9/10 people who listened to Drake’s new playlist ‘More Life’ will all reach the same conclusion: it was an Okay album. Sure, there are some songs here and there but one rises above the rest. That song is ‘Glow’ ft. Kanye West. There’s no question as to why it’s the best song, the secret ingredient is in the title. Particular the part that highlights who is featuring. Kanye is the best part of the best song on the album. Reflecting on this not so surprising truth, I decided to compile a list of other songs that were made great by Kanye’s genius gifts and turn it into a list of his best feature verses.
10. Swagga Like Us (2008)
Only Kanye could open another man’s Grammy award winning song with the line “Mr. West is in the building swagga on a hundred thousand trillion” amidst heavy auto tune and heaping portions of his patented, ever growing braggadocio. The verse just feels so classic Kanye.
9. Knocks you down (2009)
In this feature on Keri Hilson’s big hit, Kanye whips out a softer side not typically shown through his own music. The result is a portrait of a young, lovestruck kid that reflects back at anyone who’s ever had a high school crush. The man is a poet truly.
8. American Boy (2008)
This verse is all fashion Kanye talking. Being the illustrious fashion icon he is, Kanye declares himself the authority in swag and style all while staying the hard rhymer he is.
7. Dilated peoples this way (2004)
This relatively unknown jam shows Kanye as a up and coming talent making moves both financially and socially spitting “I don’t know what’s better gettin laid or gettin paid all i know is when I’m gettin one the others gettin away.” A line that perfectly encapsulates early Kanye.
6. All Your Fault (2015)
“Young Walt Disney, I’ma tell you truthfully if you leave mickey you gon’ end up with a goofy” Dude’s a clown for alluding to Disney characters honestly. But he’s a baller for actually making it a dope verse. Who else could pull that off?
5. Run This Town (2009)
Kanye starts out lamenting on the growing burden of fame “Next time I’m in church please no photos” but ends on the subject of cars and women cementing his superstar status just a year before dropping his undisputed masterpiece in ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’
4. Birthday Song (2012)
Him and two chains say repeatedly in the hook exactly what they want for their birthdays yet Ye still feels the need to expound on it in his own verse. I feel like he could have just written out a birthday list or something but I’m glad he didn’t.
3. Forever (2009)
This is just some quality Yeezy flow. Going from pop culture references to grieving lost loved ones and rejecting his own celebrated social status, Kanye covers all his bases with eloquence and swag.
2. Sanctified (2014)
In the opening verse of this Rick Ross song, Yeezy makes the argument that he’s more than a mere mortal superstar but quite possibly a musical deity worthy of legend status. The man compares himself to both Muhammad Ali and some sort of religious prophet who speaks directly to God. Whether you love or hate Ye it is impossible to deny he’s very ballsy and very good at what he does.
1. Lollipop Remix (2008)
This verse represents Kanye at his creative pinnacle. Running off the success of graduation, the world is in his hands, and now he’s going for the throne. Here he is up next to Lil Wayne, the undisputed owner of the rap game at the time. Lollipop Remix serves as the proverbial passing of the torch from Wheezy to Yeezy as the new Champion of Hip-Hop/Rap.
