Yesterday, Kanye West tweeted, and as usual, the Internet crumbled to shreds. Last month, Kanye tweeted a picture (of what looked like an album cover) with the words: So Help Me God. Rather than a cry for help, we took 'Ye's words to be the title of his upcoming album, which he plans to release this year--of course, he won't tell us when. His latest tweet did disclose, however, that So Help Me God is no longer the name of his next album. The current title: SWISH.
In true Kanye fashion, he warned us he "might change it again." For now, though, SWISH it is. This isn't the first time we've seen Yeezy throw out a SWISH on Twitter. In mid-March, Kanye tweeted out eight pictures of his naked wife from a yet to be released photo shoot, and wrote "SWISH" (with several exclamation points) on half of them.
So, will 'Ye's next album capture the energy 'Ye feels when he sees Kim naked? "All Day," yes; "Wolves," not so much. Soon after we posted about Yeezy's name change, our users seemed to suggest that SWISH might pose a deeper meaning--an acronym perhaps. Some of y'all created some insightful titles we suspect Kanye would stand behind. Then came the trolls... some of who should be praised for their creativity just the same.
Last, our staff came up with a few of our own acronyms.
Check out the list, vote on your favorites, and keep using your imaginations to decode what SWISH could possibly mean.
COVER
Somewhat Insecure Songs Here
After being inspired by the HNHH community, our staff tried to get inside Kanye's head. Yes, some attempts are more successful than others. Any contenders here?
Somewhat Insecure Songs Here
Sucks When I'm So Heated
Sorry We're In Such Hell
Soundtrack Will Include Serious Heat
Songs Will Insult Salty Hoes
Started Winning In Student Housing
Still Wish I Saved Hoes
Shutup White Ignorant Shit Heads
School Won't Inspire Serious Heroes
Shit, Wifey Is So Hot!
Sorry Wifey I'm So Handsome
And, our personal favorite:
So What's Inside Sway's Hat?
SomeWhereISawHeaven
SomeWhereISawHeaven from "So Help Me God"
With Yeezy's SWISH announcement, "So Help Me God" might have to change his username. Ironically enough, he delivered our first worthy submission, seeing more parallels between SWISH and the original title than first met the eye. Could SWISH stand for SomeWhereISawHeaven? Has Kanye, at some point, seen a little slice of heaven? A nice picture of 'Ye's massive, but painfully conflicted, ego.
Then came the trolls...
Sometimes Wifey & I Shootup Heroin
Sometimes Wifey & I Shootup Heroin from "Fuck T.I.'s snitching ass"
User "Fuck T.I.'s snitching ass" enlightened us with Sometimes Wifey & I Shootup Heroin. We know Kimye likes to party, but with North in the mix, we doubt there are any needles laying around the house. No chills when it comes to Tip, either. Anyway, points for creativity.
Item #4
Salvation's Worth In Sanctuary Holyness from "Captain' Edward Henway"
Next, "Captain' Edward Henway" hit us with the most grandiose title of the bunch: Salvation's Worth In Sanctuary Holyness. Henway certainly flipped the script on SWISH, seemingly Kanye at his most irreverent. In reality, we should expect that SWISH has a deeper meaning only 'Ye can understand.
Item #1
Sorry Whoever Is Still Hating from "Righteous"
"Righteous" hit us with Sorry Whoever Is Still Hating, definitely a winning entry. With Kanye going pop ("Only One"), totally off-the-cuff ("All Day"), and back to his 808 days with "Wolves," all the while starting from the bottom and breaking the upper echelon of the fashion world, Kanye has inspired detractors with his every move. If you're still hating, you're not gonna get it, and you're missing out big-time. Though, Kanye's never been one for apologies...
Barter 7
Barter 7 from "God's Bathroom Floor"
No acronym here, but we couldn't deny this creative entry from "God's Bathroom Floor," who recommended Yeezy troll the troll of all trolls and name his album Barter 7. We know Young Thug plans to name his next album Hy!£UN35, which, somehow, should be pronounced "Hi-Tunes." Nonetheless, Kanye taking over the Barter series would definitely catch Thugga off guard--though he'd probably just go ahead and do something more blasphemous with his next album: Bollege Dropout? Magna Barta Holy Grail?
She's Why I'm Still Here
She's Why I'm Still Here from "King Bookah" (KTT)
We had to forage onto the KTT forum for this one. "King Bookah" proposed SWISH might have some relation to an unreleased song Kanye fans are calling "I Am Not Here," which he debuted snippets of during the 2013 Yeezus tour. Could "I Am Not Here" appear on She's Why I'm Still Here. Or, if Kanye is, indeed, here, again, could it be because of Kim? Of North? Certainly both of ladies will provide the main inspiration in his music.
So, who came up with the best title? If you think up a better one, please share in the comments.