"Junya" is the ninth track from Kanye West's tenth studio album, Donda (2021), and the sixteenth track from the deluxe version of Donda.[1][2] The song features a guest verse from Playboi Carti.
An alternate version of the track, titled "Junya pt 2", was released as the twenty-sixth track from Donda and the thirtieth track from the deluxe version of Donda.[1][2] This song features an extended verse from Carti along with new vocals from Ty Dolla $ign.
The song is named after Japanese fashion designer Junya Watanabe, who is also mentioned in the song's chorus.[3]
Background[]
The song, intiially solely produced by Digital Nas was among the 150 beats created by him that were sent to Kanye to freestyle on. The first freestyle which had been titled "Godspeed" had been recorded for on May 26 of 2021 during the Green Tiles sessions.[4] The following day, the freestyle was cut down and retitled to "Jr Watanabe", though production on the song was shortly paused.[5]
The following month on the third of June Ty Dolla $ign met up with Kanye to record multiple references for songs from the earlier freestyle sessions for this album that he had continued to work on such as Let Go and All These Friends Of Mine, this song being one of them.[6] His verse on the song would later be taken and cleaned up in a rerecording for it for the remix of the song.
3 days later, the song's production would be heavily tweaked by the producer duo Ojivolta which had included the new addition of a backing vocal sample as well as different drums before it was ultimately redone completely.[7] Writer Malik Yusef would record a reference on the 8th and rapper Tee Grizzley would record one on the 18th.[8] The last known version of the song before it's production paused dates to the 23rd where Kanye's cutdown freestyle was added to the new Ojivolta beat.[9]
A photo of Carti recording for Donda surfaced in July 2021. In the background, an early track list for the album can be seen with "Junya" as the fourteenth track.[10] The song was likely picked back up in late-July, where UK rapper Lancey Foux had recorded a reference for it and rapper Playboi Carti recorded a verse for it.[11] This verse would also document the first use of Carti's deep voice in some capacity in which he would use on later songs "2024" and "BACKDOOR". Carti would end up rerecording his verse for the final version which had been previewed at the first Donda listening party on July 22nd.[12]
Past that point, the song underwent several production changes such as an added church organ and piano, although most of them were left unused.[13] On August 4, Pusha T, CyHi and Consequence recorded references for the song. Ty Dolla $ign would also rerecord his verse for the song intended as a feature which was added to the base song for a short period of time, though it had ultimately been cut from the final version and replaced with a new third Kanye verse.[14]
The final version had been previewed at the last listening party on August 26, featuring a slightly different Kanye final verse compared to earlier versions.[15] The song, along with the Ty Dolla $ign version were released three days later as Junya pt. 1 and pt. 2 as the ninth and sixteenth track of Donda.
Lyrics[]
[Chorus: Kanye West]
Junya Watanabe on my wri', wri'
Junya Watanabe on my wri', wri'
Tell 'em this, did he miss?
Junya Watanabe on my, mmh
I can't really see, where did I miss? (Mmh, mmh)
[Verse 1: Kanye West]
Ex-strippers (Mmh, mmh)
New killers (Mmh, mmh), Chi' **** tell 'em (Mmh, mmh)
This on Donda (Mmh, mmh), on my mama (Mmh, mmh)
Made a promise (Mmh)
[Chorus: Kanye West]
Junya Watanabe on my wri'
Junya Watanabe on my wri'
Tell 'em this, did he miss? (Wri')
Junya Watanabe on my, mmh
I can't really see, where did I miss? (Mmh)
Junya Watanabe on my wri' (Mmh, mmh)
Junya Watanabe on my—
[Verse 2: Kanye West]
All summer (Mmh, mmh), all summer (Mmh, mmh)
.45 gunners (Mmh, mmh), in pajamas (Mmh, mmh)
They piranhas (Mmh, mmh)
Buy out the store in hours like we planned it
[Chorus: Kanye West]
Junya Watanabe on my wri'
Junya Watanabe on my wri'
Tell 'em this, did he miss?
Junya Watanabe on my, mmh
I can't really see, where did I miss? (Mmh)
Junya Watanabe on my wri'
[Verse 3: Playboi Carti & Kanye West]
For five summers, hold up, uh
For five summers, hold up
For five summers, hold up, uh
For five summers, hold up, uh
We took over, hold up, uh
We took over, hold up
We took over, hold up
We took over, hold up
Born in Atlanta (Mmh, mmh)
Not Montana (Mmh, mmh)
'Scuse my manners (Mmh, mmh)
I got standards
Uh, yeah, 'scuse my manners (Mmh, mmh)
I got standards (Mmh, mmh)
I got status (Mmh, mmh)
You don't want static (Mmh, mmh)
[Verse 4: Kanye West]
See more comments (Mmh, mmh)
Than I see commas (Mmh, mmh)
They going dummy (Mmh, mmh)
We going Donda (Mmh, mmh)
Let me be honest (Mmh, mmh)
Let me be honest (Mmh, mmh)
I won with the bucks, boy
Let me Giannis (Mmh, mmh)
I won with the bucks, boy (Mm, mm)
The spirit is on us (Mmh, mmh)
The spirit of Donda
God's time can't fit on a wrist
Junya wanna have me on my— ( Wri', wri', wri')
Move out of the way of my release (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Tryna get me off my Qs and Ps (Yeah, yeah, yeah, watch it)
Why can't losers never lose in peace? (Yeah, yeah, watch it)
Ain't nobody 'round me losing sleep
Better find God 'fore He find me
Tell the Devil good night, go to sleep
[Chorus: Kanye West]
Junya Watanabe on my wri', wri'
Junya Watanabe on my wri', wri'
Tell 'em this, did he miss?
