Kanye West: 'All Of The Lights'

'All Of The Lights' is testament both to Kanye West's ego and to his talent. As to the former, who else could imagine a posse track featuring contributions from Rihanna, Elton John, Alicia Keys, Drake, Elly Jackson, John Legend, Fergie and more - and who else possesses the sheer chutzpah to bring it to fruition?

As to the latter, well, first there's the song itself, a tale of domestic abuse, imprisonment, adultery, parental separation and financial struggle set to a genuinely momentous pop noir opus that comes off, just kinda, like a hip-hop version of Fleetwood Mac's 'Tusk'. Then there's the fact that, even though he doesn't really appear during the final two-and-half minutes, we're never in danger of forgetting that this is a Kanye cut. Talent? You know, maybe even genius.