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"Black Skinhead"
Single by Kanye West
from the album Yeezus
ReleasedJune 19, 2013
Recorded2013
Genre
Length3:08
LabelDef Jam
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kanye West singles chronology
"Clique"
(2012) 		"Black Skinhead"
(2013) 		"Bound 2"
(2013)
Music video
"Black Skinhead" on YouTube

"Black Skinhead" (also stylized as "BLKKK SKKKN HEAD") is a song by American rapper Kanye West, from his sixth studio album Yeezus (2013). The song was produced by West and Daft Punk, with additional production by Gesaffelstein, Brodinski, Mike Dean, Lupe Fiasco, Jack Donoghue, and Noah Goldstein. Its lyrics center around racial tensions and the crumbling mental state of the character portrayed by West on the album. A lyrical reference to West's track "Good Morning" helps envelope the character that he portrays. The industrial production lies among the opening stretch of gnarled electro and pounding industrial rap on Yeezus. The song was premiered on Saturday Night Live in May 2013, with West performing it in front of a projected backdrop. West has since performed the song live on various occasions, including at the Glastonbury Festival and Billboard Music Awards in 2015. The song was universally praised by music critics and was ranked by numerous sites as one of the best tracks of 2013. It received a nomination for Impact Track at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Nick Knight and features computer-generated imagery of West, along with interactive options including "screen grabbing" and adjusting the speed of West's vocals. The video was released in July 2013 and has received positive reviews from critics.

Although West initially said Yeezus would have no singles, "Black Skinhead" became the first single released from the album after it was serviced to contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom one day after the album's release. On July 2, 2013, the single was sent to urban contemporary radio stations in the United States. The song charted in the United States, United Kingdom, Scotland, Ireland, France, Canada, Belgium and Australia in 2013 and 2014. It has since been certified Platinum in the United States, United Kingdom and Denmark. The song was covered by American singer Jack White in June 2014. A remix leaked online in January 2016, featuring Miley Cyrus, which was recorded shortly after the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards.

Background and development

West performing during the Saint Pablo Tour in 2016.
Daft Punk, pictured in 2010, co-produced the song with West.

The song features production by French duo Daft Punk, who worked with West on fellow album tracks "On Sight", "I Am a God" and "Send It Up", and stand among the album's major producers.[1] West first became involved with the duo when he sampled their track "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" in 2007 for his chart-topping single "Stronger".[2] Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk revealed in a April 2013 interview about their album Random Access Memories that they had found time in the recording sessions to work with West on material for his next album in Paris.[3] A combination of live and programmed drums was laid down by the duo, while West came through with rough vocals and Bangalter described his vocals as "very raw."[3] Bangalter later stated that Daft Punk "were the first people that Kanye came to" for his album.[4] "Black Skinhead" was the first song recorded by the duo for Yeezus, and the drums originated from unused material that had been recorded for Random Access Memories.[4] Daft Punk described the drums being used as "a great twist of pushing the envelope."[4] Before the liner notes of the album confirmed otherwise, many speculated that the song's beat was sampled from "The Beautiful People" by American rock band Marilyn Manson.[5]

Travis Scott said of his initial reaction to the song: "When 'Ye opened up that Maybach laptop and hit play on 'Black Skinhead', I jumped off the stairs onto the couch. I was going HAM. That was when I heard the 'na na na na' part for the first time, I lost my fucking mind. That's some soccer anthem-type shit."[6] According to co-producer Mike Dean, the song was almost left off Yeezus for sounding "too much like a soccer song."[6] In November 2013, co-writer Lupe Fiasco still felt unsure as to what it is supposed to be about, describing the song as being "a lot of emotional, a lot of this, a lot of cliché, a lot of kinda stuff balled in together, and it's just supposed to be presented as a package and you digest it."[7] Though "Black Skinhead" was the only track from Yeezus that Lupe Fiasco contributed to, he stood as one of the major names to have worked on the album.[1] The term "skinhead" originated as being used for describing a 1960s British working-class subculture that revolved around fashion and music and went on to have a heavy inspiration on the punk rock scene.[8] At the time of "Black Skinhead" being released, the term was popularly associated with neo-Nazis.[8]

Composition

Kanye West performing at The O2 Arena on November 22, 2007 in London, England.
West references his 2007 track "Good Morning" in the song.

