Thank God For Drugs
Before Kanye chose the name Yeezus for his sixth solo album, the name was Thank God For Drugs. Recording started in 2012 and accelerated in early 2013, with Kanye and his producers producing material very quickly. The tracklist for the album boasted 20 songs, with around 3.5 hours of rough material created for the album. After changing the album's name to Yeezus, Kanye recruited Rick Rubin to cut down this material and take the music in a minimal direction.
Tracks (98)
| Track | Length | Quality/Available |
|---|---|---|
Awesome [V2] (prod. Hit-Boy & Sak Pase) OG Filename: KW-Awesome-Ruff Has no feature vocals, a rougher sample chop, and different drums from other versions. | Lossless OG File | |
Awesome [V3] Charlie Wilson, Stevie Wonder (feat. Charlie Wilson & Stevie Wonder) (prod. Hit-Boy & Sak Pase) OG Filename: KW - Awesome Ref (3.31.13) Similar to the March 28th version, now featuring Charlie Wilson and Stevie Wonder. | CD Quality OG File | |
⭐ Awesome [V4] Charlie Wilson, Stevie Wonder (feat. Charlie Wilson & Stevie Wonder) (prod. Hit-Boy & Sak Pase) OG Filename: KW AWESOME 04.09.13 Has vocals from Charlie Wilson & Stevie Wonder, with different drums and production compared to other versions. Leaked along with stems. | Lossless OG File | |
Awesome [V5] Charlie Wilson, Stevie Wonder (feat. Charlie Wilson & Stevie Wonder) Version dated May 1st, 2013. Nothing else is known. | CD Quality Snippet | |
✨ Awesome [V6] Charlie Wilson, Stevie Wonder (feat. Charlie Wilson & Stevie Wonder) OG Filename: KW - Awesome 4.5.13 Has vastly different production from other TGFD-era versions. Filename claims it's dated 4/5/13, but it's actually from 5/4/13. Found inside Kanye's wedding playlist, but it's not the version featuring Ty$. | CD Quality OG File | |
Black Skinhead [V2] (prod. Daft Punk & Gesaffelstein) OG Filename: BSH GESA Has mumble, minor production differencies, and Kanye growling in the background. | Lossless OG File | |
Black Skinhead [V3] (prod. Daft Punk & Gesaffelstein) Stem bounce of an even further along version. | Lossless Full | |
Black Skinhead [V4] (prod. Daft Punk & Gesaffelstein) Features a further along instrumental compared to the previous version. | High Quality Full | |
Black Skinhead [V6] (prod. Daft Punk) Pre-SNL version. Has further along production, and a new verse. | High Quality Snippet | |
Black Skinhead [V7] (prod. Daft Punk) OG Filename: KW - Black Skinhead Ref (5.17.13) Has an alternate vocal take, and Kanye filling in some of the yelling samples. | Lossless OG File | |
Black Skinhead [V9] (prod. Daft Punk & Gesaffelstein) Version with alternate production, sold by Saya. Could potentially be the SNL version, or recorded soon after it. | Lossless Snippet | |
Blood On The Leaves [V1] (prod. Kanye West, Hudson Mohawke & Lunice) OG Filename: KW - Blood On The Leaves Ref (3.11.13) Earliest known version. Has only around 1:07 of actual vocals and the rest is just open verses. Heavily samples "R U Ready" by TNGHT and "Strange Fruit" by Nina Simone. | High Quality Full | |
Blood On The Leaves [V2] (prod. Kanye West, Hudson Mohawke & Lunice) OG Filename: Blood on the Leaves 86 bpm Stem bounce, has no vocals. | Lossless Partial | |
Blood On The Leaves [V3] (prod. Kanye West, Hudson Mohawke & Lunice) OG Filename: KW - Blood On The Leaves Ref (4.30.13) Has a mumble vocal take and an open verse in the middle of the song, some of which was reused in released version. | CD Quality OG File | |
Tangerine Dream [V1] Can't Get Over Me, Fall Out Of Heaven (prod. Daft Punk) OG Filename: KW - Daft - Tangerine Dream Sample KW Re(12.20.12) Original reference over the Tangerine Dream sample for what would become "Can't Get Over Me". Samples "Hyperborea" by Tangerine Dream. | CD Quality OG File | |
Tangerine Dream [V2] Can't Get Over Me, Fall Out Of Heaven (prod. Daft Punk & Travis Scott) OG Filename: KW - Tangerine Dream (1.18.13) Has new drums and is longer than the previous version, sharing a structure close to that of later versions. | CD Quality OG File | |
Tangerine Dream [V3] Can't Get Over Me, Fall Out Of Heaven (prod. Daft Punk & Travis Scott) OG Filename: KW - Tangerine Dream Ref (1.19.13) Identical to the previous version, but the drums are slightly enhanced. | CD Quality OG File | |
Can't Get Over Me [V4] Fall Out Of Heaven (prod. Daft Punk) OG Filename: KW - Can't Get Over Me Ref (1.26.13) Identical to the previous versions, but drums were removed, leaving only those that were already in the sample. | CD Quality OG File | |
Can't Get Over Me [V5] Fall Out Of Heaven (prod. Daft Punk) OG Filename: KW - Daft - Can't Get Over Me (Add Plane sfx) Sessions for this version can be found in the leaked session folder. | Lossless Full | |
Can't Get Over Me [V8] Fall Out Of Heaven (prod. Daft Punk) OG Filename: KW - Can't Get Over Me (KW Tracking) Sessions for this version can be found in the leaked session folder. | Lossless Full |
