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Top 10 Kanye West Songs

Kanye West is an American rapper, songwriter, singer, record producer and fashion designer who has established himself in the music industry. West gained so much recognition from his music back in early 2000’s.

The artist is regarded as one of the world’s best-selling music artists with over 160 million records sold. The renowned artist has won several accords including, 24 Grammy awards, Billboard Artists Achievements Awards, Brits Awards and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Awards. Other than his music, his mental health, his faith and marriage to Kim Kardashian have become topic for discussion by media outlets.

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1.Graduation

The hit song, Graduation was released back in 2007 as the second single from Kanye West’s third studio album. West handled the production, with a longer outro co-produced with Mike Dean. The piece, written by a four-man team, is electronic in nature, with drums and synths serving as the most prominent instruments.

The American rapper has featured so many guests’ appearance in the album such as Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Mos Def and Chris Martin. The famous piece debuted at number on the US Billboard 200 and has sold over 957,000 copies. West has described the song as an “emancipation” since it allowed him to express his dissatisfaction with mistakes made the previous year.

2.Gold digger

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Kanye West’s Gold Digger, with Jamie Foxx, is a hugely popular and profitable song both in the United States and all over the world. Kanye West, commonly known as Ye released this piece as a single in the Late Registration album. The piece was a huge success, hitting the top of the charts in multiple countries and garnering numerous awards.

This hit song narrates the life of a man who falls in love with a woman because of her wealth. The song received so much recognition and often praised the composition of the masterpiece that caught the attention of many. The piece Gold Digger notably borrows Ray Charles’s song “I Got a Woman,” combining it with Kanye West’s unique style and sound.

3.Jesus Walks

The song includes a sample of “Walk with Me” by the ARC Choir. Three separate music videos accompanied the piece, where each interpreted the multifaceted context in different perspectives. Music critics lauded “Jesus Walks” for its intriguing aural environment and fearlessness in its unabashed embracing of Christianity.

The song has been listed as one of the best pieces of all time and has since then has been a hit in the U.S and beyond. Jesus Walks debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became West’s fourth consecutive top-twenty song in the US. The song tries to bring a picture on how Jesus walks with all people including sinners and saints.

4.Runaway

Kanye West’s Runaway, featuring Pusha T, is a critically introspective song. The single was released as part of Kanye West’s fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. This piece stands out form the rest of the songs since it exhibits the artists vision and creativity in it. The famous song was written by Kanye West, Malik Yusef, Emil, Jeff Bhasker and Mike Dean.

The epic composition that lasts nearly nine minutes in its entirety. The first section of the piece is more instrumental than the second half. The first features diverse musical elements such as piano, violins, and electronic beats. The song describes some of the artists failed relationships and his acceptance of the media’s perceptions of him.

5.Bound 2

This masterpiece was released back in 2013 and features as the final track in the Yeezus album. The famous track was created by West and Che Pope, with assistance from Eric Danchick, Noah Goldstein, No ID, and Mike Dean.

The song features American soul singer Charlie Wilson on vocals. The song was received quite well by the public and has since then received a Grammy and MuchMusic Video award. New Musical Express (NNM) even ranked the song at number 2 2on their list of 50 best song of 2013.

6.Heartless

The masterpiece, Heartless was released as one of the tracks in the 2008, 808S & Heartless album. The track was written by Kanye West, No. ID., Kid Cudi and Malik Yusef. Heartless is quite different form the rest of his tracks since it has heavy usage of Auto-Tune, which greatly affected the pitch of the singer.

The Auto-Tune effect manipulated the singers’ vocals and gives an illusion of a robotic and emotionally distant feel. The singer tries to reflect her break up with Alexis Phifer in the lyrics. Upon the release of the song, several music critics complimented Kanye’s performance and composition of the song.

7.Ultralight Beam

Ultralight Beam is one Kanye West’s tracks in his seventh studio album The Life of Pablo that was released back in 2016. The famous R&B singers The-Dream and Kelly Price, rapper Chance the Rapper and gospel singer Kirk Franklin.

The track is heavily influenced by gospel music and West’s faith in God. Like all other West’s songs, this also received so much acclaims form music critics who genuinely praised his performance and composition. Kim Kardashian, Wests’ Ex-wife has listed the track as one of the top 28 song by him.

8.Power

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Power was released back in 2010 as one of the lead songs form the fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. West and Symbolyc One co-produced the track, which features extra vocals by soul singer Dwele. This track was a comeback for the artist after the release of the 808S & Heartless album.

The artist estimated that 5,000 man-hours were spent producing Power after recording it in Hawaii. The track heavily makes references to the United States, his mental health, and his critics in the song’s lyrics. The piece debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 22.

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The famous masterpiece Nigg*s in Â鶹APP is a song by Jay-Z and Ye from their 2011 joint album Watch the Throne. In just one week after the release of the track, it debuted at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track’s video features the live concert footage, kaleidoscope mirrored images and images of Â鶹APP.

This track appealed to so many people and was even listed as one of the top ten charts in the United Kingdom. The track has even attracted several other artists for covers, remixes and freestyles to it. Remixes were made by Chris Brown, T-Pain and Busta Rhymes.

10.All of the Lights

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The track, All of the Light was released as the fourth single fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The track was produced by West and features additional vocals from Drake, John Legend, The-Dream, Alicia Keys, Fergie, Elton John, Ryan Leslie, Charlie Wilson, Tony Williams, La Roux, Alvin Fields, Ken Lewis, Kid Cudi, and Rihanna.

The release of the song saw so much success both in the United States and beyond. The track debuted at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track has wo several awards including, the Grammy awards and even listed as one of top songs of the year.

Kanye West released pieces on various subjects in his life. Throughout his career he has explored diverse musical elements including, orchestras, auto-tunes, and synthesizers. This has appealed to so some of his funs as his songs have received positive reviews form the public.