A Kanye West mega track debuted just moments ago. ‘All Of The Lights’ features an extensive list of collaborators including Rihanna, John Legend, The-Dream, Ryan Leslie, Tony Williams, Charlie Wilson, Elly Jackson, Alicia Keys, Fergie, Kid Cudi and Elton John. Listen to the song below:
That was outstanding. The instrumental carried the song incredibly well, boasting both sufficient bass and a captivating melody. West continues to push himself further away from the pack of basic rappers with every new release. Expect him to dominate the charts when his album debuts. Yes I said it.
Sidebar: Why was Rihanna given such a prominent position on the song compared to the others even though she sounded the worst? Is it that West’s budget couldn’t afford Beyonce for a second song?
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B****, why throw shade and then kiss ass when its convient? Such a shady queen…
Yooooosssss
Trent STFU…
Rihanna stans and Beyonce stans..
Trent is trying to set you up for a stan war, IGNORE IT.
Love it!!
Rihanna sounded fine. Stop being so mean >.<
Haha is this why the BEYONCE song is a BONUS track only and the Rihanna leading track is the SINGLE?
Haha B**** s*** the F*** DOWN!
All of the Lights >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> See Me Now
super melodia 🙂
if you dont like rihanna music fine diss her n dat i like her but i wont go all out but i think this site has a personal dislike to her beyond music which is shallow dont judge people u anit GOD still love thatgrapejuice doe but dont make it personal !!!
@ The Kiddz:
LOL. But I agree with him on this one. Also, NEEDS MORE ELTON & ALICIA!!!
BTW, Kanye’s blazer looks really familiar: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gaz1961/4544993836/in/set-72157623648732205/
i love kanye …but these kind of songs just dont do it for me …Its like a ghetto version of “we are the world” …Can i plzz have some RAP ..thanks
No need to listen, too much features btw you kanye cant afford the queen. queen Beyonce that is
rihanna sounds good on this song, trent wat u talking bout??
9th Number One coming soon…Hahahahaha
I love this song and yes i’m surprised Rihanna got such a prominent part when clearly everyone else on the track with the exception of The Dream has stronger vocals. gonna download it. she sounds good on the track though.
Kanye, because you are cute and s***, I’ve been trying to work with you. But NOW, you are undeniably wearing a girl blouse. Your other girl clothes were eerily s***. But this blouse is just eerie. Damn, right after I saw your handsome peace pipe.
Oh and it didn’t sound all of the place like i thought it would. Don’t see it going anywhere far though.
It’s funny how I come to TGJ mainly to get news not only on Kelly and Nicki, but it’s my number one spot for Rihanna more than anyone else. Thank you for promoting such an awesome artist.
rihanna made the song ‘hit’ worthy
OH FXCK IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE FULL VERSION SINCE “RUNAWAY” CAME OUT! THIS ALBUM IS GONNA SLAY I’M DEFINATELY GETTING IT, KANYE IS A REAL FXCKING ARTIST. THE BRASS IS AWSOME YOU CAN HEAR THAT HE WAS INFLUENCED BY BJORKS LAST ALBUM “VOLTA” ON THIS TRACK WHICH IS AWSOME TOO. IMAGINE A BJORK/KANYE COLAB? DAMN THAT WOULD BE FIRE.
P.S RIHANNA SOUNDED GREAT SO STFU.
The song is nice.Rihanna vulgarize her voice by being on everybody and her mama’s song.I am happy for rihanna; I love MONSTER BETTER BECAUSE Nicki bring something to a song.Rihanna always repeat the same sentences numerous time on her feat.
F*ck beyonce,she is on break.You beg for that break now you got it !
(I miss B like crazy though)
Stellar! I’ve been loving nearly every song Kanye has given us with project with the exception of See Me Now. This song goes hard, the beat is on point. I couldn’t hear anyone else on the track though apart from Kanye and Rihanna obviously and Fergie. :S
Gotta say KANYE LOOKS CUTE in that PIC!!
I like the Beat & the energy but Rihanna isnt doing anything special for me…
I Like SEE ME NOW MORE, Cant waint to here the final version, Its the Bonus Track.
