Black Skinhead - Muziek
Black Skinhead by Kanye West
Kanye West
Biografie van de kunstenaar Kanye West
Ye Born Kanye Omari West On June 8 1977 In Atlanta Georgia Professionally Known As Kanye West Is A Grammy Award-Winning American Rapper Producer Singer Author Director Performance Artist And Fashion Designer. West Began Making Beats And Rapping In The Early 90s In His Hometown Of Chicago Illinois When He Formed The Rap Group Go Getters With Chicago Natives GLC And Really Doe. He Later Gained Nationwide Popularity Through His Work In New York Where He Began Producing Tracks For Artists Such As Jay-Z Twista Mase Talib Kweli And Alicia Keys. West's Style Of Production Often Utilizes Pitched-Up Vocal Samples Usually From Soul Songs With His Drums And Instruments. The First Major Label Song He Produced Was The Truth By Beanie Sigel And His First Major Release Featuring His Trademark Vocal Sampling Style Was This Can’t Be Life A Track From Jay-Z’s The Dynasty Roc La Familia. West Said He Sped Up The Drum Beat Of Dr. Dre’s Xxplosive To Use As A Replacement For His Drums On This Can’t Be Life. West Has Said That Wu-Tang Clan Producer RZA Influenced Him In His Style And Has Said On Numerous Occasions That Wu-Tang Rappers Ghostface Killah And Ol’ Dirty Bastard Were Some Of His All-Time Favorites. Said Kanye West “Wu-Tang? Me And My Friends Talk About This All The Time… We Think Wu-Tang Had One Of The Biggest Impacts As Far As A Movement. From Slang To Style Of Dress Skits The Samples. Similar To The Production Style I Use RZA Has Been Doing That.” In 2004 After Being Pushed Aside By Many Record Companies Who Felt He Wasn't A Marketable Hip-Hop Artist He Managed To Release His Debut Solo Album The College Dropout On Roc-A-Fella Records. The Album Received Critical Acclaim Including 10 Grammy Nominations And The Awards For Album Of The Year And Best Rap Album As Well As Defining The Style For Which West Would Become Known "wordplay" And Heavy Sampling Of The 70s Soul And RnB Tracks. Not Content To Rest On His Laurels West Invested Two Million Dollars And Hired A String Orchestra To Help With His Latest Effort Late Registration 2005 . West Collaborated With Jon Brion To Help Develop The Sound Of The Album Despite His Lack Of Experience In Hip Hop Production. The Album Received Widespread Acclaim Like Its Predecessor And Again Claimed The Best Rap Album Award At The Grammys. West Was No Stranger To Controversy Such As Storming Out At The 2004 American Music Awards After Not Receiving Best New Artist But Just Days After The Release Of His Second Studio Album West Began Embroiled In A Major Controversy After Going Off-Script During Hurricane Katrina Broadcast Proclaiming "George Bush Doesn't Care About Black People" Which Bush Claimed Was "one The Most Disgusting Moments Of My Presidency". In January 2006 West Posed On The Cover Of Rolling Stone Wearing A Crown Of Thorns Once Again Attracting Controversy. For His Third Release West Was Keen To Produce Songs That Could Be Used More Effectively When Performing In Arenas. For Graduation The Third And Ultimately Final Entry Into His 'Dropout Bear' Series West Drew Musical Inspiration From The Rolling Stones Led Zeppelin Bob Dylan And Johnny Cash. In The Lead Up To The Album He Became Involved In A Friendly Rivalry With 50 Cent Over Which Of The Two Artists' Upcoming Albums Would Sell More As They Were Both Released On The Same Day. West Ultimately Sold 957 000 Copies In The First Week Of Release Outselling Curtis By A Large Margin. The Albums Lead Single "Stronger" Sampled Daft Punk And Was West's Third Number One On Billboard 200. Many Proclaim West's 'victory' Over 50 Cent To Be The 'death' Of Gangster Rap As The Dominant Hip Hop Subgenre. Following The Death Of His Mother Donda West And The End Of His Engagement To Long Term Partner Alexis Phifer West Abandoned His Initial Plan To Release A Fourth Album Entitled Good Ass Job And Shocked His Fans By Releasing 808s And Heartbreak Which Was Full Of Autotune Singing Extensive Use Of The TR-808 Drum Machine Themes Of Love Loss And Loneliness And Very Little Rapping. It Received Slightly More Mixed Reviews Than His Previous Efforts But Many Critics Cite 808s And Heartbreak As The Catalyst For A New Wave Of Rappers Most Prominently Drake Due To Its Themes Which Were Uncommon In Mainstream Hip-Hop. West's Grief Seemed To Lead To A Spiral Out Of Control Which Culminated In Him Storming On Stage At The 2009 VMAs To Interrupt Taylor Swift's Award Acceptance Speech To Proclaim That Beyoncé Deserved The Award Instead In A Move That Is Infamous In Pop Culture And Was Vilified By The Entire World In The Aftermath. West Disappeared From The Public Eye Following This And His Upcoming Tour With Lady Gaga Was Cancelled. The Disgraced West Who Was Described As A 'jackass' By President Obama Seemed To Have Much Work To Do To Return To The His Former Glory But He Was About To Embark On What Some Critics Consider To Be The Best Run Of His Career. West Holed Up In Hawaii For A Few Months And Worked Tirelessly To Produce What Many Consider To Be His Magnum Opus. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy West's Fifth Studio Album Was Released In November 2010 To Rave Reviews From Critics Which Solidified His Comeback. In Stark Contrast To His Previous Effort Which Featured A Minimalist Sound Dark Fantasy Adopts A Maximalist Philosophy And Deals With Themes Of Celebrity And Excess. The Record Included The International Hit All Of The Lights And Billboard Hits Power Monster And Runaway The Latter Of Which Accompanied A 35-Minute Film Of The Same Name. During This Time West Initiated The Free Music Program G.O.O.D. Fridays Through His Website Offering A Free Download Of Previously Unreleased Songs Each Friday Of The Week A Portion Of Which Were Included On The Album. Dark Fantasy Went On To Go Platinum In The United States But Its Omission As A Contender For Album Of The Year At The 54th Grammy Awards Was Viewed As A "snub" By Several Media Outlets. Following A Headlining Set At Coachella 2011 That Was Described By The Hollywood Reporter As "one Of Greatest Hip-Hop Sets Of All Time " West Released The Collaborative Album Watch The Throne With Jay-Z. By Employing A Sales Strategy That Released The Album Digitally Weeks Before Its Physical Counterpart Watch The Throne Became One Of The Few Major Label Albums In The Internet Age To Avoid A Leak. Niggas In Paris Became The Record's Highest Charting Single Peaking At Number Five On The Billboard Hot 100. In 2012 West Released The Compilation Album Cruel Summer A Collection Of Tracks By Artists From West's Record Label GOOD Music. Cruel Summer Produced Four Singles Two Of Which Charted Within The Top Twenty Of The Hot 100 Mercy And Clique. West Also Directed A Film Of The Same Name That Premiered At The 2012 Cannes Film Festival In Custom Pyramid-Shaped Screening Pavilion Featuring Seven Screens. Sessions For West's Sixth Solo Effort Begin To Take Shape In Early 2013 In His Own Personal Loft's Living Room At A Paris Hotel. Determined To "undermine The Commercial " He Once Again Brought Together Close Collaborators And Attempted To Incorporate Chicago Drill Dancehall Acid House And Industrial Music. Primarily Inspired By Architecture West's Perfectionist Tendencies Led Him To Contact Producer Rick Rubin Fifteen Days Shy Of Its Due Date To Strip Down The Record's Sound In Favor Of A More Minimalist Approach. Initial Promotion Of His Sixth Album Included Worldwide Video Projections Of The Album's Music And Live Television Performances. Yeezus West's Sixth Album Was Released June 18 2013 To Rave Reviews From Critics. It Became The Rapper's Sixth Consecutive Number One Debut. Def Jam Issued "Black Skinhead" To Radio In July 2013 As The Album's Lead Single. On September 6 2013 Kanye West Announced He Would Be Headlining His First Solo Tour In Five Years To Support Yeezus With Fellow American Rapper Kendrick Lamar Accompanying Him Along The Way. In November 2013 West Stated That He Was Working On And Recording His Next Studio Album. The Album Was To Be Produced By Rick Rubin And Q-Tip.. Kanye Released A Single Entitled "Only One" On December 31 2014 Featuring Paul McCartney As Well As Collaborating With McCartney On The Rihanna Track " FourFiveSeconds" Released In January 2015. West Appeared On The SNL 40th Anniversary Special On February 15th 2015 To Debut A New Song Wolves Featuring Sia Furler And Vic Mensa. Another Single Entitled "All Day" Was Released On March 2 2015 Again Featuring McCartney As Well As Theophilus London Allan Kingdom. In June Of The Same Year Kanye Headlined The Glastonbury Festival In The UK Which Garnered Much Outrage Including A Petition With 135 000 Signatures Against His Appearance Leading To West Declaring He Was "the Greatest Living Rock Star On The Planet" Towards The End Of His Set And The Performance Receiving A Mixed Reaction Among Fans And Critics Due To Its Controversy. In September 2015 West Performed {album Artist Kanye West 808s And Heartbreak In Its Entirety At The Hollywood Bowl Over Two Nights Which Received Rave Reviews A Featured A 60 Person Orchestra Guests Such As Kid Cudi And Mr Hudson And Over 70 Dancers. West Released "Facts" At The Turn Of The New Year. West Had Originally Stated That