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The Life of Pablo: Everyone who worked on Kanye West's new album from Drake to Kendrick Lamar

Yeezy assembled a supergroup of artists and producers

Christopher Hooton
Wednesday 17 February 2016 11:47 GMT
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The Life of Pablo was a hugely collaborative effort - hell, even a woman who accidentally ended up in the same Uber as Andre 3000 was involved.

Kanye West finally released the album following weeks off tinkering and drip-feeding of tracks at the weekend, and has since posted the album's credits on his website.

They show the sheer scale of the thing and all the big names that worked on it but didn't get a credit in the song title - the most notable being Drake (Aubrey Graham) who, while he didn't contribute any verses, seems to have written on a couple of tracks. His uncle, Larry Graham, was also sampled.

You can read the full list below, which I've left in ALL CAPS because that's how I imagine Kanye writes/reads everything anyway.

THE LIFE OF PABLO

CREDITS

ULTRALIGHT BEAM

(KANYE WEST, MIKE DEAN, KELLY PRICE, TERIUS NASH, NICO "DONNIE TRUMPET" SEGAL, KIRK FRANKLIN, KASSEEM DEAN, CHANCELOR BENNETT, JEROME POTTER, SAMUEL GRIESEMER)

PLEASE GIMME MY PUBLISHING/EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (BMI) // WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI)/PAPA GEORGE MUSIC (BMI). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. //FOR THE WRITE PRICE ADMIN. BY KOBALT SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP) // COPYRIGHT CONTROL // 2082 MUSIC PUBLISHING/WB MUSIC CORP. (ASCAP) //COPYRIGHT CONTROL //UNIVERSAL MUSIC BRENTWOOD BENSON SONGS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC Z-TUNES LLC (ASCAP) //MONZA RONZA/UNIVERSAL TUNES (SESAC) //CHANCELOR BENNETT PUBLISHING DESIGNEE // JLOL ASCAP (ASCAP) //SAMUEL GRIESEMER PUBLISHING DESIGNEE (BMI)

PRODUCTION KANYE WEST, MIKE DEAN #MWA FOR DEAN'S LIST PRODUCTIONS, CHANCE THE RAPPER AND SWIZZ BEATZ

CO-PRODUCTION RICK RUBIN AND DEREK WATKINS

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTIONPLAIN PAT, DJ DODGER STADIUM AND NOAH GOLDSTEIN FOR ARK PRODUCTIONS, INC.

ENGINEERED BYNOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANDREW DAWSON, ANTHONY KILHOFFER, MIKE DEAN AND MIKE MALCHICOFF

MIXED BY NOAH GOLDSTEIN

VOCALS CHANCE THE RAPPER, KIRK FRANKLIN, THE-DREAM AND KELLY PRICE

ADDITIONAL VOCALS NATALIE GREEN AND SAMORIA GREEN

TRUMPETS DONNIE TRUMPET

KEYBOARDS & BASS GUITAR MIKE DEAN

CHOIR CONTRACTORANTHONY EVANS FOR SHERMAN JAMES PRODUCTIONS

CHOIRAARON ENCINAS, SHANIKA BEREAL, CRYSTAL LEWIS RAY, KENYON DIXON, RACHEL WHITLOW, GEORGE YOUNG, LAKESHA SHANTELL, TIFFANY STEVENSON AND CHAVONNE STEWART

KIRK FRANKLIN APPEARS COURTESY OF FO YO SOUL/RCA RECORDS, A DIVISION OF SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

THE-DREAM APPEARS COURTESY OF THE ATLANTA-PARIS PROJECT AND ROC NATION RECORDS

FATHER STRETCH MY HANDS PT. 1

(KANYE WEST, SCOTT MESCUDI, MIKE DEAN, CYDEL YOUNG, ALLEN RITTER, JEROME POTTER, SAMUEL GRIESEMER, CHANCELOR BENNETT, T. L. BARRETT)

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PLEASE GIMME MY PUBLISHING/EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (BMI)//ELSIE'S BABY BOY PUBLISHING (ASCAP), ADMINISTERED BY KOBALT PUBLISHING//WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI)/PAPA GEORGE MUSIC (BMI). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP.//BU THIAM PUBLISHING (BMI)//RITTER BOY LLC (ASCAP)// JLOL ASCAP (ASCAP)//SAMUEL GRIESEMER PUBLISHING DESIGNEE (BMI)//CHANCELOR BENNETT PUBLISHING DESIGNEE//HENRY STONE MUSIC USA, INC.

PRODUCERSKANYE WEST, MIKE DEAN #MWA FOR DEAN'S LIST PRODUCTIONS AND RICK RUBIN

CO-PRODUCERMETRO BOOMIN

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTIONDJ DODGER STADIUM, ALLEN RITTER AND NOAH GOLDSTEIN FOR ARK PRODUCTIONS, INC.

KEYBOARDS AND MOOG MODULARMIKE DEAN

ENGINEERSNOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANDREW DAWSON, ANTHONY KILHOFFER AND MIKE DEAN

MIXED NOAH GOLDSTEIN

VOCALS KID CUDI

CONTAINS SAMPLES OF THE RECORDING "FATHER STRETCH MY HANDS" PERFORMED BY PASTOR T.L. BARRETT FEATURING YOUTH FOR CHRIST, USED COURTESY OF HENRY STONE MUSIC USA, INC. WRITTEN BY T.L. BARRETT PUBLISHED BY HENRY STONE MUSIC USA, INC.