Junya Watanabe on my, mmh
I can't really see, where did I miss? (Mmh, mmh)
[Verse 1: Kanye West]
Ex-strippers (Mmh, mmh)
New killers (Mmh, mmh), Chi' **** tell 'em (Mmh, mmh)
This on Donda (Mmh, mmh), on my mama (Mmh, mmh)
Made a promise (Mmh)
[Chorus: Kanye West]
Junya Watanabe on my wri'
Junya Watanabe on my wri'
Tell 'em this, did he miss? (Wri')
Junya Watanabe on my, mmh
I can't really see, where did I miss? (Mmh)
Junya Watanabe on my wri' (Mmh, mmh)
Junya Watanabe on my—
[Verse 2: Kanye West]
All summer (Mmh, mmh), all summer (Mmh, mmh)
.45 gunners (Mmh, mmh), in pajamas (Mmh, mmh)
They piranhas (Mmh, mmh)
Buy out the store in hours like we planned it
[Chorus: Kanye West]
Junya Watanabe on my wri'
Junya Watanabe on my wri'
Tell 'em this, did he miss?
Junya Watanabe on my, mmh
I can't really see, where did I miss? (Mmh)
Junya Watanabe on my wri'
[Verse 3: Playboi Carti & Kanye West]
For five summers, hold up, uh
For five summers, hold up
For five summers, hold up, uh
For five summers, hold up, uh
We took over, hold up, uh
We took over, hold up
We took over, hold up
We took over, hold up
Born in Atlanta (Mmh, mmh)
Not Montana (Mmh, mmh)
'Scuse my manners (Mmh, mmh)
I got standards
Uh, yeah, 'scuse my manners (Mmh, mmh)
I got standards (Mmh, mmh)
I got status (Mmh, mmh)
You don't want static (Mmh, mmh)
I'm from Atlanta, hold up (Mmh, mmh)
Came from the attic, hold up, yeah (Mmh, mmh)
I'm in Mercedes, uh, uh (Mmh, mmh)
This not practice, uh (Mmh, mmh)
I'm not leavin', hold up, uh (Mmh, mmh)
Where's my mattress? Hold up (Mmh, mmh)
In the back of my mansion, mmh (Mmh, mmh)
Hundred K on my mattress, uh (Mmh, mmh)
Yeah, I'm all about fashion, yeah (Mmh, mmh)
And she all about fashion, hold up (Mmh, mmh)
She rock YEEZY, hold up (Mmh, mmh)
So we always matchin', hold up, uh (Mmh, mmh)
Carti and Yeezy (Mmh, mmh)
How'd that happen? (Mmh)
[Verse 4: Ty Dolla $ign]
Junya Watanabe, ayy
Jun Takahashi, ayy (Ayy, ayy)
Undercover, ayy (Ayy, ayy)
Eat up like hibachi, yeah, yeah (Ayy)
These Bottega, ayy
Slime green like wasabi, yeah, yeah (Ayy, ayy)
I know the steppers and hitters (Ayy)
They don't do karate, ooh (Ayy, ayy)
I drive the Lam' and the Chevy
I keep my bro in the back of the Kelly, yeah (Ayy, ayy)
I got a house on the hill and it's empty
I'm with my girl, why you keep tryna tempt me? (Ayy)
Cullinan truck now, the Bentley
Came with a umbrella like Mr. Bentley (Ayy)
Uh, I'm really him evidently
Putting it on, but it's really in me
I was created in the image of God
Junya Watanabe on my (Woo, woo, woo)
Boolies on my couch, stays on my—
Mike Amiri, did he miss?
Junya Watanabe on my (Woo, woo, woo, woo)
[Outro: Ty Dolla $ign]
On my
I'm just tryna find our way, yeah
Look what God done done for the kid
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://open.spotify.com/album/5CnpZV3q5BcESefcB3WJmz
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://open.spotify.com/album/2Wiyo7LzdeBCsVZiRA6vVZ
- ↑ https://genius.com/Kanye-west-junya-lyrics
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