The song's music video premiered at a Tidal exclusive event at The Forum in Inglewood, California on June 24, 2016. The video begins with a camera passing slowly over the nude, sleeping bodies of George W. Bush, Donald Trump, Anna Wintour, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Ray J., Amber Rose, Caitlyn Jenner, and Bill Cosby. At the end of the video, the camera pans out to show all of the sleeping bodies at the same time as West wakes up from his slumber. All of the celebrities are synthetic bodies.
Two days prior to the video's release, West showed the video to Dirk Standen of Vanity Fair over Skype while the video was still in its final editing stages. The video was filmed over a period of three months and went through four different versions prior to the finalized version. West did not reveal which of the celebrities' bodies in the video were real and which ones were prosthetic; however he stated that the video was "not in support or [against] any of [the people in the video]" and was merely "a comment on fame". He also stated that he received his wife Kardashian's permission. Days after its release, E! Online editor Corinne Heller commented "Swift is the main reason the "Famous" video was so anticipated," however, it received "almost no reactions."
Vincent Desiderio’s painting Sleep is the visual inspiration for the video.
The video of the song was uploaded to YouTube on July 1, 2016. "Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1" is also featured in the video.
Famous
Kanye West Lyrics
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Kinda hard to love a girl like me
I don't blame you much for wanting to be free
I just wanted you to know
Swizz told me let the beat rock
For all my Southside niggas that know me best
I feel like me and Taylor might still have sexWhy? I made that bitch famous (God damn)
I made that bitch famous
For all the girls that got dick from Kanye West
If you see 'em in the streets give 'em Kanye's best
Why? They mad they ain't famous (God damn)
They mad they're still nameless (talk that talk, man)
Her man in the store tryna try his best
But he just can't seem to get Kanye fresh
But we still hood famous (God damn)
Yeah we still hood famous
I just wanted you to know
I loved you better than your own kin did
From the very start
I don't blame you much for wanting to be free
Wake up, Mr West! Oh, he's up!
I just wanted you to know
I be Puerto Rican day parade floatin'
That Benz Marina Del Rey coastin'
She in school to be a real estate agent
Last month I helped her with the car payment
Young and we alive, woo
We never gonna die, woo
I just copped a jet to fly over personal debt
Put one up in the skyThe sun is in my eyes, woo
Woke up and felt the vibe, woo
No matter how hard they try, woo
We never gonna die
I just wanted you to know
Bam bam, bam bam
Bam bam dilla, bam bam
'Ey what a bam bam
How you feeling right now? Let me see your lighters in the air
Bam bam dilla, bam bam
Bam bam eh
Bam bam, bam bam
Let me see your middle finger in the air
Bam bam, bam bam
Bam bam dilla, bam bam
Let me see you act up in this motherfucker
'Ey what a bam bam
Bam bam dilla, bam bam
How you feelin', how you feelin, how you feelin' in this mother-? God damn
Bam bam
One thing you can't do is stop us now
Bam bam, bam bam
Bam bam dilla, bam bam
You can't stop the thing now
'Ey what a bam bam
Man it's way too late, it's way too late, it's way too late you can't fuck with us
Bam bam dilla, bam bam
Bam bam, bam bam
Bam bam, bam bam
To the left, to the right
Bam bam dilla, bam bam
I wanna see everybody hands in the air like this
'Ey what a bam bam
Bam bam, bam bam
Bam bam dilla, bam bam
I just wanted you to know
I loved you better than your own kin did
From the very start
I don't blame you much for wanting to be free
I just wanted you to know
The song "Famous" by Kanye West is a controversial track that appears on his seventh studio album, The Life of Pablo. The song is known for its controversial lyrics, for which Taylor Swift was a target. The opening lines of the song say, "Man, I can understand how it might be Kinda hard to love a girl like me." The lines suggest that Kanye is aware that it must have been difficult for Taylor to deal with his public insults and comments. The song then moves onto the chorus, where Kanye says he made Taylor famous.
The chorus, however, is not only about Taylor Swift but about a larger group of women who are mad that they are not famous. Kanye suggests that they are upset because they did not get to sleep with him, and therefore, they are not famous. The verse also mentions Kanye's love for his current wife, Kim Kardashian, and his experience at the Puerto Rican Day Parade.
The overall message of the song appears to be that Kanye West is a famous person, and so everyone wants to be associated with him. He suggests that he made Taylor Swift famous and that any other woman who has slept with him is also famous because of it. The lyrics are problematic and controversial, but Kanye appears unapologetic about it.
