Yikes by Kanye West
Ooh, “Yikes”! That’s another hit from “Ye” that we can dive into. Released in 2018, it’s a song that kind of puts Kanye’s struggles with his mental health front and center. He talks about his bipolar disorder, calling it his “superpower” and not his “disability”, which was a pretty bold move and opened up a lot of dialogues about mental health in the hip-hop world.
The track is like a chaotic trip inside Kanye’s mind, revealing the dark, the troubled, and the brilliant all at once. The beats are hard, the lyrics are both grim and boastful, and there’s an energy that’s kind of infectious yet dark. There’s a weird mix of self-awareness and self-aggrandizement that’s classic Kanye. “Yikes” ended up peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, showing that fans were here for this raw, unfiltered journey into Kanye’s psyche.
