24. “Mercy”
G.O.O.D. Music
Cruel Summer
G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam
The quintessential rap song of 2012 found Kanye formally introducing the world to 2 Chainz, and post My Beautiful Dark Fantasy Mr. West. Toss in the reggae sample, Big Sean’s now infamous a**-tastsic verse, and Pusha T’s verse of the year candidate and there’s something on here for everyone. What most people didn’t realize, is just how good Kanye’s verse was, from the Salvador Dali reference to his subtle threat to Def Jam, and of course, classic Yeezy comedy, “I do suicides on a private jet. You what that mean? I’m fly to death.”
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