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Kanye Drops New Songs Via Tabletop A Capella
By Johnny Firecloud
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
It’s fun to hate on Kanye West these days, a deserving punching bag who redefined arrogance and shark-jumping ego trips, but be warned – the seeds have been planted for his inevitable return to glory.
After his mic-grabbing incident was immortalized by Eminem, the 808s & Heartbreak rapper made a return appearance with an unusual step to raise hype for his next album, which is no longer titled Good Ass Job: He showed up at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, California yesterday to preview a handful of new songs – a capella.
Dressed in a suit and standing on top of a table in the conference room of the Facebook office, and laid out verses to Mama’s Boyfriend, Chain Heavy, Lost In The World and Sweat On My Face.
A sampling of lyrics from Lost In The World shows the man hasn’t lost any of his narcissistic flare: You’re my lies / You’re my truth / You’re my war / You’re my truce / You’re my questions / You’re my proof / You’re my stress / You’re my masseuse… and so on, to the hook: If we die in each other’s arms / We’ll still get laid in the afterlife.
An one point, the rap mogul even called out Twitter, before moving on to a compelling narrative from a young boy’s perspective, rapping a warning to his mother’s new boyfriend. It’s a standout that we’ve got high hopes for when the record drops.
Sweat On My Face:
Lost In The World / Chain Gang:
Mama’s Boyfriend:
It’s good to see Weezy looking a little nervous and humble… But we know better than to get used to it.
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[...] and in case you didn’t catch it, you might recognize some of these rhymes from Ye’s tabletop a capellas over at Facebook HQ last month. [...]