Drake has been revealed as a lyricist and composer on the ye song "Yikes."
There are 11 credited lyricists on "Yikes" in total, including Mike Dean, Ayub Ogada, and James Mbarack Achieng. ("Yikes" samples the 1976 Black Savage song "Kothbiro.") Pie'rre Bourne and Apex Martin have been newly credited as producers.
Wiley and Skepta are listed as composers and lyricists on the ye opening track "I Thought About Killing You."
PARTYNEXTDOOR has been revealed as a featuring artist, composer, and lyricist on "Wouldn't Leave."
Caroline Shaw is credited as contributing vocals and production to "No Mistakes."
Consequence, CyHi The Prynce, and Malik Yusef are credited as co-writers on multiple songs on ye.
Tame Impala's Kevin Parker has been credited as composer and lyricist on "Violent Crimes," although a representative previously clarified to Pitchfork that Parker is not "on the Kanye album." Pitchfork has reached out for more information.
Justin Vernon is credited as producer on the Kids See Ghost opener, "Feel the Love," which features Pusha-T. He's also listed as composer and lyricist on the album's title track.
Ratatat's Evan Mast is listed as composer, lyricist, and producer on "Feel the Love, "Fire" and "Reborn."
On Pusha-T's Daytona album (produced by Kanye West), JAY-Z is credited as composer and lyricist on "The Games We Play" and "Infrared." Pusha-T interpolates JAY-Z's songs "Politics As Usual" and "The Prelude," respectively
Glad this got cleared up, and as always, great to see the collaborative effort.
not Hip-Hop related, but @ North Americans ITT, we're (Canada, Mexico, US) hosting the 2026 World Cup.
and while it's exciting, i'm bummed the hell out that Vancouver's not going to be a part of it thanks to the trash ass BC government. imagine having a government that rejects the usage of a 52,000 newly renovated (government spent 150 million dollars to renovate, renovation finished in 2011) stadium, the best in all of Canada, for the FIFA fucking World Cup. imagine ever turning down the opportunity to host it. like why even renovate it if it ain't being used for stuff like this, smh smh smh
Spent my whole damn life waiting to see my city host an event of this magnitude, specifically the World Cup as a soccer fan. sigh, guess i'll head out to edmonton or seattle lol
In 2026, I'll be 30 years old.not Hip-Hop related, but @ North Americans ITT, we're (Canada, Mexico, US) hosting the 2026 World Cup.
and while it's exciting, i'm bummed the hell out that Vancouver's not going to be a part of it thanks to the trash ass BC government. imagine having a government that rejects the usage of a 52,000 newly renovated (government spent 150 million dollars to renovate, renovation finished in 2011) stadium, the best in all of Canada, for the FIFA fucking World Cup. imagine ever turning down the opportunity to host it. like why even renovate it if it ain't being used for stuff like this, smh smh smh
Spent my whole damn life waiting to see my city host an event of this magnitude, specifically the World Cup as a soccer fan. sigh, guess i'll head out to edmonton or seattle lol
Edmonton?! How in the hell did my bum ass city get it over Vancouver lol. Dope
Teyana is coming out on the 22nd. So, she lives another day.
Here's my thoughts on "Ye."
Fair warning: it is long and possibly not well-written, so TL;DR:
- This album tries to be insular but doesn't address anything he did in the weeks leading up to this album.
- The arguments that it is supposed to be scattered, inconsistent, and messy are bullshit since they're based on the image of Kanye as a 7D chess player. It's a bit like me submitting a blank canvas for art class, claiming that the lack of paint represents the effects of Lexapro on my imagination. It's bunk.
- I can't tell whether this album is weak due to a lack of care or a lack of time.
- Kanye needs to take an extended sabbatical and care for himself and his family first and his fans second.
- 100% Kanye's weakest solo record. If the first 6 are centered around the 9/10 mark and Pablo is a 7.5-8, then this is about a 6-6.5.
There's potential for something meaningful in those bars, maybe something about the hypocrisy and irony of those who've done worse deeds praying for Kanye's salvation. But, that potential is squandered due to a lack of time or just a lack of care. It's a reference that is supposed to come off as wry, darkly funny even, but instead just feels confusing and unnecessarily inflammatory. And that's not even to mention the verse's contrast to "Violent Crimes", with the marginalization of the female victims' pain compared to Kanye's invocations of love, care, and reconciliation with women.
