Today is the day. "June Eighteen" has long been anticipated, marking the drop date of Kanye West's Yeezus, J. Cole's Born Sinner, and Mac Miller's Watching Movies (and let's not forget Quasimoto, Statik Selektah, and of course, The Based God who decided to join the race today). Whether or not you're planning to go out and buy one of these records today (though you should), you've likely already heard them all, but regardless, Kanye is making it even easier to hear his album, as he has made it available for stream via Spotify.
Happy June Eighteen y'all. Check out Yeezus below.
[Update: Read Full Liner Notes]
Kanye has posted the full liner notes from Yeezus on his official site. This one is for the stans. A couple of notable surprises-- writing credits from Lupe Fiasco (on "Black Skinhead"), CyHi The Prynce (on 9 of 10 tracks!), Malik Yusef, Rhymefest, Sakiya Sandifer (who co-wrote Ye's self-help book), and possibly the weirdest-- Ab-Liva from the Re-Up Gang on "Send It Up". Also (unsurprisingly) a WHOLE LOT of Mike Dean.
Credits below.
1. ON SIGHT (KANYE WEST, GUY-MANUEL DE HOMEM-CHRISTO, THOMAS BANGALTER, MALIK JONES, CHÉ SMITH, ELON RUTBERG, CYDEL YOUNG, DERRICK WATKINS, MIKE DEAN) ASCAP/BMI/COPYRIGHT CONTROL PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST AND DAFT PUNK ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION BY MIKE DEAN #MWA AND BENJI B ENGINEERED BY NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANTHONY KILHOFFER, ANDREW DAWSON AND MIKE DEAN AT NO NAME HOTEL & STUDIOS DE LA SEINE, PARIS; GERMANO STUDIOS, NYC AND SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA ASSISTED BY MARC PORTHEAU, KHOÏ HUYNH, RAOUL LE PENNEC, NABIL ESSEMLANI, KEITH PARRY AT STUDIOS DE LA SEINE, PARIS; KENTA YONESAKA AND DAVID ROWLAND AT GERMANO STUDIOS, NYC AND SEAN OAKLEY, ERIC LYNN, DAVE “SQUIRREL” COVELL AND JOSH SMITH AT SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA MIXED BY NOAH GOLDSTEIN AT SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA MIX ASSISTED BY SEAN OAKLEY,ERIC LYNN, DAVE “SQUIRREL” COVELL AND JOSH SMITH AT SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA CHOIR PRODUCED BY KEN LEWIS DRUMS BY DYLAN WISSING PERCUSSION BY MATT TEITELMAN CHOIR DIRECTOR: ALVIN FIELDS CHOIR: CARMEN ROMAN, K. NITA, JOHN MORGAN, JESSENIA PENA, RONNIE ARTIS, CRYSTAL BRUN, SEAN DREW, NATALIS RUBY RUBERO, LORRAINE BERRY, GLORIA RYANN, TIMEKA LEE CHOIR ENGINEERED BY URI DJEMAL AT MADPAN STUDIOS, NYC CONTAINS INTERPOLATION OF “SERMON (HE’LL GIVE US WHAT WE REALLY NEED)” WRITTEN BY KEITH CARTER, SR. PUBLISHED BY KEITH CARTER PUBLISHING. USED BY PERMISSION.