His Upcoming Album Would Be Called 'So Help Me God' Before Changing The Title To 'SWISH' And Announcing That It Would Be Released On February 11th. In January 2016 He Released "Real Friends" And "No More Parties In LA" Featuring Kendrick Lamar. As Well As Renaming The Album Once Again To "Waves" West Became Involved In Several Twitter Controversies In The Lead Up To The Album Including With Rapper Wiz Khalifa After He Suggested That West Had Stolen The Idea Of The Wave From Other Artists And Seemingly Dissed Kim Kardashian Which Later Turned Out To Be A Misunderstanding Over The Use Of "KK". West Again Changed The Name Of The Album Just Days Before It's Release This Time To "{album Artist Kanye West The Life Of Pablo" And Debuted It At Madison Square Garden On February 11 But Delayed It's Release For A Few Days. On February 14 West Released The Album Are A Performance On SNL. West Initially Claimed The Album Was To Be A Tidal Exclusive But It Was Later Released On Other Streaming Platforms Although It Is Yet To Receive A Physical Release. West Continued To Tinker With The Mixing And Production Of The Album Even After It Was Released And It Was Updated Several Times Including The Final Song "Saint Pablo" In June 2016. West Had Also Made Public His Plans To Release An Album In The Summer Of 2016 Entitled "Turbo Grafx 16" Based On The 1990s Games Console Which Never Surfaced Although He Did Release A Single Thought To Be From The Upcoming G.O.O.D. Music Album "Cruel Winter" Called Champions. In The Same Month A Video For "Famous" Was Released Including Nude Wax Figures Of Celebrities Such As West Kim Kardashian Taylor Swift Donald Trump Chris Brown Rihanna Bill Cosby And George W. Bush. In August 2016 West Embarked On The Ambitious Saint Pablo Tour Which Included A Mobile Stage Suspended From The Ceiling. After The Violent Robbery Of Kim's Jewellery In Paris In October West Had To End A Show Early And Postpone Shows Following It. In The Following Performances West Cancelled Shows Early And Went On Long Winded Rants Against Fellow Artists Such As Jay Z And Beyoncé Among Others As Well As Making Controversial Political Statements Including Implying His Support For Donald Trump. On November 21st 2016 West Cancelled The Rest Of The Tour And Was Hospitalised Due To Sleep Deprivation And Extreme Dehydration. Following This West Disappeared From Social Media And Only Resurfaced 11 Months Later With A Series Of Tweets Which Included Many Philosophical Thoughts And The Announcements Two Albums In June 2018 A Solo Album Which Would Include 7 Tracks On June 1 And A Collaboration With Kid Cudi To Be Released On June 8. On August 29th 2021 Kanye Released His 10th Highly Anticipated Studio Release Donda Via GOOD Music And Def Jam Recordings After A Series Of Three Listening Parties. Personal Life West Was Born In Atlanta Georgia. When He Was Three Years Old As Mentioned In Hey Mama His Parents Divorced And He Moved With His Mother To Chicago Illinois. His Father Ray West Was A Former Black Panther One Of The First Black Photojournalists At The Atlanta Journal-Constitution And Is Now A Christian Counselor. Kanye’s Late Mother Dr. Donda West Worked As A Professor Of English At Clark Atlanta University And The Chair Of The English Department At Chicago State University Before Retiring To Serve As Kanye’s Manager. He Was Later Raised In An Upper Middle Class Background Attending Polaris High School In Suburban Oak Lawn Illinois After Living In Chicago. After Attending The American Academy Of Art A Chicago Art School West Attended Chicago State University But Eventually Dropped Out Due To Poor Grades And To Continue Working On His Music Career. While Attending School West Produced For Local Artists Including On Rapper Grav’s Debut Album Down To Earth. He Later Gained Fame By Producing Hit Singles For Major Hip Hop/R&B Artists Including Jay-Z Talib Kweli Cam’ron Paul Wall Common Mobb Deep Jermaine Dupri Scarface The Game Alicia Keys Janet Jackson And John Legend Among Others. He Also “ghost-Produced” For His Once Mentor Deric Angelettie According To His Song Last Call And The Credits Of Nas’ Poppa Was A Playa. West Was Married To Kim Kardashian. Together They Had Four Children Daughters Named North *2013 And Chicago *2018 And Sons Named Saint *2015 And Psalm *2019 . In 2021 Kardashian Filed For Divorce. In 2020 West Launched An Unsuccessful Independent Presidential Campaign That Primarily Advocated For A Consistent Life Ethic. In 2022 He Faced Backlash And Lost A Number Of Sponsors And Partnerships—including His Collaborations With Adidas Gap And Balenciaga—after Making Antisemitic Statements.