To me, it is a set of lines that demonstrate how shallow and constrained Kanye's thought process at the moment is, and that brings us to the big question behind Ye.
Solid read, last paragraph wraps it up nicely. I'd suggest maybe justifying your text for readability.Here's my thoughts on "Ye."
Fair warning: it is long and possibly not well-written, so TL;DR:
- This album tries to be insular but doesn't address anything he did in the weeks leading up to this album.
- The arguments that it is supposed to be scattered, inconsistent, and messy are bullshit since they're based on the image of Kanye as a 7D chess player. It's a bit like me submitting a blank canvas for art class, claiming that the lack of paint represents the effects of Lexapro on my imagination. It's bunk.
- I can't tell whether this album is weak due to a lack of care or a lack of time.
- Kanye needs to take an extended sabbatical and care for himself and his family first and his fans second.
- 100% Kanye's weakest solo record. If the first 6 are centered around the 9/10 mark and Pablo is a 7.5-8, then this is about a 6-6.5.
I mean, that was pretty clear. His type of audience doesn't care.
The paragraph on Violent Crimes is spot on.Here's my thoughts on "Ye."
Fair warning: it is long and possibly not well-written, so TL;DR:
- This album tries to be insular but doesn't address anything he did in the weeks leading up to this album.
- The arguments that it is supposed to be scattered, inconsistent, and messy are bullshit since they're based on the image of Kanye as a 7D chess player. It's a bit like me submitting a blank canvas for art class, claiming that the lack of paint represents the effects of Lexapro on my imagination. It's bunk.
- I can't tell whether this album is weak due to a lack of care or a lack of time.
- Kanye needs to take an extended sabbatical and care for himself and his family first and his fans second.
- 100% Kanye's weakest solo record. If the first 6 are centered around the 9/10 mark and Pablo is a 7.5-8, then this is about a 6-6.5.
I have to be honest though, I was surprised how bad it went for Drake. I really thought Drake was untouchable at this point. And I honestly think Drake was shook too deep down after the Adidon shit.Drake knew that too, when Pusha T dropped his track, I knew that Drake was probably thinking "we'll give this 2 weeks and this will blow over".
Yeah, you're right.That's not really exclusive to his audience if you look at the past few weeks. Fans are fans, his happen to be many
When was the last time a beef affected someone career?The Pusha T beef won't hurt Drake in the long run, Rap nerds will always bring it up online but for the most part I think Drake is gonna come out of this unaffected. Oh well.
Drake already has one victory, that's more than what a lot of rappers have. He didn't need to beef against Pusha at all in the first place.I have to be honest though, I was surprised how bad it went for Drake. I really thought Drake was untouchable at this point. And I honestly think Drake was shook too deep down after the Adidon shit.
I guess Canibus and Ja Rule, lol.
I thought I was tripping yesterday. I had saved the first album order and my order had Reborn at the end (which I loved - great way to finish the album) then I looked up yesterday and found out I was listening to the album in the wrong order. Went to spotify, saw the correct order was up and I unsaved/deleted the album from my library. Then I searched up the abum and listened to it again but now my Cudi Montage is playing 4th Dimension. So I have two 4th Dimensions on the album. TF is going on.Ughh, why tf is the KSG playlist order changed again on Spotify? In the last days it's been the same. Or is this the official one and before it was wrong, lol?
Right, Reborn was the last track and I liked it that way :/ Gotta listen to the full thing and see if there are other bugs like you described.I thought I was tripping yesterday. I had saved the first album order and my order had Reborn at the end (which I loved - great way to finish the album) then I looked up yesterday and found out I was listening to the album in the wrong order. Went to spotify, saw the correct order was up and I unsaved/deleted the album from my library. Then I searched up the abum and listened to it again but now my Cudi Montage is playing 4th Dimension. So I have two 4th Dimensions on the album. TF is going on.
But AOTY released last Friday
And that is ?
If you gotta question it you ain't worthy to know it's name fam
But Saba album released months ago
Aye man ye fans been thru worst they still hold it down lolImagine dropping Views and More Life back to back and expecting an AOTY
insanity