Brothers (Kanye West song)

Song by Kanye West featuring Charlie Wilson

"Brothers"

Song by Kanye West featuring Charlie Wilson
Recorded| 2016–2018[1]
Genre| Alternative
Songwriter(s)|

* Kanye West
* Dexter Raymond Mills Jr.
* Marcus Vest
* Irving Lorenzo, Jr.
* Roosevelt Harrell III[a]

Producer(s)|

* Kanye West
* Seven
* Irv Gotti
* Bink! (co.)

"Brothers" is a song by American rapper Kanye West, featuring American singer Charlie Wilson.

## Background

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7 Aurelius first produced the song while playing his keyboard in 2016 and got Chris Stylez to sing demo vocals over the track.[1]

In November 2017, Irv Gotti hinted on Instagram that he was working on "something enormous" with Kanye West.[2] West altered "Brothers" to create "Violent Crimes", the final track from West's album Ye (2018).

On June 5, 2019, Irv Gotti stated in an interview on The Breakfast Club that the season 2 premiere of his show Tales would "be a two-hour season premiere of a brand new record produced by me and my production partner Seven from a huge, huge, huge artist."[3] Gotti stated the artist was from the Midwest and that he's "the biggest, hugest artist who's been the most controversial in the last year." DJ Envy responded with "Ok, Kanye West is gonna be on the season premiere of Tales", to which Irv Gotti replied "I didn't say it! But let's say it right. He's not acting in it, but maybe I have a song ... Envy is a fucking genius!"[3]

## Release and promotion

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The song debuted with the season 2 premiere of the show Tales on July 2, 2019.[4] The following day, the demo of the track, featuring vocals from Chris Stylez, was released on Seven's website.[5] West's manager stated that their team didn't want the song to be commercially released as it would affect the promotion for his upcoming album Yandhi.[1] Kanye released this as Violent Crimes (song).[1] on his self-titled album, Ye.[1]

## Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tales season 2 episode 1 and Forbes.[1]

* Kanye West – lead vocals, production
* Charlie Wilson – featured vocals
* Seven – production
* Irv Gotti – production
* Bink! – co-production
* Genesis the Greykid – cover art

## Notes

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1. ^ Find additional credits for the song on the BMI Repertoire by searching the work number #30930040.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f Lambert, Chris. "What Happened To "Brothers," The Kanye West Song That Vanished?". Forbes. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
2. ^ Justin Ivey (20 November 2017). "Irv Gotti & Kanye West Are Working On Something "Enormous"". HipHopDX. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
3. ^ a b La Redaction (5 June 2019). "Irv Gotti Leaks Kanye West "TALES" Single Will Kick Off Season 2". Urbantu Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
4. ^ Abel Shifferaw (3 July 2019). "Listen to Kanye West's "Brothers" Track f/ Charlie Wilson". Complex. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
5. ^ "Mysite 1". Archived from the original on 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2019-07-04.

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Kanye West songs

* Singles discography
* Songs

The College Dropout|

* "We Don't Care"
* "All Falls Down"
* "Spaceship"
* "Jesus Walks"
* "Never Let Me Down"
* "The New Workout Plan"
* "Slow Jamz"
* "Two Words"
* "Through the Wire"

Late Registration|

* "Heard 'Em Say"
* "Touch the Sky"
* "Gold Digger"
* "Drive Slow"
* "Diamonds from Sierra Leone (Remix)"
* "Hey Mama"
* "Gone"
* "Diamonds from Sierra Leone"

Graduation|

* "Good Morning"
* "Champion"
* "Stronger"
* "I Wonder"
* "Good Life"
* "Can't Tell Me Nothing"
* "Flashing Lights"
* "Everything I Am"
* "Homecoming"
* "Big Brother"

808s & Heartbreak|

* "Say You Will"
* "Welcome to Heartbreak"
* "Heartless"
* "Amazing"
* "Love Lockdown"
* "Paranoid"
* "RoboCop"
* "Street Lights"
* "See You in My Nightmares"
* "Coldest Winter"

My Beautiful Dark
Twisted Fantasy|

* "Dark Fantasy"
* "Gorgeous"
* "Power"
* "All of the Lights"
* "Monster"
* "So Appalled"
* "Devil in a New Dress"
* "Runaway"
* "Hell of a Life"
* "Blame Game"
* "Lost in the World"
* "See Me Now"

Watch the Throne|

* "No Church in the Wild"
* "Lift Off"
* "Niggas in Paris"
* "Otis"
* "Gotta Have It"
* "Welcome to the Jungle"
* "Who Gon Stop Me"
* "Murder to Excellence"
* "Made in America"
* "Why I Love You"

| Deluxe|

* "Illest Motherfucker Alive"
* "H•A•M"

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Cruel Summer|

* "To the World"
* "Clique"
* "Mercy"
* "New God Flow"
* "Cold"
* "Don't Like.1"

Yeezus|

* "On Sight"
* "Black Skinhead"
* "I Am a God"
* "New Slaves"
* "Hold My Liquor"
* "I'm in It"
* "Blood on the Leaves"
* "Guilt Trip"
* "Send It Up"
* "Bound 2"

The Life of Pablo|

* "Ultralight Beam"
* "Father Stretch My Hands"
* "Famous"
* "Feedback"
* "Low Lights"
* "Highlights"
* "Freestyle 4"
* "I Love Kanye"
* "Waves"
* "FML"
* "Real Friends"
* "Wolves"
* "Frank's Track"
* "30 Hours"
* "No More Parties in LA"
* "Facts (Charlie Heat Version)"
* "Fade"
* "Saint Pablo"

