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Kanye Westis looking back into the past.
On Mother’s Day, the 44-year-old rapper dropped a new video for his song “Life of the Party,” featuring pictures from his childhood, including throwbacks with his late momDonda West.
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“Life of the Party” appears on the deluxe version of Kanye’s tenth studio album,Donda. The original song on the deluxe record, released in November 2021 followingDonda’s initial drop that August, was a collaboration withAndré 3000, though the version in the music video just features Kanye’s voice.
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In a statement shared withVarietyfollowing the leak, André said the track he received and wrote on did not feature such a “diss verse.”
“It’s unfortunate that it was released in this way and two artists that I love are going back and forth,” the former Outkast member said.
André also added in the statement that “Life of the Party” was dropped from the initial release ofDondadue to Kanye’s stance against profanity at the time.
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Kanye’s mother Dondadied in 2007following complications from plastic surgery. She was 58.
In another tribute from the record, a track fromDondatitled"Losing My Family,“begins with a voiceover of his mother offeringwords of adviceabout love and marriage.
“Two lessons that he passed along to his children,” she says in the song. “The first is that no matter what, you never abandon your family. The second was that no matter what, you love unconditionally.”
The 24-time Grammy winner’s 2005 song “Hey Mama” is also a tribute to his mother.
source: people.com