Line by Line Meaning
Man I can understand how it might be
I recognize that it could be difficult to love someone like me
Kinda hard to love a girl like me
I am aware that it can be challenging to love a woman like me
I don't blame you much for wanting to be free
I don't hold it against you for seeking freedom
I just wanted you to know
I only wanted you to be aware
Swizz told me let the beat rock
Swizz Beatz instructed me to keep the beat going
For all my Southside niggas that know me best
This is for all my close associates from the Southside who know me well
I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex
I think there is a possibility that Taylor Swift and I may engage in sexual activity
Why? I made that bitch famous (God damn)
The reason being is that I am the one responsible for making her famous
I made that bitch famous
I am the person who elevated her to fame
For all the girls that got dick from Kanye West
This is for all the women who have had sex with me
If you see 'em in the streets give 'em Kanye's best
If you come across them in public, give them my regards
They mad they ain't famous (God damn)
They are angry that they have not achieved fame
They mad they're still nameless (talk that talk, man)
They are angry that they are still not recognized, but I am encouraging them to speak up
Her man in the store tryna try his best
Her boyfriend is doing his best in the store
But he just can't seem to get Kanye fresh
However, he is unable to replicate my fresh style
But we still hood famous (God damn)
Regardless, we still have street credibility
Yeah we still hood famous
We are still recognized in our hometown
Wake up, Mr West! Oh, he's up!
Wake up, Kanye! Oh, he's already awake!
I be Puerto Rican day parade floatin'
I enjoy participating in the Puerto Rican Day Parade
That Benz Marina Del Rey coastin'
I am cruising in my Benz along the coasts of Marina Del Rey
She in school to be a real estate agent
She is currently studying to become a real estate agent
Last month I helped her with the car payment
I assisted her with her car payment last month
Young and we alive, woo
We are young and full of life
We never gonna die, woo
We believe we will live forever
I just copped a jet to fly over personal debt
I recently bought a jet to travel despite my personal debts
Put one up in the sky
Let's raise one up to the sky
The sun is in my eyes, woo
The sun is shining brightly in my eyes
Woke up and felt the vibe, woo
I woke up and immediately felt the positive energy
No matter how hard they try, woo
No matter how hard others may try
We never gonna die
We believe we will live forever
Bam bam, bam bam
Repeating sound effects
Bam bam dilla, bam bam
Repeating sound effects with variation
'Ey what a bam bam
Exclamation of excitement
How you feeling right now? Let me see your lighters in the air
Asking for a show of support from the crowd
Let me see your middle finger in the air
Encouraging the audience to express defiance by raising their middle fingers
Let me see you act up in this motherfucker
Encouraging the audience to become more rowdy
How you feelin', how you feelin, how you feelin' in this mother-? God damn
Asking for the crowd's level of excitement and expressing surprise
One thing you can't do is stop us now
We cannot be stopped
You can't stop the thing now
You cannot prevent our success
Man it's way too late, it's way too late, it's way too late you can't fuck with us
It is too late to try and interfere with our success
To the left, to the right
Instructions for a dance move
I wanna see everybody hands in the air like this
Requesting the audience to join in on a particular motion
I just wanted you to know
I only wanted you to be aware
I loved you better than your own kin did
I loved you more than even your own family did
From the very start
Ever since the beginning
I don't blame you much for wanting to be free
I don't hold it against you for seeking freedom
Lyrics © WARP MUSIC LIMITED, I WROTE THIS MYSELF, THIRD SIDE MUSIC INC
Written by: Andrew Dawson, Chancelor Bennett, Cydel Charles Young, Enzo Vita, Ernest Brown, Giampiero Scalamogna, Jimmy L. Webb, Kanye Omari West, Kasseem Dean, Kejuan Waliek Muchita, Luis Enrique Bacalov, Michael G. Dean, Noah D. Goldstein, Patrick Reynolds, Ross Ma
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@ohlander55
Insane that Kanye managed to keep this video up on youtube for 8 years.
@soilgrasswaterair
It has close to 53 million views which means it’s generating Youtube a TON of money, that’s why it’s still up! This plattform is a business, and the only reason they sometimes regulate what’s up is to not go against brand deal money coming in from big business companies. It’s capitalism, and not Kanye power. This is the same reason why minor channels will get shut down if they say things that doesn’t align with what fits what brand accepts (the reason why they are making people bleep if they curse, and lgbt+ topics are highly censored etc). Same reason why people within sports tend to come out AFTER their career is over and not during, because sponsors will drop them (because they will lose money because many are homophobic and the majority of people are within the heteronormative). It’s simply money and nothing else (even though the outcome makes things a struggle for many unfortunatly). Think about it a person who has 100-200k subscribers can quit their day job and live off of their Youtube/sponsor money, imagine a channel with millions of subscribers like Kanye’s with videos like this on the channel with close to 53 million views (translate that to financial income for him AND Youtube). It puts things in perspective doesn’t it?! That’s why it’s still up even if it’s very ecplicit content due to nudity.
Edit: grammar error😌
@nikoandroman
I mean the nudity isn’t real so who cares
@fartemisfartmallow8647
@@nikoandroman it looks so stinking real. When I first saw the vid I thought it was the actual people. I was like wtffffff is going on
@nikoandroman
@@fartemisfartmallow8647 Yeah same, I didn’t like the vid back then cause I was younger but now that I see this vid it’s so weird but at the same time so good
@juanshaftpatel7488
he's illuminatti
@LoadDisk
It’s been 5 years and I’m watching this for the first time like wtf. This really is like a dark web video-
@tenshi9313
ikr
@shcz4rcb3l
PERIOD!!!
@ellaes6602
Are they real? Or is fake and those are like toys or made