Kanye West – “Only One”

    Fresh for the New Year, Kanye West delivers “Only One” featuring Paul McCartney dedicated to his daughter North west.

    77 thoughts on “Kanye West – “Only One”

    1. These interns boosting his ratings here, save it the song is incredibly unbearable, unless you enjoy AutoTune on Max with effects being 100% audible. Talk about getting it all wrong. I’m so disappointed in this joint that this will also affects my Grammy vote for Bound 2 Best Rap Song & also Rap Sung. Ye may be pushing boundaries but whatever boundary he’s pushing right now is not audibly appetizing. 1 Star. Do better, A fan from the very very beginning.

      1. This is the truth, comments sections steady with the Kanye dickriders, saying shit like “this is classic Kanye” the fuck does that mean? This sounds like mid-tier Chief Keef. Kanye is shit these days, autotune never got better. There’s no emotion or humanity and it’s not artistically ironic. Fuck, what a waste of a track. Anyone who likes this is an asshole.

    2. This sounds like some classic Kanye, I love those melodies. My only problem is the autotune. Kanye isn’t a good singer by any means, but he can hold a note well enough to carry a song like this. I think this would have sounded more passionate and heartfelt without all the robotic noise, even if the singing wasn’t the best.

    3. Beautiful song tbh. Love how he wrote it from the perspective of his mother looking down on him and his daughter.

    4. absolutely great music. Kanye still knows how to put his heart on a track and he did it very well with this one. heartfelt and moving song from one of the best.

    5. It would be cool if Kanye West grew some actual courage and sang a melody without autotune. It’s embarrassing at this point. If you’re trying to ride a soulful beat, cut the bullshit out, just use your actual fucking voice. Trash music cause he, even now, won’t commit to being an actual musician.

    6. This song is truly beautiful. I can’t understand disliking it. A wonderful, no bullshit, heartfelt song that just shows his love for his mom and his daughter. Unbelievably beautiful.

    7. Terrible. Embarrassing. Not just the autotune, but the lyrics which are cliche and sound like they were written in five minutes. And he tries to fit too many words into each verse.

    8. wow a good kanye song without him being racist, acting like a bitch or contradicting himself? shocker

      good work. black man and white man working side by side in music business..how it should be. colorless.

    9. Incredible. Especially when you realize it’s written from the point of view of his late mother Donda, singing to him. Gotta buy this on itunes right now.

      1. wasnt gonna give this record a shot at all until i read this. gonna give it a chance now cause you just hit me in the feels

    10. this is the gayest shit i ever heard from this nigga and thats saying a lot! he done lost his mind he thinks hes a fucking beatle now.

    11. if this was released by anyone besides “YEEZUS” no one would be praising this as “incredible”, “beautiful” or “deep” or “a masterpiece”. LMFAO… kanye fans are the lamest..

    12. Someone tell Kanye that he can stop with the horrible Auto-Tune, just let someone else sing your songs. I was a huge fan of 808 and Heartbreak but it’s been done.

    13. Hip Hop heads complain about IGGY as they should, but admire this? Ill pass shit garb like the man featured on it. Stop liking Paul when he denied Bone Thugz samples .. FUC HIM ..

    14. How the fuck are you guys hating on this? Its good music. It should tell you that Kanyes next album is going to b the style we all want.

      1. There’s a big difference between what “we” want and what “you” want. Ultimately, West will create an album for those to decide whether it fits their taste.

    15. Kanye drops another classic. This is further proof that he doesn’t want to be known just as the greatest rapper alive – he wants to be known as the greatest MUSICIAN alive. Yeezy will never flow as consistent as JayZ, Nas, Em, etc. However, the total package of his music should be distinguished from such artists. When I think of Kanye, I think of Prince, Michael Jackson, James Brown, the Beatles, etc. This guy is going to go down as one of the best to ever do it. Be grateful that your ears can be blessed with such sonic achievement.

    16. I’m still a fan of Kanye, to a certain extent, but this is fucking shit. The worst thing about when he does these auto-tune “ballads” is not actually the auto-tune but the poor lyricism as he just drones on and on as though he is saying some deep shit. His self-indulgence is his best asset and his biggest liability.

    17. i don’t think this track is all that bad . the lyrics are pretty solid the only thing that kills it is the autotune. I think he can actually sing without the auto tune

    18. It’s good to see that he’s moving back in the light hearted music direction… Kanyes always been known for his body of work in a album so this is a good sign.

    19. One thing I respect about Em, ‘Pac & J. Cole is when they sing, they come at it RAW. Might be a little produced here and there, but they let their flaws come out in their music. All this auto-tune BS seriously KILLS the genuineness of Kanye’s track. Can’t understand how anybody can think it sounds better this way––be REAL or don’t bother.

    20. Using the Autotune is a catch22. It sounds more painful and emotional, but it also exposes his bad singing.

      Still this one track shits on Yeezus. If 808’s Kanye is back though, that would be great.

    21. for all yall saying kanye cant sing without autotune….look up him performing ‘hey mama’ live @ the grammys. duke can sing nice.

    22. Really? It sounds like he wrote this in one minute or made it up on the spot.

      Do you realize how bad this song is?

    23. Anyone who didn’t rate this a 5 is a fucking idiot. Go kill yourself. 2015 is the Year of Yeezus. Get your popcorn ready – this nigga gonna take over. Kanye Till – greatest musician of all time.

      1. nigga what the FUCK is wrong with you.

        your name is Michael Jackson.. and you call Kanye West the GOAT?

        MJ is the only GOAT. So.. fuck outta here with that shit!

    24. honesty music…somebody in these days and times who is as famous as Kanye and yet and still has the ability to make honest music…

      he’s not perfect, he’s making honest music…dosen’t sound as good, but oh well…

    25. Kanye continues to make absolute trash and the blind sheep keep on feeding his ego and allow him to continue to make this garbage.

    26. this is an example of how the term “artist” can be used by rappers to get away with putting out garbage sounding music. Try imagine how this’ll sound in 4 decades. Cant stand it when rappers believe they have outgrown the genre of hiphop and start making weird music and calling themselves “artists”. you can be creative within the realm of flowing. the greats have catalogs that stand the test of time…

    27. Kanye sang this song from his mothers point of view in heaven. Most of the 13 year olds on here wont understand that even though they swear up and down theyre true “hip hop heads” lol
      Anyways its an awesome concept. Online fans need to understand that artists have to make what makes them feel good as well and not just only think about the fans. A song from his mothers point of view in heaven about him and his daughter? Yeah im probably sure he doesnt give a shit about yalls opinion on this.

      And for anyone that says this is Yeezus Kanye please go listen to Yeezus again and then this. Yeezus was full of anger. Theres not an ounce of anger int his song

      1. “Kanye sang this song from his mothers point of view in heaven.”… that sounds cheesy and it certainly doesnt mean this song still aint a turd

    28. Cool concept, but not feeling the auto-tune. The track has a lot of potential but falls flat with the auto-tune. The message is cool, but could have been executed better.

      When you make a song like this, i doubt you care what other people think.

    29. he should just get over himself and go for real voice lessons. not like he lacks the time or the money to get trained by the best.

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