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"Kanye West knows how to pick his moments. The rapper-producer surprise-released the minimalist&amp;#xA0;new song, &amp;quot;Facts&amp;quot; on Thursday, New Year&amp;apos;s Eve. The news was first unveiled by wife Kim Kardashian, who tweeted, &amp;quot;YEEZY YEEZY YEEZY NEW SONG ABOUT TO DROP #FACTS.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nWest blends current events with clever punchlines on the Metro Boomin- and Southside-produced track. In between ripping Nike and rhyming, &amp;quot;Does anybody feel bad for Bill Cosby?&amp;quot;, the rapper drops deft lines like, &amp;quot;I stick to my Roots like I&amp;apos;m Jimmy Fallon.&amp;quot;\r\nIt&amp;apos;s unclear if &amp;quot;Facts&amp;quot; will appear on West&amp;apos;s upcoming album, Swish,&amp;#xA0;which has yet to have a release date. West alludes to the wait on the song, rhyming, &amp;quot;I ain&amp;apos;t drop the album/But my shoes went platinum.&amp;quot;\r\nWith the release of &amp;quot;Facts,&amp;quot; West has now started a New Year&amp;apos;s tradition for new music. Last year, the rapper released &amp;quot;Only One,&amp;quot;&amp;#xA0;the minimal, poignant track featuring Paul McCartney&amp;#xA0;on keyboard, on January 1st.\r\nWest last released new music in October when he released two songs on SoundCloud:&amp;#xA0;a new version of his 808s &amp;amp; Heartbreak&amp;#xA0;opener &amp;quot;Say You Will,&amp;quot; which featured&amp;#xA0;violinist-singer Caroline Shaw, and his take on the Weeknd&amp;apos;s &amp;quot;Tell Your Friends.&amp;quot;&amp;#xA0;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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