@S***
I agree,See me now is a grower but a great and more mature song than monster or this s***.We are not friday,why did he released the song ?
Elton John,John Legend,Alicia …were on the song? really ?
“Hey ,Ye,Amber rose want her blazer back “
Kanye looks terrible in this pic and this song is simply average! Average or not it will be placed at number 1. TGJ, what’s so outstanding about this track?
“I smacked my girl and she called the feds”! WHAT?
y put a thousand pple name under the title when we only 5
There’s too much going on in this song. The version with just Rihanna is better. I don’t know why Kanye has to have all these features on his tracks from Good Friday. What is he trying to prove?
y put a thousand pple name under the title when we only hear 5
of all the garbage he’s released lately, i actually like this one and yes Riri sounds hot on it. Idk why so many ppl tho. whatever, anything to sell a record i guess. Music is s*** these days, i’ll take my few crumbs and be happy with ’em. Sam. Trent. Choke a d*** and die, you’re hating ways are officially annoying. Lol, it wasn’t for the track leaks, and Rihanna coverage, your site would be non existing! Keep up the good work.
Rihanna carry this song any song rihanna does she puts her stamp on it. She’s become the queen of hooks.
See Me Now >>> Turn off the (*Goats*) I mean LIGHTS
SMN had this amazing production & feel good empowering rhythm to it, The song is actually of way more substance cared a positive message & the Lyrics are way better than those on this song, Not to mention those PHENOMENAL Background Vocals from Beyonce, They were on Point!!
~I just cant wait to hear the final version, Its the only song going on my M** 🙂
LOl at s*** being so insecure that he talks about SMN lollllllllll
^^^ INSECURE??
The DEFINITION of a RIHANNA STAN?? NEXT ==>>
Amazing production, lackluster performances. This would’ve been a million times better if it was just Kanye and Rihanna, or better yet Kanye and Beyonce. Rihanna should’ve been on See Me Now and Beyonce and All of The Lights.
I do however Disagree with this being a SINGLE though, Its not all that (just like Most Kanye’s Newer Stuff)… Queen Bey might have something to with it though. Everything Rihanna & Nikki Touches is NOT Gold.
Case in Point: THIS SONG & LTWYL
You know what? I cant stand some off ya’ll at times. Reading the comments, I thought I was about to here some s*** that was gonna’ SLAY, but get disappointed when I pressed play. Man ya’ll know how to hype things up…lol! 🙂
But with that being said, I wanted to a least here more Alicia Keys, Elton John, and Ryan Leslie…
kanye is sooo excited!…LIKE, WHY ALL THESE FEATURES? HAVE A SEAT YE’
Beyonce stan s*** yo ass down ur ghetto ass track is a bonus track and rihannas feature is a f****** single b**** and out of all the ppl on this song shes the main vocalist featured
NICKI NEEDS TO SLAY KANYE WITH ALBUM SALES..I’M HOPING..SHE REALLY DESERVES TO COME UP ON TOP..KANYE COMES OFF DESPERATE..ALL THESE FEATURES..AND ALL OF HIS SONGZ ARE LIKE 8 MINUTES..I’M OVER IT
yep I think rihanna represents on this track. This song definitely fits her. Why the shade give the girl props? I think this song with just him and ri ri would have been sufficient because this song is HOT. This is definitely hit material. Kind of like the NY anthem by Jay Z.
@ Curtis
Right & Rihanna should have been the ONLY H** featured on this song as a matter of fact. Go read Soulful Roses Comment again, This song is just OK just like ALL the songs Rihanna has out now, they are all just OOOOOKAAYYYYYY…
Yes See Me Now had Flaws (as does this song) but IT IS NOT GHETTO you idiot, Do you even understand the meaning of the song R******?? its still one of the best songs Kanye has leaked this year. The Beat, Production, Lyrics, Vocals, Every Quality of SMN slays EVERYTHING about this song.
The Queen’s BACKGROUND VOCALS alone slays this entire Track & that wasnt even the finished version. GTFOH-WATS!!
