Kanye West

Released: February 14, 2016

Featuring: Chris Brown

Songwriter: Theophilus London PARTYNEXTDOOR Fab 5 Freddy The World Famous Tony Williams Hudson Mohawke Darryl Mason Robin Diggs Kevin Ferguson Theodore Livingston M.E.S.H. (Germany) Noah Goldstein Malik Yusef Charlie Heat Metro Boomin MIKE DEAN Fonzworth Bentley Elon Rutberg Kanye West CyHi The Prynce Kid Cudi Chris Brown Chance the Rapper

Producer: Hudson Mohawke Metro Boomin MIKE DEAN Kanye West Charlie Heat

[Intro]
Turn it up!

[Verse 1: Kanye West]
Step up in this bitch like (Turn it up!)
I'm the one your bitch like
Yeah I'm the one your bitch like (Turn it up!)
And I be talkin' shit like
I ain't scared to lose a fistfight (Turn it up!)
And she grabbin' on my, like
She wanna see if it'll fit right (Turn it up!)
That's just the wave

[Chorus: Chris Brown & Akon]
(Yeah) Waves don't die
Let me crash here for the moment, yeah
I don't need to own it
No lie
Waves don't die, baby
Let me crash here for a moment
Baby, I don't, I don't need to own you
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) (Turn it up!)

[Verse 2: Kanye West]
Sun don't shine in the shade, ugh (Turn it up!)
Bird can't fly in a cage, ugh (Turn me up!)
Even when somebody go away (Turn it up!)
The feelings don't really go away
That's just the wave

[Chorus: Chris Brown & Akon]
(Yeah) Waves don't die
Let me crash here for the moment
I don't need to own it
No lie
Waves don't die, baby
Let me crash here for a moment
Baby, I don't, I don't need to own you
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

[Bridge: Chris Brown]
No lie
No lie
No lie
You set the night on fire
I'm still gon' be here in the morning
No lie

[Interlude: Kid Cudi & Kanye West]
(Humming)

[Outro: Chris Brown]
No lie
Ooh baby, ooh baby, ooh yeah
You set the night on fire
I'm still gon' be here in the morning
No lie

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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