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"UNLOCK" is an unreleased song by ¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign) that was created during the YEBU sessions.

Background[]

According to Luit, the song has been worked on as early as June 2023, as it was reportedly listed as the second track on a track list for YEBU from the Japan sessions.[1] Luit has also stated that Quentin Miller recorded a reference track for the song, which Ye likely recorded over for his verse. The song was first previewed at a Mowalola fashion show in London on September 15, 2023.[2] This version only featured the minute-long verse from Ye that was heard in the snippets plus an additional 2 minutes of open verses. According to Rodri, Ty recorded vocals for the song in September 2023.[3]

On December 8, Ty Dolla $ign posted a track list for his and Ye's album, VULTURES 1, which listed "Unlock" as the eighteenth and final track.[4] However, when a new track list for VULTURES 1 was revealed on January 31, 2024, "Unlock" was replaced with "Dead".[5] Neither songs released on VULTURES 1.

According to Alek, the song was considered for VULTURES 2, although it is unknown if it has been worked on after the rework of the album. In a stream held by Vitaly on July 27, Ty sang some lyrics from "Unlock", which may have been an indication that it was still considered for the album at that point.[6] However, it also failed to release on VULTURES 2.

Another snippet for the song surfaced on October 7, 2024 and was intended to be group-bought for $4.5k, though the group buy had been canceled for unknown reasons. Despite this, the song was eventually leaked in its entirety two days later, albeit tagged.

Lyrics[]

[Chorus]
This that Unlock
This that shit that have you spazzin' on every block
They want me to take 'em back, but I'd rather not
(They want me to take 'em back, but I'd rather not)

[Verse]
Baby girl live the soft life and wanna live it softer
Her pussy like Steph' three, straight water
Baby, what's the Kelly Price? The Kevin Costner
Messin' wit' the real one, not the off-brand
How they still doubtin' me? I cannot explain
Ice on my teeth, my dentist think he Johnny Dang
I just hit a lick on the industry, now they in pain
Y'all gon' see me with a blonde if I'm bein' Frank
Ye, I'ma put the studio inside of Chase Bank
Life's like a movie role, but I ain't Tom Hanks
Tryna go to war with me, I'm bringin' all tanks
I don't need your reparations, we too strong, ayy
Fighting while we elevating like Solange, ayy
Ballin' ever since we came in like LeBron, ayy
Goin' 'gainst the corporations, one-on-one

[Chorus]
This that Unlock
This that shit that have you spazzin' on every block
They want me to take 'em back, but I'd rather not
(They want me to take 'em back, but I'd rather not)

[Open Verse]

References[]

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