The 10 ESSENTIAL Kanye West Songs
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- čas přidán 16. 01. 2023
- Kanye West is one of my favorite artists of all time and it can be difficult to know where to start and get into his music. That's why I've picked TOP 10 songs that represent kanye and are KANYE WEST ESSENTIALS.
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Includes songs from his albums: The College Dropout, Late Registration, Graduation, 808s and Heartbreak, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (MBDTF), Yeezus, The Life Of Pablo (TLOP), Ye. Includes songs like Runaway, Through The Wire, Ghost Town & more! - Hudba
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Wow
Ai content L
Read your bible! (KJV, preferably) ♥
NO. You don't stop to talk! SOOO annoying..
Based off your channel name i think we all know what song will be on this
LMAO
Yes, Drunk and Hot Girls will definitely be on here 😎
@@coastercraziness DaHG is a banger btw. Sue me
@@pitanga1724 based
@@pitanga1724 it actually is and it baffles me how people hate it
i think "ye" is the most underrated album from kanye's discrography because its a beautiful album where we can see the human part of Kanye
Its up there definitely on the underrated list
@@AntonioRunaway facts
ye > tcd
@@layers3458 no
@@layers3458 no
Kanye having so many "this is his best song" songs shows just how good his music really is
Yep lol
Read your bible! (KJV, preferably) ♥
@Abel6298 why Kjv?
@@abel6298ew don’t preach KJV. Biggest red flag 🚩 for Christians
@@samoshields1806 Why????????
Last Call so underrated I haven't seen a comment that mentions it and it literally tells big part of Kanye's history
Ive seen so many comments ab last call lol but ye i get u
my fav song off tcd
last call in honestly a masterpiece, the way kanye can keep you listening 13 minutes straight while he is just talking about shit happening in his life is just amazing
Goated song
So is family business
Great video! My 10 picks would’ve been :
1 Jesus walks
2 Hey mama
3 I wonder
4 Street lights
5 Runaway
6 Lost in the world
7 Hold my liquor
8 Saint Pablo
9 Ghost town
10 Come to life
All of the songs you mentioned i had in the rough draft i made for this video lol, i think theyre all fair picks
graduation ur fav album?
I would swap I wonder with big brother or everything I am
what about violent crimes
come to life w
I think my 10 would’ve been
1. Through the Wire
2. Hey Mama
3. I Wonder
4. Homecoming
5. Street Lights
6. Runaway
7. Devil In A New Dress
8. New Slaves
9. Famous
10. Ghost Town
Most of these aren’t my favorites on these albums, however these tracks are so Kanye that you have to listen to them to really understand who he is
Yeah thats the idea i went for in this video, famous is in no way one of my favorite songs but it has to be in there.
@@AntonioRunaway I really enjoy Famous but it’s probably not top 5 TLOP or anything. But it’s so Kanye that you have to listen to it lol
Bro a lot of these are just personal, not actually important to Kanye's catalog.
Y’all forgetting the most Kanye song - I love Kanye
last call is also a very good song to understand his story
Lost in the world is so underrated, so glad someone else recognizes how great it is
It really is!
Yesss finally we see this great song in a top Kanye songs video
Brotherrrrrr
easily one of my favorite songs
I’m lost in the wooooooooorrrrrrrrllllllllllddddddddd
Top 10 songs Father Ye has made
1.All Falls Down
2. Touch the sky
3. Good Morning
4. I Wonder
5. Good Life
6. Dark Fantasy
7. Runaway
8. Bound 2(Top 3 sample oat)
9. No More parties in LA
10. Violent Crimes
There are def many other songs I could add but these are top 10 IMO (Chronological order).
Nice list! Also otis sample is better.
Oml this list is awesome
Bound 2 overrated
This is basically mine but switch violent crimes with ghost town, and parties in la with saint pablo and switch some orders
@@kyleerway5685 nah just way overplayed
He’s arguably the most versatile rapper the game has ever seen!
Facts!
Not arguably
@@2nolio276 your right. He is the most versatile ever
Last Call would make a good addition to that list/ swap it out with Through the Wire. Last Call has a great sample and that 8 minute spoken-word outro that showcases Kanye's early backstory as an underdog.
True but its not really the most listenable song
Jesus lord is worth to mention. Personal favorite in donda album
literally the best song on the college dropout
its literal ear candy for me lmao from the beat to the verses, to the story told. Hella motivational, and gives me a feeling that i cant describe, as if im feeling safe.
