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10 songs that feel like New Slaves

Matched to New Slaves by Kanye West on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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New Slaves
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intense 71/100 intensity 90 BPM
Have Mercy — Cordae moderate 92 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

Straight Outta Compton — N.W.A intense 100 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Same complex texture.

Aullando — Ozuna, Wisin intense 100 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Measured 98% alike.

Wolves — Selena Gomez intense 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.

Monster — Shawn Mendes intense 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Sick Boy — The Chainsmokers intense 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.

Dead Wrong — The Notorious B.I.G. intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Murder Was the Case — Snoop Dogg intense 92 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.

N.Y. State of Mind — Nas intense 85 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

Heathens — Twenty One Pilots intense 85 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when New Slaves is more than you want right now.

Have Mercy by Cordae
Have Mercy — Cordae moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 71/100, down from 71. Nearly the same tempo, too.

All Eyez on Me by 2Pac
All Eyez on Me — 2Pac moderate 93 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 54/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Sicilian Clan by Ennio Morricone
The Sicilian Clan — Ennio Morricone moderate 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 36/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Untouchables by Ennio Morricone
The Untouchables — Ennio Morricone moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 41/100, versus the original's 71. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Forgot About Dre by Dr. Dre
Forgot About Dre — Dr. Dre moderate 96 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 57/100, down from 71. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Still D.R.E. by Dr. Dre
Still D.R.E. — Dr. Dre moderate 92 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 56/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Come Together by The Beatles
Come Together — The Beatles moderate 84 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 80/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Fame by David Bowie
Fame — David Bowie moderate 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 55/100, versus the original's 71. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “New Slaves” by Kanye West?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Have Mercy” by Cordae, “Straight Outta Compton” by N.W.A, “Aullando” by Ozuna, Wisin — the top match scores 99% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “New Slaves” but calmer?

“Have Mercy” by Cordae, “All Eyez on Me” by 2Pac, “The Sicilian Clan” by Ennio Morricone keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “New Slaves”?

It measures 71/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 90 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 90% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 71/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 90% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus2/10
Workout5/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype5/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

2013 in context

The 408 songs we’ve measured from 2013 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 8/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity71
Dynamics78
Tempo28
Surprise50
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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