I was really looking forward to this song
but
I was very disappointed
NEXT>>
I liked the song when I heard it in that weird long ass video he premiered a while back. Actually the chorus, is the best part to me, it’s real catchy. The instrumental is nice as well. I agree Trent, Kanye has been releasing a lot of impressive tracks lately, each one completely different from the rest. It appears his album is gonna be full of a lot of really good material. His album should do really well.
Rihanna definitely sounded nice on the track and she clearly stood out the most. She usually sounds decent on the track, it’s just when she is live when her vocals are an assault on the ears.
I don’t hear a No.1 ‘smash’ though. It sounds like something that will just be featured on an album. If he does release it as a single and does a video for it, I wonder if he is gonna have them on them all in the video cause that’s a lot of f*cking artist on one track. Lol! We’ll see.
LMAO @ Beyonce Owns Your Fav
That came out of NOWHERE. 😆
I also just heard a Nikki Minaj Diss that sounded like something off Rated R, Who said Rihanna was THE ONLY GIRL who could ever pull off that Dark/Metal Sound?? I think Plenty of others can do Dark too (gaga, Katty Perry, Britney, Nikki Minaj, Hell JADA PICKET!!) ETC
I Really havent been all that impressed with Kanyezzy this time around… MEH 🙁
f*** rihannas non singing a**
f*** beyonces stealing a**
now stans, why is TAYLOR SWIFT sellin 1 mil in a week
and yall faves cant?
who said albums doesnt sell anymore
ill wait
Loud better sell a mil this time around since u stans think rihanna is the best,
@ Rated X
B**** if you dont take your sorry ass back to NEVER EVER LAND!!!
TAYLOR SWIFT is a WHITE DISNEY CHARACTER THAT MAKES BLAND COUNTRY MUSIC
& is that all you have on Beyonce?? That she Copies (AS DOES EVERY OTHER ARTIST)
NEXT ==>> Beyonce >>> Your Favs & Your Fav’s Favs.
theres no way in hell nicki minaj is goin to sell more than kanye west…kanye is a genius, he is on his on league..he didnt steal any body s*** and try to make it his
Im talking to u nicki, who think she invented the hoodrat barbie movement..
I like rihannas voice on the song too..then again she always come hard on other people s***, but fall flat on her own s***…
I think everybody did good..
like somebody said, I’m loving all the s*** kanye been putting out…I still cant watch the power video though, am a chicken when it comes to scrary s***..lol
@ FUTURESTARdelux
Im soooo glad that you mentioned the bjork comparison on her volta album its clear that its inspired from wonderlust-bjork. Though i wouldnt want a bjork kanye collab as bjork is too special for that, but saying that…. the bjork and timberland collab worked Really well on her album.
LMAO at beyonces number 1 stans trying to come at me..
sweety u need to calm the hell down..beyonce is NOT gonna leave joe camel to be with ur delusional a**.. u sound deranged..
umm last time I checked white people also kiss beyonces a**..
hell the bish was on every white magazine known to man…
so ur excuse that white prefer taylor cause she white FAIL FAIL FAIL
@ s*** sit ur damn ass down dont u have better things to do than commen on all eihanna posts 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 times bich im sorry for u u must be real ugly fat and nasty when if thats the case u know what u name fits to u u must smell like s*** too
and i almost forgot RIHANNA >>>>>>>>>>>> beyonce non singng copy ass
PS. trentisha bich did u forget to put ur pad in or why r u so damn bitchie
lesson here to learn kids..
it doesnt matter how many grammys u win, how many number 1 hits u have, that ur ex kick ur a**..
people would rather spend money on a pale white chick, that sucks live, that cant sing for s***..
than spend money buying ur s***..
ALL YOU B****** GO GET A 9 TO 5 AND STOP TALKIN ABOUT PPL THAT DONT EVEN KNOW YALL MUTHAFUCKAS
Are you guys seriously arguing like this? Idiots.
*idiotic
@S***
Rihanna has never been Dark/Metal on Rated R, (Firebomb & Rockstar is not metal genre) , just Sad Emotional Pop with Loud Beats. Just so you know…..
@ H** please
You call this Non-Singing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyKztEwErBo
I hope your Favs can do any better & lets just hope they Arent Xtina or Leona Lewis…
#FAIL
@ Real Tea
Well I like Rihanna & to Me Rated R is very METAL.
