Send It Up

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About Send It Up

"Send It Up" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West, from his sixth studio album Yeezus (2013). It was produced by West, Daft Punk, Gesaffelstein, Brodinski, Arca and Mike Dean. Like other songs on the album, it features an industrial hip hop sound, with elements of electronic music. The song features vocals from American rapper King Louie, who improvised his contributions. It contains a sample of "Memories" (also known as "Stop Live Inna De Pass") by Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer Beenie Man. Eight days before its release on the album, West performed the song live at the Governors Ball Music Festival, along with four other tracks from Yeezus. "Send It Up" has received mostly positive reviews from music critics, with many complimenting the production and party appeal. Despite not being released as a single, it charted on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and On-Demand Songs charts at number 50 and 42 respectively. One line in the song was changed to being rapped a cappella when West reworked the Apple Music version of Yeezus in 2016. It was covered by punk rock band Idles in 2018. 


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2013
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Reliving the past
Yuh lost

Rock star bitch call me Elvis
M.O.B, she call me selfish
Success got 'em jealous
Shorty's killing, while I'm drilling
Tattoos, how they break the news
It was real if you made the news
Last night my bitches came in twos
And they both suck like they came to lose
Dropped out the first day of school
'Cause niggas got cocaine to move
I be going hard, I got a name to prove
Killing 'em, honey how I make the pain improve

We can send this bitch up, it can't go down

We can send this bitch up, it can't go down

This the greatest shit in the club
Since "In Da Club"
It's so packed I might ride around
On my bodyguard's back like Prince in the club
She say "Can you get my friends in the club?"
I say "Can you get my Benz in the club?"
If not, treat your friends like my Benz
Park they ass outside 'til the evening end
When I go raw, I like to leave it in
When I wake up, I like to go again
When I go to work, she gotta call it in
She can't go to work, same clothes again
And her heart colder than the souls of men
Louboutin on the toes again
Tight dress dancing close to him
Yeezus just rose again

We can send this bitch up, it can't go down

Memories don't live like people do
They always 'member you
Whether things are good or bad
It's just the memories that you have

Memories don't live like people do
They always 'member you
Whether things are good or bad
It's just the memories that you have

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Kanye West

Kanye Omari West ( /ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977) is an American musician, film director and fashion designer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used pitched-up vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. However, subsequent productions saw him broadening his musical palette and expressing influences encompassing '70s R&B, baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synthpop, and classical music. more »

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Written by: Moses Anthony Davis, Thomas Bangalter, Guy Manuel Homem Christo, Michael G. Dean, Rennard L. East, Alejandro Ghersi, Louis Johnson, Mike Levy, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, Kanye Omari West, Jerry Butler, John W. Bristol, John Henry Jr. Glover, Sly Dunbar, Collin W. York, James Anthony Dean

Lyrics © NW ROYALTY CONSULTING, LLC., Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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9 facts about this song

Album-Related Facts
"Send It Up" is a track from Kanye West's sixth studio album, "Yeezus," which was released in 2013.
Production Facts
The song was produced by West along with other great producers like Gesaffelstein, Arca, Daft Punk, and Brodinski.
Features and Artists Collaboration
"Send It Up" features vocals from American rapper King Louie. It also features uncredited vocals by Beenie Man, a noted Jamaican dancehall artist. - Beenie Man's samples from his song "Stop Live inna de Pass" appears at the end of "Send It Up."
Songwriting Credits
Apart from West and King Louie, other artists who have songwriting credits for this track include Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk, Sakiya Sandifer, Musk Yusef, Mike Levy (Gesaffelstein), and Louis Brodinski.
Reception and Reviews
The song has received positive reviews from music critics, with many praising its unique industrial sound and honest lyrics. - Critics have interpreted the track as a critic of the celebrity culture and a reflective piece about the price of fame.
Impact and Influence
"Send It Up" is considered by some to be a perfect representation of the aggressive and raw sound that West was going for in the "Yeezus" album.
Live Performances
"Send It Up" has been included in the setlist of Kanye's "Yeezus Tour," where it was performed live on several shows.
Sound and Style
The song features a minimalistic sound, heavy use of synthesizers, and distorted samples, making it sound darker than most of Kanye West's previous works.
Lyrics Significance
The lyrics of "Send It Up" present themes of fame, reminiscing, loss, and self-exploration, with a particular emphasis on West's own experiences in the music industry and the personal toll it takes.

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