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"Hoodrat" is a song by the American hip hop supergroup ¥$, composed of the rapper Kanye West and the singer Ty Dolla Sign from their debut studio album, Vultures 1 (2024). The song features an excerpt of an interview from Mike Tyson, highlighting West's skill as a leader despite his mental issues.

Background and composition

In a 2020 interview, boxer Mike Tyson said that West sounds like a leader in spite of his mental health issues. Tyson commented that West is deluded enough to believe he is God-like, referencing his 2013 track "I Am a God". The boxer later questioned people saying West was right after his alleged antisemitism in 2023, feeling he had potential to incite hateful groups like Nazis. West and Tyson met in Saudi Arabia during October, the same time the rapper was working on the album.

The chorus of "Hoodrat" features monotonous sirens, which chant its title repeatedly. The outro features an excerpt from the Tyson interview, asserting that West has "some mental fuckin' issues" like most leaders do. Tyson acknowledges how West thinks he is a God, concluding that the rapper's detractors recognize his greatness and his words are "basically affirmations for success".

Charts

References

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Discography
Studio albums	Free TC (2015) Beach House 3 (2017) Featuring Ty Dolla Sign (2020) Collaborative albums MihTy (with Jeremih) (2018) Cheers to the Best Memories (with Dvsn) (2021) Vultures 1 (with Kanye West as ¥$) Vultures 2 (with Kanye West as ¥$)
EPs	Beach House EP (2014) Talk About It in the Morning (with Wiz Khalifa) (2015)
Mixtapes	Campaign (2016)
Singles	"Paranoid" "Or Nah" "Shell Shocked" "Stand For" "Drop That Kitty" "Blasé" "Saved" "Wavy" "Sucker for Pain" "Campaign" "Zaddy" "Love U Better" "So Am I" "Ex" "Pineapple" "OTW" "Treehouse" "Midnight Hour" "Ego Death" "Expensive" "Spicy" "The Business, Pt. II" "By Yourself" "Willing to Trust" "Vultures" "Talking / Once Again" "Carnival" "Slide"
Featured singles	"Toot It and Boot It" "Nobody" "You and Your Friends" "My Main" "Play No Games" "Fade" "Work from Home" "Bacon" "Gone" "Money Showers" "Are You Sure?" "I Think She Like Me" "Blessings" "Fallen" "So Good" "Ain't Nothing" "Swalla" "It's a Vibe" "Vitamin D" "F with U" "Trap Paris" "Whatever You Need" "Something New" "Ego" "Say Less" "Psycho" "Me So Bad" "Accelerate" "All Mine" "Bottled Up" "Nights Like This" "Think About Us" "Got Me" "Hot Girl Summer" "Speed Me Up" "Hit Different" "Chosen" "WusYaName" "Lifetime" "Friends"
Other songs	"Real Friends" "Violent Crimes" "Freeee (Ghost Town, Pt. 2)" "New Body" "Everything We Need" "Stars" "Back to Me" "Hoodrat" "Do It" "Burn" "Fuk Sumn" "Good (Don't Die)" "Field Trip" "Fried" "Promotion" "530" "River"
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• 2024 songs
• Kanye West songs
• Song recordings produced by Kanye West
• Songs written by 88-Keys
• Songs written by Darhyl Camper
• Songs written by Kanye West
• Songs written by Malik Yusef
• Songs written by Ty Dolla Sign
• Ty Dolla Sign songs