WAR
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A collaborative project between Kanye West, James Blake and No I.D.. Sessions for the project began around April/May 2022. On his third Drink Champs interview, Ye referred to these sessions as work for "their album". Three songs from the project were played at a party featured on Naomi Campbell's Instagram, with the song "Always" being previewed in full at YZY Season 9 shortly thereafter. The project was presumably scrapped in the wake of Ye's numerous antisemitic comments, considering that James Blake has previously cancelled projects with Kanye due to Kanye's radical political views. However, insiders have stated the project is still being worked on, and was worked on in 2023.
قائمة المسارات (22)
| المسار | المدة | الجودة/متوفر |
|---|---|---|
Bobby Digital [V1] Close It All Down (prod. James Blake & No I.D.) Song made during the James Blake sessions. Has mumble. Snippet leaked February 17th, 2023. | Recording Snippet | |
Fall In / All Is Love [V1] Fall In Love, All Is Love OG Filename: fall in/all is love Has Ye singing over a piano and string instrumental. May be from the James Blake & No I.D. sessions due to how the metadata and titling is very similar to other songs made during that era, such as "Let It In". | CD Quality OG File | |
Let It In [V2] (prod. James Blake) OG Filename: let it in w/space 2 Solo James Blake song made during the beginning of the sessions between James Blake and Ye. Contains open verses, most likely for Ye to record over. Allegedly on a tracklist according to the seller of the song. Interpolates "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum. Original snippet leaked February 22, 2023. | CD Quality OG File | |
Let It In [V3] (prod. James Blake) Version of "Let It In" with what seems to be freestyle vocals from Kanye. Snippet leaked January 17th, 2025. | Lossless Snippet | |
Spiky (prod. James Blake) OG Filename: spiky (demo) According to American, "Spiky" is from the WAR sessions. Released by James Blake himself on Vault.fm, his unreleased music service. However, he uploaded a version without any Ye vocals on it. | CD Quality OG File | |
Talking [V1] TALKING / ONCE AGAIN (prod. James Blake) Original version with solo James Blake production. Has a slower BPM compared to other versions. Snippet posted November 5th, 2024. | CD Quality Snippet | |
Talking [V2] TALKING / ONCE AGAIN (prod. James Blake & No I.D.) Initial Kanye and James Blake freestyle for "Talking". Said by dondasvault to be 20 minutes long and "consists of 10 min Kanye vocals and 10 min James Blake vocals". Snippet leaked January 18th 2025. | Lossless Snippet | |
Talking [V3] TALKING / ONCE AGAIN (prod. James Blake & No I.D.) Song made during the James Blake sessions. Snippet leaked February 17th, 2023. Seemingly the first version of the song with a faster BPM. | Recording Snippet | |
✨ Talking [V4] TALKING / ONCE AGAIN (ref. Fat Money) (prod. James Blake & No I.D.) Fat Money reference track. Leaked by Fat Money himself as a response to the release of VULTURES 2. Most likely the WAR version of the song as Fat Money does the same flow as the faint Ye mumble on release and has a different chop. | CD Quality Full | |
??? [V1] Virgil's Funeral, What I Would Have Said At Virgil's Funeral (prod. James Blake) Instrumental for an early version of "Always". Snippet posted November 5th, 2024, in a pack of 20 snippets (full pack being 57) of beats that were meant for WAR and that were solo produced by James Blake. Slower BPM than later versions of the song. Most likely did not have a name by now. | High Quality Snippet | |
What I Would Have Said At Virgil's Funeral [V2] Virgil's Funeral (prod. James Blake & No I.D.) Was played at a party featured on Naomi Campbell's instagram, and at YZY Season 9, most of the song was played. Has extra vocals in Ye's third verse which were removed from later versions, also the intro is structured slightly differently. Probably earlier than the version from April 7th despite being played much later. Was played by Jaylien on his Instagram Story May 19th, 2023. | Low Quality Partial | |
What I Would Have Said At Virgil's Funeral [V2] Virgil's Funeral (prod. James Blake & No I.D.) Was played at a party featured on Naomi Campbell's instagram, and at YZY Season 9, most of the song was played. Has extra vocals in Ye's third verse which were removed from later versions, also the intro is structured slightly differently. Probably earlier than the version from April 7th despite being played much later. Was played by Jaylien on his Instagram Story May 19th, 2023. | Low Quality Partial | |
⭐ What I Would Have Said At Virgil's Funeral [V6] Virgil's Funeral (prod. James Blake & No I.D.) OG Filename: what I would have said at virgils funeral4 Has mumble Ye vocals. Was thought to be called "Always". Samples "Crazy Bout My Boifriend (Loopy)" by Sissy Nobby. Original CDQ snippets leaked December 2022 & October 16th, 2023, with an HQ snippet also leaking February 17th, 2023. | CD Quality OG File | |
Virgil's Funeral [V9] What I Would Have Said At Virgil's Funeral Vory (feat. Vory) (prod. James Blake & No I.D.) Later version of "What I Would Have Said At Virgils Funeral" with a verse from Vory. | High Quality Full | |
??? [V1] Never Coming Back (prod. James Blake & No I.D.) Has mumble Ye vocals. Name is technically still unconfirmed, but it's very likely the song is titled "Never Coming Back." Was played at a party featured on Naomi Campbell's instagram. | Recording Snippet | |
🏆 ??? Quiet (prod. James Blake & No I.D.) Track said by Alek to have a "chiptune organ". Snippet leaked February 17th, 2023. The chorus and the first Ye verse is seemingly finished with no mumble. | Recording Partial | |
🏆 ??? Quiet (prod. James Blake & No I.D.) Track said by Alek to have a "chiptune organ". Snippet leaked February 17th, 2023. The chorus and the first Ye verse is seemingly finished with no mumble. | Recording Partial | |
🏆 ??? [V2] This One Here, Time, Showtime (prod. James Blake & No I.D.) Name confirmed to not be "Showtime". Was played at a party featured on Naomi Campbell's instagram. Second snippet leaked Jan 21st 2024. has two equally long Ye verses, second one being unheard. Also has a short unheard Ye bridge that is repeated many times throughout the song. The unheard second verse is more than half finished, and the bridge is also basically half finished. | Recording Partial | |
🏆 ??? [V2] This One Here, Time, Showtime (prod. James Blake & No I.D.) Name confirmed to not be "Showtime". Was played at a party featured on Naomi Campbell's instagram. Second snippet leaked Jan 21st 2024. has two equally long Ye verses, second one being unheard. Also has a short unheard Ye bridge that is repeated many times throughout the song. The unheard second verse is more than half finished, and the bridge is also basically half finished. | Recording Partial | |
??? (ref. James Blake) (prod. James Blake & No I.D.) James Blake reference track recorded in James Blake collab sessions. Was said to have Justin Vernon vocals but this is false. | CD Quality Snippet | |
??? Church Girl (prod. James Blake & No I.D.) Unknown song made during the James Blake collab sessions. Samples "Church Girl" by Beyoncé. Snippet leaked February 17th, 2023. | Recording Snippet | |
??? (prod. James Blake & No I.D.) Snippet of a song made during the Donda 2 / James Blake sessions. Snippet leaked February 17th, 2023. | Recording Snippet |
