He then went on to share that the version of the track he received didn’t have West’s disses against Drake on it - the leaked version included some direct jabs at the Certified Lover Boy rapper - before adding, “It’s unfortunate that it was released in this way and two artists that I love are going back and forth.” Following its leak, 3000 released a statement, saying he was inspired by West’s “idea to make a musical tribute to his mom,” but that his verse was ultimately omitted from DONDA because of the cursing in “Life of the Party.” (Kanye currently is taking an anti-profanity stance both 3000 and West’s verses for the leaked version have curse words). Then, last weekend, the song was cynically leaked on Drake’s SiriusXM radio station, OVO Sound Radio - just a day after he released his sixth studio album, Certified Lover Boy. But the track was unfortunately left off the album. The verse is heartbreaking but powerfully vulnerable, too, admitting at one point that he’s lost and simply wanting the comforting advice of his mother - a request that can’t be fulfilled.Īndré’s guest verse was a glimpse at what DONDA could’ve been. There’s a dissidence at play, dad and mom do hard division“
No coincidence, they both passed away from heart conditions Two young people with different views, a lot for a young lady Shit, she probably was hurt, ah, poor baby I’m sure she did it out of spite, it was her decision at birth Why he never married? Always smiled, but was he happy inside?īecause I carried my mother’s name, did he carry shame with him?
“Miss Donda, you see my father, please, ask him: You can hear the numbness in André’s voice as he ponders the existence of the afterlife and reflects on his relationship to his parents, as well as their relationship with one another: What follows is a touching tribute to 3000’s own mother and his father - Sharon Benjamin-Hodo, who passed away in 2013 from natural causes, and Lawrence Walker who died a year later from a heart attack - as he hopes to pass on messages to his parents from the beyond through West’s late mother, Donda West. This is how André 3000 begins his verse on “ Life of the Party,” an unreleased track that was supposed to appear on Kanye West’s new album, DONDA. “Hey Miss Donda, if you run into my mama, please tell her I said, ‘Say something.'” The moment was overshadowed by the immature pettiness of Drake and Kanye West. Photo Credit: Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images André 3000 spit his most heartfelt guest verse in years. André 3000's guest verse on "Life of the Party" was a glimpse at what DONDA could've been.