I used to pray to get delivered from pain. “Heartless” The atypical hit record defied all hip-hop charting logic at the time, as “Heartless” went on to become the anthemic track off 808s & Heartbreak and ended up peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, his highest entry to that point since 2007’s chart topping “Stronger.” The G.O.O.D Music artist used the low-point in his life to change the landscape of rap, “I knew I had great pain in my future. Kanye raps about the gaping hole in his spirit that he tried to fill with lavish materialistic gifts, “My friend showed me pictures of his kids/ And all I could show him was pictures of my cribs/ He said his daughter got a brand new report card/And all I got was a brand new sports car, oh.” 1. Proved to be an integral addition to 808s & Heartbreak, adding a different flair when it came to the electronic sound that Kanye was looking for.also makes an appearance crooning on the hook with Mo-Ho. “Paranoid” A record that was ahead of its time, and the influence can still be heard in hip-hop today - just go listen to ’s “90210.” The black and white visual features Rihanna as a representation of his former romances. And actually created their own freestyles over the “Say You Will” beat on their early mixtapes in 2009. In 2015, West released an updated studio version of the track featuring violinist, Caroline Shaw. During a concert, West claimed this record is about that “ex-girlfriend you call on Friday nights just to have sex.” The track was created in just 15 minutes, featuring vocals throughout the first three minutes with the second half strictly being an instrumental letting the listener attempt to decode the album opener’s eclectic sound. Yeezy performed “Say You Will” during his Coachella set in 2011.
“Say You Will” The opening track shows listeners that Kanye is embarking on new territory creatively, implementing icy synths and an electronic buzzsaw cutting through fans ears with a sonic that’s foreign to most hip-hop fans.
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