[And now for a slight change of pace. Rather than a classic "middle school" (AKA "Golden Age") hip-hop tune, a brand new one. One that has, as of this writing, not even been officially released. It first leaked as a one-minute snippet on a Kanye West mixtape (pictured above), and within a week had appeared around the internet in complete form. A few days later it was being heard in clubs and from the windows of passing cars across New York City. Built from a loop of Daft Punk's classic dance tune "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" (which was, in turn, created around a sample from an Edwin Birdsong disco track), it's a beat made for absolute sex on the dancefloor. Add some synth stabs, slightly off-kilter breakdowns, inexplicable echo-stutter on the vocals at the end of certain lines, and giant swells of music into every chorus. Then, let Kanye rip the best lyrics he's yet conceived, spraying pop references as he proclaims his invincibilty and presents his case for going home with you. It's co-produced by Kanye and the Daft Punk boys themselves, and it's f***ing 1000% awesome.]
Na-na-now that that don't kill me
Can only make me stronger
I need you to hurry up now
'Cause I can't wait much longer
I know I got to be right now
'Cause I cant get much wronger
Man I've been waitin' all night now
That's how long I've been on ya
(I need you right now
I need you right now)
Let's get lost tonight
You could be my black Kate Moss tonight
Play secretary on the boss tonight
And you don't give a f*** what they all say right?
Awesome, the Christian and Kristen Dior
Damn, they don't make 'em like this anymore
I ask, 'cause I'm not sure
Do anybody make real shit anymore?
Bow in the presence of greatness
'Cause right now thou has forsaken us
You should be honored by my lateness
That I would even show up to this fake shit
So go ahead, go nuts, go apeshit
Specially in my pastel on my Bape sh*t
Act like you can't tell who made this
New gospel homey, take six, and take this, haters
(Me likey...)
I don't know if you got a man or not
If you made plans or not
God put me in the plans or not
I'm trippin', this drink got me sayin' a lot
But I know that god put you in front of me
So how the hell could you front on me?
There's a thousand you's, there's only one of me
I'm trippin', I'm caught up in the moment, right?
This is Louis Vuitton dime night
So we gon' do everything that Kan like
Heard they'd do anything for a Klondike
Well I'd do anything for a blonde dyke
And she'll do anything for the limelight
And we'll do anything when the time's right
Unh, baby you're makin' it
(Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger)
You know how long I've been on ya?
Since Prince was on Apollonia
Since O.J. had Isotoners
Don't act like I never told ya
Baby you're making it (Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger)