"Black Skinhead" has an industrial-sounding beat, with the song being part of Yeezus' opening stretch of gnarled electro and pounding industrial rap.[9][10] West begins the song with the lines "For my theme song/My leather black jeans on/My by-any-means on," with the line about jeans being a reference to the lyric "I'm like the fly Malcolm X, buy any jeans necessary" from his Graduation track "Good Morning", since the fame and fortune gathered by West after the album's release in 2007 had allowed him to buy "any jeans necessary."[8] These lines use a simple aesthetic touch to envelope the character played by West on Yeezus in black, rugged gear and date back to his self-awareness of recognizing how money and possessions are often equated with self-worth by young Black men on 2005 single "Diamonds from Sierra Leone".[8] What West was once like is shown as gone and a new him is shown by the aesthetic touch, with West letting you know in the opening line that the song is his theme music.[8] Beginning "Black Skinhead" with the Malcolm X context helps further characterize Yeezus, with the character being presented as not only a political leader for the Black community, but a superhero too.[8] West raps "Pardon, I'm getting my scream on" as the fourth line and he screams within the song.[11][12] The character played on Yeezus is seen to be someone who fancies himself a leader of men, yet becomes frustrated by the inaction of his people with the line "These niggas ain't doin' shit."[8] The rest of song sees West discussing racial tensions and his own crumbling mental state as the Yeezus character.[8] It is shown that there is so much more at stake for the character by the word "Black" being manically repeated throughout the song.[8] West ends the song by repeating "God!" in an exasperated way and the mind of Yeezus mutates the external idea of God into an internal one, which leads into the next track "I Am a God" that sees the character of Yeezus hype himself up.[8]

West had continued to make changes to his seventh studio album The Life of Pablo in 2016 after the album was first released to streaming services and in April of that year, the Yeezus tracks "Send It Up", "I Am a God" and "Black Skinhead" all received updates.[13] The song's opening lines "For my theme song/My leather black jeans on" were changed to have a more distorted vocal by West.[14]

Release and promotion

The song was released on June 18, 2013 as the second track on West's sixth studio album Yeezus.[15] Before the album's release, West performed it on the May 18, 2013 broadcast of the American sketch comedy television series Saturday Night Live.[16] The performance was met with positive reviews from critics. Chris Martins of Spin described it as "the sort of aplomb and production value that the show hasn't felt since ... well, probably the last time West visited" and pointed out "Black Skinhead" as what "documents Ye's dynamic transition from rap champ to rock star."[17] In response to the performance, Liz Pelly of Stereogum branded the song as an "aggressive new track" and claimed that "West's stage presence on SNL was full of rage."[18] Philip Cosores of Paste commented on the performance, writing: "The song comes from somewhere usually only seen in small clubs or basements, and the images of vicious dogs adds to the focal point, the angriest dog in a sense."[19] After the performance, Daft Punk were revealed as being composers on the song and a photo of the lyrics written out by hand was shared by West via Twitter.[2][16] Although West initially stated that no singles would be released for the album, "Black Skinhead" was sent to UK contemporary hit radio stations on June 19.[20][21] West had previously spoken about avoiding a full-court press roll-out for his album, saying at a listening session in New York "I have this new strategy, it's called no strategy."[22] On June 28, 2013, Def Jam Recordings confirmed that it would be serviced to US radio stations as the first single from Yeezus and a clean version was released to DJs at the time of this confirmation.[22] The label also revealed that a music video for the song was in production.[22] Following the announcement, "Black Skinhead" was officially released on July 2 to US urban contemporary radio stations.[23] West was set to perform the song at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on August 25, 2013 but ended up performing "Blood on the Leaves" instead.[24][25]

Critical reception

"Black Skinhead" received universal acclaim from music critics. Ray Rahman of Entertainment Weekly cited it as one of the album's best songs, describing it as "a galloping punk-rap manifesto".[26] The staff of Popdust rated the song five out of five, describing it as what "would've sounded at home on Top 40 in the late-'00s, at least if you stripped away all the growling bass and the background yelps and turned the drums down in the mix considerably".[27] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian pointed out "the battering bovver-glam drum and sampled screaming of 'Black Skinhead'" as being an example on the album of where "West appears to be operating under the influence of industrial music".[28] The song and fellow Yeezus track "Hold My Liquor" were branded by Phil Witmer of Noisey as what "aren't rap, they're rock anthems from the 25th century" and Witmer described "Black Skinhead" as "soundtracking a mosh pit of cyborgs".[29] Jon Pareles of The New York Times described West as being "angry, all right" and he viewed the song as where West snarls "over a track that switches between a blunt glam-rock drumbeat and a distorted synthesizer line."[30] Robert Copsey of Digital Spy branded "Black Skinhead" as West "erratically accusing middle America of racism ('You see a black man with a white woman at the top floor/ they gon' come to kill King Kong') over a rumbling tribal beat," which Copsey claims shows how "Lyrically, Yeezus ranges from insightful, irritatingly arrogant, to the plain bonkers."[31]