Last call is probably top 3 Ye for me. It’s so fucking beautiful
1. Jesus Walks
2. Two Words
3. We Major
4. I Wonder
5. Flashing Lights
6. Welcome to Heartbreak
7. Dark Fantasy
8. Runaway
9. Hold My Liquor
10. Saint Pablo
Cool
finally someone appreciates Lost In The World, it's my favourite from MBDTF and in my top 5 kanye songs, love that song so much
Yep, really underrated imo
Doesn’t get enough respect. Idk where I rank it anymore but it’s amazing and makes me tear up every time
it’s amazing and underrated asf but diand runaway gorgeous and more are better, mbdtf just too stacked
Lost in the world isn’t even a deep cut, sad to see it so underrated 😔
Not in my top 5, but probably the best closing for me
great list, I really enjoyed it but I think Saint Pablo is by far one of the most great and essential tracks of Kanye, and I would put that song instead of Lost In The World
Fair, i had it in debate
@@AntonioRunaway should have had it
This would be my picks:
01. Through The Wire
02. Heard 'Em Say
03. I Wonder
04. Street Lights
05. Devil In a New Dress
06. Runaway
07. Black Skinhead
08. No More Parties In LA
09. Ghost Town
10. Off The Grid
Nice
DUDE!!! I heard a lot of Kanye songs and already thought I had a good experience with his masterpieces, but some the songs you named I never heard and its crazy to go through them and fell in love with Kanyes art again
Thanks a lot man ❤
Ayee! Glad the video fulfilled its purpose!
Thank you for including Roses. This is my personal favourite and i can relate a lot to it. Such a beautiful song.
Felt like it had to be on here
Personally I would’ve put Devil in a new dress and Drive Slow on the list, not only are they bangers but the production is incredible and the story of them both is great aswell
Fair
id say drive slow isn't anything special compared to the rest of late registration you could honestly say anything off that album on this list
Mike dean's guitar solo slayed it. That was hardest guitar shit i've ever heard. It reminds me of some kinda very powerful emotion
I completely agree on both of those picks. Drive Slow is one of my favorites
Great list. Lost in the world gives me chills at the climax. Best drop to ghost town is next level also
Mhm
Glad to see Lost in the World on here, its such an amazing song and easily a top 3 song on MBDTF.
Oh yeah 100%, idk about top 3 on mbdtf just cuz of how packed that album is, but i thiiink it may be?
YES, this is what people need. hearing the kind of underrated streetlights is soo good to hear in these kinds of videos. i think this list is perfect for beginners listening to kanye.
Im glad people have been liking this list, it was hard leaving songs out lol
@@AntonioRunaway bro, list what’s perfect in my opinion
I believe you forgot about a few songs i would like to add to the list:
1. Diamonds from Sierra Leone. It feels like you're in a whole musical while listening to it.
2. Two Words. If you've ever heard of his Freestyle with Mos Def in his earliest times as a musician, you will see how much Kanye was ambitious and full of drive to succeed.
3. Heaven and Hell. I mean just look at the text. This song has some real meaning.
4. Good Life. I mean this song just gives so much good vibes, I love it.
Of course this is just my opinion and it's different for everyone :)
Good life almost made it (:
Hell yeah, I also would 100% have Ghost Town, Through The Wire, and Lost in the World in my top 10. Superbly solid list.
Thank you!
You've been dropping a banger after banger for over year, That's the spirit I love it, carry on
Thank you! Big content coming, trust me i have so many more ideas i wanna do
This video is really well made, good picks too! You are very underrated!
Thank you!
Great list
I'd only change Good Morning for Dark Fantasy, i think this is his best intro song and says a lot about him and his personality
Also, i really wanted to include some donda's song, or even Hey Mama, but 10 songs is really short and no song could be replaced by one of them
Yup
lost in the world is as good as runaway i never understood why everyone gives so much love to runaway and not lost in the world
Love that song
I’m starting to listen to Kanye and this list was great. Some of these are songs which got me into Kanye and I listened to the others in the video and started to like him even more after.
Im only getting into Kanye recently, But Ive been Listening to Flashing Lights for years. it always makes me Feel Like Royalty, The Instrumental just makes me feel so good. Im honestly suprised i havent Looked into More kanye Songs earlier.
I love this video, you even included lost in the world and I praise you for it! You described it perfectly, such a unique and underrated song
Thank you!
