Kanye West

Kanye West lives in the middle ground — 75 moderate songs that balance intensity with control. 12 quiet anchors and 28 songs where they let go completely.

6.5
Avg Intensity
115
Songs Decoded
0
Fan Stories

The songs that hit hardest

Stronger intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 8 · 2007
See You in My Nightmares intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2008
All of the Lights intense
layered texture · frequent changes · DR 10 · 2010
Hell of a Life intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2010
Lost in the World intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2010
Monster intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2010
Power intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 9 · 2010
Runaway intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 9 · 2010
So Appalled intense
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2010
Clique intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2012
Mercy intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2012
Black Skinhead intense
harsh texture · frequent changes · DR 9 · 2013
Blood on the Leaves intense
complex texture · extreme changes · DR 9 · 2013
Hold My Liquor intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2013
I Am a God intense
harsh texture · moderate changes · DR 9 · 2013
I'm in It intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2013
New Slaves intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2013
On Sight intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2013
Send It Up intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2013
Fade intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 7 · 2016
Famous intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 8 · 2016
Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1 intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2016
Feedback intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2016
Selah intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 9 · 2019
Jesus Lord intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2021
Off the Grid intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2021
Praise God intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 8 · 2021
Carnival intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2024

The controlled burn

All Falls Down moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 6 · 2004
Breathe In Breathe Out moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2004
Get Em High moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2004
Graduation Day moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2004
Jesus Walks moderate
layered texture · none changes · DR 6 · 2004
Last Call moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2004
Never Let Me Down moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2004
Spaceship moderate
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2004
Through the Wire moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2004
Two Words moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2004
We Don't Care moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2004
Addiction moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2005
Back To Basics moderate
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2005
Diamonds from Sierra Leone moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2005
Drive Slow moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2005
Gone moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2005
Late moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2005
Roses moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2005
Touch the Sky moderate
layered texture · none changes · DR 7 · 2005
Gold Digger moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 7 · 2006
Big Brother moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2007
Can't Tell Me Nothing moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2007
Champion moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2007
Drunk and Hot Girls moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2007
Flashing Lights moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2007
Good Life moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2007
Good Morning moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2007
Homecoming moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2007
I Wonder moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2007
Wouldn't Get Far moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2007
Amazing moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2008
Coldest Winter moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2008
Heartless moderate
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2008
Love Lockdown moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2008
Paranoid moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2008
Pinocchio Story moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2008
RoboCop moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2008
Welcome to Heartbreak moderate
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2008
Blame Game moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2010
Dark Fantasy moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2010
Devil in a New Dress moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2010
Who Will Survive in America moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2010
Bound 2 moderate
layered texture · none changes · DR 7 · 2013
Guilt Trip moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2013
30 Hours moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2016
FML moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2016
Facts moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2016
I Love Kanye moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2016
No More Parties in LA moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2016
Real Friends moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 5 · 2016
Saint Pablo moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2016
Ultralight Beam moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2016
Waves moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2016
All Mine moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 6 · 2018
Ghost Town moderate
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2018
I Thought About Killing You moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 5 · 2018
No Mistakes moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2018
Violent Crimes moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2018
Wouldn't Leave moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2018
Yikes moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2018
Closed on Sunday moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2019
Follow God moderate
layered texture · none changes · DR 6 · 2019
On God moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2019
Use This Gospel moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2019
Believe What I Say moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2021
Come to Life moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2021
Hurricane moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2021
Jail moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2021
Lord I Need You moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2021
Pure Souls moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2021
Remote Control moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2021
Back to Me moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2024
STARS moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2024
TALKING moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2024
Vultures moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2024

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