KID CUDI APPEARS COURTESY OF REPUBLIC RECORDS

PT. 2

(KANYE WEST, CYDEL YOUNG, SIDNEY SELBY III, ADNAN KHAN, T.L. BARRETT)

PLEASE GIMME MY PUBLISHING/EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (BMI)//BU THIAM PUBLISHING (BMI)//SIDNEY SELBY (BMI)// ADNAN KHAN (ASCAP)// HENRY STONE MUSIC USA, INC.

PRODUCTION KANYE WEST, MENACE ANDRICK RUBIN

CO-PRODUCTION PLAIN PAT

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION CAROLINE SHAW

VOCALS DESIIGNER AND CAROLINE SHAW

ENGINEERING NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANDREW DAWSON, ANTHONY KILHOFFER AND MIKE DEAN

MIX NOAH GOLDSTEIN AT JUNGLE CITY STUDIOS, CA

DESIIGNER APPEARS COURTESY OF G.O.O.D MUSIC/DEF JAM RECORDINGS

CONTAINS SAMPLES OF THE RECORDING "PANDA" PERFORMED BY DESIIGNER, USED COURTESY OF G.O.O.D MUSIC/DEF JAM RECORDINGS. WRITTEN BY SIDNEY SELBY III AND ADNAN KHAN. COPYRIGHT CONTROL.

CONTAINS SAMPLES OF THE RECORDING "FATHER STRETCH MY HANDS" PERFORMED BY PASTOR T.L. BARRETT FEATURING YOUTH FOR CHRIST, USED COURTESY OF HENRY STONE MUSIC USA, INC. WRITTEN BY T.L. BARRETT PUBLISHED BY HENRY STONE MUSIC USA, INC.

FAMOUS

(KANYE WEST, CYDEL YOUNG, KEJUAN MUCHITA, NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANDREW DAWSON, MIKE DEAN, CHANCELOR BENNETT, KASSEEM DEAN, JIMMY WEBB, WINSTON RILEY, LUIS ENRIQUEZ BACALOV, ENZO VITA, SERGIO BARDOTTI, GIAMPIERO SCALAMOGNA)

PLEASE GIMME MY PUBLISHING/EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (BMI)//BU THIAM PUBLISHING (BMI)//JUVENILE HELL/UNIVERSAL MUSIC-MGB SONGS (ASCAP)// NOAH GOLDSTEIN ADMIN. BY DONDA PUBLISHING/EMI APRIL MUSIC INC. (ASCAP)//SOUND EQ MUSIC (ASCAP)// WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI)/PAPA GEORGE MUSIC (BMI). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP.//CHANCELOR BENNETT PUBLISHING DESIGNEE//MONZA RONZA/UNIVERSAL TUNES (SESAC)//EMI SOSAHA MUSIC INC. (BMI)//SONGS OF LASTRADA (BMI)//BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US LLC D/B/A R2M MUSIC (BMI)//ROYNET MUSIC (ASCAP)/WESTBURY MUSIC//UNIVERSAL MUSIC – MGB SONGS (ASCAP)/UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING RICORDI SRL. (SIAE)

PRODUCTION KANYE WEST AND HAVOC

CO-PRODUCTION NOAH GOLDSTEIN FOR ARK PRODUCTIONS, INC., CHARLIE HEAT FOR VERY GOOD BEATS, INC. AND ANDREW DAWSON

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION HUDSON MOHAWKE, MIKE DEAN #MWA FOR DEAN'S LIST PRODUCTIONS AND PLAIN PAT

ENGINEERINGNOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANDREW DAWSON, ANTHONY KILHOFFER AND MIKE DEAN

VOCALS RIHANNA & SWIZZ BEATZ

RIHANNA VOCALS RECORDING MARCOS TOVAR

RIHANNA VOCAL PRODUCTION KUK HARRELL

SWIZZ VOCALS RECORDING ZEKE MISHANEC

MIXNOAH GOLDSTEIN @ JUNGLE CITY STUDIOS, NYC

RIHANNA APPEARS COURTESY OF WESTBURY ROAD ENTERTAINMENT, LLC

CONTAINS SAMPLES OF THE RECORDING "DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO" PERFORMED BY NINA SIMONE, USED COURTESY OF SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. WRITTEN BY J. WEBB, PUBLISHED BY EMI SOSAHA MUSIC INC. (BMI)/SONGS OF LASTRADA (BMI)/BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US LLC D/B/A R2M MUSIC (BMI).

CONTAINS SAMPLES OF THE RECORDING "BAM BAM" PERFORMED BY SISTER NANCY, LICENSED COURTESY OF TECHNIQUE RECORDS BY ARRANGEMENT WITH THE ROYALTY NETWORK, INC. WRITTEN BY WINSTON RILEY AND PUBLISHED BY ROYNET MUSIC (ASCAP)/WESTBURY MUSIC.

CONTAINS SAMPLES OF THE RECORDING "MI SONO SVEGLIATO E.. HO CHIUSO GLI OCCHI" PERFORMED BY IL ROVESCIO DELLA MEDAGLIA, USED COURTESY OF SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT ITALY S.P.A. WRITTEN BY L. BACALOV, E. VITA, S. BARDOTTI AND G. SCALAMOGNA AND PUBLISHED BY UNIVERSAL MUSIC – MGB SONGS (ASCAP)/UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING RICORDI SRL. (SIAE)

FEEDBACK

(KANYE WEST, CYDEL YOUNG, DARIUS JENKINS, K. RACHEL MILLS, MARCUS BYRD, CHANCELOR BENNETT, ARDALAN SARFARAZ, FARID ZALAND)

PLEASE GIMME MY PUBLISHING/EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (BMI)//BU THIAM PUBLISHING (BMI)//DARIUS JENKINS PUBLISHING DESIGNEE (BMI)//GRAPE JELLY JAMS (ASCAP) //FRESH SINCE 1981 (SESAC)//CHANCELOR BENNETT PUBLISHING DESIGNEE//SETARE MUSIKVERLAG MICHAEL RITER JOERG FROH (GEMA)

KANYE WEST

CO-PRODUCTION CHARLIE HEAT FOR VERY GOOD BEATS, INC. AND NOAH GOLDSTEIN FOR ARK PRODUCTIONS, INC.

ENGINEERING NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANDREW DAWSON, ANTHONY KILHOFFER AND MIKE DEAN

MIX NOAH GOLDSTEIN

CONTAINS SAMPLES OF THE RECORDING "TALAGH" PERFORMED BY GOOGOOSH, USED COURTESY OF FINDERS KEEPERS RECORDS. WRITTEN BY A. SARFARAZ AND F. ZALAND, PUBLISHED BY SETARE MUSIKVERLAG MICHAEL RITTER JOERG FROH (GEMA). USED BY PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

LOW LIGHTS

(KANYE WEST, MIKE DEAN, JEROME POTTER, SAMUEL GRIESEMER, SANDY RIVERA)

PLEASE GIMME MY PUBLISHING/EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (BMI)// WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI)/PAPA GEORGE MUSIC (BMI). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP.// JLOL ASCAP (ASCAP)//SAMUEL GRIESEMER PUBLISHING DESIGNEE (BMI)//DEFECTED RECORDS ADMIN. BY BMG CHRYSALIS

PRODUCED KANYE WEST & DJ DODGER STADIUM

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION MIKE DEAN #MWA FOR DEAN'S LIST PRODUCTIONS

ENGINEERING ANDREW DAWSON, ANTHONY KILHOFFER, MIKE DEAN AND NOAH GOLDSTEI

MIXMIKE DEA

CONTAIN SAMPLES OF THE RECORDING "SO ALIVE (ACAPELLA)" PERFORMED BY KINGS OF TOMORROW, USED COURTESY OF DEFECTED RECORDS. WRITTEN BY SANDY RIVERA AND PUBLISHED BY BMG CHRYSALIS.

HIGHLIGHTS

(KANYE WEST, TERIUS NASH, CYDEL YOUNG, JEFFREY WILLIAMS, MIKE DEAN, GREG PHILLINGANES, TYLER BRYANT, PAT REYNOLDS)

PLEASE GIMME MY PUBLISHING/EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (BMI)//2082 MUSIC/WB MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP)//BU THIAM PUBLISHING (BMI)//SONGS OF YSL MUSIC PUBLISHING (BMI)// WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI)/PAPA GEORGE MUSIC (BMI). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP.//KING ARTHUR MUSIC (ASCAP)//TYLER BRYANT PUBLISHING DESIGNEE// PLAIN PAT WHAT UP (ASCAP)

PRODUCTION KANYE WEST AND MIKE DEAN #MWA FOR DEAN'S LIST PRODUCTIONS

CO-PRODUCTION VELOUS AND SOUTHSIDE

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION PLAIN PAT AND NOAH GOLDSTEIN FOR ARK PRODUCTIONS, INC.

KEYBOARDS MIKE DEAN & GREG PHILLINGANES

ENGINEERS NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANDREW DAWSON, ANTHONY KILHOFFER, MIKE DEAN, NATHANIEL ALFORD AND MIKE MALCHICOFF

MIX MIKE DEAN

MIX ASSISTANT KEZ KHOU

VOCALS YOUNG THUG

ADDITIONAL VOCALS THE-DREAM, EL DEBARGE & KELLY PRICE

YOUNG THUG APPEARS COURTESY OF 300/ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION

THE-DREAM APPEARS COURTESY OF THE ATLANTA-PARIS PROJECT AND ROC NATION RECORDS

FREESTYLE 4

(KANYE WEST, MIKE DEAN, CYDEL YOUNG, SIDNEY SELBY III, ROSS BIRCHARD, JEROME POTTER, SAMUEL GRIESEMER, NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ALISON GOLDFRAPP, ROBERT LOCKE, TIMOTHY NORFOLK, WILLIAM GREGORY)

PLEASE GIMME MY PUBLISHING/EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (BMI)// WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI)/PAPA GEORGE MUSIC (BMI). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP.//BU THIAM PUBLISHING (BMI)//SIDNEY SELBY (BMI)// ROSS BIRCHARD PUBLISHING DESIGNEE (PRS)// JLOL ASCAP (ASCAP)//SAMUEL GRIESEMER PUBLISHING DESIGNEE (BMI)// NOAH GOLDSTEIN ADMIN. BY DONDA PUBLISHING/EMI APRIL MUSIC INC. (ASCAP)//FINTAGE PUBLISHING/WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC INTERNATIONAL LTD. (PRS). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY WB MUSIC CORP. (ASCAP)

