From Graduation
Anthem from Kanye West’s album Graduation containing a jazz and reggae influence, eschewing trumpets in favor of bright synthesizers and featuring breezy hooks provided by a chopped up vocal sample of “Kid Charlemagne” by Steely Dan
From The College Dropout
Never Let Me Down is interpreted differently by the trio:
Kanye thanks his grandparents for making his mother and him in who they are. And for being his guardian angels -they (will) never let him down.
Jay-Z talks about how he will never let the rap game down – still has it and he always delivers
J. Ivy believes God will never let him down.
From The College Dropout
At one point Kanye reportedly wanted this to be his first single. The song doesn’t actually give much in the way of workout advice, other than recommending sit-ups and crunches. Kanye talks about how women are only valued for their bodies.
From The College Dropout
Kanye allows the listener to make what they want of the ‘spaceship’, be it drugs, quitting work, escaping, a new car, or literally a spaceship. ATRL user KanYe comments "this song is my life rn"