![]() The chorus sees West singing: "We gon' praise our way out the grave, dawg / Livin', speakin', praise God / Walkin' out the graveyard back to life / I serve, follow your word / See with a sight", before his mother finishes the last line of the chorus by saying, "Into the night". It focuses on the people who think negatively about life, reminding them that they have a lot to be thankful for in life. The song opens up with the former's late mother, Donda West, reciting an excerpt of Gwendolyn Brooks' poem, "Speech to the Young: Speech to the Progress-Toward", speaking: "Say to them, say to the down-keepers, the sun-slappers / The self-soilers, the harmony-hushers / Even if you are not ready for the day, it cannot always be night". Lyrically, "Praise God" sees West along with Scott and Baby Keem complimenting Jesus and what He has done for them. Forever grateful for the experience of a lifetime". About collaborating with West, Keem wrote on Twitter: "Ye, an Idol, an Icon. On the second version, West cut some of Scott's lines out to fill himself in and substituted the entire hook with himself singing it. The first version previewed on had Travis Scott doing the first verses and the hook. In the following listening event on August 6, the track received some changes such as more organs being added and the percussion being altered. The song was first played by West at the first listening event for Donda on July 22, 2021. The song appeared on numerous track listing iterations for Donda revealed by West on July 18, 2020. It's like 'Let's try to make gospel cooler, how can other people who may not listen to gospel music listen to it and still get the message?' That's what we were trying to crack with all of the hip hop sounding joints on there. Ka圜yy, who has writing credits on the track, talked about how the track came together in an interview with HipHopDX:Įven the grittiest side, it's still gospel. Japanese music producers Machiko Ryu and Kazuhiko Katō also received writing credits for writing the original song that was sampled. Though most of the track was completely different from its original version, 30 Roc and Zen-tachi still received production credits for creating the original track that inspired the song. ![]() At the first listening event in Atlanta, the sample was swapped out for a choir sample, and by the time of the second listening party, the drums and 808s Zen-tachi and 30 Roc added were taken out completely. The first version of the beat consisted of a sample of a Japanese song with a Spinz 808 pattern. The beat for "Praise God" was originally produced by 30 Roc and Zentachi in early 2020. The song peaked at number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100, alongside reaching number 10 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and the top of the US Gospel and Christian Songs charts. It also features additional vocals from West's late mother, Donda West, for whom the album is named. The song features vocals from fellow American rappers Travis Scott and Baby Keem. " Praise God" is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his tenth studio album Donda (2021). Song by Kanye West featuring Travis Scott and Baby Keem ![]() referencing the Mark of the Beast – as said number is known in religious circles. However, unlike some other rappers they are not advocating it. Instead what they are putting forth is an idea like not associating with those who do.For the person, see Praise-God Barebone. What is sort of interesting is that both Keem and Travis Scott utilize the termed “triple six”, i.e. describing said males and even, in the case of Keem, seemingly himself (in the first verse) using female characteristics.īut the third verse is of a different nature, primarily focusing on, as is more of the standard of The Melodic Blue, Keem’s sexual relationship with some unidentified chick. ![]() Now based on the rest of the song, said addressee(s) would be associates of his and Travis who they find to be less than ideal. They use a lot of, shall we say unisexual language in this song, i.e. That said, it’s not abundantly clear why Baby Keem has decided to name this track so. Maybe durags have some other usage or symbolism we’re not aware of. But going out on a limb, well, when you have those chemicals in your hair, trying to make it curl a certain way, at times they may let off an unpleasant smell. And likewise in the chorus, we have Keem referring to the addressee as a ‘big stench in his life’.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |