"FACTS" is a song released by Kanye West as a promotional single on December 31, 2015.[1] It was released exclusively on Soundcloud.[2] The song was remixed and placed as the eighteenth track from Kanye West's seventh studio album, The Life Of Pablo (2016), under a new name, "Facts (Charlie Heat Version)".[3]
In the song, Kanye celebrates his Yeezy brand and disses Nike.[4]
Production[]
The intro and outro of the song sample Father's Children's 2011 song, "Dirt and Grime". The song also samples sound effects from the 1991 video game, Street Fighter II. Kanye also raps over the flow that Drake used in his 2015 single, "Jumpman", featuring Future. Because of this, both artists received writing credits.[5][6]
Background[]
After the song released, there was much debate over whether the song would release on the album. The debate was put to rest on February 12, 2016, when Kanye tweeted a track list for The Life of Pablo, featuring "Facts (Charlie Heat Version)" as the sixteenth track on the album.[7] Compared to the single, the version on the album (with additional production from Kanye and Charlie Heat) has a completely different instrumental. Southside and Metro Boomin's producer tags were also removed.
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
Dirt and grime and filth inside
The story of my lifetime
Of cheating, stealing, never feeling
Pain of a brother, your dirty mother
Ha, ha, ha, look how far we are, are, are, are, are, are, are
(Perfect!)
[Chorus]
Yeezy, Yeezy, Yeezy just jumped over Jumpman
Yeezy, Yeezy, Yeezy just jumped over Jumpman
(Yo!)
[Verse 1]
Yeezy, Yeezy, Yeezy, I feel so accomplished
I done talked a lot of shit but I just did the numbers
Herzog and Adidas, man you know they love it
If Nike ain't have Drizzy, man they wouldn't have nothin', woo!
If Nike ain't have Don C, man they wouldn't have nothin', ooh!
But I'm all for the family, tell 'em, "Get your money"
Yeezy, Yeezy, Yeezy, they line up for days
Nike out here bad, they can't give shit away
I stuck to my roots, I'm like Jimmy Fallon
I ain't dropped the album but the shoes went platinum (Woo!)
Every time I talk they say I'm too aggressive
I was out here spazzin', all y'all get the message?
On the field I'm over-reckless, on my Odell Beckham
2020, I'ma run the whole election, yah!
I've been trending years, y'all a couple days
Yeezy in the house and we just got appraised
Nike, Nike treat employees just like slaves
Gave LeBron a billi' not to run away (Yo!)
10 thousand dollar fur for Nori, I just copped it (Yo!)
Your baby daddy won't even take your daughter shoppin' (Yo!)
I done wore designers I won't wear again
Make 'em n***as famous, they get arrogant
[Chorus]
Yeezy, Yeezy, Yeezy just jumped over Jumpman, ah!
Yeezy, Yeezy, Yeezy just jumped over Jumpman
[Verse 2]
Yeezy, Yeezy, Yeezy, this is pure luxury
I give 'em grey poupon on a DJ Mustard, ah!
If you ain't poppin' shit then why you rap for? Haaan?
Plus Kimoji just shut down the app store, ah!
And we made a million a minute, we made a million a minute
(We did)
Yeah, we made a million a minute, we made a million a minute, ah!
Do anybody feel bad for Bill Cosby?
Did he forget the names just like Steve Harvey? (Yo!)
Tell Adidas that we need a million in production (Yo!)
I done told y'all, all I needed was the infrastructure (Boom!)
Now we hottest in the streets, it ain't no discussion
James Harden, Swaggy P runnin' up the budget (Yoga flame!)
Keep the work at my baby mama's mama's house
I'm a jerk, you need to work, you need to call my spouse
Yeezy, Yeezy, take a picture with me on Rodeo
Yeezy, Yeezy, Yeezy, I might do my own hotel
Couches, couches, couches, couches, which one should I pick?
I need extra deep, I like my bitches extra thick (sonic boom!)
Every time I see the news, man it bring me home
Call up DJ Mano, shout out Twilite Tone
We just blessed to be alive, yeah ain't that the truth?
So let's celebrate the life of Timbuck2
Timbuck2, Timbuck2
[Outro]
Ha, ha, ha, look how far we are, are, are, are, are, are, are
(Perfect!)
Trivia[]
- On January 2, 2016, Marcus Jordan, son of Michael Jordan, laughed at the "Yeezy just jumped over Jumpman" line in a tweet.[8]
References[]
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- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facts_(song)
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/kanyewest/facts-explicit
- ↑ https://open.spotify.com/album/7gsWAHLeT0w7es6FofOXk1
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facts_(song)
- ↑ https://www.whosampled.com/Kanye-West/FACTS/samples/
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facts_(song)#Facts
- ↑ https://metro.co.uk/2016/02/12/kanye-west-releases-the-final-ever-track-list-for-the-life-of-pablo-via-twitter-5679604/
- ↑ https://genius.com/Kanye-west-facts-lyrics