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The Life of Pablo[4] is the seventh studio album by American rapper Kanye West. It was released on February 11, 2016[5] by GOOD Music, Roc-A-Fella Records, and Def Jam Recordings.

Background

In November 2013, West began working on his seventh album (though some tracks may have existed earlier, as the album promo track "No More Parties in LA" was produced during the studio sessions for West's 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy).[6][7] The album was initially titled So Help Me God, and was slated for release in 2014. [8] This version of the album, which never materialized, included several tracks which were released such as "God Level" (released as part of an Adidas World Cup promo),[9] "Tell Your Friends" (later given to The Weeknd), "3500" (given to Travis Scott)[10] "All Day" and "Only One". In February 2015, the only tracks from this version appearing to make the final cut for The Life of Pablo are "Famous" (formerly titled "Nina Chop") and "Wolves", which West performed on Saturday Night Live's 40th anniversary episode.[11][12]

In May 2015, West renamed the album to SWISH, as he clarified that it still could be subject to change. On January 26, 2016, West posted the finalized track listing on his twitter account,[13] along with another tentative title of the album, called Waves.[14][15] On February 4, West confirmed on Big Boy's Neighborhood radio show, that he still hasn't got the final album title.[16] On February 9, West tweeted that the acronym of the album title was T.L.O.P. It was revealed the next day via Twitter that the album title was The Life of Pablo.[4]

Recording and production

In February 2015, while West was continuing the work on this album, he confirmed that the album was at about 80% completion. He even went on by saying: "I'm trying to get it finished. I'm trying to get it to the people… Release dates is played out. So the surprise is going to be a surprise. There go the surprise... [It’s] cookout music that just feels good. My last album was protest music. I was like, 'I'm going to take my ball and go home.'"[17]

Ty Dolla $ign is featured on "Fade".

Multiple reports cited the album was written and recorded in Los Angeles, Mexico and Florence, Italy. During West's recording time in Los Angeles, it was rumored to be at Shangri-La Studios, which is the home base of Yeezus executive producer Rick Rubin. Ty Dolla $ign reported his recording experience with West and McCartney, saying they were "...in Mexico, at this big house. The back of the house had no walls and no doors; it was just open [and facing] the ocean. You would think he would want the mic enclosed and all that but we just had the doors open, and it came out perfect."[18] The production in Mexico, were occurred with Paul McCartney and frequent-collaborator Rihanna.[19] Rappers Pusha T and Consequence confirmed that they had ended their "beef", in order to work with West on T.L.O.P., with Consequence saying in an interview: "Pusha [T] and I deaded everything and we creatively vibed with Kanye for this new LP."[20]

In an interview with Self-Titled, GOOD Music's producer Evian Christ was quoted by saying, “Kanye wants something that sounds a bit like Otis Redding, a bit like Mobb Deep.” Christ explained while that West isn’t always musically clear, he just seems "...interested in pushing aesthetic boundaries as far into the Avant as possible. Kanye is the one dude who’s like, ‘This is not experimental enough. This is too poppy. Make something else.’ The other guys are like, ‘We don’t get it.'” Christ, admitted that Kanye’s "a dream to work with", adding that "...no one else gives you that level of creative freedom. When he wants you to work to a blueprint, the blueprint is: ‘Don’t make a rap beat. Anything but a rap beat.'"[21]

In October 2015, rapper and record producer Daz Dillinger confirmed that he and West were in the studio and have recorded a plethora of songs. Daz states "Me and West knew each other for a long time, and he always beena huge fan of the Dogg Pound and how he used to look up to me as a producer. He called me one day and asked me to go to fly to his studio in Amsterdam and when I got their we was coming up with some bomb ass shit. Y'all gonna be surprise with all the songs we made".

In an interview with MTV, Big Sean spoke about the multiple recording locations involved this album, whilst promoting his own third studio album, Dark Sky Paradise: "...We done did a couple, to like Mexico, like how we did Hawaii before and stuff like that. We work as unit for sure, that’s all I’m gonna say I’m not gonna drop nothing else."[22]

In an interview with Billboard, James Fauntleroy of Cocaine 80s spoke of his recording sessions with West and said, "I went in there and did some stuff on that shit. I sang shit on there and left. We'll see how it turns out, when I went in it was early, [during] the early stages. I know there will be a lot more other people, a lot of interjections." Producer Mike Will Made It has been quoted saying "Kanye has been trying new ideas and has been reaching out to me for new ideas, Whether or not it's the "Black Skinhead Remix", we don't know, but it's definitely dope what we have so far, [We’re] just working, period. It depends on where the music is lands, but hopefully we do something on his next album."[23]

