Kanye West

Released: January 21, 2016

Featuring: Miley Cyrus Travis Scott

Songwriter: Ian Stanley Roland Orzabal Chris Hughes Malik Yusef CyHi The Prynce Fonzworth Bentley Elon Rutberg Lupe Fiasco Sakiya Sandifer Kanye West MIKE DEAN Thomas Bangalter Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo Travis Scott

Producer: Lido

[Intro: Miley Cyrus]
Welcome to your life
Diamond through the light
This Miami vice
It's that life (Okay, okay, yeah, yeah)
Dodging bullets in the air when (Okay, okay)
There's cameras everywhere, yeah (okay, okay)
You don't know how to act right
Everybody wants to rule the world

[Verse 1: Kanye West, Travis Scott & Miley Cyrus]
For my theme song (Black)
My leather black jeans on (Yea-ah)
My by-any-means on
Pardon, I'm gettin' my scream on (Ooh-ah)
Enter the kingdom (Black)
But watch who you bring home
They see a black man with a white woman
At the top floor they gon' come to kill King Kong (Skrrrt)
(Straight up)
Middle America packed in
Came to see me in my black skin (Yea-ah)
Number one question they're askin'
Fuck every question you askin' (Straight up, yeah)
If I don't get ran out by Catholics
Here come some conservative Baptists
Claiming I'm overreactin'
Like them black kids in Chiraq, bitch

[Bridge: Miley Cyrus & Travis Scott]
Actin' on your worst behavior (Ooh)
Turn your back on all your haters
Everybody wants to rule the- (Ooh-ooh)
Everybody wants to rule the world (Straight up)
The world (Straight up)

[Refrain: Kanye West]
(Now)
But there's nowhere to go (Now)
And there's no way to slow (Down)
If I knew what I knew in the past
I would've been blacked out on your ass

[Break: Travis Scott & Miley Cyrus]
Yea-ah
Everybody
Yea-ah, oh
Everybody
Yea-ah, uhh-uh

[Chorus: Kanye West & Travis Scott]
Four in the mornin', and I'm zonin'
Everybody wants to rule the world
They say I'm possessed, it's an omen
I keep it 300, like the Romans
The world, the world, the world
300 bitches, where the Trojans?
Baby, we livin' in the moment
The world, the world, the world
I've been a menace for the longest
But I ain't finished, I'm devoted
And you know it, and you know it

[Verse 2: Kanye West & Miley Cyrus]
(Ohh-oh-oh-oh)
Stop all that coon shit
Early morning cartoon shit
This is that goon shit
Fuck up your whole afternoon shit
I'm aware I'm a wolf
Soon as the moon hit
I'm aware I'm a king
Back out the tomb, bitch (Yea-ah)
Black out the room, bitch
Stop all that coon shit
These niggas ain't doin' shit
Them niggas ain't doin' shit
Come on homie what happened
You niggas ain't breathin', you gaspin'
These niggas ain't ready for action-action
Ready-ready for action

[Chorus: Kanye West]
Four in the mornin', and I'm zonin'
I think I'm possessed, it's an omen
I keep it 300, like the Romans
300 bitches, where the Trojans?
Baby, we livin' in the moment
I've been a menace for the longest
But I ain't finished, I'm devoted
And you know it, and you know it

[Refrain: Kanye West & Travis Scott]
So follow me up 'cause this shit 'bout to go (Down)
I'm doin' 500, I'm outta control (Now)
But there's nowhere to go (Now)
And there's no way to slow (Down)
If I knew what I knew in the past (The world, the wor-)
I would've been blacked out on your ass

[Interlude: Kanye West, Travis Scott & Miley Cyrus]
God
God (Straight up)
God
God (Yea-ah)
God (Do it, do it, do it, yea-ah, uh)
God (Yea-ah)
God (Yea-ah, uh)
God
God (Do it, do it, do it)
God
God

[Outro: Travis Scott]
Everybody wanna rule it
Get inside it, why they do it
Everybody, ride a little bit
Everybody, body do it
Do it, do it

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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