The Kanye West headlines just won’t stop. But I’m not complaining. Today Mr. West stopped by Hot 97’s Angie Martinez Show to play a brand new track that may or may not be off his next yet-to-be-titled album. It’s called “See Me Now” and features beautiful vocals from the talented Beyoncé and R&B/soul singer “Uncle” Charlie Wilson. Unknowingly we had heard a preview of this track when Kanye paid a visit to Facebook HQ two weeks ago; he rapped “I’mma need you to kill all the hypocrisy / This is an aristocracy / I’m Socrates, but my skin more chocolatey.” The track literally is brand new; it was completed this morning at 5am! Though Wilson’s vocals were recorded about two weeks ago, Kanye met with Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and Consequence this morning and rushed to write Beyonce’s part so that it could be recorded and played for us today on the radio. The final package is nothing short of excellent. Big shout-out to Lex Lugar and No I.D. for helping Kanye produce the light-hearted track. “See Me Now” falls on the other side of the spectrum when compared to “Power.” It’s got the stylistic drums and synths banging in the background, but it is not nearly as dark and brooding. It’s more uplifting, very reminiscent of “Through the Wire” and other The College Dropout tracks. It’s good to see Kanye having some fun in the studio again. Preview and download the song below.
During his four part interview with Angie Martinez, Kanye mistakingly let loose an expected album release date of November 16. So mark your calendars and let the anticipation begin continue. Click here to stream the entire interview. Kanye is surprisingly candid at the mic.
Update: Kanye just used Twitter to point out that this version of “See Me Now” is not the final mix. When the mastered version is available I’ll post it here. Also, a “Power” remix is on the way.
Download: “See Me Now” (Featuring Beyoncé & Charlie Wilson)
[audio: Kanye West – See Me Now (Featuring Beyonce & Charlie Wilson).mp3][Via KWBlog; AngieMartinez]