
Era archive · 2015–2016 · Approximate dates
SWISH
90 titles · 169 entries
119 playable · 15 external · 35 unavailable
Part of the archive of Kanye's unreleased albums — songs and versions listed as documented in the Ye tracker.
Dates: Ye Tracker · Ye Archive timeline · YeWiki chronology
✨ 30 Hours
1:57Fullprod. Darren King, MIKE DEAN, Karriem Riggins · CD Quality · 2023
Darren King version with added drums as well as added guitar production. Has the finished vocal take but with less effects. VC recorded snippets surfaced in December of 2021. The full song would leak January 29th, 2023.
✨ A$AP Rocky - Motivated
3:01Fullwith Kanye West · prod. Tm88 · High Quality · 2015
OG Filename: EURO2_Motivated - Asap (Switch Hands) Has a different song structure. Portions of the track don't feature vocals with minor effects differences. Song was given to Rocky, proven by the original filename. Unedited file leaked in December 2022.
✨ Anxiety
3:11FullCD Quality · 2021
Mostly finished demo about cheating that was likely cut down from the earlier freestyle. Kanye says the line "No homo', no suspect, but you gotta tell me, was he bigger?" Another feature can be heard in the vocal bleed. Samples "Summertime Rolls" by Jane's Addiction.
✨ Bad News
3:58Stem Bouncewith Caroline Shaw · prod. Kanye West, Caroline Shaw · Lossless · 2015
Unofficial stem bounce of the Hollywood Bowl version of the song. Adds Caroline Shaw vocals throughout, and in a new outro interpolating the "keep it like you never knew" and "didn't you know" lines. Also adds additional orchestral production and sound effects of a gun being loaded and fired.
✨ Enya
Partialwith Theophilus London · prod. Kanye West, Charlie Heat, MIKE DEAN, Theophilus London · High Quality · 2023
OG Filename: KW - Enya Ref (8.16.15) Stitched onto the Post Malone reference track, has an open verse and no Kanye on the hook. Similar to the March 15th version but with better production and better produced Theo vocals, but no Theo adlibs.
✨ Fade
3:19OG File2 versionswith Ty Dolla $ign, Post Malone, Lil Uzi Vert · prod. Kanye West, Benji B, Charlie Handsome, Noah Goldstein, Anthony Kilhoffer, MIKE DEAN · CD Quality · 2015
OG Filename: Fade M4 Version that was played at Yeezy Season 2. Now closely resembles release, with the finished Kanye vocals, Post Malone cut-down, and extra production from MIKE DEAN & Anthony Kilhoffer, as well as some of Charlie Handsome's cut production from his original version (such as the riser, bike chain and 808s) being re-added. Was played at Yeezy Season 2. This version has a noticeably harder hitting mix than release, with a stronger bassline and louder drums.
✨ FML
3:13OG Filewith Travis Scott · prod. Hudson Mohawke · CD Quality · 2025
OG Filename: FML @ 120 BPM Dm Has alternate Hudson Mohawke production, two full no-mumble Travis verses, and him doing a reference for Kanye on the hook that was used in later versions. Some Kanye vocals are at the end. Samples "Karma (Hardline)" by Jamie N Commons. Leaked after a successful Soakbuy.
✨ Only
15:10OG File2 versionsprod. Crakwav · CD Quality · 2015
OG Filename: Only- Kanye 1 Ruff Initial 15 minute Kanye freestyle. Reuses the "Nike sign" line from "Fall Out Of Heaven". Was originally listed by Music Mafia, but never sold. Original snippets leaked April 2023, November 29th, and December 10th, 2025. Snippet of a stem edit placing vocals from this freestyle over the beat to"Hotline Bling" by Drake leaked July 18th, 2025.
✨ Post Malone - Fuck The Internet
4:11Fullwith Kanye West · prod. Dahi, Kanye West · CD Quality · 2019
Version with an unfinished Kanye verse and hook. His vocals possibly came from the 2014 Madonna sessions, where BloodPop® was working with Dahi. A version without Kanye leaked in 2018 and was released for Post Malone's 2019 album, Hollywood's Bleeding.
✨ The Mall
12:04Fullprod. Kanye West, Hudson Mohawke · CD Quality · 2023
Long Post Malone freestyle over the beat with some finished lines and some mumble. Recorded during the August 2015 Post Malone and Kanye sessions. Post reuses some of the lines from it on a leaked song of his called "Red Wine & White Sheets" which was talked about in a November 2015 interview and was intended for his 2016 album Stoney. Samples "Xe2" by Mssingno. Reuses drums from "Blood On The Leaves".
✨ Wolves
4:06OG Filewith Caroline Shaw, Frank Ocean · prod. Kanye West, Cashmere Cat, Sinjin Hawke, Caroline Shaw · High Quality · 2015
OG Filename: KW - Wolves Ref 1 (12.15.15) Has an additional Kanye mumble bridge not heard in any other version which interpolates "Good Life", and overhauled production from Caroline Shaw, who added many new production elements such as an organ. Contains extra Caroline Shaw vocals throughout the track not heard on later versions, part of which were originally thought to have been from Björk. Frank Ocean appears on the bridge as well as the outro. Seen on the DONDA visual album tracklist as "Wolves Interlude". Leaked after a blind GB.
