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Believe What I Say
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Wikipedia article
"'Believe What I Say'" is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his tenth studio album, 'Donda' (2021). The song features additional vocals from Buju Banton, Dem Jointz and Stalone; and samples "Doo Wop (That Thing)" by Lauryn Hill. It was serviced to US rhythmic contemporary radio as the album's third single on November 30, 2021 (second promoted to radio formats).
The song peaked at number 28 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, and also reached the top 40 in Australia and Canada.
Background
On September 15, 2020, West posted a series of tweets about his relationship with Universal Music Group. In the tweets, the rapper expressed desire to buy back his master recordings. He went on to leak his full recording contract documents between himself and Universal. He also stated that he is "not putting no more music out until I'm done with my contract with Sony and Universal.". The next day, on September 16, West flew out to Jamaica and recorded music with Buju Banton and Saint Jhn, the former of which features on the track. On September 26, West shared a snippet of "Believe What I Say" on his Twitter account. The track samples Lauryn Hill's 1998 song "Doo Wop (That Thing)".
The track was officially previewed on August 26, 2021 at the 'Donda' listening event at Soldier Field. On September 9, composer Antman Wonder, who was initially left off the credits, posted the original version of the track; claiming that West had not properly credited his, as well as several other artists' contributions to Donda. The credits were later updated to include his contribution.
Credits
* Kanye West production, vocals, songwriting
* Dem Jointz production, additional vocals, record engineering, songwriting
* Buju Banton additional vocals, songwriting
* BoogzDaBeast co-production, songwriting
* FnZ co-production, songwriting
* Ojivolta co-production, songwriting
* Antman Wonder additional production
* Stalone additional vocals, songwriting
* Irko mix engineering, master engineering
* Devon Wilson record engineering
* Mikalai Skrobat record engineering
* Josh Berg record engineering
* Preston Reid record engineering
* Louis Bell vocal editing
* Patrick Hundley vocal editing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
Category:2021 songs
Category:2021 singles
Category:Kanye West songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Kanye West
Category:Songs written by Kanye West
Category:Hip house songs
Category:American contemporary R&B songs
Category:American soul songs
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