Английская Википедия:Carnival (Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign song)

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"Carnival" is a song by ¥$, an American hip hop supergroup consisting of rapper Kanye West and singer Ty Dolla Sign. It is featured on their debut collaborative studio album, Vultures 1 (2024).

The twelfth track on the album, "Carnival" features Playboi Carti and Rich the Kid. Produced by West, TheLabCook, Ojivolta, and Digital Nas, the track was previewed during listening events in Chicago and New York shortly prior to its official release. The song was entrenched in a controversy due to Ozzy Osbourne refusing to clear its sample of a live performance version of "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath. The sample would be replaced with one of "Hell of a Life" by West, which itself featured a legally cleared interpolation of "Iron Man".

Following its release, "Carnival" attracted scrutiny for West's comparing himself to controversial public figures and for name-dropping Taylor Swift. It was nonetheless commended as one of the best songs from Vultures 1, with praise for its production and the performances of its collaborators.

Background and release

Playboi Carti and Rich the Kid featured on the song. Leaked versions of "Carnival" circulated online prior to its official release. The song was previewed at a Vultures listening party held at the United Center in Chicago on February 8. This version of "Carnival" featured a sample of a 1983 live performance of "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath. The band's lead singer Ozzy Osbourne stated that he did not approve of this sample, writing on social media that West "was refused permission because he is an antisemite and has caused untold heartache to many". Osbourne's wife and manager, Sharon, told TMZ that they were considering legal action against West; the Osbournes also sent West a cease and desist.

Another listening party event was held on February 10 at the UBS Arena on Long Island. "Carnival" played as the event started, with this version seeing a sample of West's own "Hell of a Life" (from his 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy) play in place of the "Iron Man" sample. This effectively maintained the presence of "Iron Man", as "Hell of a Life" interpolates the song.

Composition and lyrics

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Kanye West's reference to Taylor Swift (pictured) in "Carnival" attracted media attention.

The song opens with a chant that is "punctuated by 'ooohhh' crowd vocals" and features "clap-inducing percussion throughout". Sonically, the song features a "dark energy"; when it was made available for streaming, "a dirge-like lick that evoked Black Sabbath without using Osbourne's recording was in the ["Iron Man"] sample's place". Indeed, the album version of the track features the "Hell of a Life" sample, maintaining the presence of an "Iron Man" interpolation. BillboardШаблон:'s Michael Saponara wrote that the substitute sample helps "bring the grunginess" to "Carnival".

In its lyrics, the song features several references to other public figures and fellow musicians. West raps in the song "This that Game of Thrones, Yeezy, not the clones / Elon, where my rocketship? It's time to go home / They served us the porn since the day we was born / Anybody pissed off, gotta make 'em drink the urine / Now I'm Ye-Kelly, bitch, now, I'm Bill Cosby, bitch / Now, I'm Puff Daddy rich, that's '#MeToo me' rich". Various media outlets made particular note of the song's reference to Taylor Swift, who West has had a longstanding feud with. West raps "She gon' take it up the ass like a ventriloquist/ I made six Taylor Swifts, since I had the Rollie on the wrist".Шаблон:Efn West additionally likens himself to Jesus in subsequent lyrics.

Reception

Much of the song's critical reception, as well as audience reaction to it, was centered on its lyricism. Media writers noted that general listeners were critical of West's reference to Swift, with some fans cited as calling these lyrics "objectifying". Joey Ech of XXL wrote that West's lyrics in which he "aligned himself with" the likes of R. Kelly and Bill Cosby was included in "perhaps one of his most eyebrow-raising verses to date".

Praising the production and Ye's and Ty Dolla Sign's lyrics as some of their best on the album, Michael Saponara of Billboard ranked "Carnival" as the best song on Vultures 1, opining that it is "the perfect example of why people put up with all of the controversies, album delays, and madness that come with being a Ye fan because nobody in rap creates generational moments like this". Saponara also wrote positively of Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti's appearances on the song, stating that Ye brought out the best of his collaborators.

Writing on Vultures, Eric Skelton of Complex wrote that "more than anything, it feels like [West] wants a hit. More specifically, he's grasping for the kind of expansive record that could be chanted by tens of thousands of people in a soccer stadium", and pointed to "Carnival" as the "most obvious example" of this goal.

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