Accolades

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Kanye West

The song earned a nomination at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards for Impact Track.[32] "Black Skinhead" was nominated for World's Best Song at the 2013 World Music Awards.[33] Rolling Stone named "Black Skinhead" the third best song of 2013, saying: "'Ye rapping rabid over an industrial glitter-rock stomp pumped with heavy breathing and Tarzan screams. Next time someone says America is post-race, play 'em this, and watch their head explode."[34] It was listed by Billboard as the sixth best song of the year, with the staff describing it as "raw, unadulterated and unstoppable."[35] NME named the song the tenth best song of 2013, writing: "There isn't a more fascinating pop star in the world than Kanye West right now. 'Black Skinhead' was a microcosm of why that's the case: three breathless and almost-punk minutes that covered the central complexes – ego, messiah and persecution – of his dark and twisted psyche."[36] Spin ranked "Black Skinhead" as the 43rd best song of the year, with the staff calling it where "Yeezus Christ blacks out about mass incarceration and never-not-mutating racism atop a vaporous mountain of Louis Vuitton pipedreams."[37]

Music video

KKK rally in Chicago, c. 1920
Figures in the video wear hoodies similar to those worn by the Ku Klux Klan, pictured in 1920.

For five months leading up to the single's announcement, West worked on a music video for "Black Skinhead" with photographer Nick Knight.[38] The music video was initially leaked to the Internet on July 8, 2013.[39] Shortly thereafter, West stated via Twitter that the leaked version of the video was incomplete and released without his approval, with the song's title stylized as "BLKKK SKKKN HD" in the tweet.[39] On July 21, 2013, the final version was officially released as an interactive video on West's website.[40] The interactive portion of the video allows users to control the video's speed down to almost one-sixteenth the normal rate, as well as take screenshots for use in social media platforms.[41] The user's cursor changes to that of a black hand giving the middle finger when interacting with the video.[41] Pitchfork Media noted that apart from interactivity, the video itself is identical to the version that was leaked ahead of release.[41]

The video opens with three figures wearing black conical hoods, reminiscent of those worn by the Ku Klux Klan; their hoods form a black border that envelops most of the screen, while the silhouettes of the outlying cones stay on each end.[42] The music video has a blurred black-and-white background within it.[43] The primary action takes place in the middle portion of the screen, which is occupied by a shirtless, computer-generated version of West, wearing a long chain and leather pants, who raps the song's lyrics and dances.[44][45] West appears in various forms: a rough, spiky animatic; a silhouetted model; one whose upper torso save the face is covered in talc; a heavily muscled version; and a nude version with rows of subdermal implants on the shoulders and chest.[42] Interspersed with his figure are several brief flashes of snarling dobermanns and other predatory animals.[46]

Reception

The music video for "Black Skinhead" received praise from critics. Harriet Gibsone of The Guardian described the video as what "demands your attention, and so it should" and called it "a startling vision of West's most ferocious track".[47] Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly viewed the music video as something that "admittedly, looks pretty awesome" and also wrote that: "It's impressive, though honestly it's not nearly as good a promotional clip for 'Black Skinhead' as the trailer for The Wolf of Wall Street."[48] At the 2013 Antville Music Video Awards, it was nominated for Best Hip-Hop Video.[49] The music video was a nominee for Best Hip-Hop Video at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards.[50]

Commercial performance

Following on from its release as a single in the United States, "Black Skinhead" entered charts in North America. The track debuted at number 69 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[51] In the same week as its Hot 100 debut, the track also entered at number 21 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[52] On the Canadian Hot 100, the song reached number 66.[53]

The track charted in a number of countries worldwide after being released as a single in the United Kingdom. "Black Skinhead" debuted at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart and eventually peaked at number 34.[54][55] It remained on the chart for a total of 16 weeks and ranked as the 197th best selling single of 2013 in the United Kingdom.[55][56] In Scotland, the track also reached the top 40, charting at number 31 on the Scottish Singles Chart.[57] The track reached number 55 on the Irish Singles Chart, though charted at similar positions of numbers 58 and 59 on the ARIA Singles Chart and the Belgium Ultratip Flanders chart respectively.[58][59][60] It performed worst in France; charting at number 105 on the SNEP chart.[61]

On October 17, 2014, "Black Skinhead" was certified Platinum in Denmark.[62] The song was later certified Platinum in the United States by the RIAA on October 13, 2015.[63] This made it stand as one of two Platinum certifications to be added to West's collection in October 2015, with the other being the Jay-Z collaboration "Gotta Have It".[63] The song eventually went Platinum in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2018.[64]

Live performances

West performing during the Saint Pablo Tour in 2016.
West performed the song on the Saint Pablo Tour in 2016.

West first performed "Black Skinhead" live on May 18, 2013 during an episode of Saturday Night Live, where he also performed "New Slaves".[16] The song was performed by West in front of a projected backdrop, which alternated between abstractly disturbing black-and-white imagery with colorful vintage price tags and the declaration "Not for sale."[16] West performed a version live in black-and-white with a new intro and outro on the French TV show Le Grand Journal on September 23.[65] The performance ended with West collapsing on stage.[65] Canadian rapper Drake brought West out at the fourth annual OVO Fest, where West performed the song while Drake stood beside West and waved his arm.[66] As the opener for his set at the 2014 Wireless Festival, West performed it live and ended the performance laying on his back.[67] The song was performed by West during his surprise live gig at KOKO in March 2015.[68] At the 2015 Billboard Music Awards, West segued into performing "Black Skinhead" from a performance of "All Day".[69] West was heavily censored during the performance, with lyrics such as "My leather black jeans on" being muted for over 30 second intervals.[69] Out of the five minutes and 18 seconds that West performed at the Music Awards, he was only audible to home viewers for a total of four minutes and 16 seconds.[69] During West's headline set at the 2015 Glastonbury Festival, his performance of the song was restarted after an interruption from comedian Lee Nelson, who wore a "Leezus" T-shirt when interrupting West.[70] West performed the song live on the opening show of the Saint Pablo Tour in Indianapolis on August 25, 2016.[71]

In popular culture

Since its release, "Black Skinhead" has made appearances in various forms of media. The song was first featured in the first trailer for the 2013 crime film The Wolf of Wall Street.[72] A mashup of it with "The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson was played by American DJ Girl Talk at a North Carolina show in July 2013.[5] American rapper Angel Haze freestyled over the song in October 2013 as part of her 30 Gold series.[73] In June 2014, a cover version was performed by American singer Jack White as the opener to his live concert in Dublin.[74] A mashup of "Black Skinhead" and "Shoot the Runner" by Kasabian was performed by indie rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen on the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge in February 2015.[75] The song was used in a 2015 television advert for Sky Bet.[76] The track was used in the opening scene for the 2016 period drama TV series Underground.[77] A cover of the song by Jacques Slade, THURZ & El Prez was featured in the 2016 American comedy film Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising.[78] The song was present in a scene from the 2016 American superhero film Suicide Squad that features Floyd Lawton/Deadshot in Belle Reve.[79] It was used in the trailer for 2017 American action thriller spy film Atomic Blonde as part of a mashup with "Personal Jesus" by English electronic band Depeche Mode.[80] The track is part of the soundtrack for the 2017 video game WWE 2K18.[81] Actor and rapper Jaden Smith sampled the song on his debut album Syre (2017).[82] The track appeared in a 2018 car commercial for the Toyota Camry.[83]

Remix

A remix featuring American singer Miley Cyrus was recorded on August 25, 2013, shortly after the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, with her and West skipping the after-party to record.[84] The pair of them also worked on some other tracks during the recording session, which had a possibility of appearing on Cyrus' then-upcoming album Bangerz.[84] Producer Mike Will Made It took part in the session, having added some production to the remix of "Black Skinhead".[84] The remix leaked on January 21, 2016, and was revealed to feature Lupe Fiasco and Travis Scott in addition to Miley Cyrus.[85] The track heavily samples Tears for Fears' 1985 song, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" from their album Songs from the Big Chair and features Cyrus singing a rendition of the hook.[85][86]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the Yeezus liner notes.[87]

  • Songwriter – Kanye West, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Thomas Bangalter, Malik Jones, Cydel Young, Elon Rutberg, Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, Sakiya Sandifer, Mike Dean and Derrick Watkins
  • Producer – Kanye West and Daft Punk
  • Additional production – Gesaffelstein, Brodinski, Mike Dean, Lupe Fiasco, Jack Donoghue, and Noah Goldstein
  • Engineer – Noah Goldstein, Anthony Kilhoffer, and Mike Dean
  • Mix – Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios, Los Angeles, CA
  • Mix assisted – Delbert Bowers and Chris Galland
  • Mastering – Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound & Vlado Meller at Masterdisk, NYC

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[98] Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[99] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[100] Platinum 1,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United Kingdom June 19, 2013 Contemporary hit radio Def Jam [21]
United States July 2, 2013 Urban contemporary radio [23]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Credited as additional producer

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