RR is Dark Urban Rock Alternative Pop Metal. Its her PEAK Musically & it will NEVER happen again.
@Rated X
True, True but with RARE Exceptions 🙂
That Bee stan is pressed and I love Beyonce… haha but stalking Rihanna comments, b**** your sad. If there just “OKAY” that YOUR opinion. And it clearly doesn’t matter cause What’s My Name? is #1 on iTunes while Only Girl is at #4, that song has been in the top 10 (Mostly 5) for all two months it’s been out… #sit.
@ S***:
You need to look up some metal music… Rated R was not metal at all. Yes, it definitely had rock influences, but nothing metal about it.
@ Rated X:
Lil Wayne sold “a milli” in his first week… yes, he has white fans, but I highly, HIGHLY doubt they outnumber the black fans. How do you explain that?
excuse me sir/ ma’am
what the hell does having a 9 to 5 got to do with people having disagreements on here?
some of us do work, and enjoy coming on here to have fun..s***..
f***** with the stans, makes my dayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
@S***
I think hell just freezed over..
we both agree on something..
ahahahahaha
@True Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Blue
dude,
I posted taylor swift sellin a mil because the rihanna stans stay braggin about how many # 1 hits she has and how rated r sold a 3 mill in 11 MONTHS
my point was if taylor swift can sell 1 mil in one week rihanna can too
^^^ Oh, I thought you were making a point about appealing to white audiences, my bad.
@True Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Blue
I brought up beyonce name just to f*** with S***…u know how he/she gets when it comes to bey bey
lol
I know lil wayne sold 1 million in his first week, that was 2008..
and recently (2009-2010) whenever somebodys favorite artist albums dont sell, people exscuse is..people dont buy albums any more..
taylor swift just shut that s*** down………………………………………………………………………………
“some of us do work, and enjoy coming on here to have fun..s***..
f***** with the stans, makes my dayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy”
😆 DEATH, Mine Too…
@True Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Blue
its all good in the hood…….
this long ass song with all these big names and all i could hear was kanye , john legend, alicia keys, rihanna, kid cudi and fergie i couldn’t even hear half of the other people but i love the song
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@ Rated X:
LOL, I know, some of the stans on here are HYPER-sensitive.
I mean really kanye? Are all these f****** features necessary? He is just getting weirder by the day and I am no longer a fan
@s*** everything that is not beyonce sucks to you so obviously your taste in music is S***
cause i dont care how many grammys beyonce has her music is not the best thing on the market at all(and this coming from a big beyonce fan —the first music video i ever saw start to finish was crazy in love)
THIS SONG IS GREAT I LOVE IT WAY MOE THAN RIHANNAS OTHER STUFF OUT—–ONLYGIRL,WHATS MY NAME,AND LTWYLPART2 SOOOO
KANYE PUT RIH AS THE MAIN SINGER BECAUSE RIHANNA DOMINATES FEAUTURS LIKE NO OTHER AND HE WANTED A HIT BECAUSE RUNAWAY AND POWER DIDNT DO IT ….AND HE KNOWS THE BEST WAY TO GET A HIT IS ADDING RIHANNA
@ jojo
I love Bey’s Music more than ANY other Artist Including MJ, Rihanna, Mariah & the list just goes on & on..
& the Truth is, I CAN SAY THE SAME ABOUT RIHANNA!!
If you TAKE AWAY RIHANNA’S 10 TOP BEST SONGS EVER: Disturbia, Fire Bomb, Rude Boy, G4l, Umbrella, Question Existing, Take A Bow…
Then you will realise, without these Songs RIHANNA AINT S***!! on the Other Hand Beyonce only Plays half her Deck. Commercially she does play her full deck Singles Wise but QUALITY Wise she NEVER plays her full Deck which is Why with every Album she has Album-Sons that ST8 SHITS on the Singles. A Rih Stan COULD NEVER Dog Beyonce’s Music. If it wasnt for Beyonce where would she even Be besides Flipping Barbadian Burgers??
