West began making beats and rapping in the early 90s in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois, when he formed the rap group Go Getters with Chicago natives GLC and Really Doe. He later gained nationwide popularity through his work in New York, where he began producing tracks for artists such as Jay-Z, Twista, Mase, Talib Kweli and Alicia Keys.
West's style of production often utilizes pitched-up vocal samples, usually from soul songs, with his drums and instruments. The first major label song he produced was The Truth by Beanie Sigel, and his first major release featuring his trademark vocal sampling style was This Can’t Be Life, a track from Jay-Z’s The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. West said he sped up the drum beat of Dr. Dre’s Xxplosive to use as a replacement for his drums on This Can’t Be Life.
West has said that Wu-Tang Clan producer RZA influenced him in his style, and has said on numerous occasions that Wu-Tang rappers Ghostface Killah and Ol’ Dirty Bastard were some of his all-time favorites. Said Kanye West: “Wu-Tang? Me and my friends talk about this all the time… We think Wu-Tang had one of the biggest impacts as far as a movement. From slang to style of dress, skits, the samples. Similar to the [production] style I use, RZA has been doing that.”
In 2004 (after being pushed aside by many record companies who felt he wasn't a marketable hip-hop artist), he managed to release his debut solo album, The College Dropout on Roc-A-Fella Records. The album received critical acclaim, including 10 Grammy nominations and the awards for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album, as well as defining the style for which West would become known: "wordplay" and heavy sampling of the 70s soul and RnB tracks.
Not content to rest on his laurels, West invested two million dollars and hired a string orchestra to help with his latest effort, Late Registration (2005). West collaborated with Jon Brion to help develop the sound of the album, despite his lack of experience in hip hop production. The album received widespread acclaim like its predecessor and again claimed the Best Rap Album award at the Grammys.
West was no stranger to controversy, such as storming out at the 2004 American Music Awards after not receiving Best New Artist, but just days after the release of his second studio album, West began embroiled in a major controversy after going off-script during Hurricane Katrina broadcast, proclaiming "George Bush doesn't care about black people", which Bush claimed was "one the most disgusting moments of my presidency". In January 2006, West posed on the cover of Rolling Stone wearing a crown of thorns, once again attracting controversy.
For his third release, West was keen to produce songs that could be used more effectively when performing in arenas. For Graduation, the third and ultimately final entry into his 'Dropout Bear' series, West drew musical inspiration from The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash. In the lead up to the album he became involved in a friendly rivalry with 50 Cent over which of the two artists' upcoming albums would sell more, as they were both released on the same day. West ultimately sold 957,000 copies in the first week of release, outselling Curtis by a large margin. The albums lead single "Stronger" sampled Daft Punk, and was West's third number one on Billboard 200. Many proclaim West's 'victory' over 50 Cent to be the 'death' of gangster rap as the dominant hip hop subgenre.
Following the death of his mother, Donda West, and the end of his engagement to long term partner Alexis Phifer, West abandoned his initial plan to release a fourth album entitled Good Ass Job, and shocked his fans by releasing 808s and Heartbreak, which was full of autotune singing, extensive use of the TR-808 drum machine, themes of love, loss and loneliness and very little rapping. It received slightly more mixed reviews than his previous efforts, but many critics cite 808s and Heartbreak as the catalyst for a new wave of rappers, most prominently Drake, due to its themes which were uncommon in mainstream hip-hop.
West's grief seemed to lead to a spiral out of control which culminated in him storming on stage at the 2009 VMAs to interrupt Taylor Swift's award acceptance speech to proclaim that Beyoncé deserved the award instead, in a move that is infamous in pop culture and was vilified by the entire world in the aftermath. West disappeared from the public eye following this, and his upcoming tour with Lady Gaga was cancelled. The disgraced West, who was described as a 'jackass' by President Obama, seemed to have much work to do to return to the his former glory, but he was about to embark on what some critics consider to be the best run of his career.
West holed up in Hawaii for a few months and worked tirelessly to produce what many consider to be his magnum opus. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, West's fifth studio album, was released in November 2010 to rave reviews from critics, which solidified his comeback. In stark contrast to his previous effort, which featured a minimalist sound, Dark Fantasy adopts a maximalist philosophy and deals with themes of celebrity and excess. The record included the international hit All of the Lights, and Billboard hits Power, Monster, and Runaway, the latter of which accompanied a 35-minute film of the same name. During this time, West initiated the free music program G.O.O.D. Fridays through his website, offering a free download of previously unreleased songs each Friday of the week, a portion of which were included on the album. Dark Fantasy went on to go platinum in the United States, but its omission as a contender for Album of the Year at the 54th Grammy Awards was viewed as a "snub" by several media outlets.
