Last night, Kanye West hit Revel Atlantic City Resort's Ovation Hall for the first of two concerts. The stage setup was similar to his Coachella performance in 2010 and many of the festivals he's been killing since.
It was Ye's first solo show since wrapping his Watch the Throne world tour with Jay-Z, and yeah, it was awesome. As expected, he ran through his classics, but there were plenty of new raps as well. A guest appearance, classic rants, and several other occurrences made it quite a memorable evening. Continue reading for a recap of our favorite moments.
Written by Brad Wete
All images by Shea White for The Focus Camp
His Dancers
Yeezy Chants
Kanye Got Lifted
The New Hits
Kanye's Parched
The Musical Transitions
The "Say You Will" Story
Pusha T
Re-Making "All of the Lights"
Kanye took some time out to talk about how his My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy single “All of the Lights" was created. After performing his verses, he stripped down the beat and recalled being in his Hawaii studio when producer Jeff Bhasker first played the horn parts on his keyboard. Bhasker, who was there last night as part of ‘Ye’s band, began playing those horns again. Kanye remembered coming up with the drums next. He then beat-boxed the drums, which was excellent. Kanye said the chorus was the toughest part, but not for critically acclaimed songwriter The-Dream. He saved the day after Kanye struggled. "He's just so cold," West said before joyously singing, “Extra bright I want y’all to see this.”