Kanye West

[Chorus: Curtis Mayfield & Pete Rock]
Add a little sugar (Ow!), honeysuckle and (Woo!)
A great big expression of happiness
Boy, you couldn't miss (Uh-huh) with a dozen roses
(Mr. West) Such would astound you
(Pete Rock) The joy of children laughing around you
(Uh) These are all the makings of you (Woo!)

[Verse 1: Kanye West & Pete Rock]
Pete Rock, hit me one time
I give 'em my life, my life, my life, my life in the sunshine
They wanna give me gray skies, get me drunk
Get me high, get me something to get me by
I gave her a handshake, only for my man's sake
She in her birthday suit 'cause of the damn cake
Now there’s crumbs all over the damn place (Uh-huh)
And she want me to cum all over her damn face
I never understood Planned Parenthood
'Cause I never met nobody planned to be a parent in the hood
Taking refills of that Plan B pill
Another shorty that won’t make it to the family will
If I don’t make it, can’t take it, hope the family will
They ain't crazy, they don’t know how insanity feel
Don C. just had a shorty, so it’s not that bad
But I still hear the ghosts of the kids I never had

[Chorus: Curtis Mayfield & Pete Rock]
Add a little sugar (Woo!), honeysuckle and (Come on)
A great big expression of happiness (Ow!)
Boy, you couldn't miss (Uh) with a dozen roses
(Kanye) Such would astound you
(Pete Rock) The joy of children laughing around you
(Uh) These are all the makings of you (Yeah)

[Verse 2: Kanye West]
No electro, no metro, a little retro, ahh, perfecto
You know the demo, your boy act wild
You ain't get the memo? Yeezy’s back in style
Now one room got Gidget—the other got Bridget
What’s more tripped out, dawg, is they sisters
Nah, you ain't listen; they black—they sistas
They mama named 'em after white bitches
So next time you see me on your fallopian
Though the jewelry’s Egyptian, know the hunger’s Ethiopian
Stupid questions like, "Is he gon' be dope again?
Have you seen him? Has anybody spoke to him?"
This beat deserves Hennessy
A bad bitch, and a bag of weed: the Holy Trinity
In the mirror where I see my only enemy
Your life’s cursed? Well, mine’s an obscenity

[Chorus: Curtis Mayfield & Pete Rock]
Add a little sugar (Ow!), honeysuckle and (Uh-huh)
A great big expression of happiness (Woo!)
Boy, you couldn't miss (Uh) with a dozen roses
(Uh-huh) Such would astound you
The joy of children laughing around you (Woo!)
These are all the makings of you

[Interlude: Kid Cudi & Pete Rock]
Keep your hands up, get 'em high now
Don’t let them take your fire
Keep your hands up, get 'em high now (One-two, okay)
Don’t let them take your fire
Keep your hands up, get 'em high now (One-two, okay)
Don’t let them take your fire
Keep your hands up, get 'em high now, yeah
It's Pete Rock, Kanye; one-two, okay
It's Pete Rock, Kanye; one-two, okay
It's Pete Rock, Kanye; one-two, when you don't, shit
And you do when you can, one-two when I wanna
And you— and don't stop, oh

[Chorus: Curtis Mayfield & Pete Rock]
Add a little sugar (Ow!), honeysuckle and (Come on)
A great big expression of happiness (Yeah)
Boy, you couldn't miss (Ah) with a dozen roses
(We did it) Such would astound you (Let's go; let's)
The joy of children laughing around you (Let's)
(Ah!) These are all the makings of you

The ubiquitous Kanye West—from his famous quip, “George Bush doesn’t care about black people,” to “I'ma let you finish,” to marrying Kim Kardashian, to announcing that he’s running for President, and admitting his love for President Trump—you can see that he’s a staple of the tabloids and the entertainment world, industry-wide.

That certainly doesn’t take anything away from his music; as a matter of fact, it only seems to add to his fortuitous career. For instance, his 2010 album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, was universally praised by fans and critics alike; it was recorded during the backlash he received from the Swift interruption and during his break-up with then-girlfriend Amber Rose.

He has scored other well-known hits, as well, from each of his previous studio albums—such as “Stronger,” “Heartless,” and “Gold Digger.” Each of his albums has been massive critical and commercial successes, including his collaboration album with JAY-Z, Watch the Throne. As of 2020, West has won an astounding 21 Grammys, tied with JAY-Z as the most decorated hip-hop artist in Grammy history.

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