One day after revealing his new song "New Slaves" via images projected on buildings across the globe, Kanye West took the "Saturday Night Live" stage on Saturday night (May 18) to perform that track along with another equally venomous new number, "Black Skinhead."
Both songs, presumably taken from West's forthcoming sixth studio album "Yeezus," denote a stark creative shift for the superstar rapper: marked by corrosive drums, a frantic flow and primal screams, "Black Skinhead" was performed by West in front of a video screen that showed images of barking hounds and slogans like "Not For Sale." "New Slaves" was unveiled less energetically, but West's dead-eyed stare remained haunting as he spit (slightly more network TV-friendly) lyrics like, "You see it's leaders and there's followers/But I'd rather be a prick than a swallower."