Nothing gets the people going (specifically the Internet) like Kanye West news — so it’s no surprise that the two new tracks that just appeared on his SoundCloud (heretofore unused) are generating major buzz.
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The uploads, though, are not strictly new: The first is a remix of 808s & Heartbreak track “Say You Will” featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning new music vocalist Caroline Shaw (she is a member of vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth) and the second, “When I See It,” is Kanye’s own version of “Tell Your Friends,” the song he produced for The Weeknd‘s latest album Beauty Behind the Madness.
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Since neither is brand-new, they seem unlikely to be a part of the long-awaited SWISH project — but any Kanye release certainly deserves your attention. Fans agreed, sending both tracks up the Billboard + Twitter Trending 140. “When I See It” peaked at No. 1, with “Say You Will” directly behind at No.2. Moreover, thanks to Kanye’s reworking of The Weeknd’s “Tell Your Friends,” the Canadian hitmaker’s own version of the track climbed to No. 3.
Listen to both songs below: