Ty Dolla $ign also features on the track, weaving his voice in with the other two to create a magnetic montage. 2).” In the first chorus, West makes an allusion to his controversial song “Lift Yourself” with the ad lib “scoop!”-“Lift Yourself” contains the ever-enigmatic “poopy-di-scoop” verse. Grandiose vocals and a menacing rock beat collide to create the prominent track “Freeee (Ghost Town Pt. An evil laugh interlude creates a sinister opening for Cudi’s verse, which contains a line alluding to both the album’s title and the Offset and Metro Boomin collaboration “Ric Flair Drip”: “Kids see ghosts off the ropes, Ric Flair on your bitch.” West and Cudi keep the song’s “Oh, oh, oh” refrain to produce a primal rallying call between the two verses. The duo follows up explosive drum beats with a pulsing bass-heavy track titled “4th Dimension.” The old-timey sound of a sample of Louis Prima’s jovial “What Will Santa Claus Say” sets an eerie tone for the hit. “Fire” is authentically Kid Cudi and allows the rapper’s rock-infused hip-hop to overpower West’s tendencies toward electronic beats. The intense build gives way to an a cappella ending where Kid Cudi croons “Heaven lift me up,” before a soft distorted electric guitar riff drowns out the rapper’s humming. It is almost comical to imagine West giving a live performance of the track, which could easily end up sounding more like an off-brand recreation of the infamous “gra-ta-ta” vine rather than the product of a well-established rapper’s genius.ĭespite early blemishes, the album takes off with the explosive beat of “Fire,” which melds a militaristic tambourine sound with deep drum hits and intermingling flute. The seven-track album opens with Kid Cudi’s hollowed-out voice echoing “I can still feel the love” on “Feel the Love,” a track that descends into the madness of West’s new interesting vocal style with a chorus that features the rapper chanting “Gat-gat, gat, ga-gat-ga-ga-gat” over a chest-pounding drum beat. West finds his groove on the Kid Cudi collab KIDS SEE GHOSTS as the duo backs up fleshy verses with imaginative beats. Meanwhile, ye ’s recent release was met with great criticism, both for its unambitious barebone beats and questionable lyricism. DAYTONA, a seven-track Pusha T album produced by West, and ye both presented their own set of problems: The music on DAYTONA was overshadowed by headlines about the controversial use of a photo of the late Whitney Houston’s bathroom and Pusha T’s “The Story of Adidon” diss track that called out Drake for being an absent father, a track that was not featured on the album. Kanye West has had a busy summer thus far, releasing three albums in three weeks.
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