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2005 song past Kanye W

"Hey Mama"
Song by Kanye West
from the anthology Tardily Registration
Released Baronial xxx, 2005
Recorded 2000
Studio
  • The Record Plant (Hollywood)
  • Sony Music (New York City)
  • Grandmaster Recording (Hollywood)
Length five:05
Label
  • Roc-A-Fella
  • Def Jam
Songwriter(s)
  • Kanye Due west
  • Donal Leace
Producer(south)
  • Kanye West
  • Jon Brion

"Hey Mama" is a song by American rapper Kanye W from his second studio anthology, Late Registration (2005). The song includes additional vocals from John Fable. Due west equanimous the vocal in 2000, specifically intending for it to be included on the album. The song was produced past West and Jon Brion. A ballad, information technology contains a sample of Donal Leace'due south "Today Won't Come Again". In the lyrics of the vocal, Kanye pays tribute to his mother, Donda West.

"Hey Mama" received generally positive reviews from music critics, who by and large praised its musical way. A few commended the sample of "Today Won't Come Once more", though critical commentary towards the concept was somewhat mixed. The song reached numbers nine and 64 on the Us Billboard Bubbles Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Hot Canadian Digital Singles charts in 2007 and 2008, respectively. Information technology has since been certified gilt in the The states by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Kanye West performed the song in memory of Donda throughout his Glow in the Nighttime Tour (2008), while he also sang information technology as a tribute to her at the 50th Almanac Grammy Awards that year.

Background [edit]

The song's production was handled past W, alongside record producer and composer Jon Brion.[1] Brion had accomplished fame from his distinctive production piece of work for artists and film scores for auteurs, though was lacking feel in hip hop. West became a fan of singer-songwriter Fiona Apple whom Brion had produced for; while watching 2004 moving picture Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, he appreciated Brion's score.[two] The pair became continued via their mutual friend Rick Rubin; West rapidly phoned Brion and they instantly formed chemistry with each other. W enlisted him to work on Late Registration, marker Brion's commencement involvement in a hip hop project, with the decision creating confused reactions across his fanbase.[2] Brion imagined people commenting that Due west has "gone off his rocker" and envisioning him making "an art record with some crazy, left-field music guy", clarifying this not to be "the instance any". The producer recalled West taking charge of production with his stiff vision and mentioned the rapper's "quick, intuitive decisions".[two]

Kanye'southward mother Donda W helped support his dreams of creating music, following on from him dropping out of college completely. Donda had been aware of Kanye's musical involvement for a long time, having accustomed his offer for an 60 minutes of studio time when he was 13 years old.[3] She worked with the mother of record producer No I.D., who became Kanye's mentor afterward they met through her. Speaking of Donda's involvement in his career, Kanye said she "always kept me around music" and "was also my first managing director".[3] Kanye has often paid tribute to Donda in his music, peculiarly on "Hey Mama".[3] Co-ordinate to Kanye W, she cried upon her first listen to the vocal.[iv] In June 2003, prior to the release of Due west'south debut studio album The College Dropout (2004), he revealed that he had recorded the vocal in 2000 and was already saving it for Belatedly Registration.[5]

Composition and lyrics [edit]

Musically, "Hey Mama" is a ballad.[6] The vocal is based around a sample of the 1972 track "Today Won't Come Over again", equally written and performed past American musician Donal Leace.[1] [7] Aslope the sample, handclaps are featured throughout.[eight] The song also includes a moaning vocoder, Tin Pan Alley-styled drums, and an xylophone solo, all of which were contributed past Brion.[viii] On the hook, Leace's "la-la-la" vocals from "Today Won't Come Again" are looped, accompanied by harmonies.[9] [x] [11] The song closes with synthesizers, contributed by Brion.[8] Additional vocals are provided on the song past vocalist John Legend.[1] [7]

