Kanye and Rihanna collaboration is 'about to be released'
Kanye at the iHeartRadio Music Summit:
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[Kanye West] told candid stories about past interactions with record execs, producers, his managers and working with Sir Paul McCartney. He swore he asked Sir Paul “What was ***** like in the ’60s?” In between tales, he would sing or rap a verse or a chorus of a song and even sang “Only One” a cappella.
This went on for almost an hour.
West finally played a new song featuring Rihanna that he said he’s about to release, pulled the plug on his laptop and walked off stage to a standing ovation. During the break, there were some mixed reactions to what happened, not to mention the fact that his stream-of-consciousness monologue put the day an hour behind schedule. But that said, no one could deny that it was clearly a moment.
Music video has already been shot according to Ty Dolla Sign who worked on it with Kanye, Rih, and Paul McCartney.
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Originally posted by Billboard
He finished by playing one new song: a duet with Rihanna (title unknown) that featured acoustic guitar and a big, soaring chorus and melody with a massive hook. He then slammed his laptop shut and walked offstage to a standing ovation.
Rumour has it that Rih & Ye are actually the only ones singing/rapping on this. The other artists are just producers I hope this is true but let's just wait
Rumour has it that Rih & Ye are actually the only ones singing/rapping on this. The other artists are just producers I hope this is true but let's just wait
It is a good assumption tbh. Ty may be doing background vocals like he does on Only One apparently, but I doubt he plays a big role in the song considering he wasn't even invited to the filming of the music video.
I'm glad Kanye isn't mad that Ty spilled the beans.