Kanye West laid pretty low musically in 2014, so it is no surprise he wanted to make sure that the first thing the game was talking about in 2015 was him. As many were ringing in the new year at midnight out on the town, Kanye released a new heart filled track "Only One" to his website and iTunes. Ye teamed up with the legendary Paul McCartney for this special song. The song channels an emotional auto-tuned 808s and Heartbreak Kanye. He wrote the song as the voice of his late mother Donda speaking to his daughter North West.
The cover art for the song is a black and white portrait of him and his first child North taken by NY photographers Inez and Vinoodh. His wife Kim Kardashian took to Instagram before the song debuted to give her opinion on it:
"Everyone asks me what my favorite Kanye song is. It's Only One. Kanye felt like his mom was signing thru him to our daughter. This song makes me cry every time I hear it. He releases it at midnight tonight on iTunes. "Only One" by Kanye West Featuring Paul McCartney. Photo by Inez and Vinoodh"
We do know that Kanye is currently working on a new album and is rumored to release this year. Its too soon to know whether "Only One" will be the first single off of the new album yet. Yeezy also released a handwritten copy of the lyrics to the song below. Mr. West is back!
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