& *Add Russian Roulette to that List of Rihs Best Songs*
Without These Top 10 Greatest Rih Songs Id just hate to imagine what Rihanna’s Status in the industry would be like right now…
@If it wasnt for Beyonce where would she even Be besides Flipping Barbadian Burgers??
I’ m done..I quit this b****…….
@True Blue..
thats why its so fun….wink wink
they act like ur bashing their mama, sister, aunt, cousin…
people keep sayin rihanna sold her soul to the devil, thats why shes still relevant..
I say that bish has a mean head game………..she got joe camel HOOK LIKE A MUTHA
as long as joe camel is still in the music business, rihanna is still gonna be relevant…
so u know what, yea I make fun of her, but I can admit she makes catchy songs..
that joe camel paid top dollar for…
@ Rated X: whites buy rap music more than blacks
LMAO @ HATERS ONCE AGAIN
HAHAHAHAHAH I JUST CAN NOT!!!!
WHAT’S MY NAME #1 ON ITUNES
ONLY GIRL STILL IN THE TOP 5 ON ITUNES
I JUST CAN’T!!!!! LMAO!!!!!
ATTENTION PEOPLE!!!!! HAHAHAHAHHAH
WHAT’S MY NAME IS PROJECTED TO BE #1 ON BILLBOARD NEXT WEEK!!!!
RIHANNA’S 8TH NUMBER 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HATERS YA MAD?!!!! I JUST CAN’T!!!!!
LMAO!!!!
Anyway, I finally got to listen to the song. I LOVE IT! Rihanna sounds good on a hook. But, what was the purpose of everyone else? Especially Fergie? Ewww. If he got Bee, she would have done all the extra harmonies and adlibs. *Kanye shrug*
i honestly only heard Kanye, Rihanna, John Legend and Fergie… *shrugs* guess i have to listen to it again. anyway, Fergie was BY FAR my fave part! she killed it! Beyonce should’ve done Rihanna’s part but since Beyonce wasn’t in this song, Fergie definitely shouldve taken over that spot. she kinda made this song for me =]
@NICKY
Oh Really?? 🙁 Let me go get my *TISSUE* *Crys*
B**** SO WHAT??, good for her, Just because we dont think the songs deserves to be #1 doesnt mean we are gonna be Bothered if it does.
Did the Psych Ward finally grant you permission to use your computer for today or are you still on time out from your last delusional Rant??
Anyway, Congrats Rihannaon on your potential 6TH(SIXTH) #1. 🙂
this is HOOOOOTTTT.
I learned this phrase while watching the Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC when she called out Bill O’Reily and stated the facts to him and he countered by saying since he has more ratings he is more reliable(side eye). The Phrase is:
argumentum ad populum
That is the act of bringing up numbers when you don’t have a valid counter argument.
When she said this I was reminded of Rihanna Stans.
I wish we could hear more of the other people, no shade to Rihanna but I’m over her she just does not give me music that moves me lyrically, her vocals are bad but they are not awful. Her singles do well because they are catchy, they are not good they are catchy.
I think Rihanna and Alicia Keys parts should have been switched
Everytime I hear Rihanna’s voice I have to fart.
Not only did I fart while listening to this song, but I fell asleeo halfway through.
YAWN
THIS
SUCKS.
RiHANNA
IMA
LET
YOU
FINISH
BUT
BEYONCE
SHOULDA
BEEN
ON
THE
HOOK
*Kanye Shrug*
Nicky, I though Only Girl was supposed to be #1 a month ago. What happened?
terrible, generic, predictable.
Why even throw all of those people’s names into the song if their part is barely audible?
I like the song. Too many features and can’t really hear any of them so I don’t really understand the purpose of the # of features. Is there an alternate version actually featuring the other people?
Tht s*** is amazing to listen to. and Rihanna actually sounds good. isnt there a law against how many features u can have on one song?
How the hell do you feature so many artists on a freaking 6min long song. I am not a fan of the song by the way, it will probably reach no.1 based on the features more than the for song itself.
yessss kanye yes i love it!
I love this song, I dnt agree trent I think rihanna was perfect for this song.
