Kanye West‘s 2016 album The Life of Pablo was a transformative moment for one of the world’s most visionary rappers, and now an unreleased outro called “Can U Be/Forever Mitus” is being sold as an NFT.
Held by Keyon Christ, who was ‘Ye’s producer at the time, the “2044: The Lost Kanye Files” NFT presents a song that has been lost in the deepest realms of the Internet. Previously debuted at a secret listening party, the track has been widely unheard and is incredibly hard to find in high-quality online — until now.
Speaking on the NFT, Christ says, “Releasing this highly-coveted leak will serve as the generational foundation to fearlessly unveil the future of music in Web 3.0.” He adds, “Rules will be broken, risks will be taken.”
About the song
One of the most sought after unreleased songs of all time. Snippets of “Can U Be” first circulated around mid-2015 on websites such as KanyeToThe and other hip-hop forums after a few seconds of the song were recorded backstage at Glastonbury. The snippets were low quality with lines being nearly inaudible; ever since they surfaced, they have been quickly removed by UMG and are more difficult to find online.
Details of the NFT sale
The winner will receive a private portal to stream more unreleased leaks via their $LEAK token.
Sources: Genius, Hypebeast, Foundation.app