Era archive · 2016 · Approximate dates
66 titles · 109 entries
70 playable · 17 external · 22 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
with Post Malone, Justin Bieber · prod. Charlie Heat · CD Quality · 2016
OG Filename: 100 Years Now F1 (Super Rough) (4.20.16) Version is 1:50 longer than the other version that leaked and has a longer, more mumble verse from Post Malone, along with Kanye's full mumble verse. Leaked fully in early November 2018 by iTagen.
with Kid Cudi · prod. MIKE DEAN, Plain Pat · Lossless · 2016
OG Filename: 3 1 16 1 Damn Come On Has mumble Kanye vocals. Has a somewhat more developed beat with more synths. Sold as "All Eyes On Ye", but the name was fake with the file being incorrectly bounced, missing Kid Cudi vocals. However, the correct bounce leaked on Jan 1st, 2023.
prod. Kanye West, Pete Rock · CD Quality · 2016
OG Filename: KW - Deja Vu Ref (10.11.16) Semi-finished mumble demo with some finished lyrics and a hook. Made during late Turbo Grafx 16 sessions, though it's also possible this is a typo as it was leaked as part of a So Help Me God and SWISH pack. Samples "Tudo Que Você Podia Ser" by Quarteto Em Cy.
with Kanye West, Travis Scott · prod. Travis Scott, MIKE DEAN, Illiago · Lossless · 2016
OG Filename: In Common Kanye Travis Mike Mix 5 Remix with a Kanye and Travis Scott feature, with different production from him and MIKE DEAN. Previewed on .WAV RADIO, but never released. The original file later leaked without censored vocals or .WAV RADIO tags.
with Young Thug · prod. Gordo, Hudson Mohawke · High Quality · 2023
OG Filename: Bad Night (ROUGH) Version produced by Gordo (formerly known as DJ Carnage). This version is allegedly the only one that was intended for Turbo Grafx 16. The verses are finished and the hook remains the same as other versions. Leaked as part of a groupbuy.
with 070 Shake, Desiigner · prod. Keyon Christ, Metro Boomin · CD Quality · 2022
Version with verses from Kanye, 070 Shake, and Desiigner. Has largely finished Kanye vocals with some mumble and new drums from Metro Boomin. Originally thought to be intended for Cruel Winter, however according to Keyon Christ, Yachty, Migos, Shake, and Desiigner were all present during Turbo Grafx 16 sessions and intended to be on the album. Leaked after a groupbuy.
with Migos, Young Thug · prod. Kanye West, Charlie Heat · High Quality · 2017
Originally a SWISH throwaway with partially mumble Kanye vocals, now with verses from Young Thug and the Migos. Formerly known as "Black Tron", before the real name was revealed. Samples "Looking for the Perfect Beat" by Afrika Bambaataa. Snippets were originally previewed by Young Thug and the Migos shortly after the release of The Life Of Pablo, possibly making it one of the first songs recorded for Turbo Grafx 16.
with Kanye West, Justin Bieber · prod. Charlie Heat · Lossless · 2019
OG Filename: Don't Act Like You Care (Super Rough 2) (feat - Kanye West) Version given to Post Malone with a feature from Justin Bieber and Kanye West, the ladder of which has largly finished vocals with some mumble. Has mumble Post Malone vocals. Likely made during the same session as "No Reason" due to them sharing the same artists, producer, and a similar vibe. Leaked after a groupbuy.
with Kanye West, Justin Bieber · prod. Charlie Heat · CD Quality · 2018
Later version that doesn't include Kanye's mumble verse, cuts down Post's verse, and features alternate production. Most likely Post's song at this point, as Kanye's vocals are only on the hook, whereas Post's verse was edited to have less mumble.
with Kanye West · prod. Kanye West, Murda Beatz, OZ, CuBeatz, MIKE DEAN, NisiOnTheTrack · Not Available
On Ebro's show, Travis Scott said that he'd be releasing a Kanye remix of a Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight song. "If I tell you that I’m gonna have to fly away. Just tune into Beats1 radio whether it’s gonna come on .wav radio or Ebro’s show whatever way it’s gonna rock". The song was most likely "outside", as Travis confirmed a remix of "outside" with a "special verse" was coming in an interview with Hot 97.