Following a headlining set at Coachella 2011 that was described by The Hollywood Reporter as "one of greatest hip-hop sets of all time," West released the collaborative album Watch the Throne with Jay-Z. By employing a sales strategy that released the album digitally weeks before its physical counterpart, Watch the Throne became one of the few major label albums in the Internet age to avoid a leak. Niggas in Paris became the record's highest charting single, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2012, West released the compilation album Cruel Summer, a collection of tracks by artists from West's record label GOOD Music. Cruel Summer produced four singles, two of which charted within the top twenty of the Hot 100: Mercy and Clique. West also directed a film of the same name that premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival in custom pyramid-shaped screening pavilion featuring seven screens.
Sessions for West's sixth solo effort begin to take shape in early 2013 in his own personal loft's living room at a Paris hotel. Determined to "undermine the commercial," he once again brought together close collaborators and attempted to incorporate Chicago drill, dancehall, acid house, and industrial music. Primarily inspired by architecture, West's perfectionist tendencies led him to contact producer Rick Rubin fifteen days shy of its due date to strip down the record's sound in favor of a more minimalist approach. Initial promotion of his sixth album included worldwide video projections of the album's music and live television performances.
Yeezus, West's sixth album, was released June 18, 2013 to rave reviews from critics. It became the rapper's sixth consecutive number one debut. Def Jam issued "Black Skinhead" to radio in July 2013 as the album's lead single. On September 6, 2013, Kanye West announced he would be headlining his first solo tour in five years, to support Yeezus, with fellow American rapper Kendrick Lamar, accompanying him along the way.
In November 2013, West stated that he was working on and recording his next studio album. The album was to be produced by Rick Rubin and Q-Tip.. Kanye released a single entitled "Only One", on December 31, 2014 featuring Paul McCartney, as well as collaborating with McCartney on the Rihanna track " FourFiveSeconds", released in January 2015. West appeared on the SNL 40th Anniversary Special on February 15th 2015 to debut a new song Wolves, featuring Sia Furler and Vic Mensa. Another single, entitled "All Day" was released on March 2, 2015, again featuring McCartney as well as Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom. In June of the same year, Kanye headlined the Glastonbury Festival in the UK, which garnered much outrage including a petition with 135,000 signatures against his appearance, leading to West declaring he was "the greatest living rock star on the planet" towards the end of his set, and the performance receiving a mixed reaction among fans and critics, due to its controversy. In September 2015, West performed {album artist kanye west]808s and Heartbreak in its entirety at the Hollywood Bowl over two nights, which received rave reviews a featured a 60 person orchestra, guests such as Kid Cudi and Mr Hudson, and over 70 dancers. West released "Facts" at the turn of the new year.
West had originally stated that his upcoming album would be called 'So Help Me God' before changing the title to 'SWISH' and announcing that it would be released on February 11th. In January 2016 he released "Real Friends" and "No More Parties in LA", featuring Kendrick Lamar. As well as renaming the album once again to "Waves", West became involved in several twitter controversies in the lead up to the album, including with rapper Wiz Khalifa after he suggested that West had stolen the idea of the wave from other artists and seemingly dissed Kim Kardashian, which later turned out to be a misunderstanding over the use of "KK". West again changed the name of the album just days before it's release, this time to "{album artist=kanye west]The Life of Pablo", and debuted it at Madison Square Garden on February 11, but delayed it's release for a few days. On February 14, West released the album are a performance on SNL. West initially claimed the album was to be a Tidal exclusive, but it was later released on other streaming platforms, although it is yet to receive a physical release. West continued to tinker with the mixing and production of the album even after it was released, and it was updated several times, including the final song "Saint Pablo" in June 2016. West had also made public his plans to release an album in the summer of 2016, entitled "Turbo Grafx 16", based on the 1990s games console, which never surfaced, although he did release a single thought to be from the upcoming G.O.O.D. Music album "Cruel Winter", called Champions. In the same month, a video for "Famous" was released, including nude wax figures of celebrities such as West, Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift, Donald Trump, Chris Brown, Rihanna, Bill Cosby and George W. Bush.
