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2024 song by Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Hoodrat" is a song by the American hip-hop superduo ¥$, composed of rapper Kanye West and singer Ty Dolla Sign from their debut studio album, Vultures 1 (2024). The song features an excerpt of an interview from Mike Tyson, highlighting West's skill as a leader despite his mental issues.
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In a 2020 interview, boxer Mike Tyson said that West sounds like a leader in spite of his mental health issues. Tyson commented that West is deluded enough to believe he is God-like, referencing his 2013 track "I Am a God".[1][2] The boxer later questioned people saying West was right after his alleged antisemitism in 2023, feeling he had potential to incite hateful groups like Nazis.[2] West and Tyson met in Saudi Arabia during October, the same time the rapper was working on the album.[3]
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Composition
The chorus of "Hoodrat" features monotonous sirens, which chant its title repeatedly.[4][5][6] The outro features an excerpt from the Tyson interview, asserting that West has "some mental fuckin' issues" like most leaders do.[7] Tyson acknowledges how West thinks he is a God, concluding that the rapper's detractors recognize his greatness and his words are "basically affirmations for success".[5][7]
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