Sample SourceProgressive Rock
21st Century Schizoid Man
King Crimson·1969
from In the Court of the Crimson King
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King Crimson's prog-rock masterpiece was sampled a second time for 'POWER' on MBDTF. This time Kanye isolated the distorted vocal chant and set it against booming tribal drums and a descending synth line, creating a track about megalomania and self-destruction that perfectly matched the album's baroque excess.
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