In August 2016, West embarked on the ambitious Saint Pablo Tour, which included a mobile stage suspended from the ceiling. After the violent robbery of Kim's jewellery in Paris in October, West had to end a show early and postpone shows following it. In the following performances, West cancelled shows early and went on long winded rants against fellow artists such as Jay Z and Beyoncé among others, as well as making controversial political statements including implying his support for Donald Trump. On November 21st 2016, West cancelled the rest of the tour and was hospitalised due to sleep deprivation and extreme dehydration. Following this, West disappeared from social media, and only resurfaced 11 months later with a series of tweets which included many philosophical thoughts and the announcements two albums in June 2018, a solo album which would include 7 tracks on June 1, and a collaboration with Kid Cudi to be released on June 8.
On August 29th, 2021, Kanye released his 10th highly anticipated studio release Donda via GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings after a series of three listening parties.
Personal life:
West was born in Atlanta, Georgia. When he was three years old (as mentioned in Hey Mama) his parents divorced, and he moved with his mother to Chicago, Illinois. His father, Ray West, was a former Black Panther; one of the first black photojournalists at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution; and is now a Christian counselor. Kanye’s late mother, Dr. Donda West, worked as a Professor of English at Clark Atlanta University, and the Chair of the English Department at Chicago State University before retiring to serve as Kanye’s manager. He was later raised in an upper middle class background, attending Polaris High School in suburban Oak Lawn, Illinois after living in Chicago.
After attending The American Academy of Art, a Chicago art school, West attended Chicago State University but eventually dropped out due to poor grades and to continue working on his music career. While attending school, West produced for local artists, including on rapper Grav’s debut album Down to Earth. He later gained fame by producing hit singles for major hip hop/R&B artists, including Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, Cam’ron, Paul Wall, Common, Mobb Deep, Jermaine Dupri, Scarface, The Game, Alicia Keys, Janet Jackson and John Legend among others. He also “ghost-produced” for his once mentor Deric Angelettie according to his song Last Call and the credits of Nas’ Poppa Was a Playa.
West was married to Kim Kardashian. Together they had four children: daughters named North (*2013) and Chicago (*2018); and sons named Saint (*2015) and Psalm (*2019). In 2021, Kardashian filed for divorce.
In 2020, West launched an unsuccessful independent presidential campaign that primarily advocated for a consistent life ethic. In 2022, he faced backlash and lost a number of sponsors and partnerships—including his collaborations with Adidas, Gap, and Balenciaga—after making antisemitic statements.
Fall Out of Heaven
Kanye West Lyrics
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Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uhh
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh
Fall back in the pussy like swoosh, swoosh
Woosh ballin' money woos, woos, woos
Y'all niggas got jokes, hot
Jokes Bruce, Bruce, bruce
All night tryna dutty wine
Woke up my dick crooked as the Nike sign
Pop's what you doin’ when you had me on?
I could duck when you had me on
No one wants to fall out of heaven
And as those sweet tears fall from the sky
This girl gon' hate me forever
And as those sweet tears fall from the sky
No one wants to fall out of heaven
She used to get dick from Kanye West
So if you ever see her give her Kanye's best
Her man in the store tryna try his best
But he just can't seem to get Kanye fresh
And I just can't seem to get that nigga broke
And I don't know how you
Get that nigga jokes but
And if you ever don't than get at me, at me
We be ballin' like the athletes
The shoes you were wearing were so last week
No one wants to fall out of heaven
And as those sweet tears fall from the sky
This girl gon' hate me forever
And as those sweet tears fall from the sky
No one wants to fall out of heaven
What are we chasing?
It feels like we're changing
(There's no proof) those aren’t clouds
Those are way down
Ain't no love in the playground
(Now I'm speaking truly loud) go away!
Chained to the bounce now
Ain't no love in the playground
(Waiting by your phone) that's a long way
And as those sweet tears fall from the sky
This girl gon' hate me forever
Nothing that I can do to unbreak your heart
I'm just doing my part
And I try my best not to bring it up
Just look the other way
Used to live in wonder
You were struck and now your
Love feels like thunder thunder
Thunder thunder you can see through the veil
And forget all your cares throw them
Throw them away
The lyrics of "Fall out of Heaven" by Kanye West, Bon Iver, and The-Dream are about the struggles of relationships and how people often do not want to fall out of the love that they have built. The song starts with the refrain "No one wants to fall out of heaven," implying that everyone is looking for a happy relationship that lasts forever. The line "Fall back in the pussy like swoosh, swoosh, woosh ballin' money woos, woos, woos" portrays the male's excitement for sex and financial gain while still trying to maintain a relationship.