Frogtoon Muziek - Nummerinformatie: Black Skinhead
Kanye-West - Yeezus
"Black Skinhead" Also Stylized As "BLKKK SKKKN HEAD" Is A Song By American Rapper Kanye West From His Sixth Studio Album "Yeezus". It Was Produced By West And Daft Punk. The Song's Lyrics Center On Racial Tensions And The Crumbling Mental State Of The Character West Portrays On The Album. The Song Premiered On Saturday Night Live In May 2013 With West Performing It In Front Of A Projected Backdrop. He Has Since Performed The Song Live On Various Occasions Including At The Glastonbury Festival And The Billboard Music Awards In 2015. It Was Universally Praised By Music Critics And Ranked By Numerous Sites Including Rolling Stone And NME As One Of The Best Tracks Of 2013. The Song's Accompanying Music Video Was Directed By Nick Knight And Features Computer-Generated Imagery Of West With Interactive Options Including "screen Grabbing" And Adjusting The Speed Of His Vocals. The Video Was Released In July 2013 And Has Received Positive Reviews From Critics. Although West Initially Said Yeezus Would Have No Singles "Black Skinhead" Became The First Single Released From The Album. It Was Serviced To Contemporary Hit Radio Stations In The United Kingdom One Day After The Album's Release. On July 2 2013 The Single Was Sent To Urban Contemporary Radio Stations In The United States. The Song Charted In The United States The United Kingdom Scotland Ireland France Canada Belgium And Australia In 2013 And 2014. It Has Since Been Certified Platinum In The United States The United Kingdom And Denmark. American Singer Jack White Covered The Song In June 2014. A Remix Featuring Miley Cyrus Recorded Shortly After The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Leaked Online In January 2016. The Song's Title Uses "skinhead" Which Originated As A Description Of A 1960s British Working-Class Male Subculture Whose Members Often Had Closely Cropped Hair. It Revolved Around Fashion And Music And Went On To Inspire The Punk Rock Scene. Despite Attracting Young Males Across The Political Spectrum The Term Had Come To Be Popularly Associated With Neo-Nazis At The Time Of Single's Release. Travis Scott Said Of His Initial Reaction To The Song "I Jumped Off The Stairs Onto The Couch. I Was Going HAM. That Was When I Heard The 'na Na Na Na' Part For The First Time I Lost My Fucking Mind. That's Some Soccer Anthem-Type Shit." According To Co-Producer Mike Dean The Song Was Almost Left Off Yeezus For Sounding "too Much Like A Soccer Song." In November 2013 Co-Writer Lupe Fiasco Still Felt Unsure What The Song Was Supposed To Be About. He Described It As "a Lot Of Emotional A Lot Of This A Lot Of Cliché A Lot Of Kinda Stuff Balled In Together And It's Just Supposed To Be Presented As A Package And You Digest It." After Its Release As A Single In The United States "Black Skinhead" Entered Charts In North America. The Track Debuted At Number 69 On The US Billboard Hot 100. In The Same Week As Its Hot 100 Debut The Track Also Entered At Number 21 On The US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart. On The Canadian Hot 100 The Song Reached Number 66. The Track Charted In Several Countries Worldwide. After Being Released As A Single In The United Kingdom On June 19 2013 "Black Skinhead" Debuted At Number 48 On The UK Singles Chart And Eventually Peaked At Number 34. It Remained There For A Total Of 16 Weeks And Ranked As The 197th Best-Selling Single Of 2013 In The United Kingdom. In Scotland The Track Also Reached The Top 40 Charting At Number 31 On The Scottish Singles Chart. The Track Reached Number 55 On The Irish Singles Chart And Charted At Number 58 And 59 On The ARIA Singles Chart And The Belgium Ultratip Flanders Chart Respectively. Its Lowest Chart Position Was In France At Number 105 On The SNEP Chart. On October 17 2014 "Black Skinhead" Was Certified Platinum In Denmark And In The United States By The RIAA On October 13 2015. "Black Skinhead" Went Platinum In The United Kingdom On November 23 2018. As Of 2017 "Black Skinhead" Is The 89th Best-Selling Hip-Hop Song Of All-Time In The UK.