with Pusha T · prod. Keyon Christ · Not Available
Keyon Christ stated that this song was considered for Turbo Grafx 16. He said that it was a "Pusha and Ye only" version. Likely reuses vocals from Pusha T's reference track, with him punching-in on the hook to remove references to it being Rihanna's song.
with Kanye West, Travis Scott · prod. Travis Scott, MIKE DEAN, Illiago · Not Available
4 previous mixes are shown to exist by the filename "Mix 5".
prod. Keyon Christ · Recording · 2016
According to Keyon Christ, Bebe Rexha bought the beat from him and did "a totally different thing" on it. Intended for her 2017 EP All Your Fault: Pt. 1. He would also state that she "put it on TikTok", though she actually posted it to her Snapchat sometime in 2016, though this snippet has since been lost. Another snippet of her singing the song acapella was posted by her July 8th, 2016.
with Kanye West, Francis and the Lights · Not Available
According to Chance the Rapper in an interview "...during Coloring Book we worked on a few songs that didn’t make it on the project. And there’s one that I will say is very crucial. It’s a very dark cut and it’s me and ’Ye and Francis and the Lights. It’s very bare roots with bass and very dark". Speculated to be a later version of "Southside Serenade", which Francis recorded vocals for, though this is likely untrue as it is Chance's song.
with KIRBY, Ty Dolla $ign · prod. Kanye West, Noah Goldstein, MIKE DEAN, Honorable C.N.O.T.E · Lossless · 2016
OG Filename: Accelerate_X Ref Vox.02_03 Official bounce found in the sessions. Closely matches the previous entry, but there is no fully accurate bounce of that version, so we can't be for sure if it's the same. Reuses the back-and-forth Bibi and Kanye freestyle as a reference. Fades out.
prod. Kanye West, Hudson Mohawke, Che Pope · CD Quality · 2024
OG Filename: CA x PND - MARIA v1 PARTYNEXTDOOR reference track for Christina Aguilera. Unknown exactly when this version was made, but PARTYNEXTDOOR first announced he was working with Kanye in July 2017, and the track released in June 2018. A lossless snippet leaked on Jan 23rd 2023, with it leaking in full October 5th, 2024 - but in CDQ.
with KIRBY, Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign · prod. Kanye West, Noah Goldstein, MIKE DEAN, Honorable C.N.O.T.E · Lossless · 2016
Full unofficial bounce for a July 2016 version. Filename is missing in the available session, so it defaults to using the leftover filename "Auxillary Ref (5.19.15)", however the project file is dated July 13th, 2016 and uses "Pick Up Your Speed" instead of "Auxillary".
prod. MIKE DEAN, Plain Pat · Lossless · 2016
OG Filename: 2 29 16 1 w reff vox Kid Cudi mumble reference track. Has a more minimal beat. Originally leaked under the name "Maple". Recorded during a session pictured in the Ibn Jasper Instagram post "TURBO GRAFX 16 day 1 #PABLo #MikeDean #CUDi #PlainPat".
prod. Kanye West · Not Available
Seen on a Turbo Grafx 16 tracklist in the background of a GIF posted by Kim Kardashian. Likely the sample chop at the end of "Glow" by Drake, which samples a song of the same name.
with Lil Yachty, 070 Shake · prod. Kanye West, Keyon Christ, Gordo, Metro Boomin · High Quality · 2018
OG Filename: Face Down (ROUGH) Solo Kanye version with freestyle vocals and different drums from Gordo. Seen in a file list alongside other Turbo Grafx 16 songs. Leaked after a groupbuy. According to Keyon, this was the hardest song to produce for Ye.