⭐ Bad Night
3:38Fullwith Young Thug · prod. Hudson Mohawke, Crakwav, Kanye West · CD Quality · 2021
SWISH version featuring Young Thug. Has a different instrumental and beatswitch with new fully finished lyrics which reference the murder of Trayvon Martin. Samples "Petiatil Cx Htdui" by Aphex Twin. Originally leaked tagged.
⭐ Famous
3:55Fullwith Young Thug · prod. Kanye West, Hudson Mohawke, Charlie Heat, Havoc, Plain Pat · CD Quality · 2016
Early version with 2 Young Thug feature verses and adlibs that were removed for release and completely different Kanye vocals with a small amount of mumble. Confirmed to be done in late 2015, as the "Nina Chop" and "Famous" beats weren't combined until mid-2015.
⭐ Pressure
Grail4:00Stem Bouncewith Travis Scott · prod. Kanye West, Havoc · Lossless · 2015
OG Filename: trav uzi pressure Former holy grail of the Ye community. This version has Travis Scott doing the bridge and harmonizing over the "Get Off Me" interlude along with the "clear search history" line cut. Originally thought to have been from Turbo Grafx 16, though this version at the very least is from SWISH sessions. Short recording of Che Pope playing the song over Instagram Live surfaced on October 23rd, 2020. The main melody is sampled from"Haunted" from the Maniac Soundtrack. Also contains a minute long intro samplefrom the 2012 film Silver Linings Playbook. Stem bounce leaked after Luit sold the song in a $25k groupbuy, which finished in just under 9 hours with the support of multiple unreleased communities providing bonuses and donations. Later released on VULTURES 2 DIGITAL DELUXE 5 with vocals from Ty Dolla $ign, following the popularity of the leak.
⭐️ Rich Nigga Drunk
3:24OG Filewith Tyga, Liza Owen · prod. Crakwav · CD Quality · 2018
OG Filename: Rich Nigga Drunk Ruff- BOUNCE Version with cut down Kanye vocals and a Tyga feature. Has further along production and background vocals from Liza Owen. According to Liza Owen in aninterview, "It was completely by chance but I was at the studio one night in LA with Jess Jackson as they were finishing off Tyga's album. In walks Tyga followed by Kanye. I for one was not expecting that! They started working on this one track and there's crazy energy in the room so I'm there singing along to myself.... Next thing I know Kanye turns and asks me togo in the booth and put down some ideas. Nervous as hell, I got up and sang for my life! The rest is history."
⭐ Wolves
4:06Fullwith Caroline Shaw, Frank Ocean · prod. Kanye West, Cashmere Cat, Sinjin Hawke, Caroline Shaw, Allen Ritter · Lossless · 2023
More finished version of "Ref 1", with a much better mix and a vastly improved instrumental from an unknown producer (most likely Allen Ritter), with extra drums, piano, guitar, samples, etc. Leaked after a blind groupbuy.
🏅 30 Hours
Partialprod. Karriem Riggins, MIKE DEAN · Low Quality · 2020
Drake reference track, from when Kanye was recording his part. Can be heard in the bleed on an early Kanye vocal stem. Made in October 2015. Mentioned by Drake in his 2018 Pusha T diss track "Duppy Freestyle". Unsure if anyone owns this in CDQ and if it's just Drake doing the 2nd verse. Version linked is enhanced slightly to be able to hear Drake.
🏆 Mula
Confirmedprod. Kanye West, Boi-1da, Sevn Thomas · Not Available
Version that was on SWISH before being taken by The Game, confirmed by Sevn Thomas. Sevn Thomas tweeted that the song has verses from Kanye that "no1 will ever hear, intended to be on So Help Me God, then SWISH, but Kanye played it for Game, then...". This is likely where Kanye's trade off bars on The Game's second verse come from. Differences from the So Help Me God version are unknown.
🏆 The Mall
Confirmedprod. Kanye West, Hudson Mohawke · Not Available
According to SAP, "one time I sampled a song for [Mac [Miller's] ‘jump’](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DTLoBXt0wop8&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1789263688948439&usg=AOvVaw1Iolo3otFufrDt-7qj_jjH) record and we go to clear it they say Kanye owns the rights to it. The one that’s released isn’t the og because we couldn’t clear it lol crazy". He would also state that Kanye "bought rights to it so no one else could sample lol". The Mac Miller song being referred to originally sampled "Xe2" by Mssingno. This heavily implies the song was developed further than the initial freestyle and Post Malone reference track, as the sample was cleared.
🗑️ No More Parties In LA
0:51OG Fileprod. Madlib · CD Quality · 2015
OG Filename: Uzi - No More Parties In LA Ref Very short reference done by Lil Uzi Vert. Uzi mumbles 2 lines and then asks for the autotune to be turned down before the song ends. Leaked as a bonus for a Soakbuy. It is very likely that this was a session outtake.