It shoud’ve just been Rihanna and Kanye on this track {*Side Eye*}
The instrumental is epic. Damn. Rihanna carries the whole song, but I don’t get all those features.
I hit the Hit Buttom before even listening to the song! Go Kanye!
I like the song but I didnt even hear half of the listed people on the track
SIIICK! Beyonce should be on the chours though
Of course Rihanna would be on his track and any other track that would call for a female back up!
Kanye West = JayZ’s boy
Rihanna = JayZ’s w****
What else is new, I’m just surprise it wasn’t just Kanye and Rihanna on the track.
DEAD@ all of you
the fist fans are literally on the brink of killing themselves @ his point
how is rihanna #1 on itunes AGAIN with Whats My Name
AND having the #1 song in the world
i
can
not.
LMAO @ DR FENTY
DON’T FAIL TO MENTION THAT WHAT’S MY NAME WILL BE #1 ON BILLBOARD NEXT WEEK ….A 90% CHANCE
NOT TO MENTION THAT ONLY GIRL IS PROJECTED TO BE #1 ON POP IN ABOUT 1 1/2 WEEKS WHICH MEANS:
RIHANNA WILL BE THE FEMALE ARTIST WITH MOST #1’S ON POP BESTING LG, BEY AND MC!!!!!
It’s okay. After hearing the snippet, I was expecting SO much more. But it’s still a good track nonetheless. Rihanna does good on the hook, but the production slays anything over it. Other than the production, the song is rather average. I hate Fergie’s part, too.
See Me Now >>>>>>>>>> All of the Lights
I LOVE IT!!! Very different, as it should be. A masterpeice, Rihanna’s voice works on the hook. She got a big part, but everyone should have taken turns singing the hook so you could hear mor of everyone’s voice. But I FUX wit this. I think I’m gonna get the album, he just keep coming with hits IMO, he’s in a different league. This shows Hip Hop can cross all boards and cover all spectrums of music. Side Bar: I remeber he was Mad AS HELL A few years ago when Whitney didn’t choose his songe to be on her #1 album of 2009. lol SHe was one of the best selling females of that year and half of 2010.
Rihanna slayed this track. The single version is just kanye & Rihanna hence why she got the most prominent part. having her on the single version will make it more successful and radio friendly anyways.
I have a question rihanna stans, When will Rihanna get a number one album?
Rihannnna MADE THIS SONG!
Them other h*** could not do it do you really think BEYONCE can do a song like this Beyonce loves to show off tooo much she trys sooo hard to hamoneys it just ends up being too much Rihanna is more laid back PLUS her voice has that swag that laid beack feel THAT is why he chose her not beyonce Kanye is smart beyonce would not have pulled or made this song ahit GET OVER IT!
It should have just been Kanye and Rihanna not all those other people there was nooo need for the other ft I only heard like 4 =/
Rihanna >>>>>>>>>>>
like always kanye serves it on the production front, which makes up for his lack of
lyrical ability. im still left in awe over the production on power, pure genius from the sample to the pianos. i really like rihanna on the chorus, but i think i would have prefered john legend on the chorus. he brings a more soulful side to the track.
fergie alicia keys ad kid cudi (as much as i love him) were unecessary, less would have definity been more on this track.
emmm, this is kanye feat rihanna. the other people barely sing or hum.
good song though.
The reason kanye did all of these features is to show how sonically advanced he could make a track listen closely you can hear every last artist
TF TRENT F*** YOU? RIHANNA IS THE BEST YOUR THE WORST I BET YOU LOVE CHRIS BROWN!! SHE ROCKS THE WORLD!! SHE WAS GIVING A MAIN PART BECAUSE SHES THE BEST POP/DANCE SINGER ATM SO YOU F*** OFF LIR THIS SONG IS GREAT AND EVEN BETTER WITH RIHANNA!!! <3
did you say ”west’s budget”? do be serious.
STFU [shut the f*** up) all yall bitchs!!!!!!!!
fergies part sucked with all honest but umm. i think rhianna sounds and look good in the video . i dont like her much but i dont hate
That’s too many ppl that you say it features, plus they aren’t all right. Fergie shows up NOWHERE in this song. Get your facts straight.