prod. Keyon Christ · Not Available
Mentioned by Keyon Christ in an interview with Auger as a song intended to be on Turbo Grafx 16. Bebe Rexha would later buy the beat off of Keyon and he didn't "know what happened to it" as he signed a production deal with G.O.O.D. Music and they had negotiation rights over his beats.
with Kanye West, Bon Iver · prod. Bon Iver, Kanye West, Rostam, Aaron Lammer, BJ Burton, Francis and the Lights, Ariel Rechtshaid, benny blanco, Cashmere Cat, Hudson Mohawke · Recording · 2025
Solo Francis version. The oiginal leaked snippet has been lost, but a different snippet leaked October 5th, 2025.
prod. Bon Iver, Kanye West, Rostam, Aaron Lammer, BJ Burton, Francis and the Lights, Ariel Rechtshaid, benny blanco, Cashmere Cat · Not Available
OG Filename: Friends - KW (ROUGH) Initial Kanye freestyle for the song. Later cut down and used as adlibs for release. Seen in a list of Turbo Grafx 16 files.
with Migos, Young Thug · prod. Kanye West, Charlie Heat · Recording · 2016
Version with Quavo's vocals autotuned and reverbed. Other differences are unknown. Snippet posted to Ian Connor's Snapchat February 26th, 2016, with Young Thug also posting a snippet of his verse to Snapchat in May 2016.
with Ty Dolla $ign, The WRLDFMS Tony Williams · prod. DJDS, MIKE DEAN · Not Available
When Tony Williams said "Some songs were held back for the next project" in reference to him not being on The Life Of Pablo, he was most likely referring to this song. It's also likely given that the song was also worked in 2017, and other SWISH/TLOP throwaways like Hold Tight and Bad Night.
prod. Francis and the Lights, benny blanco, Cashmere Cat, Rostam, Mark Allen-Piccolo · Not Available
According to Menace, "There’s a version of this song with more Ye vocals". Likely a freestyle later cut down for release, similar to "Friends".
prod. Keyon Christ · CD Quality · 2023
OG Filename: No Mans Sky MTS In an interview with Keyon Christ, it was brought up that Kanye recorded on four songs titled "ohmygod", "Zulu", "No Man's Sky", and "Forever" during the Turbo Grafx 16 sessions. A LQ snippet was played by Keyon on his Instagram, but it has been lost. A file called "No Man's Sky (Snippit)" was seen in the Turbo Grafx 16 file list posted by Alek. Beat was officially released by Keyon on December 2nd, 2023 through his "Spore" website.
prod. Keyon Christ · High Quality · 2023
In an interview with Keyon Christ, it was brought up that Kanye recorded on four songs titled "ohmygod", "Zulu", "No Man's Sky", and "Forever" during the Turbo Grafx 16 sessions. This song was described as having cool glitched out drums, and is Keyon's favorite song that he produced. Beat was officially released by Keyon on November 29th, 2023 through his "Spore" website.
with Quavo · prod. Crakwav · High Quality · 2025
Version with freestyle vocals from Kanye, Tyga's reference, and Quavo. Uses the original beat as opposed to the further developd one with Liza backing vocals. Said to be made sometime in 2016, likely during Turbo Grafx 16 sessions where Quavo was present. Possibly recorded around the same time as "Hold Tight". Snippet leaked Christmas Day 2025.
prod. BNYX®, Charlie Heat · Not Available · 2016
OG Filename: If you Know_ref 11.15.16 Version with some mumble vocals, said to exist by Alek. Was recorded in November 2016.
prod. Keyon Christ · CD Quality · 2016
OG Filename: MITUS TOUCH BY MTS Intro idea found in a folder called "MTSxRIHANNA2016". All files in that folder, with the exception of one, are dated after ANTI's release, meaning they are likely rebounces of scrapped ideas, and this may be from when Kanye was executive producing the album.
prod. Keyon Christ · Not Available
Mentioned by Keyon Christ in an interview with Auger as a song intended to be on Turbo Grafx 16. Differences from the Yeezus 2 version are unknown.
Showing 60 of 66 titles