Cousins (Kanye West song)
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"Cousins" adapts the painting Leda and the Swan by Paul Mathias Padua for its cover art. | ||||
| Single by Ye | ||||
| from the album Cuck | ||||
| Released | April 21, 2025 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 2:31 | |||
| Label | YZY | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Blunts | |||
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"Cousins" (stylized in all caps) is a song by the American rapper Kanye West, released on April 21, 2025, as the second single from his upcoming thirteenth studio album, Cuck. It was first surprise released on Twitter before being sent to streaming platforms on April 24.
Built on a sample of the song "Were There Originals" by Double Virgo and an interpolation of "10 Percs" by Dave Blunts, West confesses to an incestuous relationship he had with his cousin when they were both children. Blunts wrote the song's lyrics, having been picked by West for his "blunt" approach to songwriting.