2. BLACK SKINHEAD (KANYE WEST, GUY-MANUEL DE HOMEM-CHRISTO, THOMAS BANGALTER, MALIK JONES, CYDEL YOUNG, ELON RUTBERG, WASALU MUHAMMAD JACO, SAKIYA SANDIFER, MIKE DEAN, DERRICK WATKINS) ASCAP/BMI/COPYRIGHT CONTROL PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST AND DAFT PUNK ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION BY GESAFFELSTEIN, BRODINSKI, MIKE DEAN AND LUPE FIASCO, JACK DONOGHUE AND NOAH GOLDSTEIN ENGINEERED BY NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANTHONY KILHOFFER AND MIKE DEAN AT NO NAME HOTEL, PARIS; STUDIOS DE LA SEINE, PARIS, GERMANO STUDIOS, NYC AND SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA ASSISTED BY MARC PORTHEAU, KHOÏ HUYNH, RAOUL LE PENNEC, NABIL ESSEMLANI, KEITH PARRY AT STUDIOS DE LA SEINE, PARIS; KENTA YONESAKA, DAVID ROWLAND AND KEVIN MATELA AT GERMANO STUDIOS, NYC AND SEAN OAKLEY, ERIC LYNN, DAVE “SQUIRREL” COVELL AND JOSH SMITH AT SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA MIXED BY MANNY MARROQUIN AT LARRABEE STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES, CA MIX ASSISTED BY DELBERT BOWERS AND CHRIS GALLAND MASTERED BY CHRIS GEHRINGER AT STERLING SOUND & VLADO MELLER AT MASTERDISK, NYC
3. I AM A GOD FEAT. GOD (KANYE WEST, GUY-MANUEL DE HOMEM-CHRISTO, THOMAS BANGALTER, ROSS BIRCHARD, JUSTIN VERNON, MALIK JONES, CHÉ SMITH, ELON RUTBERG, CYDEL YOUNG, MIKE DEAN, DERRICK WATKINS, CLIFTON BAILEY, HARVEL HART, ANAND BAKSHI, RAHUL BURMAN) ASCAP/BMI/PRS/COPYRIGHT CONTROL PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST, MIKE DEAN #MWA, AND DAFT PUNK CO-PRODUCED BY HUDSON MOHAWKE ADDITIONAL VOCALS BY JUSTIN VERNON ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING BY NOAH GOLDSTEIN, CHE POPE AND TRAVI$ SCOTT ENGINEERED BY NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANTHONY KILHOFFER AND MIKE DEAN AT NO NAME HOTEL, PARIS AND GERMANO STUDIOS, NYC ASSISTED BY MARC PORTHEAU, KHOÏ HUYNH, RAOUL LE PENNEC, NABIL ESSEMLANI, KEITH PARRY AT STUDIOS DE LA SEINE, PARIS AND KENTA YONESAKA AND DAVID ROWLAND AT GERMANO STUDIOS, NYC MIXED BY MANNY MARROQUIN AT LARRABEE STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES, CA MIX ASSISTED BY DELBERT BOWERS AND CHRIS GALLAND CONTAINS SAMPLES OF “FORWARD INNA DEM CLOTHES” PERFORMED BY CAPLETON, COURTESY OF GREENSLEEVES RECORDS LTD. WRITTEN BY C. BAILEY AND H. HART, PUBLISHED BY BMG CHRYSALIS MUSIC O/B/O GREENSLEEVES PUBLISHING LIMITED AND STB MUSIC, INC. (ASCAP). CONTAINS SAMPLES OF “ARE ZINDAGI HAI KHEL” BY MANNA DEY, RAHUL BURMAN, ASHA BHOSLE, LICENSED COURTESY OF SAREGAMA INDIA BY ARRANGEMENT WITH THE ROYALTY NETWORK, INC. WRITTEN BY ANAND BAKSHI AND RAHUL BURMAN, PUBLISHED BY TENYOR MUSIC (BMI)
4. NEW SLAVES (KANYE WEST, CHRISTOPHER BREAUX, CYDEL YOUNG, BEN BRONFMAN, MALIK JONES, CHÉ SMITH, ELON RUTBERG, SAKIYA SANDIFER, LOUIS JOHNSON, MIKE DEAN, GABOR PRESSER, ANNA ADAMIS) ASCAP)/BMI/COPYRIGHT CONTROL PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST CO-PRODUCED BY BEN BRONFMAN ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION BY MIKE DEAN #MWA, TRAVI$ SCOTT, NOAH GOLDSTEIN, SHAM JOSEPH, CHE POPE ADDITIONAL VOCALS: FRANK OCEAN NOISES AND VOCAL SOUNDS CREATED AND ENGINEERED BY KEN LEWIS ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING BY HUDSON MOHAWKE AND ARCA ENGINEERED BY NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANTHONY KILHOFFER AND MIKE DEAN AT NO NAME HOTEL, PARIS; GERMANO STUDIOS, NYC AND SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA ASSISTED BY MARC PORTHEAU, KHOÏ HUYNH, RAOUL LE PENNEC, NABIL ESSEMLANI, KEITH PARRY AT STUDIOS DE LA SEINE, PARIS; KENTA YONESAKA, DAVE ROWLAND AND KEVIN MATELA AT GERMANO STUDIOS, NYC AND SEAN OAKLEY, ERIC LYNN, DAVE “SQUIRREL” COVELL AND JOSH SMITH AT SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA MIXED BY ANTHONY KILHOFFER AT SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA MIX ASSISTED BY SEAN OAKLEY, ERIC LYNN, DAVE “SQUIRREL” COVELL AND JOSH SMITH AT SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA CONTAINS A SAMPLE OF “GYÖNGYHAJÚ LÁNY” PERFORMED BY OMEGA, USED COURTESY OF HUNGAROTON RECORDS AND FOTEXNET KFT. WRITTEN BY GABOR PRESSER AND ANNA ADAMIS.
