Yes, That's North West Rapping in Japanese on FKA Twigs' New Album
Originally appeared on E! Online
North West has been keeping up with her Duolingo lessons.
Kim Kardashian's 11-year-old daughter, who she shares with ex Kanye West, flexed her bilingual skills on FKA Twigs' new album, Eusexua. She appears on the album's shortest track 'Childlike Things,' where she playfully raps a few lines in Japanese.
True to the song's title, 'Childlike Things' sees both Twigs and North admiring their 'supersonic powers' and creative imagination with wide-eyed wonder. After a few bouncy chants from the British pop singer, North delivers a short verse about praising Jesus.
In English, her feature translates to: 'Hello, My name is North-chan / From California to Tokyo / Jesus, the King / Praise the Lord / Jesus is the one and only true God.'
West raps half of the verse—which flows against Koreless and Ojivolta's house-inspired beat—towards the outro, before once again honoring her 'supersonic powers.'
Eusexua, which dropped on Jan. 24, explores Twigs' usual sound design: whispery soft pop melodies, electronica-inspired beats, and the occasional glitchy transition.
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Though 'Childlike Things' is a bit more lighthearted in theme, it leans into those sonic quirks.
This isn't North's first time rapping in Japanese. She also rapped the language on Kanye's polarizing 2024 Vultures album; specifically, on the single 'Bomb.' The track—which also features her sister , 5—sees North repeatedly saying her name, 'North-chan, 'and 'good morning.'
North's verse on 'Childlike Things' and 'Bomb' is the first taste of her solo career. During Kanye's listening party for Vultures in March, she announced she was working on her debut album Elementary School Dropout. North hasn't shared the record's release date, but Kanye—also dad to kids , 9, and , 5, with Kim—recently confirmed he created a few beats for the album. His input is fitting, considering the album's title is a reference to his own debut, 2004's The College Dropout.
And as Kanye admitted, working with North has also served as inspiration for his next album. 'This little girl made me love music again,' he wrote on Instagram Jan 21. 'She asked me to make beats for her I got back on the ASR Chopped up beats for her album and chopped every beats with my bare hand for BULLY.'
Keep reading to learn more about North's blossoming music career.
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