West premiered this boastful track a cappella at the July 1, 2012 BET Awards, soundtracked only toward the end by his foot angrily stomping on the stage.
The recorded version features an assist from G.O.O.D. Music's Pusha T, in which the Clipse MC references his drug-dealing past and exotic car collection, then in the second verse he baits his competitors. "I believe there's a god above me/I'm just the god of everything else," he raps at the beginning.
West starts his verse by rapping about the attractiveness of his sneakers in comparison to Air Jordan ("Hold up, I ain't tryna stunt, man. But the Yeezys jumped over the Jumpman"). He proceeds to namedrop in one line a Hip-Hop legend, a civil rights leader, a victim of police brutality and a late R&B icon. ("I'm living three dreams. Biggie Smalls', Dr. Kings', Rodney King's. 'Cuz we can't get along, no resolution. 'Til we drown all these haters, rest in peace to Whitney Houston."), as well as referencing violence in his Chicago hometown ("What has the world come to, I'm from the 312. Where cops don't come through and dreams don't come true").
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