In May 2011, Consequence claimed to have ghostwrote the lyrics: "We were sorta like Will Smith and his son/In the movie I ain't talkin' about the rich one". The bridge was written by Tony Williams in Los Angeles, though there was an oversight on the credit. Within "Champion", Kanye references the struggles he and father Ray West faced in their relationship together. West cleared this sample by sending band member Donald Fagen a letter describing the backstory of the track after he and fellow Steely Dan member Walter Becker didn't initially approve of West sampling their work. The track contains multiple elements of the 1976 recording "Kid Charlemagne" by jazz-rock band Steely Dan. That's why "Flashing Lights", "Champion" all of them have that certain synthesizer, a real 80s synthesizer type of sound." "I went back to songs like "Champion" and "Good Life" and put these type of chords on them that sounded similar to the type of sense that I put on "Stronger". West explained the sound that he's going for with "Champion" in an interview with Concrete Loop when saying: Īt the listening party for Graduation, West referenced tracks such as "Champion" and "Can't Tell Me Nothing", stating "I wanted to make songs that are people's theme songs." He elaborated on this, explaining such music as asking the people "What are you going through?" Composition and lyrics
On September 29, 2007, West performed "Champion" alongside fellow album track "Everything I Am" and also delivered a freestyle medley for an episode of Saturday Night Live. Drake is among those named in several lawsuits related to the tragedy, including one $750 million lawsuit.Īs for West, he's been at the center of controversy due to welcoming Marilyn Manson - who has been accused by more than a dozen women and sued by four for allegations of sexual and physical abuse - on his Donda album and at a recent Sunday Service.įans of West and Drake's attire are able to purchase the limited-edition clothing items designed by Ye and Demna Gvasalia at the Amazon Fashion store.A remix of the song by Nick Catchdubs was shared to BBC Music. The concert also marks Drake's return to the stage after appearing alongside Travis Scott during last month's deadly Astroworld Festival where 10 people were killed. RELATED: Jemele Hill Says Drake and Kanye West Ending Feud Sets 'Great Example for Other Younger Rappers' Though the Canadian rapper never calls out West by name, fans were quick to dissect several lines on multiple songs from Certified Lover Boy that appear to take digs at him, most notably on "7AM on Bridle Path." On the albums, they both share disses about each other. Hoover was convicted on 40 counts related to leading the Gangster Disciples and trafficking drugs from 19.Īs for the rappers' feud, it dates back several years and resurfaced this year after the releases of West's Donda and Drake's Certified Lover Boy. She added, "We couldn't repay them for what they're doing.
"He's got people who love him just like other people do." "It's a great thing they've done for our family to help promote and push for the release of Larry Hoover Sr.," Hoover's wife Winndye Hoover told Denver Post. RELATED VIDEO: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Attend Virgil Abloh's Final Louis Vuitton Show with Daughter North promises his father won't be involved in gang activity were he to get out.
on his new album Donda on tracks "Jesus Lord" and "Jesus Lord Pt. West raps with Hoover's son Larry Hoover Jr. Neither Drake nor West made mention of Hoover during the entirety of the show.
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The show was meant to bring awareness about his incarceration and Hoover's family's efforts to free him after the 2018 Free Step Act gave federal prisoners with drug-related charges the chance to reduce their sentences.
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