PRODUCTION KANYE WEST

CO-PRODUCTION HUDSON MOHAWKE, NOAH GOLDSTEIN FOR ARK PRODUCTIONS, INC. AND MIKE DEAN #MWA FOR DEAN'S LIST PRODUCTIONS

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION DJ DODGER STADIUM, CAROLINE SHAW AND TREVOR GUERIKIS

VOCALS DESIIGNER

ENGINEERS NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANDREW DAWSON, ANTHONY KILHOFFER, MIKE DEAN AND TOM KAHRE

MIX ANDREW DAWSON AND NOAH GOLDSTEIN

DESIIGNER APPEARS COURTESY OF G.O.O.D MUSIC/DEF JAM RECORDINGS

CONTAINS SAMPLES OF THE RECORDING "HUMAN," PERFORMED BY GOLDFRAPP, USED BY PERMISSION OF BMG RIGHT MANAGEMENT (US) LLC.

CONTAINS ELEMENTS OF "HUMAN" (A. GOLDFRAPP/W. GREGORY/T. NORFOLK/R. LOCKE), PUBLISHED BY WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD. (PRS). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY WB MUSIC CORP. (ASCAP). ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

I LOVE KANYE

(KANYE WEST)

PLEASE GIMME MY PUBLISHING/EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (BMI)

PRODUCER KANYE WEST

ENGINEER NOAH GOLDSTEIN

MIX NOAH GOLDSTEIN

WAVES

(KANYE WEST, CHRIS BROWN, CYDEL YOUNG, TONY WILLIAMS, ELON RUTBERG, ROSS BIRCHARD, DEREK WATKINS, MIKE DEAN, SCOTT MESCUDI, CHANCELOR BENNETT, LELAND T. WAYNE, FRED BRATWAITHE, ROBIN DIGGS, KEVIN FERGUSON, THEODORE LIVINGSTON, DARRYL MASON, JAMES WHIPPER)

PLEASE GIMME MY PUBLISHING/EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (BMI)//CULTURE BEYOND UR EXPERIENCE PUBLISHING/SONGS OF UNIVERSAL (BMI)//ELSIE'S BABY BOY PUBLISHING (ASCAP), ADMINISTERED BY KOBALT PUBLISHING//BU THIAM PUBLISHING (BMI)//RECEIPT CLUB (BMI)//MULTIPLE DISCOVERY (ASCAP)// ROSS BIRCHARD PUBLISHING DESIGNEE (PRS)//DEREK WATKINS PUBLISHING DESIGNEE// WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI)/PAPA GEORGE MUSIC (BMI). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING//CHANCELOR BENNETT PUBLISHING DESIGNEE//PLUTO MARS MUSIC/IRVING MUSIC (ASCAP)//MAD MONKEY MUSIC (ASCAP)// SONY/ATV TUNES LLC O/B/O EDITION ENIGMA SONGS AND SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING GMBH

PRODUCER KANYE WEST AND CHARLIE HEAT FOR VERY GOOD BEATS, INC.

CO-PRODUCERS HUDSON MOHAWKE, METRO BOOMIN AND MIKE DEAN #MWA FOR DEAN'S LIST PRODUCTIONS

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION ANTHONY KILHOFFER

VOCALS CHRIS BROWN AND KID CUDI

ENGINEERS NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANDREW DAWSON, ANTHONY KILHOFFER AND MIKE DEAN

MIX ANDREW DAWSON

CHRIS BROWN APPEARS COURTESY OF RCA RECORDS, A DIVISION OF SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

KID CUDI APPEARS COURTESY OF REPUBLIC RECORDS

CONTAINS SAMPLES OF THE RECORDING "FANTASTIC FREAKS AT THE DIXIE" PERFORMED BY FANTASTIC FREAKS, COURTESY OF POW WOW PRODUCTIONS, INC. WRITTEN BY F. BRATWAITHE, R. DIGGS, K. FERGUSON, T. LIVINGSTON, D. MASON AND J. WHIPPER. PUBLISHED BY MAD MONKEY MUSIC. USED BY PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

FML

(KANYE WEST, ABEL TESFAYE, CYDEL YOUNG, MIKE DEAN, ANDREW DAWSON, NOAH GOLDSTEIN, LELAND T. WAYNE, CHRISTIAN BOGGS, DARIUS JENKINS, K. RACHEL MILLS, MARCUS BYRD, ROSS BIRCHARD, LAWRENCE CASSIDY, VINCENT CASSIDY, PAUL WIGGIN)

PLEASE GIMME MY PUBLISHING/EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (BMI)// SONGS OF SMP/SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC (SOCAN)//BU THIAM PUBLISHING (BMI)//WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI)/PAPA GEORGE MUSIC (BMI). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP.//SOUND EQ MUSIC (ASCAP)// NOAH GOLDSTEIN ADMIN. BY DONDA PUBLISHING/EMI APRIL MUSIC INC. (ASCAP)// PLUTO MARS MUSIC/IRVING MUSIC (ASCAP)// MITUS/SEVENTY7 MUSIC (BMI), ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT//DARIUS JENKINS PUBLISHING DESIGNEE (BMI)//GRAPE JELLY JAMS (ASCAP) //FRESH SINCE 1981 (SESAC)// ROSS BIRCHARD PUBLISHING DESIGNEE (PRS)//LTM SONGS/MUTE SONG

