Kanye West tweeted yesterday that he was leaking a new single. And, as a man of his word, posted the new song 'See Me Now' on his site today.
A collaboration with R&B soul singer (and Gap Band member) Charlie Wilson and pop songstress Beyonce, the track shows Kanye in full-fledged confidence, as he raps "I'm Socrates but my skin more chocolate-y" and "My first watch was a fossil, now I'm in the Louvre, looking for fossils." And while Beyonce delivers the hooks, Wilson adds improvisational vocals in the chorus, crooning, "I know you see me right now, right now."
Produced by West, No I.D. and Lex Luthor, the track -- infused with harmonized "ba-ba-bahs" -- was finished just this morning as late as 5AM, according to the Village Voice.
"I'm bout to drop something for yall summer... This is my job man... GOOD MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" West tweeted this afternoon, before posting the song on his site.
'See Me Now' will be featured on his upcoming album, what was formally know as 'Good Ass Job,' but is now untitled. Expected to be out in November, the album will include his other web-released single, 'Power.' Just last Friday, 'Power''s paired video reigned the Internet all day, as thousands were viewing the 1:42-minute "moving painting."
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