THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

849- Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz-Mercy.

2012-Number 55 single.

Best Bit-At 3.20. Suddenly from absolutely out of nowhere, comes a swirling blast of ‘EDM,’ to completely blow you away. As the ‘Big O’ said, some 48 years earlier,’MERCY.’

Kanye Omari West was born on June 8th, 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, in October 2021 he legally changed his name to ‘Ye,’ with no middle or last name. West had been wanting to change his name since 2018, stating that ‘Ye’ was the most commonly used word in the Bible. He has said, ‘In the Bible it means ‘you’. So, I’m you. I’m us. It’s us. It went from being Kanye, which means the only one, to just Ye.’

Kanye West (see also best songs 1049-477 and 267) began his music career in the mid 1990’s as a music producer. His first official production credits came at the age of 19, when he produced eight tracks on ‘Down to Earth,’ the 1996 debut album by the Chicago Rapper, ‘Grav.’ West continued to learn his trade, with his most high profile production prior to the turn of the Century coming in 1999, when he co-produced the track ‘My Life,’ for the American Rapper Foxy Brown’s second studio Album ‘Chyma Doll,’ in collaboration with Deric Angelettie, (D-Dot) the Album became the first ‘Hip-Hop’ album by a female Rapper to debut at the top of the American Billboard 200 chart. In 2000 Kanye West began producing for artists on the ‘Roc-A-Fella’ records label, and he is often credited with revitalising Jay-Z’s (see also best songs 636-477-267 and 23) career, with his contributions to Jay-Z’s 2001 Album, ‘The Blueprint,’ Although he was making a name for himself as a music producer, Kanye West also had aspirations to be a Rapper, but he found himself denied or ignored by record labels, because he did not portray the ‘Gangsta’ image prominent in mainstream ‘Hip-Hop’ at that time. It was following a car accident in 2002 that West finally got around to seriously pursue his career as a Rapper, he recorded his first ‘mixtape’ in 2002, called ‘Get Well Soon,’ and then he began work on his debut studio Album,’The College Dropout,’ which was released in 2004.

In 2004 Kanye West set up his own record label ‘GOOD Music,’ in order to release his own music, and that of other artists he would sign, which would include ‘Big Sean,’ and ‘Pusha T,’ who both appear on ‘Mercy.’ In 2012 West released an Album of new music, featuring many artists from his record label to showcase the labels talents. The compilation was called ‘Cruel Summer,’ and ‘Mercy’ was the first of four singles released, peaking at Number 14 on the American Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

‘Mercy’ was co-written by Kanye West, Sean Anderson, (Big Sean)Terrence Thornton, (Pusha T)Tauheed Epps, (2 Chainz) Mike Will Made It, Hudson Mohawke, Mike Dean, Stepan Taft, James Thomas Denzie Beagle, Winston Riley, and Reggie Williams, with the songs production credited to Lifted, Mike Dean, Mike Will Made It, Kanye West, and Hudson Mohawke.’Mercy’ contains several samples, it starts with a vocal sample from Fuzzy Jones, (-2005) from the ‘Super Beagle’s’ track ‘Dust A Soundboy.’ Another significant sample is the 2012 song ‘Lambo,’ by Yung Bizzle, that songs lyrics include the line ‘Okay, Lamborghini Mercy, your chick, she so thirsty,’ the ‘Lamborghini Murciélago,’ (Mercy for short) is a sports car produced by the Italian automotive manufacturer ‘Lamborghini’ between 2001 and 2010.

On ‘Mercy,’ Kanye West reminisces about those early days when he struggled to get recognition as a Rapper, although (in my opinion) it must be nigh on impossible living inside his head. On the one hand he can’t help himself, because he feel the need to brag about all the trappings of his success, such as the ‘Lamborghini Murcielago,’ but on the other hand as a God fearing born again Christian, he feels that he must spread the word that if you break the rules on earth, you will end up in hell, with no ‘MERCY’ being shown, hence the songs opening line,’Well it is a weeping and a moaning, and a gnashing of teeth.’

‘Most rappers taste level, ain’t at my waist level. Turn up the bass ’til it’s up-in-your-face level. Don’t do no press, but I get the most press, kid, plus, yo my bitch make your bitch look like Precious.’