Tyler, the Creator Credits Kanye West and John Legend as He Drops a New Song Video Heaven to Me

Published 04/04/2023, 8:00 PM EDT

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Tyler, the Creator just dropped a new song and credited Ye for it. Kanye West may not produce music regularly, but his work remains relevant through the changing time. The ‘Donda’ singer started off his career as a producer. He produced music for people like Jay-Z right from the beginning and became a go-to artist for many rappers.

His ultimate goal was to become a hip-hop artist himself and he did achieve it, eventually. Kanye West has gone underground for some time. But his work has found its way back again through Tyler, the Creator’s latest song. Here are details into ‘Heaven to Me’, and how it uses Ye’s work.

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How Tyler, the Creator’s new song, brings back an old work of Kanye West

Tyler, the Creator is still going strong with his Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale project. One of the eight tracks includes an old song by John Legend which was written and produced by Ye. The song called Heaven to Me is sampled from the 2006 hit ‘Heaven’ from the album ‘Once Again’. The rapper promoted his latest song on Twitter and mentioned how it has his favorite beats by Ye.

This project comes out as a result of all the good content that did not cut into his other album. That album was ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’. As per Hip Hop Dx, he had collaborated with artists like A$AP Rocky, Vince Staples, and YG for the songs. The album itself turned out to be successful and won the Best Rap Album of the Year award, even beating heavyweight champions like Kanye West’s ‘Donda’, Nas’ ‘King’s Disease II’, and J Cole’s ‘The Off-Season’.

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Ye’s music continues to be an inspiration for many rappers since his style is simplistic but includes catchy beats. He and Tyler, the Creator share a mutual respect for each other’s talents.

A look into Ye’s career as a producer

Ye found massive success as a rapper, designer, and much more. But it was his career as a producer that was loved by both fans and fellow artists. Apart from Legend and Jay-Z, he has produced for Beanie Sigel, Lil’ Kim, Drake, Alicia Keys, etc. He worked with even more musicians after founding the G.O.O.D. Music production company in 2004.

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What did you think of the Ye-inspired song by Tyler, the Creator? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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Neha Ghag is a prime-time entertainment writer for Netflix Junkie, who has written nearly 1000 articles, immersing herself in pop culture. Writing was not her first choice, but she has now found solace in unraveling the fascinating stories of public figures' personal and professional lives. Neha is a fan of classic hip-hop and psycho thrillers, and she can talk endlessly about Kanye West.

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