History AwesomeMusic / KanyeWest

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

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

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

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

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

* While reaction to ''Ye'' was relatively lukewarm, the follow up ''Kids See Ghosts'', a collab with Kid Cudi, has been graced with overwhelming acclaim from nearly everyone. At only seven tracks, it shouldn't work, but it does. The album's opener, 'Feel The Love', features Pusha-T laying down a stone cold verse while Kanye screams like a machine gun. '4th Dimension' uses a 1930s Louis Prima track for a freaky drum heavy beat, and 'Reborn' is a soft emo rap piano ballad led by Cudi. It's a stunningly powerful record and debatably Kanye’s best work.

* ''Ye'' is a massive departure from Kanye's bombastic output, with much quieter, calmer beats to juxtapose with the album's much more deeply personal content, but no less awesome in their own right. The first half of the album is dark and personal, featuring his rant about his struggle with depression and bipolarism in "I Thought About Killing You", to him denouncing his drug addiction in "Yikes" and trying not to give into his lust in "All Mine", but halfway through, the album becomes much more positive, with his love letter to Kim Kardashian in "Wouldn't Leave", and his will to be a good parent and his irrational fear about his children losing their innocence in "Violent Crimes".
** To say nothing of the pure glory of “Ghost Town”, a powerful, uplifting track set to blaring guitar riffs, a melancholic but passionate hook by Kid Cudi and an extended coda by 070 Shake, all combined together to create one of Kanye’s greatest achievements

* While reaction to ‘ye’ was relatively lukewarm, the follow up ‘Kids See Ghosts’, a collab with Kid Cudi has been graced with overwhelming acclaim from nearly everyone. At only 7 tracks, it shouldn’t work but it does. The album’s opener ‘Feel The Love’ features Pusha-T laying down a stone cold verse while Kanye screams like a machine gun. ‘4th Dimension’ utilises a 1930s Louis Prima Christmas song into a freaky drum heavy beat and ‘Reborn’ is a soft emo rap piano ballad led by Cudi. It’s a stunningly powerful record and debatably Kanye’s best work

* While reaction to ‘ye’ was relatively lukewarm, the follow up ‘Kids See Ghosts’, a collab with Kid Cudi has been graced with overwhelming acclaim from nearly everyone. At only 7 tracks, it shouldn’t work but it does. The album’s opener ‘Feel The Love’ features Pusha-T laying down a stone cold verse while Kanye screams like a machine gun. ‘4th Dimension’ utilises a 1930s Louis Prima into a freaky drum heavy beat and ‘Reborn’ is a soft emo rap piano ballad led by Cudi. It’s a stunningly powerful record and debatably Kanye’s best work

* ''Ye'' is a massive departure from Kanye's recent, bombastic output, with much quieter, calmer beats to juxtapose with the album's much more deeply personal content, but no less awesome in their own right. The first half of the album is dark and personal, featuring his rant about his struggle with depression and bipolarism in "I Thought About Killing You", to him denouncing his drug addiction in "Yikes" and trying not to give into his lust in "All Mine", but halfway through, the album becomes much more positive, with his love letter to Kim Kardashian in "Wouldn't Leave", and his will to be a good parent and his irrational fear about his children losing their innocence in "Violent Crimes".

** 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 SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}, a TearJerker, and it is GLORIOUS.

%%* Earlier on, "Jesus Walks" and "Through the Wire".
%%Why? A list of track titles on its own is a ZeroContextExample. Explain what makes each one awesome.

* The whole point of the Glow In The Dark Tour was to create one of these every night, by all accounts he (with the help of Music/LupeFiasco, N.E.R.D. and Music/{{Rihanna}}) succeeded.

** From "Blood on the Leaves" on ''Yeezus'' - "she Instagram herself like 'BAD BITCH ALERT'/He Instagram his watch like 'MAD RICH ALERT'." Everyone seems to agree that the track has one of the most right-the-fuck-out-of-nowhere in-your-face awesome drops of all time.
** From "I'm In It" - "Your titties, let 'em out, free at last / [[CrossesTheLineTwice thank God almighty, they free at last]]"

** "Dark Fantasy" kicks off the album ''perfectly,'' with a kick-ass Gospel chorus, a great beat, and appropriately snarky lyrics. The fairy-tale opening by Music/NickiMinaj doesn't hurt, either.

** "Devil In A New Dress," which was one of Kanye's 'G.O.O.D. Fridays' projects, extends the awesome that it already has with epic guitar wailing, sweet piano melodies, and an even sweeter verse by Rick Ross.

** 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 SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}, a TearJerker, and it is GLORIOUS.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG_dA32oH44 This]] has to be the best ''Watch The Throne'' track, and up there as one of the catchiest things Kanye's ever done. The Will Ferrell sample near the end kills it! And [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M37VucWh06Y "No Church in the Wild"]], also from ''Watch The Throne'', featuring [[Music/{{OFWGKTA}} Frank Ocean]] and The-Dream.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivp0owZH6bI Heard 'em Say]], from his album ''Late Registration''. It touches on issues that many Americans face, such as poverty and discrimination, but maintains that despite all of the hardships, there is still hope. Accompanied by both Creator/AdamLevine and a melody via piano and soft bells twinkling in the background, this song is extremely well-put together and well-done.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPyKAmKxOAw "I'm In It."]] Starts off as a fairly typical (and very blunt) IntercourseWithYou song, it builds up to an absurdly awesome climax with the help of Assassin and the unexpectedly menacing [[Music/BonIver Justin Vernon.]]

