GOOD Fridays was a weekly free music release by rapper

Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer and record producer. One of the most prominent figures in hip-hop, he is known for his varying musical style and polarizing cultural and political commentary. After ...

, launched in support of his fifth studio album ''

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' is the fifth studio album by the American rapper Kanye West. It was released by Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records on November 22, 2010. Retreating to a self-imposed exile in Hawaii after a period of ...

'' (2010), and again for his seventh studio album ''

The Life of Pablo ''The Life of Pablo'' is the seventh studio album by American rapper Kanye West. It was released on February 14, 2016, through GOOD Music and distributed by Def Jam Recordings. Recording sessions took place from 2013 to 2016, in Italy, Mexico, ...

'' (2016). The original intention was to release a free new song every Friday for a few months to promote his album, and the weekly tracks generally featured various rappers from his label,

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, and other artists he usually collaborated with. All of the GOOD Friday tracks come with their own

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. West initially announced that the free music program releases songs from August 20, 2010, to Christmas 2010. However at the beginning of November, West announced that he was extending GOOD Fridays until the end of January (although this never ended up happening). 15 tracks have been released through the program and three tracks appeared on West's album ''

'', those tracks being "

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", "

Devil in a New Dress "Devil in a New Dress" is a song by American hip-hop recording artist and rapper Kanye West from his fifth studio album, ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' (2010). Originally released through West's GOOD Friday, GOOD Fridays initiative, a week ...

" (with a new

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feature), and "

So Appalled "So Appalled" is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his fifth studio album, ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' (2010). The song was produced by West, along with No I.D. and Mike Dean, and features verses by Jay-Z, Cyhi the Prynce, Pusha ...

". Meanwhile, a remix to "

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", a track on the album, was released as the first song in the series, an alternate version of the remix of

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's "Runaway Love" (previously a track on his album '' My World 2.0'') was released on Justin Bieber's remix album, '' Never Say Never: The Remixes'', the song "Looking for Trouble" was released as a bonus track on J. Cole's third mixtape, '' Friday Night Lights'', " Christmas in Harlem" was released on streaming services, and "The Joy" would be released much later, as one of the deluxe tracks to Kanye and

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's collab, ''

Watch the Throne ''Watch the Throne'' is a collaborative studio album by American rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West. It was released on August 8, 2011, by Roc-A-Fella Records, Roc Nation, and Def Jam Recordings. Prior to its release, Jay-Z and West had collaborated ...

'', around a year later. The program was relaunched in 2016 in support of ''

''; 3 tracks were released through the relaunch, with all of the tracks (" Real Friends", "

No More Parties in LA "No More Parties in LA" (often stylized as "No More Parties in L.A.") is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his seventh studio album, ''The Life of Pablo'' (2016), featuring vocals from fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was produced by Wes ...

", and "

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") appearing on the album. West described the series as "an exercise in the power of art."

Songs

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