History AwesomeMusic / KanyeWest

** From "Blood on the Leaves" on ''Yeezus'' - "she Instagram herself like "BAD BITCH ALERT"/He Instagram his watch like "MAD RICH ALERT""

* "New Slaves", "Black Skinhead" and "Blood on the Leaves" from ''Yeezus''/

* The two songs from ''Yeezus'' performed on SaturdayNightLive in 2013.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYo3wC5Rye0 This]] has to be the best ''Watch The Throne'' track, and up there as one of the catchiest things Kanye's ever done.

** Another free song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC1qAYYIxkM "Christian Dior Denim Flow"]] is equally awesome, and ends with a killer Kid Cudi verse and a minute-long guitar solo.

** Of course, this troper's personal favorite - "I don't really give a fuck about it at all, cause the same people that tried to blackball me forgot about 2 things: my black balls"

OF ALL TIME!

** Good lord, how has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC_ir5wM8mE Us Placers]] not on this list!? You've got Kanye, Pharrell, and Lupe over a Thom Yorke sample. It doesn't get any better than that.

* [[LupeFiasco "Child]] [[KanyeWest Rebel]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharrell_Williams Soldier"]]. "Don't Stop!" The beat already kills...and then the horns come in. [[http://kanyewest.com/2010/10/dont-stop/ AND IT'S FREE]].
** Another free song [[http://kanyewest.com/2010/10/christian-dior-denim-flow/ "Christian Dior Denim Flow"]] is equally awesome, and ends with a killer Kid Cudi verse and a minute-long guitar solo.

** If [[http://usershare.net/8u43ty279hii this]] is indicative of the type of music we're gonna get off of ''Watch The Throne'', his collaboration album with {{Jay-Z}}, he's not gonna lose any steam from ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' any time soon.

** A snippet of "All of the Lights" featuring Drake was leaked, which sounds like a marching band's dream. EPIC. Then, in the premiere of his film ''Runaway'', the song appeared without Drake, but included the chorus sung by {{Rihanna}}. STILL EPIC. And the final version? Five minutes long, but featuring vocals from [[SerialEscalation not one, not two, but 11 guest artists,]] including EltonJohn - I repeat: '''ELTON [[PrecisionFStrike FUCKIN']] JOHN''' - who also provides piano throughout the song and the equally incredible orchestral interlude which precedes it. ''Amazing''.

** How have we come this far and not mentioned [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BdmcrfOW7Y "Blame Game"]]?
** The beautiful [[http://youtu.be/dyQpQhrQ5Zs "Lost In The World"]]? It begins with a quiet and emotional sample of "Woods" by Bon Iver that builds into a glorious and thundering crescendo of African drums, chanting and church choir. Overall it is an emotional love song, a hate song, a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, a TearJerker, and it is GLORIOUS.

** Not just ''Akira''; the scenes in the "Stronger" music video are uncannily similar to the song's segment in ''Interstella 5555'', which "tells" its story entirely through the music of Daft Punk.

** "Flashing Lights" from the ''Graduation'' album is also pretty good. It's also on the ''GrandTheftAutoIV'' soundtrack.

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* The entirety of ''Graduation'', but YourMileageMayVary. But probably not by that much as many of his fans feel it's his best album followed ''VERY'' closely by ''Late Registration''

** Not just Akira; the scenes in the "Stronger" music video are uncannily similar to the song's segment in anime Interstella 5555, which "tells" its story entirely through the music of Daft Punk.

** And of course, from "Slow Jamz": "She got a ''light''-skinned friend, look like MichaelJackson / Got a ''dark''-skinned friend look like Michael Jackson..."

