“Kanye actually sent us a sample of his tunes, and frankly, Walter and I listened to it, and although we’d love some of the income, neither of us particularly liked what he had done with it. While Steely Dan initially refused Kanye clearance from the sample, Donald Fagen told Complex that a hand-written letter from West changed their minds. ‘Champion’ sees West flex over a synth-heavy track with a reggae-inspired bridge sung by Connie Mitchell, the singer for Australian synth-pop group Sneaky Sound System, and features a recurring vocal motif sampled from Steely Dan’s 1976 single ‘Kid Charlemagne’. ‘Kid Charlemagne’ – Steely Dan (1976) As used in ‘Champions’
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