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Biography - Kanye West
Ye Born Kanye Omari West On June 8 1977 In Atlanta Georgia Professionally Known As Kanye West Is A Grammy Award-Winning American Rapper Producer Singer Author Director Performance Artist And Fashion Designer. West Began Making Beats And Rapping In The Early 90s In His Hometown Of Chicago Illinois When He Formed The Rap Group Go Getters With Chicago Natives GLC And Really Doe. He Later Gained Nationwide Popularity Through His Work In New York Where He Began Producing Tracks For Artists Such As Jay-Z Twista Mase Talib Kweli And Alicia Keys. West's Style Of Production Often Utilizes Pitched-Up Vocal Samples Usually From Soul Songs With His Drums And Instruments. The First Major Label Song He Produced Was The Truth By Beanie Sigel And His First Major Release Featuring His Trademark Vocal Sampling Style Was This Can’t Be Life A Track From Jay-Z’s The Dynasty Roc La Familia. West Said He Sped Up The Drum Beat Of Dr. Dre’s Xxplosive To Use As A Replacement For His Drums On This Can’t Be Life. West Has Said That Wu-Tang Clan Producer RZA Influenced Him In His Style And Has Said On Numerous Occasions That Wu-Tang Rappers Ghostface Killah And Ol’ Dirty Bastard Were Some Of His All-Time Favorites. Said Kanye West “Wu-Tang? Me And My Friends Talk About This All The Time… We Think Wu-Tang Had One Of The Biggest Impacts As Far As A Movement. From Slang To Style Of Dress Skits The Samples. Similar To The Production Style I Use RZA Has Been Doing That.” In 2004 After Being Pushed Aside By Many Record Companies Who Felt He Wasn't A Marketable Hip-Hop Artist He Managed To Release His Debut Solo Album The College Dropout On Roc-A-Fella Records. The Album Received Critical Acclaim Including 10 Grammy Nominations And The Awards For Album Of The Year And Best Rap Album As Well As Defining The Style For Which West Would Become Known "wordplay" And Heavy Sampling Of The 70s Soul And RnB Tracks. Not Content To Rest On His Laurels West Invested Two Million Dollars And Hired A String Orchestra To Help With His Latest Effort Late Registration 2005 . West Collaborated With Jon Brion To Help Develop The Sound Of The Album Despite His Lack Of Experience In Hip Hop Production. The Album Received Widespread Acclaim Like Its Predecessor And Again Claimed The Best Rap Album Award At The Grammys. West Was No Stranger To Controversy Such As Storming Out At The 2004 American Music Awards After Not Receiving Best New Artist But Just Days After The Release Of His Second Studio Album West Began Embroiled In A Major Controversy After Going Off-Script During Hurricane Katrina Broadcast Proclaiming "George Bush Doesn't Care About Black People" Which Bush Claimed Was "one The Most Disgusting Moments Of My Presidency". In January 2006 West Posed On The Cover Of Rolling Stone Wearing A Crown Of Thorns Once Again Attracting Controversy. For His Third Release West Was Keen To Produce Songs That Could Be Used More Effectively When Performing In Arenas. For Graduation The Third And Ultimately Final Entry Into His 'Dropout Bear' Series West Drew Musical Inspiration From The Rolling Stones Led Zeppelin Bob Dylan And Johnny Cash. In The Lead Up To The Album He Became Involved In A Friendly Rivalry With 50 Cent Over Which Of The Two Artists' Upcoming Albums Would Sell More As They Were Both Released On The Same Day. West Ultimately Sold 957 000 Copies In The First Week Of Release Outselling Curtis By A Large Margin. The Albums Lead Single "Stronger" Sampled Daft Punk And Was West's Third Number One On Billboard 200. Many Proclaim West's 'victory' Over 50 Cent To Be The 'death' Of Gangster Rap As The Dominant Hip Hop Subgenre. Following The Death Of His Mother Donda West And The End Of His Engagement To Long Term Partner Alexis Phifer West Abandoned His Initial Plan To Release A Fourth Album Entitled Good Ass Job And Shocked His Fans By Releasing 808s And Heartbreak Which Was Full Of Autotune Singing Extensive Use Of The TR-808 Drum Machine Themes Of Love Loss And Loneliness And Very Little Rapping. It Received Slightly More Mixed Reviews Than His Previous Efforts But Many Critics Cite 808s And Heartbreak As The Catalyst For A New Wave Of Rappers Most Prominently Drake Due To Its Themes Which Were Uncommon In Mainstream Hip-Hop. West's Grief Seemed To Lead To A Spiral Out Of Control Which Culminated In Him Storming On Stage At The 2009 VMAs To Interrupt Taylor Swift's Award Acceptance Speech To Proclaim That Beyoncé Deserved The Award Instead In A Move That Is Infamous In Pop Culture And Was Vilified By The Entire World In The Aftermath. West Disappeared From The Public Eye Following This And His Upcoming Tour With Lady Gaga Was Cancelled. The Disgraced West Who Was Described As A 'jackass' By President Obama Seemed To Have Much Work To Do To Return To The His Former Glory But He Was About To Embark On What Some Critics Consider To Be The Best Run Of His Career. West Holed Up In Hawaii For A Few Months And Worked Tirelessly To Produce What Many Consider To Be His Magnum Opus. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy West's Fifth Studio Album Was Released In November 2010 To Rave Reviews From Critics Which Solidified His Comeback. In Stark Contrast To His Previous Effort Which Featured A Minimalist Sound Dark Fantasy Adopts A Maximalist Philosophy And Deals With Themes Of Celebrity And Excess. The Record Included The International Hit All Of The Lights And Billboard Hits Power Monster And Runaway The Latter Of Which Accompanied A 35-Minute Film Of The Same Name. During This Time West Initiated The Free Music Program G.O.O.D. Fridays Through His Website Offering A Free Download Of Previously Unreleased Songs Each Friday Of The Week A Portion Of Which Were Included On The Album. Dark Fantasy Went On To Go Platinum In The United States But Its Omission As A Contender For Album Of The Year At The 54th Grammy Awards Was Viewed As A "snub" By Several Media Outlets. Following A Headlining Set At Coachella 2011 That Was Described By The Hollywood Reporter As "one Of Greatest Hip-Hop Sets Of All Time " West Released The Collaborative Album Watch The Throne With Jay-Z. By Employing A Sales Strategy That Released The Album Digitally Weeks Before Its Physical Counterpart Watch The Throne Became One Of The Few Major Label Albums In The Internet Age To Avoid A Leak. Niggas In Paris Became The Record's Highest Charting Single Peaking At Number Five On The Billboard Hot 100. In 2012 West Released The Compilation Album Cruel Summer A Collection Of Tracks By Artists From West's Record Label GOOD Music. Cruel Summer Produced Four Singles Two Of Which Charted Within The Top Twenty Of The Hot 100 Mercy And Clique. West Also Directed A Film Of The Same Name That Premiered At The 2012 Cannes Film Festival In Custom Pyramid-Shaped Screening Pavilion Featuring Seven Screens. Sessions For West's Sixth Solo Effort Begin To Take Shape In Early 2013 In His Own Personal Loft's Living Room At A Paris Hotel. Determined To "undermine The Commercial " He Once Again Brought Together Close Collaborators And Attempted To Incorporate Chicago Drill Dancehall Acid House And Industrial Music. Primarily Inspired By Architecture West's Perfectionist Tendencies Led Him To Contact Producer Rick Rubin Fifteen Days Shy Of Its Due Date To Strip Down The Record's Sound In Favor Of A More Minimalist Approach. Initial Promotion Of His Sixth Album Included Worldwide Video Projections Of The Album's Music And Live Television Performances. Yeezus West's Sixth Album Was Released June 18 2013 To Rave Reviews From Critics. It Became The Rapper's Sixth Consecutive Number One Debut. Def Jam Issued "Black Skinhead" To Radio In July 2013 As The Album's Lead Single. On September 6 2013 Kanye West Announced He Would Be Headlining His First Solo Tour In Five Years To Support Yeezus With Fellow American Rapper Kendrick Lamar Accompanying Him Along The Way. In November 2013 West Stated That He Was Working On And Recording His Next Studio Album. The Album Was To Be Produced By Rick Rubin And Q-Tip.. Kanye Released A Single Entitled "Only One" On December 31 2014 Featuring Paul McCartney As Well As Collaborating With McCartney On The Rihanna Track " FourFiveSeconds" Released In January 2015. West Appeared On The SNL 40th Anniversary Special On February 15th 2015 To Debut A New Song Wolves Featuring Sia Furler And Vic Mensa. Another Single Entitled "All Day" Was Released On March 2 2015 Again Featuring McCartney As Well As Theophilus London Allan Kingdom. In June Of The Same Year Kanye Headlined The Glastonbury Festival In The UK Which Garnered Much Outrage Including A Petition With 135 000 Signatures Against His Appearance Leading To West Declaring He Was "the Greatest Living Rock Star On The Planet" Towards The End Of His Set And The Performance Receiving A Mixed Reaction Among Fans And Critics Due To Its Controversy. In September 2015 West Performed {album Artist Kanye West 808s And Heartbreak In Its Entirety At The Hollywood Bowl Over Two Nights Which Received Rave Reviews A Featured A 60 Person Orchestra Guests Such As Kid Cudi And Mr Hudson And Over 70 Dancers. West Released "Facts" At The Turn Of The New Year. West Had Originally Stated That His Upcoming