Kanye drops a MOAB of a single, ‘Ye Vs. The People’ #genius

Kanye West took political debate to the next level with the release of his newest single today. It’s available on Apple Music – get it.

“MOAB” is a military turn for “mother of all bombs,” or more specifically, Massive Ordnance Air Blast — touted as the most powerful non-nuclear weapon in the American arsenal.

“Ye Vs. The People” was premiered on Power 106 on April 27th, 2018. The single is a back and forth, a political debate, featuring T.I., who plays the role of “The People.”

Kanye West Debates T.I. on New Song ‘Ye Vs. The People’

“Make America Great Again had a negative reception / I took it, wore it, rocked it, gave it a new direction,” rapper says on new track

Kanye West unveiled his new single “Ye Vs. The People,” a response to his controversial week on social media, on Los Angeles’ Power 106 Friday night. Seth

By Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, April 28, 2018

Kanye West unveiled his new single “Ye Vs. The People,” a response to his controversial week on social media, on Los Angeles’ Power 106 Friday night.

The enigmatic rapper’s conflicting ideologies may ultimately lead his fans to a fork in the road

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The track pits West versus the people, with T.I. serving as the voice of the millions who questioned West’s Trump-loving, #MAGA hat-wearing tweets of the past week. “I know Obama was heaven-sent / But ever since Trump won, it proved I could be president,” the rapper declares in his opening.

“I feel an obligation to show people new ideas / And if you wanna hear them, there go two right here,” West says on the Four Tops-sampling track. “Make America Great Again had a negative reception / I took it, wore it, rocked it, gave it a new direction / Added empathy, care, love and affection / And y’all simply questioning my methods.”

T.I. fires back, “What you willing to lose for the point to be proved? This shit is stubborn, selfish, bullheaded, even for you / You wore a dusty ass hat to represent the same views as white supremacy / Man, we expect better from you.” T.I. later notes of West’s Twitter feed, “Starting to make it seem like Donnie cut you a check” and wonders whether West is in “the sunken place.”

West retorts, “Y’all be leading with hate, see I just approach it different / Like a gang truce / Like the first Blood to shake the Crip’s hand.”

Hear a radio rip of “Ye Vs. The People” below:

Lyrics:

[Verse: Kanye West & T.I.]
I know Obama was Heaven-sent
But ever since Trump won, it proved that I could be President
Yeah you can, at what cost though?
Don’t that go against the teachings that Ye taught for?
Yo, Tip, I hear your side and everybody talk, though
But ain’t goin’ against the grain everything I fought for?
Prolly so, Ye, but where you tryna go with this?
It’s some shit you just don’t align with and don’t go against
You just readin’ the headlines, you don’t see the fine print
You on some choosin’-side shit, I’m on some unified shit
It’s bigger than your selfish agenda
If your election ain’t gon’ stop police from murderin’ niggas, then shit…
Bruh, I never ever stopped fightin’ for the people
Actually wearin’ the hat’ll show people that we equal
You gotta see the vantage point of the people
What makes you feel equal makes them feel evil
See that’s the problem with this damn nation
All Blacks gotta be Democrats, man, we ain’t made it off the plantation
Fuck who you choose as your political party
You representin’ dudes just seem crude and cold-hearted
With blatant disregard for the people who put you in position
Don’t you feel an obligation to them?
I feel an obligation to show people new ideas
And if you wanna hear ’em, there go two right here
Make America Great Again had a negative reception
I took it, wore it, rocked it, gave it a new direction
Added empathy, care and love and affection
And y’all simply questionin’ my methods
What you willin’ to lose for the point to be proved?
This shit is stubborn, selfish, bullheaded, even for you
You wore a dusty ass hat to represent the same views
As white supremacy, man, we expect better from you
All them times you sounded crazy, we defended you, homie
Not just to be let down when we depend on you, homie
That’s why it’s important to know what direction you’re goin’ now
‘Cause everything that you built can be destroyed and torn down
You think I ain’t concerned about how I affect the past?
I mean, that hat stayed in my closet like ’bout a year and a half
Then one day I was like, “Fuck it, I’ma do me”
I was in the sunken place and then I found the new me
Not worried about some image that I gotta keep up
Lot of people agree with me, but they too scared to speak up
The greater good of the people is first
Have you considered all the damage and the people you hurt?
You had a bad idea, and you’re makin’ it worse
This shit’s just as bad as Catholic preachers rapin’ in church
Y’all been leadin’ with hate, see I just approach it different
Like a gang truce, the first Blood to shake the Crip’s hand
I know everybody emotional
Is it better if I rap about crack? Huh? ‘Cause it’s cultural?
Or how about I’ma shoot you, or fuck your bitch?
Or how about all this Gucci, ’cause I’m fuckin’ rich
You’ll deal with God for the lack of respect
Startin’ to make it seem like Donnie cut you a check
Now you toyin’ with hot lava, better be careful with that
What’s it mean to gain the world if you ain’t standin’ for shit?
Okay I gotta say it, Ye, you sound high as a bitch
Yeah, genocide and slavery, we should just try and forget
And all that free thought shit, find a better defense
But if Ye just stuck in his way, he can leave it at that
Fuck it
Alright T.I.P., we could be rappin’ about this all day, man, why don’t we just cut the beat off and let the people talk?