PRODUCERS KANYE WEST AND MITUS

CO-PRODUCERS METRO BOOMIN, NOAH GOLDSTEIN FOR ARK PRODUCTIONS, INC. AND MIKE DEAN #MWA FOR DEAN'S LIST PRODUCTIONS

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION HUDSON MOHAWKE AND ANDREW DAWSON

ENGINEERS NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANDREW DAWSON, ANTHONY KILHOFFER AND MIKE DEAN

THE WEEKND VOCALS RECORDED SHIN KAMIYAMA

MIX MIKE DEAN AND NOAH GOLDSTEIN

MIX ASSISTANT KEZ KHOU

VOCALS THE WEEKND

KEYBOARDS MIKE DEAN

THE WEEKND APPEARS COURTESY OF THE WEEKND XO, INC./REPUBLIC RECORDS

CONTAINS INTERPOLATIONS OF THE SONG "HIT" PERFORMED BY SECTION 25 AND WRITTEN BY LAWRENCE CASSIDY, VINCENT CASSIDY AND PAUL WIGGIN, COURTESY OF LTM SONGS/MUTE SONG. USED BY PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

REAL FRIENDS

(KANYE WEST, MATTHEW SAMUELS, ADAM FEENEY, KEJUAN MUCHITA, DARREN KING, CYDEL YOUNG, GLENDA “GIZZLE” PROBY, TYRONE GRIFFIN, JR., MIKE DEAN, NOAH GOLDSTEIN, JALIL HUTCHINS, LAWRENCE SMITH)

PLEASE GIMME MY PUBLISHING/EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (BMI)//1DAMENTIONAL PUBLISHING LLC/SONY/ATV TUNES LLC (ASCAP)//SONY/ATV/NYAN KING (SOCAN)//JUVENILE HELL/UNIVERSAL MUSIC (ASCAP)//WOJTEK MUSIC (ASCAP//BU THIAM PUBLISHING (BMI)//MAKIN' GRANDMA PROUD/SONY ATV TUNES LLC (ASCAP)//IT'S DRUGS PUBLISHING/EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC (BMI)// WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI)/ WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI)/PAPA GEORGE MUSIC (BMI). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP.//NOAH GOLDSTEIN ADMIN. BY DONDA PUBLISHING/EMI APRIL MUSIC INC. (ASCAP)//UNIVERSAL MUSIC-Z TUNES LLC O/B/O ITSELF AND FUNK GROOVE MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP)

PRODUCED KANYE WEST AND BOI-1DA

CO-PRODUCED FRANK DUKES AND HAVOC

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION BY DARREN KING, MIKE DEAN #MWA FOR DEAN'S LIST PRODUCTIONS AND NOAH GOLDSTEIN FOR ARK PRODUCTIONS, INC.

KEYBOARDS MIKE DEAN

ENGINEERED NOAH GOLDSTEIN AT HOME STUDIOS AND TY DOLLA $IGN

MIXED MANNY MARROQUIN

VOCALS TY DOLLA $IGN

TY DOLLA $IGN APPEARS COURTESY OF ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION

CONTAINS AN INTERPOLATION OF "FRIENDS," WRITTEN BY J. HUTCHINS AND L. SMITH AND PUBLISHED BY UNIVERSAL MUSIC-Z TUNES LLC O/B/O ITSELF AND FUNK GROOVE MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP).

WOLVES

(KANYE WEST, CHRISTOPHER BREAUX, MARCUS AUGUST HOIBERG, ALAN STANLEY SOUCY BRINSMEAD, NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ELON RUTBERG, CYDEL YOUNG, RYAN MCDERMOTT, MIKE DEAN, KIRBY LAURYEN)

PLEASE GIMME MY PUBLISHING/EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (BMI) // SONY/ATV PUBLISHING SCANDINAVIA/INFINITE STRIPES (BMI) // ALAN STANLEY SOUCY BRINSMEAD PUBLISHING DESIGNEE (SOCAN) // NOAH GOLDSTEIN ADMIN. BY DONDA PUBLISHING/EMI APRIL MUSIC INC. (ASCAP) // ELON RUTBERG PUBLISHING DESIGNEE // MONARCHY MUSIC/ABOU THIAM PUBLISHING (ASCAP) // RYAN MCDERMOTT PUBLISHING DESIGNEE // WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI)/PAPA GEORGE MUSIC (BMI). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. // WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC, INC. (ASCAP/ROC NATION MUSIC (ASCAP) AND A SONG A DAY (ASCAP). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC, INC. (ASCAP)

PRODUCED KANYE WEST, CASHMERE CAT, SINJIN HAWKE AND MIKE DEAN #MWA FOR DEAN'S LIST PRODUCTIONS

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION NOAH GOLDSTEIN FOR ARK PRODUCTIONS, INC. AND CAROLINE SHAW

VOCALSCAROLINE SHAW

ENGINEERED NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANDREW DAWSON, ANTHONY KILHOFFER AND MIKE DEAN

MIXED MIKE DEAN

MIX ASSIST EDKEZ KHOU

CONTAINS A SAMPLE OF "WALKING DUB" PERFORMED BY SUGAR MINOTT. COURTESY OF BLACK ROOTS. WRITTEN BY LINCOLN BARRINGTON MINOTT AND PUBLISHED BY LINCOLN BARRINGTON MINOTT PUBLISHING DESIGNEE. USED BY PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

