Champion by Kanye West

Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West

New School Critics

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4.8 • 692 Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2021

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Nobody can stop Kanye West when he has his sights set on something. And perhaps no song better exemplifies that fact than the second track from Graduation: Champion. Ye is running at top speed in this fan-favorite, and Chris and Travis are there to break down every second of it. They discuss the song's epic sample, the poetic interpolations being used, and how the song continues to introduce Kanye's character on the album. If you'd like to hear the show ad-free, then support us over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KanyePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Everybody want to know what I would do if I didn't win.
0:07.0	I guess we'll never know. I don't get enough of it. Jesus just rose again.
0:27.5	Listen to the kids.
0:33.7	Welcome to watching the throne.
0:36.2	A lyrical analysis of Khan-Yay West.
0:40.3	Oh, yes. My name is Chris Lambert.
0:43.3	And my name is Travis Bain and today, I don't know. How you feel today, Chris?
0:50.3	I feel, you know, I hope you say what I think you're going to say.
0:56.5	Like a champion.
0:57.9	I feel like a champion, too.
0:59.2	That's so funny.
1:00.3	Why do you feel like a champion?
1:02.7	It's because I've been watching a lot of wrestling and, you know, just channeling the rock,
1:07.9	Stone Cold Steve Austin, Sean Michaels.
1:12.8	Are you watching, like like old episodes of wrestling?
1:14.9	You know the glory days.
1:18.9	Oh, okay. Actually, if I was going to start watching wrestling again,
1:21.4	that would probably be the only way you'd get me to do it.
1:29.8	Yeah, going back and being like, Travis, watch this King of the Ring 1996 pay-per-view.
1:33.0	Well, maybe not that far back. I'm more of like a Randy Orton guy.
1:37.9	Are you? Oh, yeah. I remember for a little while, Star Dust was your favorite.
1:42.8	I do love Star Dust. That dude knew how to throw down.
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