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"Beg Forgiveness"
Song by ¥$
from the album Vultures 1
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2024
Length6:08
LabelYZY
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"Beg Forgiveness" is a song by the American hip-hop supergroup ¥$, composed of rapper Kanye West and singer Ty Dolla Sign. It was released as track 13 from their debut collaborative album, Vultures 1 (2024). It features vocals from fellow American singer Chris Brown. The song's lyrics focus on mortality, acceptance in death, and the legacy of West's children. "Beg Forgiveness" is heavily based on Joe Goddard’s 2011 single "Gabriel", borrowing multiple elements from it.[1]

Background and composition

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In November 2023, Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign delivered a surprise performance of their single "Vultures" with fellows rapper Bump J and Lil Durk at a Dubai nightclub while Chris Brown was present.[2] On February 1, 2024, the duo shared a track list for the album that included a feature from Brown.[3] West and Brown had previously collaborated on various tracks, including "Down" in 2007 and "Waves" in 2016.[2] For Vultures 1, Brown contributed vocals to "Beg Forgiveness".[4]

In the lyrics of the song, West raps about his hopes for his children to live special lives. He mentions his own mortality, expressing fulfillment with his accomplishments if he was to pass away. Ty Dolla Sign belts at the end of the song: "Say you wanna make amends before I go / Now you wanna put your heart on the line."[4]

Reception

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"Beg Forgiveness" received mixed reviews from critics. Writing for HotNewHipHop, Zachary Horvath praised the songs production, highlighting contributions made by JPEGMafia and London on da Track. Horvath added that the song "is one of the few serious moments on the LP, and this may be the strongest of that bunch."[4] On a separate list, the outlet cited Chris Brown on "Beg Forgiveness" as the second best feature on Vultures 1, beat only be Freddie Gibbs' feature on "Back to Me".[5] Michael Saponara of Billboard placed the song 16th on his list of the best to worst Vultures 1 songs, the lowest ranking on the list. He cites misuse of Chris Brown as a feature, believing that the song should've ultimately "been kept in the files". In an otherwise negative review of Vultures 1, Edward Bowser of Soul In Stereo said "Beg Forgiveness" deserved credit, as despite it being "the usual 'you [sic] miss me when I’m gone' track we’ve heard a million times", the songs production and vocal effects "do a lot to carry the story [of the album] forward."[6]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Beg Forgiveness"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 93
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA)[8] 27
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 54
Global 200 (Billboard)[10] 72
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[11] 26
Lithuania (AGATA)[12] 46
Portugal (AFP)[13] 85
UK Indie (OCC)[14] 18
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 65
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16] 30

References

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  1. ^ Daly, Rhian (2024-02-12). "Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign – 'Vultures 1' review: mired in misogyny". NME. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  2. ^ a b Tolliver, Jazmin (February 17, 2025). "Chris Brown Denies Being Antisemitic After Dancing To Controversial Kanye West Song". HuffPost. Archived from the original on March 17, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  3. ^ Grant, Shawn (February 1, 2024). "Ye and Ty Dolla $ign Release 'Vultures' Tracklist, Names Chris Brown, Future and More as Features". The Source. Retrieved February 17, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b c Horvath, Zachary (2024-02-12). "Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign, & Chris Brown Are Taking No Prisoners On Epic "BEG FORGIVENESS"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  5. ^ Westlake, Wyatt (2024-02-12). "The Best Features On Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign's "Vultures"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  6. ^ "Album Review: Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign, Vultures 1". Soul In Stereo. 2024-02-10. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  7. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 19 February 2024". The ARIA Report. No. 1772. Australian Recording Industry Association. February 19, 2024. p. 4.
  8. ^ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. February 19, 2024. Archived from the original on February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  9. ^ "Kanye West Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  10. ^ "Kanye West Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  11. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on February 18, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  12. ^ "2024 7-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. February 16, 2024. Archived from the original on February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  13. ^ "¥$ – Beg Forgiveness". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  14. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  15. ^ "Kanye West Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  16. ^ "Kanye West Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
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