Kanye West and ghostwriters.

[golfalphabravoecho]

This is a Kanye West hate thread.

Is there any evidence that Kanye West had a ghostwriter for the original version of Homecomming.

http://rapgenius.com/Kanye-west-homecoming-lyrics

[Intro]
And you say: Chi city!
Chi city! Chi city!

[Hook: Chris Martin]
I'm coming home again
Do you think about me now and then?
Do you think about me now and then?
Cause I'm coming home again

[Verse 1]
I met this girl when I was 3 years old
And what I loved most she had so much soul
She said "Excuse me lil homey, I know you don't know me
But, my name is Windy and I like to blow trees"
And from that point I never blow her off
Ninjas come from out of town, I like to show her off
They like to act tough, she like to tow 'em off
And make 'em straighten up their hat cause she know they soft
And when I grew up she showed me how to go downtown
In the nighttime her face lit up, so astounding
I told her in my heart is where she'll always be
She never messed with entertainers cause they always leave
She said it felt like they walked and drove on me
Knew I was gang affiliated, got on TV and told on me
I guess that's why last winter she got so cold on me
She said "'Ye, keep making that keep making that platinum and gold for me!"

[Hook]
..maybe we can start again

[Verse 2]
But if you really cared for her
Then you wouldn't have never hit the airport to follow your dreams
Sometimes I still talk to her, but when I talk to her
It always seems like she talking 'bout me
She said, "You left your kids, and they just like you
They want to rap and make soul beats just like you
But they just not you" and I just got through
Talking 'bout what ****** tryna do: just not new
Now everybody got the game figured out all wrong
I guess you never know what you got 'til it's gone
I guess that's why I'm here and I can't come back home
And guess when I heard? When I was back home
Every interview I'm representing you, making you proud
Reach for the stars so if you fall, you land on a cloud
Jump in the crowd, spark your lighters, wave 'em around
If you don't know by now, I'm talking 'bout Chi-Town!

[Hook]

[Outro]
Maybe you, do you remember when?
Fireworks at Lake Michigan
Oh, now I'm coming home again
Maybe we can start again


I just can't believe that Kanye West wrote this.

 

[shotsrangout]

Nothing that he said in this song is really that mind-blowing.

Not really seeing how you think this was ghostwritten.

 

[golfalphabravoecho]

I maintain that Kanye is a mediocre rapper. I think the cohesiveness of this track and the flow are beyond the capability of one Mr. West.

Notice I identified my original question as "hate".

I thought that I had heard that this was ghostwritten, but I couldn't find anything to corroborate that.

 

[dipsetgeneral]

OP, you haven't heard Common's "I Use To Love H.E.R."?

 

[golfalphabravoecho]

OP, you haven't heard Common's "I Use To Love H.E.R."?

Sure I have, but I don't understand the connection to my question...

 

[deleted]

OP, you haven't heard Common's "I Use To Love H.E.R."?

Only the first line is the same....

 

[str8drop]

Tony Williams got credits on it...of course only him and Kanye know how much he really helped 

 

[purplenurple1414]

Ye always has someone helping him write. Rhymefest, Cons, Common, Cudi, etc

 

[redefinition]

^^ yeah Ye gets help but I don't think they full on ghostwrite for him