The chorus talks about how the singer broke the heart of their lover and how she will hate him forever. The line "This girl gon' hate me forever" is repeated, further emphasizing the pain that the singer has caused the girl. The line "What are we chasing? It feels like we're changing" talks about the singer's confusion about what he wants, and how he feels that he and his lover are growing apart. The sentiment is reinforced by the lines "Ain't no love in the playground" and "Used to live in wonder, You were struck and now your love feels like thunder thunder, Thunder thunder you can see through the veil, And forget all your cares throw them, Throw them away."
Overall, the song is about the inner turmoil that people face when in a relationship. It talks about how falling out of love is a scary thing and that people want to maintain that feeling of love and passion forever.
Line by Line Meaning
No one wants to fall out of heaven
No one wants to lose their status or position of greatness.
And as those sweet tears fall from the sky
As the pain and suffering continue, and the consequences become evident.
This girl gon' hate me forever
I have wronged this girl so badly that she will never forgive me.
Fall back in the pussy like swoosh, swoosh
I am reengaging with my former sexual partner.
Woosh ballin' money woos, woos, woos
I am living lavishly and spending a lot of money.
Y'all niggas got jokes, hot
Other people are making fun of me.
Jokes Bruce, Bruce, bruce
They are calling me names like Bruce.
Dog, I'm about to get loose, loose, loose
I am ready to let loose and have a good time.
All night tryna dutty wine
I have been dancing all night long.
Woke up my dick crooked as the Nike sign
I was so tired from the night before that I woke up with an erection that resembled the Nike logo.
Pop's what you doin’ when you had me on?
What were you thinking when you were raising me?
I could duck when you had me on
I could avoid punishment when you were disciplining me.
She used to get dick from Kanye West
This girl used to have sex with Kanye West.
So if you ever see her give her Kanye's best
If you ever see her, tell her that I said hello and send my regards on behalf of Kanye West.
Her man in the store tryna try his best
Her current partner is trying to look his best.
But he just can't seem to get Kanye fresh
He can't keep up with the latest fashion trends like I can.
And I just can't seem to get that nigga broke
I can't seem to cause this guy to lose all of his money and become poor like me.
And I don't know how you
I don't understand how you.
Get that nigga jokes but
You have some joke that I don't get.
We be ballin' like the athletes
We are living like professional athletes.
The shoes you were wearing were so last week
The shoes that you were wearing are no longer fashionable.
What are we chasing?
What is the point of our frantic pursuit?
It feels like we're changing
It seems like our relationship is evolving.
(There's no proof) those aren’t clouds
These are not clouds that we can physically see.
Those are way down
Those are potentially negative situations or thoughts.
Ain't no love in the playground
There is no love or joy in our current environment.
(Now I'm speaking truly loud) go away!
I am now speaking with sincerity, please leave!
Chained to the bounce now
We are trapped in a never-ending cycle of energy and movement.
(Waiting by your phone) that's a long way
I am longing for your response, and the wait feels unbearable.
Nothing that I can do to unbreak your heart
I cannot fix the damage I have done to your heart.
I'm just doing my part
I am trying my best to make things right.
And I try my best not to bring it up
I am trying not to mention the past and make things worse.
Just look the other way
Just ignore the problems and move on.
Used to live in wonder
We used to live in a state of amazement and happiness.
You were struck and now your
You are now experiencing pain and suffering.
Love feels like thunder thunder
Love is causing emotional pain.
Thunder thunder you can see through the veil
The pain is so strong you can see past the illusions and distractions in your life.
And forget all your cares throw them
Let go of all of your worries and concerns.
Throw them away
Abandon or discard them from your life.
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@jackfrost6463
simply one of the greatest songs of all time.
@jackparrow2954
I agree 💯 percent ❤
@blackberry3209
This is the best version I have heard of this
@Oujix
This is really good
@j2sthaartist919
WE GOING UP IN LIFE GOD IS THE GREATEST 💫🌠🙏🏿❤️🌟🪐🔑✨🔝
@sconeeeestuff
Daft punk production went crazy too bad he scrapped a lot of it
@emabilbao3692
Ain't no love in the playground 💔
@josephkim3223
the start sounds like "Im not in love" by 10cc
@josephkim3223
Is this all one song that went by different names or is it a mashup of 3 songs?
@SunnyOddny
All went by the same name and a mashup of different versions of it.