Kanye West's Coolest Collaborations
Yeezy has made some good music with a lot of people.
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Kanye West and Young JeezySong: "Amazing" - Still riding off the huge success of their street anthem "Put On" (2008), the lead single off Young Jeezy's third studio album, The Recession, Ye and Jeezy put out "Amazing" for Yeezy's 2008 album, 808s and Heartbreak. The track, which featured vocals from G.O.O.D. Music's Mr Hudson, spelled another hit for the pair and is most noted for it's use during the 2009 NBA playoffs. (Photo: By REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni /Landov)
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Kanye West, Jay-Z, T.I., Lil WayneSong: "Swagga Like Us" - "Swagga Like Us" was another epic hit for Mr. West and not simply because of the features. Using a sample from British rapper M.I.A.'s recent breakthrough hit "Paper Planes," the song, released as the second single off T.I.'s sixth studio album Paper Trail (2008). The song was a hit, as it was nominated for the Grammy for Best Rap Song and won Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 2009 Grammy Awards where all featured artists, including a very pregnant M.I.A. (she was nine months!) infamously performed the song live. (Photo: By Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Kanye West and RihannaSong: "All of the Lights" - Kanye's "All of the Lights," the fourth single off My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, is most noted for the powerful vocals from G.O.O.D. Music artist Kid Cudi and Rihanna, who, now at the top of her game, lent some serious star power to the track. However, the song has several other features that aren't officially listed including John Legend, Charlie Wilson, The-Dream, Elly Jackson, Alicia Keys, Fergie and Elton John, whose vocals are layered on the hook. The epic hit has sold more than one million digital units and is viewed by many as a contemporary classic. (Photo: By Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)
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Kanye West and Jamie FoxxSong: "Gold Digger" - Jamie Foxx had just stepped away from an Oscar-winning silver screen portrayal of R&B singer Ray Charles in the biopic Ray (2004) when West commissioned him to record the hook on "Gold Digger." The light-hearted ode to money-grubbing beauties' clever sample of Ray Charles' "I Got a Woman" made it an instant classic. Once holding the title for most digital downloads in one week (80,000) as well as the fastest selling digital download, the song has sold more than three million digital copies to date, indicating it's stance as a must-have song. Although both records have since been broken, "Gold Digger," which was featured on Ye's second album, Late Registration (2005), won a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance in 2006. (Photo: By Reuters/Lucy Nicholson /Landov)
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Kanye West, Jamie Foxx, TwistaSong: "Slow Jams" - In 2003, Ye jumped on Twista's "Slow Jamz" track with Jamie Foxx. The soulful hit ultimately became a number-one single for Twista and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap/Song Collaboration in 2005. Although it originally appeared as the first single off Twista's 2003 Kamikaze album, Ye liked it so much he added it to his own debut album, The College Dropout (2004). (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
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Kanye West and Adam Levine - "Heard Em Say," the gold-certified third single off Ye's Late Registration, featured a diversion from the usual cast of hip hop feature artists by enlisting Adam Levine, lead vocalist of the soulful rock group Maroon 5. (Photo: By Brad Barket/Getty Images)
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Kanye West and Pusha TSong: "Runaway"KK - The track, which became the second single off My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, was debuted live at the MTV Video Music Awards in September 2010. Ye would later direct a 35-minute short film surrounding the theme of this particular song and other tracks on the album that garnered him a nomination for Video of the Year at the upcoming BET Awards. (Photo: By Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for VEVO)
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Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Bon IverSong: "Monster" - Arguably one of the best songs released during Kanye's G.O.O.D. Friday series, the track featured Rick Ross, Jay-Z, notable newcomer Nicki Minaj and Justin Vernon of indie folk group Bon Iver. The song became the third official single off his fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. (Photo: By Walik Goshorn / Retna Ltd.)
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Kanye West and Chris MartinSong: "Homecoming" - A clever tribute to West's hometown of Chicago, "Homecoming" uses an extended metaphor to express his love for his city, similar to fellow Chicagoan Common's classic "I Used to Love Her." Talking about a girl name Wendy as a way of addressing The Windy City, the track was the final single off Kanye's chart-topping third studio album, Graduation (2007) and featured vocals from Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin. (Photo: By Kevin Winter/Getty Images)(Photo: By Dave Hogan/Getty Images)