Illest Motherfucker Alive

"Illest Motherfucker Alive"
Song by Jay-Z & Kanye West
from the album Watch the Throne
Released 8 August 2011
Genre
Length 5:23
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"Illest Motherfucker Alive" is a song by American rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z. It is only available on their collaborative album Watch the Throne (2011) as a bonus track on the deluxe edition.[1]

Composition

The song makes usage of a sample of "Tristessa" by Orchestra Njervudarov.[2] This song is not only sampled in this track on the album - it is also sampled on both "No Church in the Wild" and "Welcome to the Jungle".[3] As well as this sample, "Illest Motherfucker Alive" samples "(Titles) Chariots of Fire" by Vangelis.[4]

Commercial performance

Upon the release of Watch The Throne, the track debuted and peaked at number 4 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[5]

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[6] 4

References

  1. ↑ "Jay-Z and Kanye West's 'Watch The Throne' Deluxe Tracklisting Revealed". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jay-Z and Kanye West's 'Illest Motherfucker Alive' sample of Orchestra Njervudarov's 'Tristessa'". WhoSampled. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Jay-Z and Kanye West's 'Welcome to the Jungle' sample of Orchestra Njervudarov's 'Tristessa'". WhoSampled. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jay-Z and Kanye West's 'Illest Motherfucker Alive' sample of Vangelis's 'Titles (Chariots of Fire)'". WhoSampled. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Chart Search". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Kanye West Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
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