Lyrics
"____ ______, on this day we become legendary
Everything we dreamed of
I'm like the fly Malcolm X, buy any jeans necessary"
Good Morning
This Song Sampled Daft Punk's "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" without their permission
Stronger
This song has features from Rihanna, Elly Jackson, Kid Cudi, Fergie, Drake, Alicia Keys and Elton John.
All of the lights
Even though this album was scrapped, many of the beats featured in this album later appeared in "Jesus is King"
Yandhi
In the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, Kanye West famously interrupted this artist's award speech.
Taylor Swift
"In the night, I hear 'em talk
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road
He lost his soul to a woman so ________ "
Heartless
This song samples "I got a woman" By Ray Charles, but has Jamie Foxx singing the vocals
Gold Digger
This Estelle song includes Kanye West as a featured artist, and was written by John Legend
American Boy
This song, unreleased in America, was produced by Kanye for the Teriyaki Boys and features Kanye as a guest artist
I still love H.E.R.
This Album was a Collaboration with Jay-Z, and features songs like, "Who Gon Stop Me," "Otis," and "No Church in the Wild"
Watch the Throne
"You're my devil, you're my angel
You're my heaven, you're my hell
You're my now, you're my forever
You're my freedom, you're my jail
You're my lies, you're my truth
You're my war, you're my truce
You're my questions, you're my proof"
Lost in the World
This song samples, and is heavily inspired by, the Tears for Fears song, "Memories Fade"
Coldest Winter
Travis Scott is featured on this song on Donda (2021) (***You're welcome, Thomas***)
What is "Praise God"
While this mixtape was released on Kanye's SoundCloud and Website before MBDTF came out, it is no longer streamable
G.O.O.D. Fridays Mixtape
This song was dedicated to Kanye's mother, and samples "Today Won't come again"
Hey Mama
"I'm living in that 21st century
Doing something mean to it
Do it better than anybody you ever seen do it
Screams from the haters
Got a nice ring to it
I guess every superhero need his theme music"
Power
This song combines samples from the Arc Choir's "Walk with me," sound effects from "Manual of Arms," and drums from "Ode To Billie Joe" by Lou Donaldson
Jesus Walks
This song features Rihanna and has Paul McCartney playing the background
FourFiveSeconds
This song was created after the extensive backlash because of 2009 MTV awards Incident, and was Kanye's worrying initial response to the controversy.
Never See Me Again
This song symbolizes the repetition of life by repeating the same 4 lines every verse and keeps to Kanye's motif of naming songs after lights
Street Lights
"If you fall on the concrete, that's your asphalt"
See Me Now
This song uses a slowed down sample from Michael Jacksons "P.Y.T." to create the beat
Good Life
In the Kids See Ghosts song "Reborn," who sings these lines
"I'm so—I'm so reborn, I'm movin' forward
Keep movin' forward, keep movin' forward
Ain't no stress on me Lord, I'm movin' forward
Keep movin' forward, keep movin' forward"
Kid Cudi
This song was teased in an adidas ad, but was never dropped. The title refences his belief in his own sanctity
God Level
Kanye West was sued by this dastardly stunt performer after parodying his outfit in the music video for "Touch the Sky"
Evel Knievel