5. HOLD MY LIQUOR (KANYE WEST, MIKE DEAN, JUSTIN VERNON, KEITH COZART, ELON RUTBERG, CHÉ SMITH, MALIK JONES, ALEJANDRO GHERSI, CYDEL YOUNG, DERRICK WATKINS) ASCAP/BMI/COPYRIGHT CONTROL PRODUCED BY MIKE DEAN AND KANYE WEST ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION BY ARCA AND NOAH GOLDSTEIN ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENTS BY MIKE DEAN #MWA (GUITAR SOLO) ENGINEERED BY NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANTHONY KILHOFFER AND MIKE DEAN AT NO NAME HOTEL, PARIS; GERMANO STUDIOS, NYC AND SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA ASSISTED BY MARC PORTHEAU, KHOÏ HUYNH, RAOUL LE PENNEC, NABIL ESSEMLANI, KEITH PARRY AT STUDIOS DE LA SEINE, PARIS; KENTA YONESAKA AND DAVID ROWLAND AT GERMANO STUDIOS, NYC AND SEAN OAKLEY, ERIC LYNN, DAVE ‘SQUIRREL” COVELL AND JOSH SMITH AT SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA MIXED BY MANNY MARROQUIN AT LARRABEE STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES, CA MIX ASSISTED BY DELBERT BOWERS AND CHRIS GALLAND VOCALS BY CHIEF KEEF AND JUSTIN VERNON
6. I’M IN IT (KANYE WEST, JUSTIN VERNON, JEFFREY ETHAN CAMPBELL, JOSH LEARY, MALIK JONES, CYDEL YOUNG, SAKIYA SANDIFER, ELON RUTBERG, MIKE DEAN, ANDRE HARRIS, JILL SCOTT, VIDAL DAVIS, CARVIN HAGGINS, KENNY LATTIMORE) ASCAP/BMI/COPYRIGHT CONTROL PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST CO-PRODUCED BY EVIAN CHRIST AND DOM $OLO ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION BY NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ARCA AND MIKE DEAN #MWA VOCALS BY JUSTIN VERNON AND ASSASSIN “OH” VOCALS CREATED BY TAMMY INFUSINO AND KEN LEWIS – ENGINEERED BY BRENT KOLATALO ENGINEERED BY NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANTHONY KILHOFFER AND MIKE DEAN AT NO NAME HOTEL, PARIS; GEE JAM STUDIOS, PORT ANTONIO, JAMAICA; REAL WORLD STUDIOS, BATH, ENGLAND AND SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA ASSISTED BY MARC PORTHEAU, KHOÏ HUYNH, RAOUL LE PENNEC, NABIL ESSEMLANI, KEITH PARRY AT STUDIOS DE LA SEINE, PARIS; MAT ARNOLD AT REAL WORLD STUDIOS, BATH, ENGLAND; DALE AT GEE JAM STUDIOS, JAMAICA, AND SEAN OAKLEY, ERIC LYNN, DAVE “SQUIRREL” COVELL AND JOSH SMITH AT SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA MIXED BY NOAH GOLDSTEIN AT SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA MIX ASSISTED BY SEAN OAKLEY, ERIC LYNN, DAVE “SQUIRREL” COVELL AND JOSH SMITH AT SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA CONTAINS SAMPLES OF “LATELY” PERFORMED BY KENNY LATTIMORE, USED COURTESY OF SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. WRITTEN BY A. HARRIS, J. SCOTT, V. DAVIS, C. HAGGINS AND K. LATTIMORE, PUBLISHED BY SONY/ATV TUNES LLC (ASCAP)/EMI APRIL MUSIC INC. O/B/O ITSELF AND TOUCHED BY JAZZ MUSIC (ASCAP)/UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. O/B/O DIRTY DRE MUSIC/JAT CAT MUSIC PUBLISHING, INC./BLUE’S BABY MUSIC/NIVRAC TYKE MUSIC (ASCAP).
