on the Autotune over a blend of Billie Holiday’s ‘Strange Fruit’ and TNGHT’s ‘R U Ready?’. Music roster, contributed to Cruel Summer‘s hit ‘Mercy’, and has been premiering various new Kanye cuts at recent live shows – including this track, which features Kanye going H.A.M.
Hudson Mohawke, one half of TNGHT, is part of West’s G.O.O.D. Yeezus features a combination of familiar friends of Kanye’s and new names. What we don’t know, however, is how long Yeezus‘s tracks are – released 2 years and 7 months ago, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy only featured 2 tracks shorter than 4 minutes (‘All of the Lights Interlude’ and ‘Who Will Survive in America?’), so there’s no guarantees that Yeezus listeners won’t be in for a long ride.Ī track from Yeezus, ‘New Slaves’ was broadcast in 66 locations worldwide last month, and if the fact that the album is being released without cover art or pre-orders sounds familiar, that’s because 7 years ago Mos Def did something similar with True Magic. It’s Kanye West’s 6th solo album, and was mostly recorded in Paris, a city with a population of approx. 2,230,000. West’s tracklists have got smaller over time, and at 10 tracks long, Yeezus is West’s most concise-looking album to date ( My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and 808s and Heartbreak both clocked in at 13 tracks, Watch the Throne at 12). Here’s what we know so far about Yeezus, before its release on June 18 through Def Jam. Which isn’t to say that Yeezus hasn’t had a press campaign behind it: there’s been appearances on Saturday Night Live, projections of videos on surfaces worldwide and a torrent of speculation regarding the album’s content, production, personnel and more. In West’s own words from last night’s New York listening party, he “had to learn about giving no fucks at all” to make Yeezus, and “he has a new strategy, it’s called ‘no strategy.'” It’s the year’s biggest hip-hop record, but if you feel like the pre-release hype for Kanye West‘s Yeezushas left you confused, then don’t worry – you’re not the only one.
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