Kanye West closed out his newsmaking week by releasing new music.
The rapper dropped a new track called "Lift Yourself" on Friday evening, hours after teasing the release via Twitter.
I'm going to drop a song with a verse that will bring Ebro the closure he's been seeking
— ye (@kanyewest) April 27, 2018
The bars 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
It's called Lift Yourself
Lift Yourself https://t.co/shjFIROujA
— ye (@kanyewest) April 28, 2018
The new song samples the 1973 Amnesty track "Liberty" and features West rapping lyrics such as, "Poop-diddy, whoop-scoop/ Poop, poop/ Scoop-diddy-whoop/ Whoop-diddy-scoop
Whoop-diddy-scoop, poop."
Later Friday, West dropped another song called "Ye vs. The People." Featuring T.I., the single's lyrics reference West's busy Twitter week, which saw him post a selfie while wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat and receive a digital thumbs-up from President Donald Trump, among other viral moments. "I never, ever stop fighting for the people/ Actually, wearing the hat will show people that we equal," West raps on the track.
Previously, West revealed he'll release a seven-song album on June 1; a collaboration with Kid Cudi will follow on June 8.
He's also used his Twitter feed to tease, among other things, a presidential run in 2024.
West's last album, The Life of Pablo, was released in 2016.