* "Waves" from Music/TheLifeOfPablo. God, that instrumental and Music/ChrisBrown's vocal delivery.

* The fan-made extended version of ''Yeezus'' that incorporates unused material (Consequence's verse on "BLKKK SKKKN HEAD" and the elusive Kanye Adidas commercial song "GOD_LEVEL" that is incorporated in the new version of "I Am A God") and extended samples (demonstrated in the new versions of "On Sight" and "Blood On The Leaves"). Music/TheLifeOfPablo's extended version incorporates the likes of early versions (FML, Highlights), freestyles (Real Friends, No More Parties in LA, and ''especially'' Pt. 2), covers (Low Lights, Famous), and more (30 Hours).
** Redditor DorianYe made his own extended version of Pablo called The Life of Paul, including previously released singles All Day (this time with the unreleased Kendrick Lamar verse) and Only One. DorianYe also puts together a Part 3 for Father Stretch My Hands extends the samples on many songs; some of the best sample extensions have to be Ultralight Beam (sampling Kirk Franklin's Ultralight Prayer) and Father Stretch My Hands Part 1 (the buildup is NUTS).
** Another Redditor extended Music/MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy to the point where EVERY SONG IS TEN MINUTES LONG. Except Runaway, which is an HOUR LONG. "Good Ass Job" contains freestyle verses (Kendrick Lamar on Monster), splices together verses from different versions and official remixes (Power, All of the Lights), and extends samples (Lost in the World's buildup is EXCELLENT) to the waviest effect possible.

** 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 ELTON FUCKIN' JOHN - who also provides piano throughout the song and the equally incredible orchestral interlude which precedes it. ''Amazing''.

** "Dark Fantasy" kicks off the album ''perfectly,'' with a kick-ass Gospel chorus, a great beat, and appropriately snarky lyrics. The fairy-tale opening by NickiMinaj doesn't hurt, either.

* [[LupeFiasco "Child]] [[Music/KanyeWest Rebel]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharrell_Williams Soldier"]]. "Don't Stop!" The beat already kills... and then the horns come in. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plui9pBfdgk AND IT'S FREE]].

*** And now there's the remix, with LilWayne, Kanye's protege Big Sean, and Drake, who gets his vengance after being cut from the original version.

** "Monster" starts off with [[Music/BonIver Justin Vernon]] singing over how fame can turn people into monsters, followed by a scream, a lion's roar, and Music/RickRoss coldly taking shots at himself and paving the way to Kanye and Jay-Z's verses over a dark, bassy beat. However, the real crowner of the song is the penultimate verse, rapped by Music/NickiMinaj and heralded as one of the greatest hip hop verses of the new Tens.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG_dA32oH44 This]] has to be the best ''Watch The Throne'' track, and up there as one of the catchiest things Kanye's ever done. The Will Ferrell sample near the end kills it! And [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M37VucWh06Y "No Church in the Wild"]], also from ''Watch The Throne''.

* The fan-made extended version of ''Yeezus'' that incorporates unused material (Consequence's verse on "BLKKK SKKKN HEAD" and the elusive Kanye Adidas commercial song "GOD_LEVEL" that is incorporated in the new version of "I Am A God") and extended samples (demonstrated in the new versions of "On Sight" and "Blood On The Leaves") definitely qualifies for this.
** Music/TheLifeOfPablo's extended version incorporates the likes of early versions (FML, Highlights), freestyles (Real Friends, No More Parties in LA, and ''especially'' Pt. 2), covers (Low Lights, Famous), and more. (30 Hours)

* The fan-made extended version of ''Yeezus'' that incorporates unused material (Consequence's verse on "BLKKK SKKKN HEAD" and the elusive Kanye Adidas commercial song "GOD_LEVEL" that is incorporated in the new version of "I Am A God") and extended samples (demonstrated in the new versions of "On Sight" and "Blood On The Leaves") definitely qualifies for this. The sequel incorporates the likes of early versions [FML, Highlights], freestyles [Real Friends, No More Parties in LA, and ''especially'' Pt. 2], covers [Low Lights, Famous], and more [30 Hours]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPyKAmKxOAw "I'm In It."]] Starts off as a fairly typical (and very blunt) {{Intercourse with You}} song, it builds up to an absurdly awesome climax with the help of Assassin and the unexpectedly menacing [[Music/BonIver Justin Vernon.]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPyKAmKxOAw "I'm In It."]] Starts off as a fairly typical (and very blunt) {{Intercourse with You}} song, it builds up to an absurdly awesome climax with the help of Assassin and the unexpectedly menacing [[BonIver Justin Vernon.]]

* The fan-made extended version of ''Yeezus'' that incorporates unused material (Consequence's verse on "BLKKK SKKKN HEAD" and the elusive Kanye Adidas commercial song "GOD_LEVEL" that is incorporated in the new version of "I Am A God") and extended samples (demonstrated in the new versions of "On Sight" and "Blood On The Leaves") definitely qualifies for this.
** The sequel qualifies too, as it incorporates the likes of early versions [FML, Highlights], freestyles [Real Friends, No More Parties in LA, and ''especially'' Pt. 2], covers [Low Lights, Famous], and more [30 Hours]