A$AP Rocky - ???
Rumoredprod. Kanye West · Not Available
According to El Gusto, a Rocky track from Pre-TESTING sessions produced by Kanye is said to exist, likely from the session they had together.
Christina Aguilera - Changing
1:35OG Fileprod. Keyon Christ · Lossless · 2015
OG Filename: Changing_Ilsey Ref Vox_01 Ilsey Juber reference track. The beat was given to Christina Aguilera for use on her 2018 album, Liberation, but was cut as she never recorded. Original snippet leaked January 25th, 2023.
Enya
15:59Full3 versionswith Post Malone, Theophilus London · prod. Kanye West, Charlie Heat, MIKE DEAN, Theophilus London · High Quality · 2015
Post Malone freestyle, recorded during sessions with Kanye in August 2015. Features Theophilus London and has Kanye vocals at the start. Post Malone does some of the lines that Kanye would later use on the song, and a mix of new finished vocals and mumble. Potentially intended to be cut-down into a verse the way his "Fade" freestyle was. Samples "Return To Innocence" by Enigma. Original snippet leaked August 15th, 2020, and a VC recorded snippet leaked November 6th, 2023.
Fade
Snippet12 versionswith Ty Dolla $ign, Post Malone, Lil Uzi Vert · prod. Kanye West, Benji B, Mike WiLL Made-It, Charlie Handsome, Noah Goldstein, Anthony Kilhoffer, MIKE DEAN, Noah Goldstein and Charlie Handsome · Recording · 2015
Version heard in the background of a tweet from August 4, 2015. Snippet is instrumental only.
Famous
Confirmedprod. Kanye West, Hudson Mohawke, Charlie Heat, Havoc, Plain Pat · Not Available
Initial combined version of "Famous" and "Nina Chop," likely done in mid-late 2015. Most likely contains the Kanye vocals and is the file Thug recorded over. Kanye claimed writing the Taylor Swift line "broke [his] writer's block" and let him finish the album, further proving that this version is from late 2015.
Father Stretch
4:31OG File2 versionswith Caroline Shaw · prod. Kanye West, Hudson Mohawke, Caroline Shaw, Havoc · Lossless · 2022
OG Filename: Father Stretch @ 113 BPM Kanye freestyle with just the sample chop and drums from Hudson Mowhake. Has the Caroline Shaw vocals that were later used in "Pt. 2". The flow of the first verse was later used in "Pt. 2" and the flow for the first half of the second verse was used for the released verse.
Father Stretch My Hands
Confirmedprod. Kanye West, Hudson Mohawke · Not Available
Drake reference track. Mentioned by Drake in his 2018 Pusha T diss track "Duppy Freestyle". He has a writing credit on the released version, meaning he most likely wrote on the verse.
FML
1:21Stem Bounce4 versionswith Travis Scott · prod. Hudson Mohawke, MIKE DEAN, ??? · Lossless · 2015
First version with a Kanye verse. Has a mumble verse and hook, and different production from other versions of the song, likely by MIKE DEAN due to the piano and synths. After the cutoff there is said to be a Travis verse, however it's unknown if that is a separate version. Leaked with stems after a groupbuy.
FMLU
Snippetwith Young Thug · prod. Hudson Mohawke · Recording · 2023
OG Filename: FMLU HM Version featuring Young Thug. Unknown exactly when it was made, but it uses the same instrumental as the Travis Scott reference. Originally was played in a Che Pope livestream, but a longer recorded snippet of the livestream didn't surface until July 2022. 22-second long snippet later leaked December 15th, 2023.
Freestyle 4
Rumoredprod. Kanye West, Hudson Mohawke, Trevor Gureckis, Noah Goldstein, MIKE DEAN · Not Available
Original freestyle done in late 2015.
Freestyle 9
Rumored2 versionswith ??? · Not Available · 2015
OG Filename: KW - Freestyle 9 Ref (11.24.15) Earlier version.
Fuck The Internet
Confirmedprod. Dahi, Kanye West · Not Available · 2015
OG Filename: KW - Dahi - Fuck The Internet Ref (8.15.15) Filename seen from a picture of Post Malone refs.
Gangster Lovers
~60:00Confirmedprod. Post Malone · Not Available
Part of a one hour voice memo that would go on to inspire the instrumental for Young Thug's song "Me Or Us", according to one of the producers of the song, Charlie Handsome. Said to consist of Kanye mumbling a melody over theBright Eyes song "First Day of My Life", which was being played by Post Malone during the session. From the August 2015 Post Malone and Kanye sessions.
Grave
Snippetwith Travis Scott · prod. Kanye West, Charlie Heat, MIKE DEAN, Noah Goldstein, Darren Charles King, Wals Escobar, Travis Scott · Recording · 2015
Version that appears on the Apple Music VMA's commercial with The Weeknd. Presumably, it looks like at some point it was given back to Kanye for a brief moment to release as a single before being taken back for Rodeo last moment. Is a censored mix close to the final version.
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