The Life Of Pablo

OG Maco reference track, likely recorded around March 22nd, 2016, when he was in the studio with Kanye. Unknown if a version with Kanye vocals exists. Snippet shared via Twitter on December 19th, 2022.

Intended for a scrapped 2016 Diddy mixtape, with a Kendrick reference for Diddy, and very rough iPhone voice memo mumble vocals from Kanye, likely for a feature. Has Diddy vocals on the intro. Samples "Dirty Gang" by Bruno Canfora. Original snippet leaked July 27th, 2025.

Released as a single on December 31st, 2015 as part of the 2016 version of Kanye's GOOD Fridays series. Samples the songs "Dirt and Grime" by Father's Children and "Street Fighter II Sound Effects" by Yoko Shimomura & Isao Abe. Interpolates the songs "Jumpman" by Drake & Future and "New God Flow" by Pusha T & Kanye West.

OG Filename: FML - DJDS FULL SONG @ 123 Reworked version from January 2016. Has more finished re-recorded Kanye vocal take and different instrumental with DJDS production. Samples "Rückzug" by Vermont.

OG Filename: FML DK with VOX Has a more energetic Kanye vocal take, Darren King production and an open verse. Commonly referred to as the "Shogani" version, with how often he has played it in VC.

Version when the song was sped up to 95bpm and drums were chopped. Confirmed by ProTools files.

Has a new vocal take, still with some mumble. Has more vocals from Swizz Beatz which are clean and slight alternate production at points. Otherwise similar to release.

Released as a single on January 8th, 2016 as part of the 2016 version of Kanye's GOOD Fridays series. Features keyboards from MIKE DEAN. Written by Kanye West, Malik Yusef, MIKE DEAN, CyHi, Darren King, Gizzle, Ty Dolla $ign, Boi-1da, Frank Dukes, Havoc, Noah Goldstein, Jalil, and Larry Smith. Mixed by Kez Khou and Manny Marroquin. Mastered by MIKE DEAN. Engineered by Tom Kahre, William J. Sullivan, Joey Galvan, David Moses, Kimberly Katz, Brendan Morawski, Sean Klein, Kyle Resto, Zeke Mishanec, Kez Khou, Jordon Heskett, Tristan Bott, Brandon Wood, David Covell, Johnnie Burik, Eric Lynn, Ty Dolla $ign, and Noah Goldstein. Samples the songs "Friends" by Whodini and "Couches" by Frank Dukes. Also contains a snippet of "No More Parties In LA" at the end.

OG Filename: Freestyle 4 DJDS Reference (2.3.16) Newer mix of the DJDS version of the song compared to the previous version. Contains an extended version of an outro from previous versions with additional production, still has mumble.

OG Filename: Highlights - DJDS FULL SONG @ 100 Similar to previous version, but more structured. Contains less than a dozen mumble bars. Has a rough take of the release version's first verse, a second verse similar to the release's second verse, but has alternate lines and some mumble, and a third verse completely absent from the official release. The instrumental has new marching band-esque additions as well as skit-like samples between the hooks and verses. Has new vocals compared to the previous listing and vice versa. Samples "Beautiful" by Carole King. Originally leaked in full Feb 16, 2016, before the OG file would leak years later.

Version dated in 20-29 of January, 2016, it is not said which day specifically. This is when Kanye made his initial mumble reference while listening to the Drake reference track. Confirmed by ProTools files.

OG Filename: Keahole ft Blood Orange Way later on version with Blood Orange production added.

Updated version of the song "Real Friends" that adds piano reverb and a louder static/hiss sound. Released as a single on January 8th, 2016 as part of the 2016 version of Kanye's GOOD Fridays series. Features keyboards from MIKE DEAN. Written by Kanye West, Malik Yusef, MIKE DEAN, CyHi, Darren King, Gizzle, Ty Dolla $ign, Boi-1da, Frank Dukes, Havoc, Noah Goldstein, Jalil, and Larry Smith. Mixed by Kez Khou and Manny Marroquin. Mastered by MIKE DEAN. Engineered by Tom Kahre, William J. Sullivan, Joey Galvan, David Moses, Kimberly Katz, Brendan Morawski, Sean Klein, Kyle Resto, Zeke Mishanec, Kez Khou, Jordon Heskett, Tristan Bott, Brandon Wood, David Covell, Johnnie Burik, Eric Lynn, Ty Dolla $ign, and Noah Goldstein. Samples the songs "Friends" by Whodini and "Couches" by Frank Dukes. Also contains a snippet of "No More Parties In LA" at the end.

OG Filename: Highlights - DJDS - reference song (1.23.16) Later DJDS version of the song. Features different production from any other version. Samples the choir from "Ultralight Beam".

OG Filename: I.F.L.T - DJDS FULL SONG @ 110 DJDS version from January 2016. Was commonly referred to as "Shogani IFLT," as he played it a lot in VCs.

Version dated in 20-29 of January, 2016, it is not said which day specifically. This version is when the MIKE DEAN bass was added. Confirmed by ProTools files.

OG Filename: In Common AK Combined With KW Ref From the ProTools session. Leaked after a successful Soakbuy.

Released as a single on January 18th, 2016 as part of the 2016 version of Kanye's GOOD Fridays series. Also track 16/17 from Kanye West's 2016 album The Life Of Pablo. Written by Kanye West, Malik Yusef, Madlib, Kendrick Lamar, John Watson's Brass Section, Walter "Junie" Morrison, Herb Rooney, Mathematics, Highleigh Crizoe, Ghostface Killah, Larry Graham, Tina Graham, and Sam Dees. Mixed by Kez Khou and Manny Marroquin. Mastered by MIKE DEAN. Engineered by Tom Kahre, William J. Sullivan, Joey Galvan, David Moses, Kimberly Katz, Brendan Morawski, Sean Klein, Kyle Resto, Zeke Mishanec, Kez Khou, Jordon Heskett, Tristan Bott, Brandon Wood, David Covell, Johnnie Burik, Eric Lynn, Noah Goldstein, Andrew Dawson, and Derek Ali. Samples the songs "Mighty Healthy" by Ghostface Killah, "Stand Up and Shout About Love" by Larry Graham, "Suzie Thundertussy" by Junie Morrison, "Give Me My Love" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson, and "NBA Jam Sound Effects" by EA Sports. Interpolates the song "Hot Ya Hot" by Akbar.

OG Filename: KW - Saint Pablo Mix 4 Original version, planned as a GOOD Fridays release sometime after February 14, but before February 23. Contains three minutes of rapping, Kid Cudi hums and an alternate instrumental. Contains the same verse as release except for one alternate line, speaking in first person - changed to third person for release.

Version with a completely different beat from the final. Possibly has Keyon Christ production. Snippet surfaced two weeks before final release.