I think the first 5 songs you picked were awesome, especially those early college dropout tracks, but I'd have added 'gone' and 'touch the sky' as they are both vital songs when referencing kanye and his ability to produce
Yeah but, i tried to show of the other styles hes done
This is a GREAT list, some of my favorites on here and I couldn't have picked better songs from the goat
Glad you liked the list!
im happy you put good morning in here, its not the usual kanye song but its still something that if you're new to his music, you need to listen to.
Yep
Good list! Id put POWER in here as well. Maybe Gold Digger too cuz of the sample.
Fair
Hold My Liqour is actually so amazing, Sosa and Ye worked so well on this song
Facts
So I saw the number song and I was like, this guy knows his stuff. Good video bruh
Thank you!
Goated list, but I would maybe swap Flashing Lights for Homecoming because it emphasizes his connection to Chicago. All of the picks here are goated tho, and I was so happy to see you put Lost in the World in here. The fact that his verse was taken from a love letter to Kim elevates it from top 10 Kanye to top 1 for me. Make more vidoes plz
Thank you!
I get a lot of 'hate' from people who say I still support kanye. But I just say I separate the art from the artist, he made amazing music, despite what he is doing now, that music is just good music to me and nothing more. Especially the songs from the Graduation trilogy, so many of those songs just remind me of being a kid and being in random places since they were always on the radio. Music that lead to remisicing about memories as a kid are PRICELESS. For that alone, I cant stop listening to Kanye lmao
Facts
even tho he’s a racist
@@tw4395 he loves everybody, stop hating and return to christ
Tbh his best intro is Dark Fantasy but great vid. Maybe do this for an artist like Mac Miller, Tyler, and other guys.
Yes im planning on making this a series!
@@AntonioRunaway that would be great. Maybe you could dive into genres other than rap also!
Dark fantasy has gone down a few for me. I love literary all the intro songs, it’s probably not in my top 5 though 😂
10/10 video my man, agree with most of these. Kanye is the GOAT
Thank you!
Great video! I rarely comment on youtube videos but this one is absolutely amazing! Subbed, hope you continue the great content!
Thank you!
I actually agreed with many songs thanks for putting hold my liquor on there it’s so slept on
Fr man, i love that song
Slept on?😭
I almost entirely agree with this. Personally I would go for Hey Mama rather than Roses, and probably include something else in place for Good Morning. Family Business, All of the Lights, or even I Wonder if you want to have something else from Graduation.
I wonder is a very very fair pick
@@AntonioRunaway Obviously up to personal opinion. Honestly really surprised that 8/10 songs I agree with completely. Well done and enjoy the success this video generates.
Really good list! Mine would be:
1. Through the wire
2. Touch the sky
3. Everything i am
4. Homecoming
5. Street lights
6. All of the lights or devil in a new dress
7. Runaway
8. New slaves
9. Saint Pablo
10. Ghost town
Good!
You're gonna make it real big one day bro keep uploading
Thank you!
For anyone just wanting the songs in the vid
1. Through the Wire (0:47)
2. Roses (2:08)
3. Good Morning (3:07)
4. Flashing Lights (4:21)
5. Street Lights (5:21)
6. Runaway (6:17)
7. Lost in the World (7:41)
8. Hold my Liqour (8:45)
9. Famous (10:03)
10. Ghost Town (10:48)
Lol thanks for doing this
I have very different songs in mind for a list like this. I would include: Runaway, Guilt Trip, Lost in the World, Touch The Sky, I Wonder, Hold My Liquor, Slow Jamz, Flashing Lights, Life of The Party, Wolves and some others but I would have to find out how to make that 10 songs lol
HOLY W FOR GUILT TRIP
@@AntonioRunaway you should have put it in this, I think it's the most underrated Kanye West song. It's in my personal top 5 but a lot of people would disagree
Great video my friend an absolute W list, mine would've been :
-Say you will
-Welcome to heartbreak
-Heartless
-Amazing
-Love lockdown
-Paranoid
-Robocop
-Street lights
-Bad news
-See you in my nightmares
And honorable mentions (Coldest winter and Pinocchio story)
LMAO nice
A lot of albums on this list
Bravo for putting street lights!! It's one of the most underrated ye song
For sure!
So glad you mentioned street lights, it’s so under appreciated. Simple but so effective.
Absolutely!
It’s so impossible to narrow it down to JUST 10 songs? Can I narrow it down to only 100?