SIIIIIIIIILVER SURFFFFEEEEER INTERMISSION

(CHARLY WINGATE, KARIM KHARBOUCH)

BIGGAVEL MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP) // EXCUSE MY FRENCH MUSIC (ASCAP)

PRODUCED KANYE WEST

VOCALS MAX B AND FRENCH MONTANA

ENGINEERED FRENCH MONTANA

FRENCH MONTANA APPEARS COURTESY OF BAD BOY/INTERSCOPE RECORDS

30 HOURS

(KANYE WEST, AUBREY GRAHAM, MIKE DEAN, CHARLES ARTHUR RUSSELL, CORNELL HAYNES, JASON EPPERSON, PHARRELL WILLIAMS, CHARLES L. BROWN)

PLEASE GIMME MY PUBLISHING/EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (BMI)//SANDRA GALE/EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP)//PAPA GEORGE MUSIC (BMI). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP.//DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY USA O/B/O ECHO & FEEDBACK NEWSLETTER MUSIC (ASCAP)//JACKIE FROST MUSIC (ASCAP)/UNIVERSAL MUSIC-MGB SONGS AND JAY E'S BASEMENT (ASCAP)/UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORPORATION//ASCENT MUSIC INC./EMI BLACKWOOD INC./NOUVEAU MUSIC/SONGS MP/SWING T PUBLISHING (BMI)

PRODUCED KANYE WEST, KARRIEM RIGGINS AND MIKE DEAN #MWA FOR DEAN'S LIST PRODUCTIONS

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION NOAH G

BACKGROUND VOCALS ANDRÉ BENJAMIN

ENGINEERED NOAH G, ANDREW DAWSON, ANTHONY KILHOFFER AND MIKE DEAN

MIXED ANDREW DAWSON

ANDRÉ BENJAMIN APPEARS COURTESY OF EPIC RECORDS, A DIVISION OF SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

CONTAINS SAMPLES OF THE RECORDING "ANSWERS ME" PERFORMED BY ARTHUR RUSSELL, USED COURTESY OF BEGGARS GROUP LIMITED/AUDIKA RECORDS LLC//ARTHUR RUSSELL ESTATE. WRITTEN BY CHARLES ARTHUR RUSSELL, PUBLISHED BY DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY USA O/B/O ECHO & FEEDBACK NEWSLETTER MUSIC (ASCAP).

CONTAINS AN INTERPOLATION OF "E.I." WRITTEN BY C. HAYNES AND J. EPPERSON AND PUBLISHED BY JACKIE FROST MUSIC (ASCAP)/UNIVERSAL MUSIC-MGB SONGS AND JAY E'S BASEMENT (ASCAP)/UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORPORATION.

CONTAINS AN INTERPOLATION OF "HOT IN HERRE" WRITTEN BY C. HAYNES, P. WILLIAMS AND C. BROWN AND PUBLISHED BY JACKIE FROST MUSIC (ASCAP)/UNIVERSAL MUSIC-MGB SONGS//ASCENT MUSIC INC./EMI BLACKWOOD INC./NOUVEAU MUSIC/SONGS MP/SWING T PUBLISHING (BMI).

NO MORE PARTIES IN LA

(KANYE WEST, OTIS JACKSON, JR., KENDRICK DUCKWORTH, JOHN WATSON, WALTER MORRISON, HERBERT ROONEY, RONALD BEAN, HIGHLEIGH CRIZOE, DENNIS COLES, LARRY GRAHAM, TINA GRAHAM, SAM DEES)

PLEASE GIMME MY PUBLISHING/EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (BMI)//MADLIB INVAZION (BMI)//WB MUSIC CORP./TDE MUSIC/HARD WORKING BLACK FOLKS PUBLISHING (ASCAP)//SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC. O/B/O VRIJON MUSIC (BMI)//BRIDGEPORT MUSIC INC. (BMI)//ANDI GIRL MUSIC (BMI). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI)//DIGGS FAMILY MUSIC INC. (BMI)/BESO ENTERTAINMENT/TONY STARKS MUSIC//IRVING MUSIC, INC. (BMI)//GRAHAM-O-TUNES MUSIC INC. (BMI)

PRODUCTION KANYE WEST AND MADLIB

ENGINEERING NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANDREW DAWSON AND MIXED BY ALI

MIX MANNY MARROQUIN

VOCALS KENDRICK LAMAR

KENDRICK LAMAR APPEARS COURTESY OF TOP DAWG/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE RECORDS

CONTAINS SAMPLES OF THE RECORDING "GIVE ME MY LOVE" PERFORMED BY JOHNNY "GUITAR" WATSON. USED COURTESY OF THE ESTATE OF JOHNNY "GUITAR" WATSON. WRITTEN BY J. WATSON AND PUBLISHED BY SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC. O/B/O VRIJON MUSIC (BMI). USED BY PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

CONTAINS SAMPLES OF THE RECORDING "SUZIE THUNDERTUSSY" PERFORMED BY WALTER "JUNIE" MORRISON. USED COURTESY OF WESTBOUND RECORDS. WRITTEN BY W. MORRISON AND PUBLISHED BY BRIDGEPORT MUSIC INC. (BMI). USED BY PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