Lyrically, the song serves as a tribute to Donda from Kanye.[12] [thirteen] Kanye details how Donda supported him despite him doing the contrary of what she wanted, alongside depicting how he desired nothing due to her hard work as a single parent.[12] [14] He makes a hope to Donda of going back to schoolhouse, every bit well equally pleading to cry. Kanye W likewise mentions that she had to work at nighttime to go on the lights on.[9]

Release and reception [edit]

On August 30, 2005, "Hey Mama" was released every bit the sixteenth track on West'southward second studio anthology Late Registration.[15] The song was met with generally positive reviews from music critics, often being praised for its musical style. Sean Fennessey of Pitchfork saw the song as "traditionally purty" due to the prominence of handclaps and "a flittering sample" of "Today Won't Come Again", labeling it a typical West production and as well appreciating "the Brion redux".[8] Reviewing the anthology for The Observer, Steve Yates selected the song as a highlight and lauded it as "classic Kanye", alongside stating the "folk-rock vocal" has potential to "net butterflies".[xvi] The Guardian journalist Alexis Petridis pointed out that the song features "an irresistible claw", viewing the lively harmonies as evoking Simon & Garfunkel.[11] Rolling Stone editor Rob Sheffield put forward the song as existence "an emotional stunner" akin to Due west'due south single "Jesus Walks" (2004) due to him "honor[ing] his mother", applauding how "a elementary la-la-la vocal claw" is looped "into a soul-sonic force" that he compared to side two of Prince's Sign o' the Times (1987).[9] Sheffield further honored the song as the best "family-affair tearjerker" since fellow rapper Ghostface Killah's "All That I Got Is Y'all" (1996) because of West'south rapping, though questioned the legitimacy of his promise of going dorsum to school.[9] Azeem Ahmad from musicOMH called the song "chilled", finding it funny how an ode to Donda West features Legend's "unmistakable soulful vocalization" offering a "depression key but perfectly suitable operation".[7] Writing for Entertainment Weekly, David Browne observed that the song conveys the "warmth and soul" of an onetime unmarried by the Chi-Lites.[17]

Some reviewers were less impressed with "Hey Mama". Matthew Gasteier of Prefix Mag was unsure virtually the lyrical content, seeing it every bit existence largely surpassed by the inventive production.[18] At The Observer, Kitty Empire saw the song every bit the but existent threat "to derail [Kanye] West'south terrific strike rate" on the album, saying it is "a good tune" despite the bad contrast of "gushing mother-love" with the other lyrical themes.[nineteen] Similarly, veteran critic Robert Christgau wrote in The Hamlet Phonation that the song may exist one-dimensional, nonetheless Westward still offers "an oxymoronic" line prior to "milking [his] ofttimes dissed menses" for rhymes.[20] Hattie Collins provided a negative review for NME, dismissing the song equally a "saccharine slowie" and Tardily Registration 'due south "simply misfire", opening up that rapper Tupac took on its concept in the early on 1990s "with far more than panache".[21]

Commercial performance [edit]

In the U.s.a., the song entered the Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles nautical chart at number ix for the issue date of Nov 24, 2007.[22] It lasted for one week on the chart.[22] "Hey Mama" was afterward certified aureate by the Recording Industry Clan of America (RIAA) for amassing 500,000 certified units in the The states on September 23, 2020.[23] The vocal likewise charted in Canada, reaching number 64 on the Hot Canadian Digital Singles chart for the outcome dated March i, 2008.[24]

Live performances [edit]

W first performed "Hey Mama" at a homecoming bear witness with Dilated Peoples at the Firm of Dejection in Chicago on May v, 2004, prior to its release.[10] On September 9, 2005, West performed the song on The Oprah Winfrey Show, where the rapper said that it is tattooed on an arm of his and stands among his favorite songs.[25] Kanye West besides admitted saving the opportunity to perform the song on the testify for Donda, who sat in the front row and described West dedicating it to her as "unbelievable".[25] [26] On Oct 13, 2005, West delivered a performance of "Hey Mama" during a stop at O'Connell Middle in Gainesville, Florida on his Bear upon the Sky bout.[27] Westward later performed the song for the bout's concert at the theater of Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 3, while wearing a designer off-white blazer.[ten] [28]

