Rap-Up.com || New Music: Kanye West – ‘All of the Lights’

Kanye West ups the star wattage on “All of the Lights,” the third single from his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (due Nov. 22). Rihanna, Elton John, Fergie, John Legend, The-Dream, Ryan Leslie, Tony Williams, Charlie Wilson, La Roux’s Elly Jackson, Alicia Keys, and Kid Cudi lend a hand on the all-star collaboration. Listen below!

Kanye West – “All of the Lights” [Tagged]

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B-Rad
November 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 pm
I’ve been waiting to hear the whole version of this song since the Runaway Movie… I’ve finally hear and its crazy fire!!!

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Queen
November 3rd, 2010 at 3:46 pm
Lemme listen to this again, I didnt like it on 1st listen.
And the only people that I heard was Rihanna, Fergie, and John Legend

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ratedblazer
November 3rd, 2010 at 3:49 pm
#epic

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LoudestDudeYeah
November 3rd, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Amaziiiiiiing!!!!!!

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shermoon
November 3rd, 2010 at 3:57 pm
what a waste of names

should of been just rihanna and ye….everyone else was just 4 name sake

and at the 4 min mark…is that alicia or rihanna…if it is alicia then kanye shoud have just had rihanna and would be still had a hit

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Waffleszs Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 2:44 am
@shermoon, It’s not jist for names sake, it’s because Kanye wanted all of his favourite vocalists in one song to create a unique vocal texture.

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Queen
November 3rd, 2010 at 3:58 pm
I dont like this.
Another over-hyped song by Kanye

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Giamma
November 3rd, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Kanye & Rihanna >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

as always

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alonZo
November 3rd, 2010 at 4:00 pm
its good..i like it but i dont love it

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mesouth
November 3rd, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Lately people use the word “over hyped” and “over rated” as alternatives to “I don’t undastand such greatness, I’m sorry”

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headphones
November 3rd, 2010 at 4:06 pm
he should have spread out the artists a little bit… alicia’s part was like 20 seconds lol but she sounded good.. i don’t remember hearing Ryan Leslie, Charlie Wilson or Elly Jackson, but the song is cool, has a nice sound.

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Moshood Barrow
November 3rd, 2010 at 4:06 pm
the only people that I hear Rihanna, Fergie, and John Legend

he should of kept drake rap

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David
November 3rd, 2010 at 4:07 pm
dont think this is the final…
better yet i know its not the final

trust me… this song is going to be epic

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Music King
November 3rd, 2010 at 4:10 pm
The arrangement of this song was great, it has so many layers in the production etc, this will be a number 1 hit … I guarantee it.

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Anthony
November 3rd, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Alicia should of gotten more shine but still a good song

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Tahmeed Ahmed
November 3rd, 2010 at 4:12 pm
I can’t really hear anyone apart from Rihanna but I still love it!

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EL
November 3rd, 2010 at 4:15 pm
I don’t think this is the final. But I love it.

Ryan Leslie, Tony Williams, Elly Jackson and Charlie Wilson (Yeezy’s fave background vocalist) weren’t even featured here. I think this is the shortened single edit.

The album version is supposedly something like 10 minutes+ long…

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henry
November 3rd, 2010 at 4:16 pm
shits fire yo

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Tahmeed Ahmed
November 3rd, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Sorry I can La Roux, Alicia Keys, Elton John, Fergie and Kid Cudi, the rest not so much, but a few listens and I think I might get to hear all of them :D

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allen
November 3rd, 2010 at 4:16 pm
rihanna dope hook fergie sickkk but who did the eh eh eh thing that sucks

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math_
November 3rd, 2010 at 4:29 pm
LOVE it!

Fergie’s part <3

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You Kno Me
November 3rd, 2010 at 4:44 pm
Wackkkk

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Shakera
November 3rd, 2010 at 4:57 pm
It would have been better with just Kanye Rihnna and Fergie

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Phoenix_Wright
November 3rd, 2010 at 5:03 pm
ummm was I the only 1 who didn’t hear Ryan, Dream, Elly Jackson (& a few others)

Maybe I have to listen again. Good song, of course I expected to be blown away tho.

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westminaj
November 3rd, 2010 at 6:03 pm
dope track.except this song is basically a really long chorus with 2 verses from Mr. West and one from Fergie. i think everyone needed ther time to shine (which they didnt get) and if the song were longer and had the vocalists more spread out it would be doper. and i didnt even hear elly jackson, charlie wilson, tony williams or ryan leslie

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jhuntdaprodigy
November 3rd, 2010 at 6:03 pm
This song is dope, but it really should’ve just been Kanye & Rihanna, or at least the single version whatever though…

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Brionna
November 3rd, 2010 at 6:17 pm
I really wanted to like this song… its ok i love RIRI on the hook and i hate fergie’s verse im not in love with it tho

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blue moon
November 3rd, 2010 at 6:25 pm
yea i heard more artists than everyone else:
rihanna
John Legend
Fergie
Alicia (although she had NOOO lyrics, ???)
Kid Cudi
….and Charlie wilson, I think

The rest was nowhere to be heard, especially ELTON JOHN, that was the one i was looking forward to, but something tells me that this isnt the final, the final will be epic, but this is still a hit!!!!

P.S. it wouldve been a hit just rihanna and one other artist

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gabe
November 3rd, 2010 at 6:39 pm
once this song got to fergies part it was ruined. before that it sounded great. this song would have been perfect with three kanye verses and rihanna on the hook but once again kanye tried to over do it

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Splash777
November 3rd, 2010 at 6:42 pm
Kanye West is garbage and this song is another P.O.S. in a long line of…crap! He’s almost as bad as Diddy & Jay-Z but even he can’t be that bad which says a lot.

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missdestinia Reply:
March 10th, 2011 at 6:48 am
@Splash777, u garbage this song is not garbage

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Christian
November 3rd, 2010 at 6:58 pm
Yeah I didn’t hear a lot of the artists on the album, but that may be because they are all on the ‘All of the Lights (Interlude)’. It’s about the only thing that makes sense to me as of now.

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LOpoin
November 3rd, 2010 at 7:24 pm
At the beginning, you can hear The Dream make some soft back voices;I heard Rihanna for the hook, Fergie, Elton John is playing piano for the end. Kid Cudi is singing with the piano. It following with a third verse, I thought it was M.I.A. rapping lol. La Roux and Alicia Keys are singing together. (Woooouhwoo !!)…. Whatever I HEARD EVERYONE !!

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Dillon_68
November 3rd, 2010 at 7:42 pm
Sounds like T-Pain at the end, lol. Add his name to the list…

But I was pleasantly surprised at this, especially since it’s unfinished!

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mike
November 3rd, 2010 at 7:53 pm
This is dope even though its not the album version. The albums version is over 9 minutes long. I imagine in the longer version you will be able to hear everyone.

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westminaj
November 3rd, 2010 at 7:59 pm
i hope fergie looks back, and realizes what a mistake she made ruining a perfectly good Kanye song. shame on you Fergie…. SMH

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ponyo
November 3rd, 2010 at 9:09 pm
this sounds unfinished i wait for the album….cause this sound chopped and screwed

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Mr Xclusive
November 3rd, 2010 at 9:09 pm
i wish drake was on it

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Realtalk
November 3rd, 2010 at 9:49 pm
All y’all stupid he used all there voices together throughout the song it’s not just everyone singing at once. And this shot shows the measure of greatness that kanye west is

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Justinbeebssenior
November 3rd, 2010 at 10:14 pm
Wheres ryan leslie? & i guess i’m the only one that thought elton john was unecessary lol

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hip hop police
November 3rd, 2010 at 11:33 pm
I appreciate this track. Nice concept. Kanyes a damn good producer.

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Drizzzzzzzzzzzzy
November 4th, 2010 at 12:29 am
Any way we can get the Untagged version?

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YeezyFan
November 4th, 2010 at 12:46 am
@blue moon, i think Elton John is on the piano. at least he was meant to be. kanye and rihanna shoulda done this song without anyone else altho i just heard them n fergie (who was pathetic) n john legend (aight but riri did it better)

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LALA BK 718
November 4th, 2010 at 2:20 am
EVERY1 ITS THE RADIO/SINGLE SHORT FORM VERSION THE LONG 1 IS ON THE ALBUM DUHH

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Shady
November 4th, 2010 at 3:09 am
there are 2 versions on the album! interlude and another version.. so I think the other one is with ryan leslie etc..

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AnnkA
November 4th, 2010 at 5:48 am
all I heard was Rihanna, it’s like the other people are not even there!
anyway, the song is really good!

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Tiffany
November 4th, 2010 at 7:36 am
I like it but it is definitely a bit too much with everyone on it. I agree it should have been just Kanye and Rihanna. I do not favor Charlie Wilsons voice that much.

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Zeezy
November 4th, 2010 at 8:01 am
This is not the whole thing!!!

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jeremydante
November 4th, 2010 at 8:45 am
people are too stupid to realize that the vocals are in a choral arrangement. it’s not intended for each voice to be heard as one, it’s a collective sound. you can hear ryan’s tone, alicia on the tracks breakdown & of course, rihanna. everyones tone & vocal signatures were used to build a strong choir for the track.

how about people learn a few things about music before going in on it.

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Jarvis
November 4th, 2010 at 9:11 am
Where is R-Leslie…i was hoping to hear him and more of A.Keys

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Rachel
November 4th, 2010 at 9:27 am
Can’t wait to hear the whole song.

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giovy
November 4th, 2010 at 10:38 am
Love this song!!!
Fergie’s part is the best of the song!!!

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Skylar
November 4th, 2010 at 11:02 am
I like the new version more than the really short 2:30 version he had out a few weeks ago. It does seem that ‘Ye is using a few too many names? If that’s possible. But at least he uses them well.

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kosovo
November 4th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
OOOMGGG! music

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Beautiful Couple
November 4th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
I am obsessed with this song.

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Joey
November 4th, 2010 at 1:42 pm
Fergie’s part is the best in my opinion

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The Beast
November 4th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
this must just be the radio version or something because it seems unfinished. on kanyes ustream session he said that none of the final songs are the same as the ones leaked. so the only full one that we have from the album so far is runaway

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Bob
November 4th, 2010 at 9:16 pm
You can definitely hear Elton John at the very end.

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La
November 6th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
i didn’t hear La Roux.

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INk R3D
November 6th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
wow. #1st off this jawn is so epic hot!!!!! i love this jawn, and cant wait for the full version on the album!

#2 You guys must not be fully listening because everyone named in this can be heard clearly. But i guess i have a unfair advantage since i am a musician. lolz. But OMG elton john’s ending hook is beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!

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Julia
November 6th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Fergie’s part was the best thing about this song……im not rlly a kanye west fan….. but i luv fergie’s part…in my opinion ppl should have her in their songs <3<3<3<3<3

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Joyams
November 10th, 2010 at 9:09 am
FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRE !!!!

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Obsessions
November 13th, 2010 at 10:27 am
Does he have to make a 10 minute music video for all you morons to realize where everyone’s part comes into this? I don’t understand how everyone is getting confused.

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AnonOfCourse
November 16th, 2010 at 6:00 am
Not a fan of any of those artists but this track and Fergie go in hard!

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Cassive
November 20th, 2010 at 8:24 pm
This is my current favourite track on the album!

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DrDoitchbig
November 29th, 2010 at 10:54 am
Elton John played the piano for the song.

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c.men
December 6th, 2010 at 11:18 pm
i thought the rap that everyone thinks is by fergie isn’t her… it sound more like elly jackson.

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xtian
December 21st, 2010 at 6:16 pm
another epic song!
kanye and rihanna thumbs up!
fergie sounds like nicki minaj!
john legend good voice, rihanna amazing vocal!

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DJmunchies
December 30th, 2010 at 9:33 am
Fergie sounds like nelly furtado on this song

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xoSmilez
January 7th, 2011 at 6:52 pm
I agree with @c.men and @jeremydante. you people know nothing about true music. I believe that the rap was actually Elly not Fergie. If you know Ellys voice then you would comprehend the difference. Everyone is probably saying that its Fergie because they haven’t been exposed to La Reaux. The concept of the song wasn’t meant for everyone to have an individual verse. It was more so to show how different voices and harmonies could unify and create a masterpiece. And for those of you that claim you don’t hear Ryan Leslie, try becoming a fan of his first because if you were, you would know that he is a true musician. He is heard throughout the song. The trumpet you here is him.

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James Reply:
March 16th, 2011 at 11:17 pm
@xoSmilez, The rap is in an American accent, la ROUX are British (check your spelling before acting like youre the the only person to have heard of them)… Elly has also stated that she can’t actually hear herself on the track, so I’m pretty sure you’re wrong. Think about that next time you try to show off about something you dont have a clue about

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MszJay
January 16th, 2011 at 7:45 pm
The song is way better w/o Rihanna in it…nothing against her, just tha it jus sounds better w/o her

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antonio
February 4th, 2011 at 10:16 am
good song

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JazzyBabi
February 11th, 2011 at 6:38 am
U know wen u jhust discovered sometin’ dat u did dat wuz right. Dis song makes me wanna jhust celebrate! (I Luv Dis Song!!)

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Brian
February 11th, 2011 at 11:58 am
I would go in on this, but xoSmilez, c.men, jeremydate hit all the points. This track is very solid. listen to the album version with a good set of headphones/speakers

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Tiabellaa
February 13th, 2011 at 4:56 pm
Hi I LOVEEEE the song… and I’m trying to find out who is the last voice on the song, Like after fergie’s “Credit card decline..”bit.. “i’d like to tell ya but all I can saaay” … <– somethin like that????! Please tell me coz i dont recognise that manly rough voice before, and Id like to get more of his music :D

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Shania Wright
April 7th, 2011 at 6:54 pm
This song goes hard. I listen to it everyday. Dang I didnt know fergie, rihanna, kanye west, and john legend could hit this hard lol. They should come out with similar songs like this.

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