: Early versions of "Black Skinhead" with different vocal takes.
If you manage to find a file labeled that is authentic (beware of fakes), here is what you will likely find inside compared to the commercial release:
With five weeks until the album's master was due, Kanye called Rick Rubin to his Paris studio. The album, produced primarily by Daft Punk, Travis Scott, Arca, and Mike Dean, was allegedly too dense. Rubin, the minimalist guru, walked in, looked at a 10-minute version of "On Sight," and said, "Cut everything that isn't necessary."
The promotion for Yeezus was just as unconventional as the music. There was no official cover art (initially), no pre-release singles, and very few interviews.
West famously enlisted legendary producer Rick Rubin just days before the album deadline. Rubin's job was to "reduce" the music. They took complex tracks and deleted elements until only the rawest components remained. The result was an aggressive, minimalist soundscape that felt more like Nine Inch Nails or Suicide than traditional rap. Inside the Sonic Chaos