New Body

"New Body" is an unreleased song by American hip hop superduo ¥$, composed of Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign.

It was then reworked with Christian-themed lyrics for West's ninth studio album Jesus Is King (2019); this version omitted Minaj in favor of Ty Dolla Sign, and was later previewed at listening parties and subsequently leaked.

[7][8] The song "Violent Crimes" from Ye features vocals from Ty Dolla Sign, along with American singer 070 Shake, and a voice memo from Minaj.

[13] West took out a pocket dictionary and read the definition of the word "artificial", explaining his view that "a woman’s pussy count goes back to zero" after having any plastic surgery procedures done.

[18] On October 1, 2018, West visited the TMZ office in Los Angeles to record a music video for "We Got Love" with American singer Teyana Taylor.

[19] In an interview with TMZ's Raquel Harper, West confirmed that he had an upcoming song about body shaming that featured Ty Dolla Sign and Minaj.

[20] On March 8, 2019, GOOD Music audio engineer Kevin Celik confirmed that the Yandhi track featuring Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign was titled "New Body".

[23] Minaj explained that West wanted to rework the track as a gospel song, adding "I done wrote three different verses chile, and I don’t know.

[28] Charles Holmes of Rolling Stone called the song West's "ode to the wonders of plastic surgery and the myths of body count".

[29] Joe Coscarelli of The New York Times wrote that the song had been "altered for content, turning its more secular, sexual lyrics to something more chaste and respectful.

"[30] West announced that he had a song with Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign about body shaming in an October 2018 interview with TMZ.

[17] "New Body" was leaked online in July 2019 alongside another Yandhi track titled "The Storm", featuring Ty Dolla Sign and posthumous vocals from American rapper XXXTentacion.

West raps his verse in a cat mask as he rides a rollercoaster with five other characters, one holding a sign that says "TOO BIG TO FAILE [sic]" and an Uncle Sam-type figure.

Another model is then eaten by a large pink mechanical T-Rex, and Minaj emerges from its mouth wearing a neon green cropped jacket.

[38] Brian McCollum of the Detroit Free Press described the reworked version of the song previewed at listening parties as "quickly infectious".