North West Raps in Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign's music video
North West, Kanye West.
Getty Images (2)North West follows in dad Kanye West's musical footsteps.
North, 10, made her music video debut for her father's new song “Talking/Once Again” with Ty Dolla $ignwhich dropped on Wednesday, February 7.
“I love it here / We're gonna take over the year another year / It's your best friend, ma'am, ma'am Westie,” North raps. “Don't try to test me / It gets messy / Just bless me.”
In the video, North syncs to the track as she gets her hair braided. The clip also cuts to moments where North whispers into her father's ears. The father-daughter duo also appear on camera, with North perched atop Kanye's shoulders. They stare intensely into the camera.
While making their mark on the entertainment and business worlds, the Kardashian-Jenner clan is also raising their next generation. Kourtney Kardashian was the first of Kris Jenner's children to have children of her own. Kourtney and her now ex Scott Disick welcomed their eldest son, Mason, in December 2009, followed by daughter Penelope three years later. […]
Besides dropping the video YouTube, Kanye also shared the clip via his Instagram page. The post has received more than 1.9 million likes.
“TALKING / ONCE AGAIN Directed by D'INNOCENZO BROTHERS,” he captioned the clip. “Cinematography BY MATTEO COCCO.”
The song is the debut single from part one of Kanye's new album Vultureswhich will be released on Friday, February 9. In addition to Ty, 41, Kanye also contributed Kodak Black, Freddie Gibbs, Chris Brown And Offset.
Kanye, 46, shares North with ex-wife Kim Kardashian. The couple are also parents to sons Saint, 8, and Psalm, 4, and daughter Chicago, 6.
Kardashian shared her support for her eldest daughter's big debut on her social media.
“Miss Westie,” the Skims founder wrote via her Instagram Story alongside a clip of North in the music video.
Kanye teased last month that North was involved in planning the music video with him.
“TALKING VIDEO TREATMENT BY YOUR BESTIE MS MS WESTIE,” he wrote in January in a now-deleted Instagram post that also showed the video's storyboard.
The photo included possible scene ideas of Kanye on a basketball court, North and her friends all dressed in pink, hands praying, and a Lamborghini. However, none of those moments made it into the final product, as the group went for a grittier concept.
Kanye revealed North's involvement with the song in December 2023. During the official listening party for the album at Mimi, North appeared at the event to debut her verse to the audience.
North has been outspoken about her musical ambitions over the years. In October 2023, the preteen talked about what she wants to do in life, from basketball player to rapper.
“I want to walk dogs, earn money to buy art supplies, because everything is so expensive here,” she told iD magazine at the time. “So a rapper, a basketball player and I are going to make artwork that I sell.”