CONTAINS SAMPLES OF THE RECORDING "MIGHTY HEALTHY (A CAPPELLA)" PERFORMED BY GHOSTFACE KILLAH. USED COURTESY OF SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. WRITTEN BY H. ROONEY, R. BEAN, L. CRIZOE, D. COLES AND PUBLISHED BY ANDI GIRL MUSIC (BMI). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI)/DIGGS FAMILY MUSIC INC. (BMI)/BESO ENTERTAINMENT/TONY STARKS MUSIC. USED BY PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

CONTAINS SAMPLES OF THE RECORDING "STAND UP AND SHOUT ABOUT LOVE" PERFORMED BY LARRY GRAHAM. PRODUCED UNDER LICENSE FROM WARNER BROS. RECORDS INC. BY ARRANGEMENT WITH RHINO ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, A WARNER MUSIC GROUP COMPANY. WRITTEN BY L. GRAHAM JR., T. GRAHAM AND SAM DEES AND PUBLISHED BY IRVING MUSIC, INC. (BMI)/GRAHAM-O-TUNES MUSIC INC. (BMI). USED BY PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

FACTS (CHARLIE HEAT VERSION)

(KANYE WEST, CYDEL YOUNG, ERNEST BROWN, NICHOLAS SMITH, AUBREY GRAHAM, LELAND T. WAYNE, NAYVADIUS D. WILBURN)

PLEASE GIMME MY PUBLISHING/EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (BMI)//BU THIAM PUBLISHING (BMI)//DONDA PUBLISHING/EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (BMI)//SECRETLY GROUP PUBLISHING//EMI APRIL MUSIC INC./SANDRA GALE (ASCAP)// IRVING MUSIC INC./NAVYVADIUS MAXIMUS MUSIC/PLUTO MARS MUSIC (BMI)

PRODUCED KANYE WEST, METRO BOOMIN, SOUTHSIDE AND CHARLIE HEAT

ENGINEERED NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANDREW DAWSON, ANTHONY KILHOFFER AND MIKE DEAN

MIXED ANTHONY KILHOFFER

MIX ASSISTANT KYLE ROSS

CONTAINS SAMPLES OF THE RECORDING "DIRT AND GRIME", PERFORMED BY FATHER'S CHILDREN, COURTESY OF SECRETLY GROUP. WRITTEN BY N. SMITH, PUBLISHED BY SECRETLY GROUP PUBLISHING. USED BY PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

CONTAINS AN INTERPOLATION OF "JUMPMAN", WRITTEN BY A. GRAHAM, L. WAYNE AND N. WILBURN. PUBLISHED BY EMI APRIL MUSIC INC./SANDRA GALE (ASCAP) AND IRVING MUSIC INC./NAVYVADIUS MAXIMUS MUSIC/PLUTO MARS MUSIC (BMI). USED BY PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

CONTAINS ELEMENTS OF "STREET FIGHTER 2", COURTESY OF CAPCOM CO., LTD.

FADE

(KANYE WEST, TYRONE GRIFFIN, JR., AUSTIN POST, MIKE DEAN, JEROME POTTER, SAMUEL GRIESEMER, NORMAN WHITFIELD, EDDIE HOLLAND, CORNELIUS GRANT, LARRY HEARD, ROBERT OWENS, LOUIE VEGA, RONALD CARROLL, BARBARA TUCKER, HAROLD MATTHEWS)

PLEASE GIMME MY PUBLISHING/EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (BMI) // IT'S DRUGS PUBLISHING/EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC (BMI) // POSTY CORP. LLC // WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI)/PAPA GEORGE MUSIC (BMI). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. // JLOL ASCAP (ASCAP) // SAMUEL GRIESEMER PUBLISHING DESIGNEE (BMI) // STONE AGATE MUSIC (BMI) // ALLEVIATED MUSIC/LEONARD STREET SONGS LIMITED (ASCAP) // BMG PLATINUM SONGS (BMI)/NEW WORK HOUSE MUSIC (BMI). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (US) LLC // BMG PLATINUM SONGS (BMI)/NEW YORK HOUSE MUSIC (BMI). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (US) LLC // BMG MONARCH (ASCAP). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (US) LLC // DEFENSIVE MUSIC PUBLISHING UK (BMI) // BLAK BEAT NIKS (ASCAP)

PRODUCED KANYE WEST

CO-PRODUCTION ANTHONY KILHOFFER, BENJI B, MIKE DEAN #MWA FOR DEAN'S LIST PRODUCTIONS AND RYAN "CHARLIE HANDSOME" VOJTESAK

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION DJ DODGER STADIUM AND NOAH GOLDSTEIN FOR ARK PRODUCTIONS, INC.

ENGINEERED NOAH GOLDSTEIN, ANDREW DAWSON, ANTHONY KILHOFFER, MIKE DEAN AND DAVID ROWLAND

MIXED NOAH GOLDSTEIN

VOCALS POST MALONE AND TY DOLLA $IGN

POST MALONE APPEARS COURTESY OF REPUBLIC RECORDS, A DIVISION OF UMG RECORDINGS, INC.

