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Kanye West says he knew one lyric he wrote would make him famous worldwide

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Published 09:43 8 Jun 2024 GMT+1

Kanye West says he knew one lyric he wrote would make him famous worldwide

The controversial rapper claimed he knew the moment that he was going to become an icon

Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair

Kanye West has revealed the one lyric he wrote that he knew straight away would thrust him to fame.

The controversial music artist, who now goes by Ye, has not been shy in the spotlight following his rise to fame in the mid-2000s.

West established himself as a successful producer and rapper in the industry, starting his own record label before eventually venturing out into the fashion world with his famous Yeezy collaboration with Adidas.

Since those days though, the 47-year-old's political views have taken the headlines, with moves such as supporting Donald Trump and making anti-Semitic comments not making him the public's favourite figure.

His relationship, marriage and divorce from Kim Kardashian was also put under the microscope but apparently, the Atlanta-born artist saw all of the attention coming from a mile away.

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In 2019, West revealed in an interview with James Corden as part of their '300,000-foot Carpool Karaoke', while on the way to his Sunday Service choir, that he knew the moment his life would change for good.

The revelation came while he was in a Virgin Megastore on an escalator, weirdly enough.

Kanye West is convinced that his fame is all down to one lyric. (Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
Kanye West is convinced that his fame is all down to one lyric. (Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

He explained: "I remember saying, 'Breathe in this moment, because this will be the last moment I can walk around in public'.

"Because I had written the line, 'She got a light-skinned friend look like Michael Jackson/ Got a dark-skinned friend look like Michael Jackson'."

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The 'Gold Digger' artist said that he knew after that lyric was released, he knew that he 'wouldn't be able to walk the streets for the rest of [his] life'.

Corden then asked if he really was that 'confident' that the song the line was in, 'Slow Jamz' featuring Jamie Foxx, would be so successful.

Ye responded saying: "In the success of that line. I was like, 'I will be famous after this line'."

The 2003 track was released through Atlantic and Roc-A-Fella Records, and is originally a song by rapper Twista, featuring Foxx and West.

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It was the first chart-topping tune for all three artists, as it peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 soon after its release.

On the UK Singles Chart, it peaked at number three and on the US's end-of-the-year chart in 2004, it came in at 16th place.

It looked like Ye was right, but there was more to come.

West has not looked back since. (Paul Hawthorne/Getty Image)
West has not looked back since. (Paul Hawthorne/Getty Image)

In 2004, the song was nominated for Best Collaboration at the 4th BET Awards. In 2005, at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, it was put forward for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.

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Alongside songs such as 'Gold Digger', 'Stronger', and 'Runaway', 'Slow Jamz' is still widely seen as one of Ye's best and most popular hits to this day.

Maybe this Kanye West guy knows a thing or two about music.

Featured Image Credit: Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images / Paul Hawthorne/Getty Image

Topics: Kanye West, Music, Fashion, Celebrity

Joshua Nair
Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair is a journalist at LADbible. Born in Malaysia and raised in Dubai, he has always been interested in writing about a range of subjects, from sports to trending pop culture news. After graduating from Oxford Brookes University with a BA in Media, Journalism and Publishing, he got a job freelance writing for SPORTbible while working in marketing before landing a full-time role at LADbible. Unfortunately, he's unhealthily obsessed with Manchester United, which takes its toll on his mental and physical health. Daily.

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