I was planning to do 25 even LMAO it was really hard
my top 10
1. Runaway
2. Devil in a new dress
3. we major
4. Saint Pablo
5. Ghost town
6. Homecoming
7. No more parties in LA
8. Roses
9. Through the wire
10. Diamonds from Sierra Leone
Great video bro 🙌
Thank you!
My Kanye Starter Pack goes like this
Father Stretch My Hands Pt 1 - A great starter/intro track.
We Don't Care - The first track off of his first album. Perfectly showcases how different his sound was to other hip-hop artists from around the time period.
Gold Digger - Self explanatory, but amazing lyricism over his signature soul beats.
I Wonder - imo the best example of the sound Graduation brought forth.
Street Lights - Shows off a more emotional side of Kanye. But proves songs of that sort can still be bangers.
Can't Tell Me Nothing - Kanye knows how to rap yo.
Freeee (Ghost Town Pt 2) - Showcases another sound of Kanye's. Somewhat of a fusion between rock and hip-hop.
Hey Mama - This song brings tears to my eyes.
Come to Life - Just some of his latest.
Paranoid - Kanye's dance track. But GODDAMN if this one isn't a banger.
New Slaves - We need at least one track off Yeezus and only one of them has the ending of New Slaves in it.
Ghost Town - Another fusion of rock and hip-hop. This song's an anthem.
Through the Wire - No list of essentials is complete without this and Runaway.
Runaway - No list of essentials is complete without this and Through the Wire.
See Me Now - Bonus track. But imo this one is his best mix of both rapping and production.
Thank you for attending my TedTalk y'all
Interesting list!
Great list! I might disagree with some but not because any of those picks were bad but I personally think Kanye got more essential records.
My list would prolly be, chronologically:
1. Last Call
2. Gone
3. Hey Mama
4. I Wonder
5. Street Lights
6. POWER or Runaway
7. New Slaves
8. Famous or NMPILA
9. Ghost Town
10. Jail
Some more I’d have would be songs like
All Falls Down, Family Business, Heard Em Say, Touch The Sky, Late, Homecoming, Devil In A New Dress, Black Skinhead, Ultralight Beam, 30 Hours, Violent Nights, 24, Come To Life, and Jesus Lord
I like the list!
24 is extremely underrated. Jesus Lord is too, but it's probably because its so long. It is the "runaway" of Donda era Ye.
Really relatable good songs displayed enjoyed the video!
Thank you!
Great video man
My essentials:
1- through the wire
2- Diamonds from Sierra leone
3- Touch the sky
4- Flashing lights
5- Paranoid
6- Runaway
7- DIAND
9- Bound 2
10- Ghost Town
Nice, i like all those picks
Top 10 in no particular order.
1. Through the wire
2. Spaceship
3. We Major
4. Gone
5. Homecoming
6. Everything I am
7. Devil in a new dress
8. Blood on the leaves
9. No More Parties in LA
10. Off the grid
This wasnt necessarily a top 10, just songs i think display kanye best. But good list nonetheless!
As a new Kanye listener, this list truly helped me, so thank you!
Glad i could help!
bad time to start listening, i did it too and it sucks to know somebody as talented as him is a nazi
I agree with most of these. Nice video!
Thank you!
I think Last Call is on The top 10 of Kanye's songs.
Nice video, man!!!
Thank you!
LOST IN THE WORLD IS THE MOST SLEPT ON SONG OF ALL TIME
W
Id personally add these songs to the list:
Blood on the leaves
Father stretch my hands
Never let me down
Devil in a dress
Heard 'em say
Cant tell me nothing
But again he's too good of a musician that you could really expand this list quite a bit and even then the songs that wouldn't make it to the list would be worth a listen.
If i were to extend the list those would be up there
Great list
Thank you!
I’m so glad lost in the world and street lights are highlighted here
My top 10 songs would have to be:
1. Through The Fire
2. We Major
3. Homecoming
4. Heartless
5. Lost In The World
6. Blood On The Leaves
7. No More Parties In LA
8. I Thought About Killing You
9. Ghost Town
10. Life Of The Party
Fair, all of these songs were in contention aside from ITAKY
Nice list man
Life of the party is so great but I'd swap i thought about killing you for violent crimes or ghost town
My top 10 personally would have been:
1. Good morning
2. Champion
3. Stronger
4. I wonder
5. Good life
6. Cant tell me nothing
7. Flashing lights
8. Runaway
9. Everything i am
10. Homecoming
Honourable mentions: big brother, good night, the glory
Damn you like graduation huh?
