-late-2000s, most of these stars were exclusively associated or with Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. A new generation of girl groups was ushered in by acts such as Little Mix. Dubstep and drumstep became widespread subgenres in the early 2010s on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, especially in its native United Kingdom, there, other electronic subgenres, like grime and trap, have also been growing in popularity. Drumstep has continued its success while hardstyle has become mainstream in Australia and United States due to the success of music festivals, such as The Sound of Q-dance, in Asia, popular music has continued to be influenced by Western pop music. As with the past several decades, J-pop and K-pop has continued to be successful in the Far East, in J-pop, image songs and the influence of anime on widespread music have grown since the late 2000s. K-pops popularity has continued to increase around the world, with acts, in India, Indian pop, rock, and filmi have continued to be mainstream. In Latin America, Latin pop has remained the main subgenre, tropical, reggaeton, and moombahton have also been popular genres while pop rock continues to be successful. Pop has made a significant comeback due to dance-pop, electropop, synthpop, Adele and Taylor Swift both have four #1 singles at their name, Adele spending 24 weeks at the top and Swift 15. Kesha and Justin Bieber both earned three #1 singles this decade so far, Kesha spend 13 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and Bieber six
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Lady Gaga, an American singer and songwriter, is one of the most popular and most successful recording artists of the 2010s.
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Imagine Dragons were an instant success after the release of their ground-breaking first album, Night Visions.
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Vampire Weekend followed up their first album with two chart-topping albums in 2010 and 2013 respectively.
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Justin Bieber is one of the most successful emerging Canadian male Pop and R&B artists in the early 2010s
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