“Hurricane” by Kanye West

"Hurricane" took the long way onto Donda, Kanye West's tenth studio album, released in 2021. It grew out of a Los Angeles jam session at Archwood Music Studio, reached West through Chance the Rapper, got previewed in September 2018 and was meant for Yandhi, the album he later scrapped. The final version debuted in July 2021, leaked by accident on August 8, and landed properly alongside the rest of Donda on August 29.

The finished track is an R&B, hip-hop and pop hybrid riding an atmospheric beat, with organ and bass underneath, the Weeknd sharing the billing, Lil Baby featured, and the Sunday Service Choir and KayCyy filling in the edges. West co-produced it with BoogzDaBeast, DJ Khalil, Mike Dean and Ronny J. Critics mostly singled out the Weeknd's turn, and at the 64th Grammys it took Best Melodic Rap Performance, drawing West level with Jay-Z's record Grammy count among rappers.

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