@@AntonioRunaway LOLLL
lmao
Big Brother is a mega under appreciated track
Missed saint Pablo which I’d of said was a must for this list and maybe something off of donda maybe moon or come to life but well made video much love
Thank you!
this video got me into Kanye's discography and I've been a Kanye fan ever since, never looked back :)
Im glad!!!
ASAP Rocky essentials next?
Might be a good idea when his project drops
man, i totaly get it when said about tokyo streets!!! i have the same feeling!! i always though japan has the best... street lights to walk by alone listening to music. such a vibe
Yup lol
So very ultra ficking motivational video. Also, I like your music taste the songs you've chosen are actually good
Thank you!
My personal top 10 list:
1. Ghost Town
2. We Major
3. No More Parties in LA
4. Last call
5. Good Morning
6. New Slaves
7. Two Words
8. Runaway
9. Drive Slow
10. Guilt Trip
So many more I wish I could put here, Kanye has too many hits
He does fr
Personally i think new slaves the better song over guilt trip 🤷♂️
agree with the whole thing. when runaway came up i was hoping lost in the world would come next cuz it’s one of my favorites but not many people know it. made the list perfect
Yessir
Thank you for putting street lights that song is brilliant 🙏🙏
It really is!
oh shit, yea man your pics are amazing fs
Thank you!
This video is sounds so dedicated and i love it
Lol thank you!
you put me on hold my liquor that song is fire asf
great video!
my list would look like this:
1. through the wire
2. last call
3. touch the sky
4. good life
5. street lights
6. dark fantasy
7. on sight (even though i don't really like this song, i just can't lol)
8. saint pablo
9. ghost town
10. come to life
Good list!
Good stuff👀📈
Thank you!
I'm glad you connect with his music the same way I do
Yessir
i love that you included roses, i feel like it ain’t talked abt enough, just a little mad cuz you said that flashing lights was his best rich feeling songs, and that can’t be true when DIAND exist
Good point
Great video!
Here are my top 10:
1: We don't care
2: Roses
3: Hey mama
4: The glory
5: Say you will
6: Runaway
7: New slaves
8: Famous
9: Violent Crimes
10: Life of the party
Nice list!
Good vid, new sub
Thank you!
Great list. I think not including something off of Donda was a miss though. Some songs off that include the soul sound and the trap song that Kanye leans into a lot, especially recently. Still great though. You covered about as many sounds and eras as you could with only 10 songs.
Thank you! And yeah i was strongly thinking about putting in 24 or Come to Life from Donda (imo his best gospel songs) but they got left out.
All going to the playlist haha
W
I listened to all of his albums but still watched
Cool video!
Thank you!
I think the last track on 808s and heartbreaks (the one he sang live) is really important to his character too, and often overlooked
Its good but not an essential imo
This is a pretty good list, me personally I’d probably put I Wonder on here for something more inspirational, but other than that I like all the picks
Yeah at first i narrowed it down to a top 25, I Wonder was in the 25
This is a perfect list
Ayeee thank you!
honestly this was amazing but i might have added violent crimes somewhere in there cuz its one of my favs and its just so good
Good morning was my alarm clock for a lot of college. Those first few seconds stress me out lol
LMAO
My personal list would be through the wire , all falls down , can’t tell me nothing , robocop, runaway , devil in a new dress, bound 2 , new slaves , saint pablo , ghost town
Good list!
W that you mentioned Street lights and Lost in the world
Yessir
you deserve much more subscribers
Thank you!
why was this so accurate? you're so valid.
Yessir
Great time to make this!
LMAO yes perfect time Kanye is in NO CONTREVERSY AT ALL ABSOLUTELY NONE
How can you not have any of these
Can't Tell Me Nothng
All of the Lights
Bound 2
All Day
Father Stretch My Hands pt 1
Hurricane
Cant tell me nothing i was debating about definitely a solid pick, shows off kanyes character
All of the lights is a good pick too its pretty grand but eh, i feel like it could be left out
Bound 2 almost made it, if the list was a top 15 it would have made it
All day is a good song but i dont think it would work on a list like this (However it is one of my favorite ye songs)
fsmhpt.1 is a good pick too, was debating that over famous but decided to go with famous
and hurricane, if the original version dropped 100%, but the released version is not good imo
@@AntonioRunaway best and most polite response to a comment I have gotten on youtube in a long time
this list is actually good 😭 but I would put Hey Mama over Roses. Just beautiful
Fair, i was debating those two and ended up going with Roses.