** These lines from "The Glory" have been raping this troper's brain for the past few weeks: "So yeah, at the Grammy's I went Ultra-Travolta/Yeah, that tuxedo might'a been a little guido/But with my ego, I could stand there in a speedo/And be looked at like a fuckin' hero"

* [[LupeFiasco Child]] [[KanyeWest Rebel]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharrell_Williams Soldier]]. "Don't Stop!" The beat already kills...and then the horns come in. [[http://kanyewest.com/2010/10/dont-stop/ AND IT'S FREE]].
** Another free song [[http://kanyewest.com/2010/10/christian-dior-denim-flow/ Christian Dior Denim Flow]] is equally awesome, and ends with a killer Kid Cudi verse and a minute-long guitar solo.
*** Those two tracks mentioned above are also part of Kanye's "G.O.O.D. Fridays" initiative, which is him releasing a brand spanking new song every friday, and all of which have been completely awesome. And apparently, he's gonna continue the project into the New Year.
* Basically, the '''ENTIRETY''' of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
** "Power", certainly qualifies. Wall-to-wall production with guitars, sirens, a women's choir, earth-shaking bass, and some of Kanye's best rhymes yet. Did I mention that Dwele sings a verse, and that it samples [[KingCrimson "21st Century Schizoid Man"]]? Not to mention the cover art.
** A snippet of ''All of the Lights'' featuring Drake was leaked, which sounds like a marching band's dream. EPIC. Then, in the premiere of his film 'Runaway', the song appeared without Drake, but included the chorus sung by {{Rihanna}}. STILL EPIC. And the final version? Five minutes long, but featuring vocals from [[SerialEscalation not one, not two, but 11 guest artists,]] including EltonJohn - I repeat: '''ELTON [[PrecisionFStrike FUCKIN']] JOHN''' - who also provides piano throughout the song and the equally incredible orchestral interlude which precedes it. ''Amazing''.

** Also off of "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" is "Runaway", his 9 minute melancholy epic devoted almost entirely to making toasts to the "douchebags" and "jerk-offs". It shouldn't work, but it does.

** If [[http://usershare.net/8u43ty279hii this]] is indicative of the type of music we're gonna get off of "Watch The Throne", his collaboration album with {{Jay-Z}}, he's not gonna lose any steam from ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' any time soon.
** I nominate [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYo3wC5Rye0 this]] as best "Watch The Throne" track, and up there as one of the catchiest things Kanye's ever done.

** Could I nominate the beautiful [[http://youtu.be/dyQpQhrQ5Zs "Lost In The World"]]? It begins with a quiet and emotional sample of "Woods" by Bon Iver that builds into a glorious and thundering crescendo of African drums, chanting and church choir. Overall it is an emotional love song, a hate song, a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, a TearJerker, and it is GLORIOUS.

* "Stronger", sampling from ''Music/DaftPunk'' and interpolating scenes from the {{Anime}} smash movie ''{{Akira}}'' in the video. (It helps that he's an large Anime and Japan fan, of course - with his swords and [[http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2007/08/kanye_west_listening_party.html listening party to Graduation including HENTAI]])

* As far as lyrics go, most of Kanye's songs (especially the singles from his first three albums) have one particular line that features such a random metaphor or corny play on words that it sticks in your head and makes you think, "Only Kanye..." To wit:

* "Stronger", sampling from ''DaftPunk'' and interpolating scenes from the {{Anime}} smash movie ''{{Akira}}'' in the video. (It helps that he's an large Anime and Japan fan, of course - with his swords and [[http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2007/08/kanye_west_listening_party.html listening party to Graduation including HENTAI]])

** The live version at the 2009 Grammy award, where DaftPunk actually being present was a surprise three minutes into a four-minute number, may be his greatest CrowningMomentOfAwesome on stage.

** A snippet of ''All of the Lights'' featuring Drake was leaked, which sounds like a marching band's dream. EPIC. Then, in the premiere of his film 'Runaway', the song appeared without Drake, but included the chorus sung by {{Rihanna}}. STILL EPIC. And the final version? Five minutes long, but featuring vocals from [[BeyondTheImpossible not one, not two, but 11 guest artists,]] including EltonJohn - I repeat: '''ELTON [[PrecisionFStrike FUCKIN']] JOHN''' - who also provides piano throughout the song and the equally incredible orchestral interlude which precedes it. ''Amazing''.

* The entirety of ''Graduation'', but YourMileageMayVary. But probably not by that much as the majority of his fans feel it's his best album followed ''VERY'' closely by ''Late Registration''

** From "Good Life": "Have you ever popped champagne on a plane, while gettin' some brain / Whipped it out, she said 'I never seen "[[IfYouKnowWhatIMean Snakes]] [[SnakesOnAPlane on a Plane]]."'"