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Black Skinhead Spotify streams & play count

Kanye WestYeezus20133:08Explicit

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Spotify streams

738,482,119

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 10 Nov 2026, 12:02 UTC.

Popularity
75 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score

History

Play count history

One reading so far: 738,482,119 plays on 10 Nov 2026. A reading is added each day the store refreshes, and the change per day is drawn from the second one on.

Play count history: each daily reading of the lifetime count, newest first, and its change from the reading before it.
Day (UTC)Lifetime playsChange
738,482,119First reading

Track details

Album
Yeezus
Released
Track number
2
Duration
3:08
Explicit
Yes
Tempo
130 BPM
Language
English

Genres

  • Rap
  • Hip Hop
  • Pop Rap
  • Crunk

Moods

  • Pump Up
  • Energetic
  • Fast
  • Angry
  • Motivation
  • Aggressive

Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .

Credits

Main Artist
Kanye West
Producer
Kanye West, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Thomas Bangalter
Composer
Kanye West, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Thomas Bangalter, MIKE DEAN, Malik Yusef El Shabazz Jones, Cydel Young, Elon Rutberg, Wasalu Jaco, Sakiya Sandifer, Derrick Watkins
Lyricist
Kanye West, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Thomas Bangalter, MIKE DEAN, Malik Yusef El Shabazz Jones, Cydel Young, Elon Rutberg, Wasalu Jaco, Sakiya Sandifer, Derrick Watkins

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For developers

Get Black Skinhead's play count from the API

One request returns the play count above as JSON: GET /tracks?ids=722tgOgdIbNe3BEyLnejw4&include=playcount. Read its reference.

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No code: Spotify Play Count Scraper on Apify (opens in a new tab) exports play counts for a list of links to CSV or JSON. How play counts work.

Frequently asked questions

How many streams does Black Skinhead have on Spotify?

Black Skinhead by Kanye West had 738,482,119 streams on Spotify as of 10 Nov 2026 (UTC). The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was Black Skinhead released?

18 Jun 2013, on the album Yeezus.

Who wrote and produced Black Skinhead?

Producers: Kanye West, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter. Composers: Kanye West, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Thomas Bangalter, MIKE DEAN, Malik Yusef El Shabazz Jones, Cydel Young, Elon Rutberg, Wasalu Jaco, Sakiya Sandifer and Derrick Watkins. Lyricists: Kanye West, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Thomas Bangalter, MIKE DEAN, Malik Yusef El Shabazz Jones, Cydel Young, Elon Rutberg, Wasalu Jaco, Sakiya Sandifer and Derrick Watkins.

What genre is Black Skinhead?

The API's track insights tag it Rap, Hip Hop and Pop Rap, strongest first.

What is the tempo of Black Skinhead?

130 BPM, from the API's track insights.