Album Would Be Called 'So Help Me God' Before Changing The Title To 'SWISH' And Announcing That It Would Be Released On February 11th. In January 2016 He Released "Real Friends" And "No More Parties In LA" Featuring Kendrick Lamar. As Well As Renaming The Album Once Again To "Waves" West Became Involved In Several Twitter Controversies In The Lead Up To The Album Including With Rapper Wiz Khalifa After He Suggested That West Had Stolen The Idea Of The Wave From Other Artists And Seemingly Dissed Kim Kardashian Which Later Turned Out To Be A Misunderstanding Over The Use Of "KK". West Again Changed The Name Of The Album Just Days Before It's Release This Time To "{album Artist Kanye West The Life Of Pablo" And Debuted It At Madison Square Garden On February 11 But Delayed It's Release For A Few Days. On February 14 West Released The Album Are A Performance On SNL. West Initially Claimed The Album Was To Be A Tidal Exclusive But It Was Later Released On Other Streaming Platforms Although It Is Yet To Receive A Physical Release. West Continued To Tinker With The Mixing And Production Of The Album Even After It Was Released And It Was Updated Several Times Including The Final Song "Saint Pablo" In June 2016. West Had Also Made Public His Plans To Release An Album In The Summer Of 2016 Entitled "Turbo Grafx 16" Based On The 1990s Games Console Which Never Surfaced Although He Did Release A Single Thought To Be From The Upcoming G.O.O.D. Music Album "Cruel Winter" Called Champions. In The Same Month A Video For "Famous" Was Released Including Nude Wax Figures Of Celebrities Such As West Kim Kardashian Taylor Swift Donald Trump Chris Brown Rihanna Bill Cosby And George W. Bush. In August 2016 West Embarked On The Ambitious Saint Pablo Tour Which Included A Mobile Stage Suspended From The Ceiling. After The Violent Robbery Of Kim's Jewellery In Paris In October West Had To End A Show Early And Postpone Shows Following It. In The Following Performances West Cancelled Shows Early And Went On Long Winded Rants Against Fellow Artists Such As Jay Z And Beyoncé Among Others As Well As Making Controversial Political Statements Including Implying His Support For Donald Trump. On November 21st 2016 West Cancelled The Rest Of The Tour And Was Hospitalised Due To Sleep Deprivation And Extreme Dehydration. Following This West Disappeared From Social Media And Only Resurfaced 11 Months Later With A Series Of Tweets Which Included Many Philosophical Thoughts And The Announcements Two Albums In June 2018 A Solo Album Which Would Include 7 Tracks On June 1 And A Collaboration With Kid Cudi To Be Released On June 8. On August 29th 2021 Kanye Released His 10th Highly Anticipated Studio Release Donda Via GOOD Music And Def Jam Recordings After A Series Of Three Listening Parties. Personal Life West Was Born In Atlanta Georgia. When He Was Three Years Old As Mentioned In Hey Mama His Parents Divorced And He Moved With His Mother To Chicago Illinois. His Father Ray West Was A Former Black Panther One Of The First Black Photojournalists At The Atlanta Journal-Constitution And Is Now A Christian Counselor. Kanye’s Late Mother Dr. Donda West Worked As A Professor Of English At Clark Atlanta University And The Chair Of The English Department At Chicago State University Before Retiring To Serve As Kanye’s Manager. He Was Later Raised In An Upper Middle Class Background Attending Polaris High School In Suburban Oak Lawn Illinois After Living In Chicago. After Attending The American Academy Of Art A Chicago Art School West Attended Chicago State University But Eventually Dropped Out Due To Poor Grades And To Continue Working On His Music Career. While Attending School West Produced For Local Artists Including On Rapper Grav’s Debut Album Down To Earth. He Later Gained Fame By Producing Hit Singles For Major Hip Hop/R&B Artists Including Jay-Z Talib Kweli Cam’ron Paul Wall Common Mobb Deep Jermaine Dupri Scarface The Game Alicia Keys Janet Jackson And John Legend Among Others. He Also “ghost-Produced” For His Once Mentor Deric Angelettie According To His Song Last Call And The Credits Of Nas’ Poppa Was A Playa. West Was Married To Kim Kardashian. Together They Had Four Children Daughters Named North *2013 And Chicago *2018 And Sons Named Saint *2015 And Psalm *2019 . In 2021 Kardashian Filed For Divorce. In 2020 West Launched An Unsuccessful Independent Presidential Campaign That Primarily Advocated For A Consistent Life Ethic. In 2022 He Faced Backlash And Lost A Number Of Sponsors And Partnerships—including His Collaborations With Adidas Gap And Balenciaga—after Making Antisemitic Statements.
