Chance the Rapper Breaks Down Kanye West's "Ultralight Beam"

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Chance the Rapper has taken to Genius to explain his recent Kanye West collaboration “Ultralight Beam.” Originally featured as the intro on Kanye West‘s much-discussed recent studio album The Life of Pablo, “Ultralight Beam” later became the song Kanye and Chance performed on Saturday Night Live this past weekend. Breaking down the song’s origins and the initial intentions behind it, Chance explains that it was originally meant as the LPs outro. You can check out Chance’s full rundown here.

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