Kanye West has revealed an a capella portion of his “I Am A God” song on kanyewest.com. Sans instrumentation, West raps: “I just talked to Jesus / He said, ‘What up, Yeezus?’ I said, ‘Shit. I’m chillin’, trying to stack these millions’ / I know He the most high / But I am a close high / Mi casa su casa / That’s our Costra Nostra / Ha / I am a God.” The site also shows what appears to be images of West in the studio with producer Rick Rubin. After West raps, they discuss his lyrics.

West’s forthcoming Yeezus album is due June 18 and “I Am A God” is expected to be a song on the collection. West announced Monday (June 10) at a Yeezus listening session at a loading dock in New York City that Rubin was an executive producer of his new album. Rubin co-founded Def Jam Recordings, the label on which West records, in 1984 with Russell Simmons. Rubin has produced dozens of albums in a variety of genres of music. His Rap projects include material for the Beastie Boys, Run-DMC and Jay-Z, among others.

In a June 11 The New York Times article, West discussed his work with Rubin. “It’s just really such a blessing, to be able to work with him,” West says in the interview. “I want to say that after working with Rick, it humbled me to realize why I hadn’t—even though I produced Watch the Throne; even though I produced [My Beautiful ] Dark [Twisted] Fantasy—why I hadn’t won Album of the Year yet.”

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West performed “I Am A God” Sunday (June 9) during his set at The Governors Ball music festival at New York’s Randall’s Island. 

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