Kanye West performing at the 2011 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

On November 17, 2007, around a week after Donda's expiry, Kanye failed to begin a performance of the song at Le Zenith in Paris, France, attempting an introduction when saying, "This song is for my mother ..." After stopping during the intro, Kanye was comforted by a backup singer, the show'due south DJ, and a guitar histrion.[29] Kanye stood and cried, though the ring connected to play the song. The rapper after restarted his performance, which he did not manage to terminate.[29] On Nov 24, 2007, Kanye performed the song to a project of Donda at Brighton Centre in Brighton, England.[xxx]

For his 2008 Glow in the Night Tour, Kanye performed "Hey Mama" in dedication to Donda and segued from it into a embrace of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" (1981).[31] [32] When appearing at the 2008 Grammy Awards, Kanye West paid tribute to Donda by singing a version of the vocal with altered lyrics for the ceremony.[33] Westward had "MAMA" cut into his hair for the operation and during information technology, he stepped forward as paintings of angels flashed above.[33] Presently after his performance, Westward went to the studio and recorded the Grammy version of the song.[34]

For the closer of his headlining set at the 2011 Coachella Festival, Due west performed a rendition of the song.[35] [36] During the opening evidence of The Yeezus Tour at the KeyArena in Seattle, West performed the vocal partially as he wore a sparkling blackness mask.[37] On May 12, 2019, Kanye performed the vocal in tribute to Donda on Female parent's Day at a concert of his grouping the Sunday Service Choir. Kanye opened the concert past walking out to boyfriend rapper 2Pac's single "Dear Mama", before delivering a gospel rendition of "Hey Mama". The functioning was alive streamed through the same fisheye perspective equally the rapper'southward April 2019 appearance at Coachella, while he closed his eyes as he performed.[38] [39] [40]

Appearances in media [edit]

On April 7, 2015, The Fader obtained footage of Kanye and Donda singing "Hey Mama" together, which ended with the rapper wrapping an arm around her every bit they both grinned.[41] On November x, 2017, the release of Kanye rival Taylor Swift's album Reputation coincided with the 10th ceremony of Donda'south death, leading to Kanye fans organizing Hey Mama Day.[42] The effect was organized to protestation the album's release and block Swift from topping the charts by playing "Hey Mama", with the song gathering around 700,000 Spotify streams in 24 hours.[42] [43] However, it did not enter any Spotify charts due to the service realizing that the numbers stemmed from repeated listens.[43]

On July 12, 2020, Kanye shared a snippet of his 2021 track "Donda" that is named after his mother via Twitter, aslope a video. The video features archival footage that shows the Wests rapping "Hey Mama" together. Simultaneously, Kanye's married woman Kim Kardashian shared the footage of the Wests rapping.[44]

Credits and personnel [edit]

Information taken from Late Registration liner notes.[one]

Recording

  • Recorded at The Record Constitute (Hollywood, CA), Sony Music Studios (NYC) and Grandmaster Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA)
  • Mixed at Chalice Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA)

Personnel

  • Kanye West – songwriter, producer
  • Donal Leace – songwriter
  • Jon Brion – producer
  • Andrew Dawson – recorder, mix engineer
  • Anthony Kilhoffer – recorder
  • Tom Biller – recorder
  • Richard Reitz – assistant engineer
  • Matt Green – assistant engineer
  • Taylor Dow – banana engineer
  • John Legend – additional vocals

Charts [edit]

Certifications [edit]

References [edit]

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The year of 2000 Kanye produced this song and enlisted Naki the Beatman producer 107.v radio personality who brought Kanye Mysta Jay for vocals. Naki's song mate of r&b group Precyyse.

External links [edit]

  • "Hey Mama" lyrics at MTV

beavershalliessed.blogspot.com

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Mama_(Kanye_West_song)

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