Probably no one but Kanye and his exhausted production accountant knows the final tally of guest vocalists, many of whom spent weeks in Hawaii at the start of this year in what West allegedly (and fairly accurately) described as "the craziest studio in the western world right now". Around 10 producers show off on these 13 maximal tracks, in stark contrast to the relative minimalism of West's previous album, 808s & Heartbreak. Comedian Chris Rock is hilariously foul-mouthed at the end of Blame Game his riff on pudenda is taken up again by a sampled Gil Scott-Heron on West's political closer, Who Will Survive in America.
This opulent, saturated LP deploys a symposium of talents from the indie backwoods (Bon Iver), the pop pantheon (Elton John) and many points between. He probably would have done if he was still alive. Having begun his career feted for sped-up soul samples on Jay-Z productions – Devil in a New Dress supplies a flashback here – West is now notorious for his behaviour, rather than his music: his petulant egomania, compulsive tweeting, hissy fits at award ceremonies and, more compellingly, for causing what Bush described as the lowest point of his presidency.Ĭountry singer Conway Twitty is probably the only guest artist who doesn't crop up on West's herculean fifth effort. But no less than two US presidents have referred to Kanye West recently: Barack Obama called him a "jackass" and – worse – George Bush mispronounced his name as "Conway". Written by Kristen Zwicker, Marley Lynch, Hank Shteamer, Gabrielle Bruney, Brent DiCrescenzo, Sophie Harris, Andy Kryza, Andrew Frisicano, Nick Leftley, Tim Lowery, Carla Sosenko, Kate Wertheimer, Steve Smith and Andrzej Łukowski.T he highest office in the land rarely weighs in on American hip-hop. Strap on the sweatband and get ready to move. Some may seem like pretty leftfield choices, but all of them should get your pulse racing. To help you on your fitness journey, we tapped our stable of music geeks – some of which are in much better shape than others – to scour their knowledge of hip-hop, pop, classic rock and for 55 high-energy motivators.
The unifying factor is enough energy to power the national grid, and a decently fast beat to help you keep the pace up.
The perfect workout song is, to some extent, an elusive beast that heavily depends on what type of music you’re into: presumably there are people out there who work out to showtunes, and good for them. Often, you just need the right song to get your blood pumping, your body moving and you mind in the zone. Alright: time to get physical and also musical. Contrary to what the very ripped personal trainer at the gym keeps screaming at you, sometimes the best motivation for working up a sweat isn’t the grunting encouragement of a stranger clutching a protein shake.
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