Ye|

* "I Thought About Killing You"
* "Yikes"
* "All Mine"
* "Wouldn't Leave"
* "No Mistakes"
* "Ghost Town"
* "Violent Crimes"

Kids See Ghosts|

* "Feel the Love"
* "Fire"
* "4th Dimension"
* "Freeee (Ghost Town, Pt. 2)"
* "Reborn"
* "Kids See Ghosts"
* "Cudi Montage"

Jesus Is King|

* "Selah"
* "Follow God"
* "Closed on Sunday"
* "On God"
* "Everything We Need"
* "Water"
* "God Is"
* "Hands On"
* "Use This Gospel"
* "Jesus Is Lord"

Donda|

* "Donda Chant"
* "Jail"
* "God Breathed"
* "Off the Grid"
* "Hurricane"
* "Praise God"
* "Jonah"
* "Ok Ok"
* "Junya"
* "Believe What I Say"
* "24"
* "Remote Control"
* "Moon"
* "Keep My Spirit Alive"
* "New Again"
* "Tell the Vision"
* "Pure Souls
* "Come to Life"
* "No Child Left Behind"
* "Jail pt 2"
* "Ok Ok pt 2"
* "Junya pt 2"

| Deluxe|

* "Life of the Party"
* "Up from the Ashes"
* "Remote Control pt 2"

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Donda 2|

* "City of Gods"
* "Eazy"
* "True Love"

Vultures 1|

* "Stars"
* "Talking / Once Again"
* "Back to Me"
* "Hoodrat"
* "Burn"
* "Fuk Sumn"
* "Vultures"
* "Carnival"
* "Good (Don't Die)"

Other singles|

* "Impossible"
* "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)"
* "Forever"
* "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"
* "Christmas in Harlem"
* "Only One"
* "FourFiveSeconds"
* "All Day"
* "Champions"
* "Lift Yourself"
* "Ye vs. the People"
* "XTCY"
* "I Love It"
* "Wash Us in the Blood"
* "Nah Nah Nah"

Featured singles|

* "This Way"
* "Talk About Our Love"
* "The Food"
* "I Changed My Mind"
* "Down and Out"
* "The Corner"
* "Go!"
* "Number One"
* "Extravaganza"
* "Brand New"
* "Grammy Family"
* "Number One"
* "Wouldn't Get Far"
* "I Still Love H.E.R."
* "Pro Nails"
* "Finer Things"
* "American Boy"
* "Put On"
* "Stay Up! (Viagra)"
* "Swagga Like Us"
* "Go Hard"
* "Knock You Down"
* "Kinda Like a Big Deal"
* "Walkin' on the Moon"
* "Supernova"
* "Maybach Music 2"
* "Make Her Say"
* "Run This Town"
* "Whatever U Want"
* "Live Fast, Die Young"
* "Erase Me"
* "Deuces" (Remix)
* "Start It Up"
* "Hurricane 2.0"
* "E.T."
* "Marvin & Chardonnay"
* "Pride N Joy"
* "I Wish You Would"
* "Birthday Song"
* "Thank You"
* "I Won"
* "Blessings"
* "U Mad"
* "One Man Can Change the World"
* "Pop Style"
* "Figure It Out"
* "That Part"
* "Friends"
* "Ballin"
* "Castro"
* "Feel Me"
* "Love Yourself"
* "Glow"
* "Watch"
* "Take Me to the Light"
* "Ego Death"
* "Keep It Burnin"
* "Hot Shit"
* "No Face"

Promotional singles|

* "Facts"

Other songs|

* "Champions"
* "Us Placers"
* "Beat Goes On"
* "Billie Jean 2008"
* "Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)" (Remix)
* "Therapy"
* "Ego" (Remix)
* "Blazin'"
* "Welcome to the World"
* "Sanctified"
* "Drunk in Love" (Remix)
* "All Your Fault"
* "Smuckers"
* "Jukebox Joints"
* "All We Got"
* "Pussy Print"
* "Cops Shot the Kid"
* "Kanga"
* "Mama"
* "One Minute"
* "Mixed Personalities"
* "Go2DaMoon"

Unreleased songs|

* "Brothers"
* "LA Monster"
* "New Body"
* "Can U Be"

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Charlie Wilson

Discography

Studio albums|

* You Turn My Life Around (1992)
* Bridging the Gap (2000)
* Charlie, Last Name Wilson (2005)
* Uncle Charlie (2009)
* Just Charlie (2010)
* Love, Charlie (2013)
* Forever Charlie (2015)
* In It to Win It (2017)

Singles|

* "Without You"
* "There Goes My Baby"
* "I Wanna Be Your Man"
* "Goodnight Kisses"

Featured singles|

* "Computer Love"
* "Snoop's Upside Ya Head"
* "Vapors"
* "Beautiful"
* "Signs"
* "That Girl"
* "Download"
* "All of the Lights"
* "Peaches N Cream"
* "Tiring Game"
* "Attitude"

Other songs|

* "See Me Now"
* "Brothers"

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Albums|

* Daytona
* Ye
* Kids See Ghosts
* Nasir
* K.T.S.E.

Tracks|

* "4th Dimension"
* "All Mine"
* "Cops Shot the Kid"
* "Cudi Montage"
* "Feel the Love"
* "Fire"
* "Freeee (Ghost Town, Pt. 2)"
* "Ghost Town"
* "I Thought About Killing You"
* "Kids See Ghosts"
* "No Mistakes"
* "Reborn"
* "Sociopath"
* "The Games We Play"
* "Violent Crimes"
* "We Got Love"
* "Wouldn't Leave"
* "XTCY"
* "Yikes"

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* "Brothers"
* Kids See Ghosts
* "Take Me to the Light"

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