7. BLOOD ON THE LEAVES (KANYE WEST, ROSS BIRCHARD, ELON RUTBERG, MALIK JONES, TONY WILLIAMS, CYDEL YOUNG, MIKE DEAN, LEWIS ALLEN) ASCAP)/BMI/PRS/COPYRIGHT CONTROL PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST, HUDSON MOHAWKE AND LUNICE CO-PRODUCED BY CARLOS BROADY FOR SIX JULY PRODUCTIONS, INC. ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION BY 88-KEYS, MIKE DEAN #MWA AND ARCA ENGINEERED BY NOAH GOLDSTEIN AND ANTHONY KILHOFFER AT NO NAME HOTEL, PARIS; GERMANO STUDIOS, NYC AND SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA ASSISTED BY MARC PORTHEAU, KHOÏ HUYNH, RAOUL LE PENNEC, NABIL ESSEMLANI, DAMIEN PROST, KEITH PARRY AT STUDIOS DE LA SEINE, PARIS; KENTA YONESAKA AND DAVID ROWLAND AT GERMANO STUDIOS, NYC AND SEAN OAKLEY, ERIC LYNN, DAVE “SQUIRREL” COVELL AND JOSH SMITH AT SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA MIXED BY NOAH GOLDSTEIN AT SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA MIX ASSISTED BY SEAN OAKLEY, ERIC LYNN, DAVE “SQUIRREL” COVELL AND JOSH SMITH AT SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA CONTAINS A SAMPLE OF “STRANGE FRUIT” AS PERFORMED BY NINA SIMONE. COURTESY OF THE VERVE MUSIC GROUP, A DIVISION OF UMG RECORDINGS, INC. UNDER LICENSE FROM UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISES. USED BY PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. WRITTEN BY LEWIS ALLEN. USED BY PERMISSION OF EDWARD B. MARKS MUSIC COMPANY (BMI)/MUSIC SALES CORPORATION (ASCAP).
8. GUILT TRIP (KANYE WEST, SCOTT MESCUDI, CYDEL YOUNG, MIKE DEAN, LARRY GRIFFIN JR., KEITH ELAM, KEVIN HANSFORD, DUPRE KELLY, CHRIS MARTIN, AL-TERIK WARDRICK, MARLON WILLIAMS, TERRENCE THORNTON, TYREE PITTMAN) ASCAP/BMI/COPYRIGHT CONTROL PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST, MIKE DEAN #MWA AND S1 ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION BY TRAVI$ SCOTT AND ACKEE JUICE ROCKERS ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING BY NOAH GOLDSTEIN (SFX) ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENTS BY CHRIS “HITCHCOCK” CHORNEY (CELLOS) ENGINEERED BY NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANTHONY KILHOFFER AND MIKE DEAN AT NO NAME HOTEL, PARIS; THE MERCER HOTEL, NYC; GERMANO STUDIOS, NYC; SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA AND REAL WORLD STUDIOS, BATH, ENGLAND ASSISTED BY MARC PORTHEAU, KHOÏ HUYNH, RAOUL LE PENNEC, NABIL ESSEMLANI, KEITH PARRY AT STUDIOS DE LA SEINE, PARIS; KENTA YONESAKA AND DAVID ROWLAND AT GERMANO STUDIOS, NYC; MATT ARNOLD AT REAL WORLD STUDIOS, BATH, ENGLAND AND SEAN OAKLEY, ERIC LYNN, DAVE “SQUIRREL” COVELL AND JOSH SMITH AT SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA MIXED BY NOAH GOLDSTEIN AT SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA MIX ASSISTED BY SEAN OAKLEY, ERIC LYNN, DAVE “SQUIRREL” COVELL AND JOSH SMITH AT SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA CONTAINS INTERPOLATIONS OF “CHIEF ROCKA,” WRITTEN BY K. ELAM, K. HANSFORD, D. KELLY, C. MARTIN, A. WARDRICK AND M. WILLIAMS, PUBLISHED BY EMI APRIL MUSIC INC./MARLEY MARL MUSIC INC. (ASCAP)/ALMO MUSIC CORP./GIFTED PEARL MUSIC INC. (ASCAP)/ROYNET MUSIC/LOTUG MUSIC (ASCAP)/BMG CHRYSALIS US O/B/O FOUR KNIGHTS MUSIC (BMI)/GHETTOMAN MUSIC (ASCAP) CONTAINS A SAMPLE OF “BLOCKA REMIX” (ACKEE JUICE ROCKERS) WRITTEN BY TERRENCE THORNTON AND TYREE PITTMAN, PUBLISHED BY SONY/ATV SONGS LLC/NEIGHBORHOOD PUSHA (BMI)/YOUNG CHOP PRODUCTIONS/WARNER CHAPPELL (ASCAP).