Post Malone, 2015

On January 27, 2016, West released an update of the tracklisting on his official Twitter account, which revealed that the album's opening track "Nina Chop" had been replaced by a new song entitled "Famous". The update to the tracklist also revealed a number of potential collaborators which included, Earl Sweatshirt, Chance the Rapper, The-Dream, Tyler, the Creator, OFWGK†Δ, The World Famous Tony Williams, Diddy, A$AP Rocky, KiD CuDi and French Montana, as well as a return for previous production collaborators, Mike Dean, Hudson Mohawke and Noah Goldstein, as well as new production collaborators Plain Pat and Vicious.[2][24][25]

In an interview with The Fader, Post Malone, whom (along with Ty Dolla $ign) is featured on "Fade", discussed his experiences with West: “I met Kanye at Kylie Jenner’s party and Kanye was like, ‘Let’s make something.’ So I went over to Ye’s and we just started working and then we just started talking. And we just kept on going. I went in the studio with Kanye and we just recorded the scratch vocals and then I wrote over it… He was just a normal guy, like me, and super cool. He was wearing all camo, just all camo. He was very quiet and he was very, very humble.”[26]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from West's Twitter account.[4]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Ultra Light Beams"  
2."Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1 & Pt. 2"  
3."Freestyle 4"  
4."Famous" (featuring Rihanna & K-Dot)  
5."Highlights"  
6."Feedback"  
7."Fade" (featuring Post Malone & Ty Dolla $ign)
  • Post Malone
  • West
 
8."FML"  
9."Real Friends" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign) 
10."Wolves" (featuring Sia & Vic Mensa) 
Sample credits

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Kanye West Drops "Real Friends" and Previews "No More Parties in LA" Featuring Kendrick Lamar | News". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Harriet Gibsone. "What we know about Kanye West's Waves, the greatest album of all time | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  3. ^ "Q-Tip Says He and Rick Rubin Are Producing Kanye West's Next Album | News". Pitchfork. December 3, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Kanye West's new album is called The Life of Pablo, and here's the track list". The Verge. February 10, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  5. ^ Platon, Adelle (January 26, 2016). "Kanye West to Debut 'Waves' Album During Yeezy Season 3 Event at Madison Square Garden". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  6. ^ Kim, Ashleigh (2016-01-09). "Kanye West Madlib Made No More Parties in LA for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Interview Video". Hypebeast.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  7. ^ "Kanye West's New Album Title: 'So Help Me God'". Billboard. March 1, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Kanye West postpones Australian tour to record new album for 2014".
  9. ^ "Kanye West's 'God Level', Co-Produced by Hudson Mohawke, Featured in Adidas Ad".
  10. ^ "Travis Scott Says '3500' was meant for Kanye West".
  11. ^ "Image of album tracklist circa 2014".
  12. ^ "Kanye West debutes 'Wolves' during powerful Saturday Night Live performance".
  13. ^ "KANYE WEST on Twitter: "So happy to be finished with the best album of all time "". Twitter. 2016-01-24. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  14. ^ "KANYE WEST on Twitter: "New album title, WAVES"". Twitter. 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  15. ^ "KANYE WEST on Twitter: I might change it again but that's the name now". Twitter. January 27, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  16. ^ Big Boy interview
  17. ^ McCown, Alex (February 20, 2015). "Kanye West says his new album will be a surprise, thereby ruining the surprise". A.V. Club. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  18. ^ "Here's Absolutely Everything We Know About Kanye West's New Album". Mic. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  19. ^ "Ty Dolla $ign Says He, Kanye West, Rihanna, and Paul McCartney Are Dropping A Song Together | News". Pitchfork. January 3, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  20. ^ "[BLACK POP DAILY] Kanye Taps Pusha T + Consequence for New LP - Entertainment & Culture". EBONY. February 2, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  21. ^ Young, Alex (April 10, 2014). "Kanye West requests Otis Redding, Mobb Deep-style beats for his new album". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  22. ^ "Where On Earth Did Kanye West Hold His So Help Me God Recording Sessions?". MTV. March 3, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  23. ^ Erika Ramirez (May 22, 2014). "Kanye West's 2014 Album: Everything We Know So Far". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  24. ^ Adelle Platon (2016-01-27). "Kanye West Reveals Third 'Waves' Tracklist". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  25. ^ "Tyler, The Creator Is The Latest To Join Kanye's Waves Party". Stereogum. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  26. ^ "Post Malone talks Kanye West collaboration | Sun Times National". National.suntimes.com. 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  27. ^ Spanos, Brittany (2015-09-16). "Hear Kanye West's House-Influenced Song, 'Fade'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  28. ^ "Real Friends - Kanye West feat. Ty Dolla $Ign". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2016-01-29.