Cousins (Kanye West song)
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"Cousins" adapts the painting Leda and the Swan by Paul Mathias Padua for its cover art. | ||||
| Single by Ye | ||||
| from the album In a Perfect World | ||||
| Released | April 21, 2025 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 2:31 | |||
| Label | YZY | |||
| Songwriter | Dave Blunts | |||
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"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 unreleased 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.
In November 2025, it was removed from streaming platforms.