Hoodrat

"Hoodrat" is a song by the American hip hop supergroup ¥$, composed of the rapper Kanye West and the singer Ty Dolla Sign from their debut studio album, Vultures 1 (2024). The song features an excerpt of an interview from Mike Tyson, highlighting West's skill as a leader despite his mental issues.

Background and composition
In a 2020 interview, boxer Mike Tyson said that West sounds like a leader in spite of his mental health issues. Tyson commented that West is deluded enough to believe he is God-like, referencing his 2013 track "I Am a God". The boxer later questioned people saying West was right after his alleged antisemitism in 2023, feeling he had potential to incite hateful groups like Nazis. West and Tyson met in Saudi Arabia during October, the same time the rapper was working on the album.

The chorus of "Hoodrat" features monotonous sirens, which chant its title repeatedly. The outro features an excerpt from the Tyson interview, asserting that West has "some mental fuckin' issues" like most leaders do. Tyson acknowledges how West thinks he is a God, concluding that the rapper's detractors recognize his greatness and his words are "basically affirmations for success".