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"Black Skinhead" (also stylized as "BLKKK SKKKN HEAD") is a song by American rapper Kanye West, from his sixth studio album "Yeezus". It was produced by West and Daft Punk. The song's lyrics center on racial tensions and the crumbling mental state of the character West portrays on the album.
The song premiered on Saturday Night Live in May 2013, with West performing it in front of a projected backdrop. He has since performed the song live on various occasions, including at the Glastonbury Festival and the Billboard Music Awards in 2015. It was universally praised by music critics and ranked by numerous sites, including Rolling Stone and NME, as one of the best tracks of 2013. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Nick Knight and features computer-generated imagery of West, with interactive options including "screen grabbing" and adjusting the speed of his vocals. The video was released in July 2013 and has received positive reviews from critics.
Although West initially said Yeezus would have no singles, "Black Skinhead" became the first single released from the album. It was serviced to contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom one day after the album's release. On July 2, 2013, the single was sent to urban contemporary radio stations in the United States. The song charted in the United States, the United Kingdom, Scotland, Ireland, France, Canada, Belgium and Australia in 2013 and 2014. It has since been certified platinum in the United States, the United Kingdom and Denmark. American singer Jack White covered the song in June 2014. A remix featuring Miley Cyrus, recorded shortly after the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, leaked online in January 2016.
The song's title uses "skinhead", which originated as a description of a 1960s British working-class male subculture whose members often had closely cropped hair. It revolved around fashion and music and went on to inspire the punk rock scene. Despite attracting young males across the political spectrum, the term had come to be popularly associated with neo-Nazis at the time of single's release. Travis Scott said of his initial reaction to the song: "I jumped off the stairs onto the couch. I was going HAM. That was when I heard the 'na na na na' part for the first time, I lost my fucking mind. That's some soccer anthem-type shit." According to co-producer Mike Dean, the song was almost left off Yeezus for sounding "too much like a soccer song." In November 2013, co-writer Lupe Fiasco still felt unsure what the song was supposed to be about. He described it as "a lot of emotional, a lot of this, a lot of cliché, a lot of kinda stuff balled in together, and it's just supposed to be presented as a package and you digest it."
After its release as a single in the United States, "Black Skinhead" entered charts in North America. The track debuted at number 69 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In the same week as its Hot 100 debut, the track also entered at number 21 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. On the Canadian Hot 100, the song reached number 66.
The track charted in several countries worldwide. After being released as a single in the United Kingdom on June 19, 2013, "Black Skinhead" debuted at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart and eventually peaked at number 34. It remained there for a total of 16 weeks and ranked as the 197th best-selling single of 2013 in the United Kingdom. In Scotland, the track also reached the top 40, charting at number 31 on the Scottish Singles Chart. The track reached number 55 on the Irish Singles Chart and charted at number 58 and 59 on the ARIA Singles Chart and the Belgium Ultratip Flanders chart respectively. Its lowest chart position was in France at number 105 on the SNEP chart.
On October 17, 2014, "Black Skinhead" was certified Platinum in Denmark, and in the United States by the RIAA on October 13, 2015. "Black Skinhead" went Platinum in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2018.
As of 2017, "Black Skinhead" is the 89th best-selling hip-hop song of all-time in the UK. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.