Kanye West has seen a huge collection of unreleased songs leak online, including a collaboration with JAY-Z that was recorded for Graduation.
The high-quality leak, titled “Building,” has never been spoken about before or even rumored by the legions of Kanye fans, but has surfaced in a near-mastered state.
Hov takes the lead with the first verse on the soulful, four-minute track, which features stripped back, piano-led production
After namedropping Donald Trump and U2’s Bono, the then-Def Jam president flexes his financial muscle and high-fashion flyness with slick wordplay.
“You’re dyslexic, you think the luggage says ‘VL’ / Poster child for LV before Pharrell / Keep all my girls in everything but L [Elle] / I don’t mean the magazine, let’s start with Chanel / Luella Bartley, Stella McCartney, keep mami K-I-double L in Versace,” he spits.
Kanye then takes the baton and references then-rival 50 Cent with the witty line: “Yeah mommy, I see you G, on the treadmill, bumping 50 / Oh, I get it, you tryna loose that G-G-G-G-U-T.”
The track was the highlight of a huge dump of leaks that spans virtually the entirety of Kanye West’s career.
Another Ye and Jay song that found its way online was the No ID-produced “All the Time” from the Watch the Throne sessions.
The vast majority of leaks were from West and Ty Dolla $ign‘s various Vultures projects, including noteworthy collaborations with Lil Wayne, Future, Young Thug, Kid Cudi, Lil Durk and others.
Alternate versions of already-released tracks such as My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy‘s “Gorgeous”, Late Registration‘s “We Major” and Watch the Throne‘s “Why I Love You” were also leaked.
The leaks come shortly after Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign appeared to confirm that Vultures 2 was dropping a lot sooner than anybody thought.
In a since-deleted update to Ye’s YZY…
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