Listen: Kanye West x Rihanna – Diamonds
17 November 2012, 10:28
| Written by
Luke Morgan Britton
Kanye West invents a lyrical time-machine, as he weaves in and out of slap-dash pop culture references in this remix of ‘Diamonds’ by Rihanna. First there’s a Fresh Prince reference, then a Hurricane Sandy ode, before suddenly Yeezy is head-nodding 2007 Youtube meme Tay Zonday.
Hmm.
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