Kanye West’s “I Love Kanye” Remixes Are Popping Up Everywhere
Kanye West's newest album,The Life of Pablo, has been the talk of the music industry -- picked apart and dissected -- since its release last month. As of now, ‘Ye’s album is only available through TIDAL (subscribers of the streaming service jumped from 1 million to 2.5 million due to Yeezy's project), but its initial success may lead to a physical release. Until that happens, the limited rollout resulted in over 500,000 illegal downloads, which is something the rapper wants to handle in court.
But there's a bright side to the album -- its received great reviews. The high points are aplenty. "Ultralight Beam" is universally the most celebrated song on the album. Fonzworth Bentley told an incredible story of how the track, which features Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, The-Dream and Kirk Franklin, came together. "Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1" has also become a fan favorite while also sparking the internet to create some hilarious Metro Boomin memes that play on his drop, "If young Metro don't trust you I'ma shoot ya." "Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 2" features G.O.O.D. Music's newest signee Desiigner plus "Famous" made headlines for 'Ye's Taylor Swift line.
If you break the LP down, which XXL did, you will find a lot of things that stick out, like how many times the MC says his own name. One song that features his name a surprising number of times is "I Love Kanye," the interlude on the LP. Artists like Key Wane, DJ Premier and more have put their own spin on "I Love Kanye." Check out the best remixes so far below.
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League Create "Old Kanye"
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League and 8 Bars added an instrumental to the cut, calling the new concoction “Old Kanye.”
The Tampa, Fla. production trio turned the beatless interlude into a mellow ride by infusing cascading chords. Stige adds a second verse to the track making it a full song. “These motherfuckers wanna get on it/Now I got the whole world wearing my shit/Oh, Imma spaz out any moment/Everybody wanna jump on my dick,” he raps.
Producer Rook shared the reasoning behind making the track. “It wasn’t just about making a beat, because that’s not what J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League does. We aren’t beat makers,” he said. “We wanted to take Kanye’s verse and make it into a full-blown song."
DJ Premier Debuts “I Love Kanye (T.L.O.Preemix)”
DJ Premier worked his magic and created “I Love Kanye (T.L.O.Preemix).” Providing his signature boom bap sound to ‘Ye’s vocals, Preem turns the song into something that sounds like it could’ve landed as an interlude on a Black Moon album. Adding in scratches from Kanye’s Late Registration, Premier does enough damage in 90 seconds to have listeners clamoring for an official ‘Ye and Premo collab.
The Jerry Seinfeld Remix Arrives
Twitter user @Seinfeld2000 mashed up the iconic theme song for Seinfeld with 'Ye's lyrics to "I Love Kanye" and made something wonderful.
I Love Seinyehttps://t.co/ZFgzv13PDK
— Seinfeld Current Day (@Seinfeld2000) February 14, 2016
Stefan Ponce Adds His Spin on "I Love Kanye"
Chicago producer Stefan Ponce makes a soulful remix of the Kanye West's The Life of Pablo track. He infuses the soulful sample of the Dramatics' "I Dedicate My Life to You," with with the orginal song and gives birth to something spectacular.
Key Wane Flips the Track With "Kanye"
Producer Key Wane releases his remix to Kanye West's "I Love Kanye" titled “Kanye.” The soulful update gives the song an extra kick to it and runs pretty fast. Key Wane has worked closely with Big Sean, appearing all over his Dark Sky Paradise album.
Statik Selektah & Green Lantern Unleash "I Hate (the New) Kanye"
Producers Statik Selektah and Green Lantern remix Kanye’s “I Love Kanye.” The guys bring it back to the old 'Ye by throwing in a nod to classics like "Overnight Celebrity" and deliver a soulful soundscape in the process.
9th Wonder Gives a Yeezy Preview
9th Wonder previewed his version of "I Love Kanye" -- which sounds incredible -- but hasn't released the full song yet.
TM88 Turns "I Love Kanye" Into a Trap Song
808 Mafia's TM88 takes Kanye West's I Love Kanye" and turns it into a trap song. The new record is dark and ridiculously addictive. Don't get too lost in the sauce.
Fans Mashes "I Love Kanye" With 'NBA on NBC' Theme Song
A genius somewhere out in the world made a mashup of Kanye West's 'The Life of Pablo' song "I Love Kanye" with the classic NBA on NBC theme song. The creators also photoshopped Kanye's head over the NBA logo. Applaud that man.
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