Listen to this when
Family Business
messy family, still my family 🍗
Who it's for
Kanye discusses the joys and troubles of family life over a soulful piano loop.
Sentimental, mixed→Warm, grateful
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Family Business" is a soulful hip-hop track that Kanye West wrote and produced for his 2004 debut album The College Dropout. It is built on a looped piano and interpolates the Dells' "Fonky Thang." The song looks at the joys and troubles of family life, such as childhood embarrassments among cousins and holiday arguments with relatives.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: References to incarceration.
Age: Suggested 13+
Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Children”
