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The Life of Pablo · Ye · 2016 (release year; edition unverified)
A melancholy Arthur Russell sample carries memories of a pre-fame relationship before the performance loosens into extended acknowledgments.
Facts (Charlie Heat Version)
The Life of Pablo · Ye · 2016 (release year; edition unverified)
Charlie Heat rebuilds the earlier track with forceful horns, bass and drums, giving Kanye’s boasts a heavier trap setting.
Fade
The Life of Pablo · Ye · 2016 (release year; edition unverified)
Samples from house and soul records combine into a dancefloor-focused groove, giving the album a distinctly club-oriented change of pace.
Famous
The Life of Pablo · Ye · 2016 (release year; edition unverified)
Kanye’s provocative boasting alternates with Rihanna’s tender singing and a jubilant Sister Nancy sample, making the production warmer than the persona.
Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1
The Life of Pablo · Ye · 2016 (release year; edition unverified)
Kid Cudi’s hook and an explosive beat drop frame Kanye’s uneven movement between sexual memories and present-day romantic attachment.
Feedback
The Life of Pablo · Ye · 2016 (release year; edition unverified)
Microphone-like feedback introduces a boastful assertion of success, with Kanye defending his position while recalling his beginnings.
FML
The Life of Pablo · Ye · 2016 (release year; edition unverified)
Kanye wrestles with sexual temptation and commitment to his family, making self-control the fragile center of a bleak relationship song.
Frank's Track
The Life of Pablo · Ye · 2016 (release year; edition unverified)
Frank Ocean’s former Wolves outro became a standalone piece when Kanye revised The Life of Pablo after its initial release.
Freestyle 4
The Life of Pablo · Ye · 2016 (release year; edition unverified)
An eerie string sample accompanies a narrator overwhelmed by intoxication and sexual impulses, turning a glamorous social setting into disorientation.
Highlights
The Life of Pablo · Ye · 2016 (release year; edition unverified)
Young Thug joins Kanye’s pursuit of memorable achievements, while personal rivalries keep interrupting the song’s aspirational outlook.
I Love Kanye
The Life of Pablo · Ye · 2016 (release year; edition unverified)
An unaccompanied self-parody turns public arguments about old and new Kanye into a joke about fans, celebrity and self-obsession.
Low Lights
The Life of Pablo · Ye · 2016 (release year; edition unverified)
A sampled religious monologue pauses the album’s rapping, offering a devotional introduction before the return to worldly concerns.
No More Parties in LA
The Life of Pablo · Ye · 2016 (release year; edition unverified)
Madlib’s sample-rich production supports an extended Kanye and Kendrick Lamar collaboration, foregrounding rap performances over the album’s more fragmented song structures.
Pt. 2
The Life of Pablo · Ye · 2016 (release year; edition unverified)
A brief account of family strain and bereavement abruptly gives way to Desiigner’s Panda, juxtaposing personal vulnerability with borrowed momentum.
Real Friends
The Life of Pablo · Ye · 2016 (release year; edition unverified)
A weary examination of friendship and family asks how loyalty survives distance, disappointment and the demands of celebrity.
Saint Pablo
The Life of Pablo · Ye · 2016 (release year; edition unverified)
With Sampha’s guest vocals, Kanye revisits debt, online controversy and public judgment while insisting on the value of his vision.
Siiiiiiiiilver Surffffeeeeer Intermission
The Life of Pablo · Ye · 2016 (release year; edition unverified)
A recorded message from Max B gives Kanye approval to use wavy language, preserving a public album-title dispute as an intermission.
Ultralight Beam
The Life of Pablo · Ye · 2016 (release year; edition unverified)
A choir and an ensemble of guest voices turn questions of faith and fate into a gospel-rooted plea for reassurance.
Waves
The Life of Pablo · Ye · 2016 (release year; edition unverified)
Chris Brown’s expansive hook gives this late-added track a bright, redemptive energy within an album repeatedly pulled toward doubt.
Wolves
The Life of Pablo · Ye · 2016 (release year; edition unverified)
The song imagines Kanye and Kim through Mary and Joseph, placing intimacy and protection inside a lonely, spiritually charged scene.