Kanye West: Road to the BET Awards

But the lofty plans didn't mean Kanye had forgotten his bread and butter: making dope music. In April, Yeezy leaked "Theraflu" — later retitled "Way Too Cold" to avoid a fat lawsuit — reportedly the first single from the upcoming GOOD Music compilation. The song caused quite a stir, and not just because of Hit-Boy's kinetic, electro beat: In the song, Kanye confessed his love for Kim Kardashian.

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