TY DOLLA $IGN APPEARS COURTESY OF ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION

CONTAINS A SAMPLE OF THE RECORDING "(I KNOW) I'M LOSING YOU" BY RARE EARTH AND A SAMPLE OF THE RECORDING "(I KNOW) I'M LOSING YOU" BY THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH. BOTH SAMPLES COURTESY OF MOTOWN RECORDS, A DIVISION OF UMG RECORDINGS, INC. UNDER LICENSE FROM UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISES. USED BY PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. WRITTEN BY C. GRANT, E. HOLLAND AND N. WHITFIELD AND PUBLISHED BY STONE AGATE MUSIC (BMI).

CONTAINS SAMPLES OF THE RECORDING "MYSTERY OF LOVE" PERFORMED BY MR. FINGERS. USED COURTESY OF ALLEVIATED MUSIC/LARRY HEARD. WRITTEN BY L. HEARD AND R. OWENS AND PUBLISHED BY ALLEVIATED MUSIC/LEONARD STREET SONGS LIMITED (ASCAP). USED BY PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

CONTAINS SAMPLES OF THE RECORDING "DEEP INSIDE" PERFORMED BY HARDRIVE (P) 1993 STRICTLY RHYTHM RECORDS, USED BY PERMISSION OF BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (US) LLC. WRITTEN BY LOUIE VEGA AND PUBLISHED BY BMG PLATINUM SONGS (BMI)/NEW YORK HOUSE MUSIC (BMI). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (US) LLC. USED BY PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

CONTAINS SAMPLES OF THE RECORDING "I GET LIFTED (THE UNDERGROUND NETWORK MIX)" PERFORMED BY BARBARA TUCKER (P) 1994 STRICTLY RHYTHM RECORDS, USED BY PERMISSION OF BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (US) LLC. WRITTEN BY LOUIE VEGA, RONALD CARROLL, BARBARA TUCKER AND HAROLD MATTHEWS AND PUBLISHED BY BMG PLATINUM SONGS (BMI)/NEW YORK HOUSE MUSIC (BMI)//BMG MONARCH (ASCAP)//DEFENSIVE MUSIC PUBLISHING UK (BMI)//BLAK BEAT NIKS (ASCAP). USED BY PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER KANYE WEST

CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER RICK RUBIN & NOAH GOLDSTEIN

MASTERED BY MIKE DEAN AT DEAN'S LIST HOUSE OF HITS, SOHO, NY

CREATIVE DIRECTOR KANYE WEST

ASSISTANT CREATIVE DIRECTORVIRGIL ABLOH

DONDA ART DIRECTORSJOE PEREZ & MARK SEEKINGS

ALBUM ARTWORK DESIGNPETER DE POTTER

PHOTOGRAPHERRYAN DWYER

PHOTO MODELSHENIZ H

A&RCHÉ POPE AND PLAIN PAT

MANAGERIZVOR ZIVKOVIC

DEF JAM A&R DION (NO ID) WILSON

PRODUCTION COORDINATION DEREK WATKINS

CREATIVE CONSULTANT NORTH WEST, SAINT WEST, DON CRAWLEY, IBN JASPER, VIRGIL ABLOH, GABE TESORIERO, ELON RUTBERG, HUDSON MOHAWKE, HERON PRESTON, JULIAN KLINCEWICZ

MANAGEMENT TEAM SAKIYA SANDIFER, DAN GIECKEL & AMY DAVIS

A&R COORDINATION LEESA BRUNSON

MARKETING DAVID BELL

PUBLICITY GABE TESORIERO & TRACY NGUYEN

TECHNICAL DIRECTION DAVID BAKER

WEB DEVELOPMENT LANE GOLDBERG

PRODUCTION ENNY BEAL AND PAUL LANE

SAMPLE CLEARANCES ERIC WEISSMAN MUSIC LICENSING, INC.

LEGAL MICHAEL GUIDO, ROB COHEN, RENEE KARALIAN AND LISA LESTER FOR CARROLL, GUIDO & GROFFMAN, LLP

BUSINESS AFFAIRS NICOLE WYSKOARKO, IAN ALLEN, ANTOINETTE TROTMAN AND DONNA FETCHKO

AMERYACAN STUDIOS ASSISTANT ENGINEERS TOM KAHRE, WILLIAM SULLIVAN, JOEY GALVAN, DAVID MOSES, KIMBERLY KATZ

JUNGLE CITY ASSISTANT ENGINEERS BRENDAN MORAWSKI, SEAN KLEIN, KYLE "DON" RESTO, ZEKE MISHANEC

WINDMARK STUDIOS ASSISTANT ENGINEERS JORDAN HESKETT, TRISTAN BOTT, BRANDON WOOD

SHANGRI LA STUDIOS STAFF

ASSISTANT ENGINEERS DAVE 'SQUIRREL' COVELL, JOHNNIE BURIK, ERIC LYNN

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS KEVIN SMITH, ROB BISEL, RICARDO KIM

THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED AT: WINDMARK STUDIOS SANTA MONICA, CA; NO NAME STUDIOS, PUNTA MITA, MEXICO; HOME STUDIOS, CALABASAS; GERMANO STUDIOS, NYC; DEAN’S LIST HOUSE OF HITS, SOHO, NY; JUNGLE CITY STUDIOS, NY; LARRABEE STUDIOS, NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA; NO NAME STUDIOS, FLORENCE, ITALY; HOME STUDIOS; NOBEL STREET STUDIOS; ABEL’S CRIB (TRUMP); AMERYACAN STUDIOS, CA; SOUND EQ STUDIOS, CA; AND JUNGLE CITY STUDIOS, CA.

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