"Real Friends" is a song by American rapper Kanye West, featuring vocals from fellow singer Ty Dolla Sign.

[4] West has previously done a weekly free music giveaway leading up to the release of his fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in 2010.

[5] In March 2016, Swizz Beatz revealed via Instagram that DMX was recording his feature for a remix of "Real Friends".

At Pitchfork, Jonah Bromwich awarded the song the "Best New Track" tag, labeling it as "heavy, grizzled, and sad" and complimenting its production and lyrical content.

[8] Adelle Platon of Billboard called the song's beat "dreamy", and commented on the lyrical content by writing that Kanye "waxes poetic about trust issues and reflects on how he could be a better BFF and family man.