Blood on the Leaves

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"Blood on the Leaves" is a Kanye West song from his 2013 album *Yeezus* that powerfully blends Nina Simone samples with themes of heartbreak, fame, and racial trauma over an aggressive, experimental production.

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Blood on the Leaves canonical 1
precedes "Blood on the Leaves" 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work
song
album Yeezus
artist Kanye West
composer A Hamilton
C Breaux
C Hudson
Kanye West
M Dean
N Simone
Timothy Mosley
surface form: T Mosley
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed
featuresInstrumentation 808 drums
brass
synthesizer
genre alternative hip hop
experimental hip hop
hip hop
hasTheme celebrity culture
fame
heartbreak
materialism
racial trauma
relationships
language English
lyricist Kanye West
notableFor blend of personal and political themes
use of Nina Simone sample
partOf Kanye West discography
Yeezus
performer Kanye West
producer Arca
Benji B
C Travis
Hudson Mohawke
Kanye West
Mike Dean
Noah Goldstein
recordedBy Kanye West
recordLabel Def Jam Recordings
Roc-A-Fella Records
releaseDate 2013-06-18
sampledArtist Nina Simone
sampledWork Strange Fruit
tempo slow-to-mid tempo
trackPositionOnAlbum 7
usesVocalEffect Auto-Tune

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Yeezus hasTrack Blood on the Leaves
I’m In It albumSequence Blood on the Leaves
subject surface form: I'm In It
this entity surface form: precedes "Blood on the Leaves"