Kanye West made enough noise with The Life of Pablo but when the video premiered for “Famous,” everyone’s jaws dropped. The song promptly escalated to a public war of words between Yeezy and Taylor Swift, ultimately exposing a phone conversation between the two that Swift said she never had with Kanye.
It seems like an early version of the track also went at Amber Rose, who is also named on the demo. This “Famous” is more soulful than the original (they kept original samples) and features Young Thug trading bars with ‘Ye throughout the whole song and even singing background vocals. There are also different verses that aren’t as aggressive and it is slower tempo than the album version. Also, there is no Swizz Beatz saying “Showtime!” or “Gahdammit!” anywhere on there.
Do you fuck with it more than the final? Listen to it HERE.
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