9. SEND IT UP (KANYE WEST, LOUIS JOHNSON, GUY-MANUEL DE HOMEM-CHRISTO, THOMAS BANGALTER, ALEJANDRO GHERSI, MIKE LEVY, SAKIYA SANDIFER, AB LIVA, ELON RUTBERG, MIKE DEAN, MOSES DAVIS, COLIN YORK, LOWELL DUNBAR) ASCAP/BMI/COPYRIGHT CONTROL PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST AND DAFT PUNK CO-PRODUCED BY GESAFFELSTEIN AND BRODINSKI ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION BY ARCA AND MIKE DEAN #MWA ENGINEERED BY NOAH GOLDSTEIN AND ANDREW DAWSON AT NO NAME HOTEL AND STUDIOS DE LA SEINE, PARIS ASSISTED BY MARC PORTHEAU, KHOÏ HUYNH, RAOUL LE PENNEC, NABIL ESSEMLANI, KEITH PARRY AT STUDIOS DE LA SEINE, PARIS MIXED BY ANTHONY KILHOFER AT SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA MIX ASSISTED BY SEAN OAKLEY, ERIC LYNN, DAVE “SQUIRREL” COVELL AND JOSH SMITH AT SHANGRI-LA, MALIBU, CA VOCALS BY KING LOUIE KING L APPEARS COURTESY OF EPIC RECORDS CONTAINS A SAMPLE OF “MEMORIES” PERFORMED BY BEENIE MAN, COURTESY OF VP MUSIC GROUP, INC. WRITTEN BY M. DAVIS, C. YORK AND L. DUNBAR AND PUBLISHED BY TAFARI MUSIC, INC. (ASCAP)/UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING/DUBPLATE MUSIC/SHOCKING VIBES MUSIC/JACK RUSSELL MUSIC LTD.
10. BOUND 2 (KANYE WEST, JOHN STEPHENS, CHARLIE WILSON, CHÉ POPE, ELON RUTBERG, CYDEL YOUNG, MALIK JONES, SAKIYA SANDIFER, MIKE DEAN, NORMAN WHITESIDE, BOB MASSEY, ROBERT DUKES, RONNIE SELF) ASCAP/BMI/COPYRIGHT CONTROL PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST CO-PRODUCED BY CHÉ POPE ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION BY ERIC DANCHILD, NOAH GOLDSTEIN, NO ID AND MIKE DEAN ENGINEERED BY NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANTHONY KILHOFFER AT NO NAME HOTEL AND STUDIOS DE LA SEINE, PARIS ASSISTED BY MARC PORTHEAU, KHOÏ HUYNH, RAOUL LE PENNEC, NABIL ESSEMLANI, KEITH PARRY AT STUDIOS DE LA SEINE, PARIS ADDITIONAL VOCALS BY CHARLIE WILSON ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENTS BY MIKE DEAN (BASS, GUITAR) MIXED BY MANNY MARROQUIN AT LARRABEE STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES, CA MIX ASSISTED BY DELBERT BOWERS AND CHRIS GALLAND CONTAIN INTERPOLATIONS OF “AEROPLANE (REPRISE),” WRITTEN BY N. WHITESIDE AND PUBLISHED BY DUST INDEX (BMI). CONTAINS SAMPLES OF “BOUND” PERFORMED BY THE PONDEROSA TWINS PLUS ONE. UNDER LICENSE FROM RHINO ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, A WARNER MUSIC COMPANY AND RMG MUSIC INC./ROBINSON MUSIC GROUP, LLC. WRITTEN BY B. MASSEY AND R. DUKES AND PUBLISHED BY GAMBI MUSIC, INC. ADMINISTERED BY SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC. (BMI). CONTAINS A SAMPLE OF “SWEET NOTHIN’S” PERFORMED BY BRENDA LEE. COURTESY OF MCA NASHVILLE, A DIVISION OF UMG RECORDINGS, INC. UNDER LICENSE FROM UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISES. USED BY PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. WRITTEN BY RONNIE SELF AND USED COURTESY OF SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC. (BMI).