On top of "Chief Rocka", the song also contains a sample of "Blocka" by rapper Pusha T featuring Popcaan and Travis Scott. He delivers only one verse using the same rhyme scheme for over half of it, during which he namechecks several cultural references, including Jamaican dancehall musician Shabba Ranks, the song " Chief Rocka" by hip hop trio Lords of the Underground (of which the song also samples), and Star Wars character Chewbacca. The song, like other tracks on Yeezus, sees West looking back at a failed relationship he delivers his vocals through both rapping and singing through an Auto-Tune processor, similar to his album 808s & Heartbreak.
"Guilt Trip" is a hip hop song that includes elements of experimental music in its instrumentation. It eventually came to define the sound of West's music, with him using his own voice as an "instrument." The song's combining of hip hop with experimental music focuses on lyrics as being of a lesser importance, which West later did again in his 2016 single " Fade". West began to use Auto-Tune on a regular basis with the release of his album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008. West and Kid Cudi had collaborated on numerous tracks in the past, including the former's " Welcome to Heartbreak" and the latter's " Erase Me". After being passed on for that album, West revisited the song during the Yeezus sessions, reworking it with S1 and Mike Dean, and adding it to the final tracklist for Yeezus. In October 2014, producer S1 revealed that he created the earliest version of the beat during sessions for West's collaboration album Watch the Throne (2011) with Jay-Z, who revealed that the song was originally intended for that album a version exists with an unfinished verse by Jay-Z. The song includes vocals by Kid Cudi (pictured in 2014), who later expressed negative opinions toward his appearance. West performed the song live on The Yeezus Tour in 2013. The song charted at number 2 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Since release, "Guilt Trip" has received generally positive reviews from music critics, with multiple commenting on its melodic sound. The song includes vocals from rapper Kid Cudi, who later expressed negative opinions about his feature due to his vocals being recorded years prior. West provides his vocals through rapping and singing through an Auto-Tune processor, reminiscent of his 2008 album 808s & Heartbreak.
The song's lyrics deal with looking back at a failed relationship, similar to fellow Yeezus track " Blood on the Leaves". It was produced by West, Mike Dean, S1, with an additional production credit for Travis Scott and Ackeejuice Rockers for the samples of " Chief Rocka" by Lords of the Underground and "Blocka" by Pusha T featuring Popcaan and Travis Scott. " Guilt Trip" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West, from his sixth studio album Yeezus (2013).
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