LISTEN: Kanye West Drops New Track from Upcoming 'Cruel Winter' Album

Billboard.com reports that Kanye West unveiled the first single from his long-awaited sequel to Cruel Summer, the 2012 compilation album from the artists on the GOOD Music roster. Premiered Friday on L.A. radio station Real 92.3, West said about the untitled track, "We might mix it a couple more times before we release it for sale and everything."

"Pray for me Im about to hear the Ye button" West raps from jump, even claiming that he's "fresh out of debt." The features include a stacked VIP list comprised of Migos' Quavo, Travis Scott, Big Sean, Desiigner, Yo Gotti, 2 Chainz, and a newly released Gucci Mane.

Listen to the track below.

Kanye Omari West is an American hip hop recording artist, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. He is among the most acclaimed musicians of the 21st century, attracting both praise and criticism for his work and outspoken public persona.

Raised in Chicago, West briefly attended art school before becoming known as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing hit singles for artists such as Jay Z and Alicia Keys. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper, West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004 to widespread critical and commercial success. He went on to explore a variety of different musical styles on subsequent albums that included the baroque-inflected Late Registration (2005), the arena-inspired Graduation (2007), and the polarizing 808s & Heartbreak (2008). In 2010, he released his critically acclaimed fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, and the following year he collaborated with Jay Z on the joint LP Watch the Throne (2011). West released his sixth album, Yeezus, to further critical praise in 2013. West's seventh album, The Life of Pablo, was released in 2016.

West is one of the best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 32 million albums and 100 million digital downloads worldwide. He has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all time and the most Grammy-awarded artist of his age. Three of his albums rank on Rolling Stone's 2012 "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list. He has also been included in a number of Forbes annual lists. Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005 and 2015.

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