Jay Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver and Nicki Minaj “You can ask big homie, man, the top so lonely,” West concludes after two bruising Young Jeezy verses focused on cars and cocaine.
Peruse 808s & Heartbreak if you’d like, but the real gem of Auto-tune-era Kanye is “Put On,” a bulldozer of a street single that Yeezy masterfully hijacks to contemplate his unhappiness. The non-single found unexpected fame - and crashed the Top 20 of the Hot 100! - thanks to a viral video in 2013.Īlthough Kanye rattles off a few delicious lines about acting a fool in front of the press and ends his verse on an extended “rubbish” (a nice nod to Estelle, his British counterpart on the song), the true power of the deliriously enjoyable single “American Boy” is in the song’s stylish production, which came courtesy of… Black Eyed Peas mastermind Will.i.am!
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On an album bursting with cool collaborations (“Touch the Sky” with Lupe Fiasco and “We Major” with Nas and Really Doe could have easily made this list), “Gone” stands out on Late Registration thanks to the balance created by Kanye’s braggadocio, Killa Cam‘s nimble wordplay and Consequence‘s playful storytelling. Inside Kanye’s ‘Only One’ Single with Paul McCartney Still Kanye’s biggest chart hit, “Gold Digger” spent 10 weeks atop the Hot 100 chart, and allowed Ye to wax poetic about prenups while Foxx channeled Ray Charles‘ “I Got a Woman” on the buoyant hook (fun fact: since Charles was credited for the sample, “Gold Digger” became his first Hot 100 hit as a songwriter). The first Kanye song to feature his mentor and “big brother” Jay Z, “Never Let Me Down” is an indispensable moment on Kanye’s debut album, and hinted at the chemistry the pair would flaunt on Watch The Throne seven years later. “Slow Jamz” not only gave him a platform to make Michael Jackson jokes, but hinted at the visionary rapper-producer he would become, all while Jamie Foxx handled the high notes and Twista blasted through his standard rapid-fire rhymes. Before Kanye West was an oversized personality - heck, even before he was a known entity - he was a kid from Chicago with a deep appreciation of soul music.
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