Cousins (Kanye West song)
Updated: 12/11/2025, 1:40:48 PM Wikipedia source
"Cousins" (stylized in all caps) is a song by the American rapper Kanye West. It was released on April 21, 2025, as the second single from his upcoming thirteenth studio album, In a Perfect World. It was first surprise released on West's Twitter account before being sent to streaming platforms on April 24. A hip-hop song, it samples "Were There Originals" by Double Virgo and interpolates "10 Percs" by Dave Blunts. Blunts also wrote the song's lyrics, which are about an incestuous relationship West had with his male cousin when they were both children.
Infobox
Released
April 21, 2025 (2025-04-21)
Genre
Hip-hop
Length
2:31
Label
YZY
Songwriter
Dave Blunts
Producers
Ye Digital Nas Chuki Beats
Tables
Chart performance for "Cousins" · Charts
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)
Chart (2025)
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)
Peakposition
21
| Chart (2025) | Peakposition |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) | 21 |
References
- Despite this, platforms such as Apple Music list the single as being released on April 21.
- COUSINS by Ye on Apple Musichttps://music.apple.com/us/music-video/cousins/1810311888
- ""COUSINS" by Ye produced by Ye, DN & me written by Dave 🫨"https://www.instagram.com/p/DI4LwRfMbpr/
- AllHipHophttps://allhiphop.com/news/eminems-verse-on-jids-ep-sparks-heated-reactions-over-kanye-west-cousins-line/
- Evening Standardhttps://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/kanye-west-tweets-cousin-incest-b1223484.html
- MSNhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/i-dont-speak-for-other-people-dave-blunts-addresses-kanye-wests-confession-of-relationship-with-cousin/ar-AA1DvVHM
- Deccan Heraldhttps://www.deccanherald.com/world/sucked-my-cousins-dick-till-i-was-14-kanye-west-rapper-donda-graduation-ye-shares-disturbing-details-of-incest-3505966
- Hindustan Timeshttps://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/my-cousin-did-a-bad-thing-but-i-still-love-him-kanye-west-in-2018-101745351276602.html
- NMEhttps://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-says-he-took-part-in-incestuous-acts-with-cousin-as-child-3857006
- Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-22/kanye-west-cousin-sex-custody-playboy
- HotNewHipHophttps://www.hotnewhiphop.com/904563-kanye-west-dave-blunts-new-album-cuck-hip-hop-news
- X (formely Twitter)https://web.archive.org/web/20250422032323/https://xcancel.com/kanyewest/status/1914327204495864145
- Interview Magazinehttps://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/the-first-rule-of-touring-with-dave-blunts-no-shitting-on-the-bus
- Chicago Tribunehttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/21/kanye-west-cousin/
- Vibehttps://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-incest-male-cousins-snippet-1235063652/
- E! Onlinehttps://www.eonline.com/news/1416551/kanye-west-cousins-lyrics-about-incest-relationship-explained
- GQhttps://archive.today/20250929183006/https://www.gq.com/story/one-last-look-at-the-old-kanye-west
- X (formerly Twitter)https://web.archive.org/web/20250423233321/https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1915187266332279056
- Twitterhttps://web.archive.org/web/20250423233955/https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1915188920922341522
- Ye - COUSINShttps://tidal.com/album/431853979
- HotNewHipHophttps://www.hotnewhiphop.com/926047-eminem-jid-animals-kanye-shot-hip-hop-news
- Dallas Observerhttps://www.dallasobserver.com/music/dave-blunts-stuck-in-elevator-dallas-show-22219564
- HipHopDXhttps://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-wests-cousins-artwork-is-one-of-hitlers-favorite-paintings/
- www.neumeister.comhttps://www.neumeister.com/en/magazine/magazinesarchive/specialauctionfaussnercollection/artistsinthetraditionoftheleiblcircle/paulmatthiaspaduaandthepowerofnature/
- AllHipHophttps://allhiphop.com/news/kanye-cousins-artwork-hidden-meaning/
- CNNhttps://www.cnn.com/2024/01/30/style/caspar-david-friedrich-painter-tan
- The Mirror UShttps://www.themirror.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/kanye-west-opens-up-sexuality-1111462
- "NZ Hot Singles Chart"https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2025-05-02