Kanye West, Paul McCartney’s ‘Only One’ Single Reaches Number Three

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January 2, 2015

In this Dec. 1, 2014 file photo, Kanye West performs during the World AIDS Day (RED) concert In Times Square in New York. West will receive the Visionary Award next month at the BET Honors. West _ who has called himself a visionary and more _ will be one of five luminaries honored at the eighth annual event, to be hosted by Wayne Brady. The BET Honors will be taped Jan. 24 in Washington but air on Feb. 23. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

In this Dec. 1, 2014 file photo, Kanye West performs during the World AIDS Day (RED) concert in Times Square in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

(The Telegraph) – The first of Kanye West‘s musical collaborations with Paul McCartney has reached number three in the US charts.

An ode to West’s daughter, North, Only One is the first single from West’s as-yet unnamed album and was a surprise release on iTunes and West’s website on New Year’s Day.

West, whose name Kanye means ‘only one’, said that the song was the result of a jam session with McCartney in Los Angeles in early 2014.

While McCartney played keyboards, West improvised lyrics, which he claimed came from his mother, Donda, who died in 2007.

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The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of October 30 – November 5, 2024

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As part of Love Life Week, the Love Life Foundation was honored to produce the 1974-75 World Champion Golden State Warrior Day. It’s a shame that our first Bay Area World Championship team’s unique accolades had been lost in the pre social media era and the cultural revolution of the 1970s.

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Members of the 1975 NBA championship team, Charles Dudley (left) and Clifford Ray (right) embrace Love Life Foundation leader Donald Lacy for his antiviolence mission. Courtesy photo.

City of Oakland Celebrates 1975 NBA World Championship Team

By Donald Lacy

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As part of Love Life Week, the Love Life Foundation was honored to produce the 1974-75 World Champion Golden State Warrior Day.

It’s a shame that our first Bay Area World Championship team’s unique accolades had been lost in the pre social media era and the cultural revolution of the 1970s.

The 1975 NBA World Championship team were invited back to the City of Oakland last Friday, to be properly celebrated for their ground-breaking performance in 1975.

The heartwarming ceremony highlighted the recent passing of the legendary coach of that team, Al Attlles, and his former players Clifford Ray and Charles Dudley were on hand to represent the “Cardiac Kids” as they were called back then for their ability to make great comeback victories during their run for the title.

Warriors great Chris Mullin and former spiritual advisor Gary Reeves gave heartfelt testimonies of their experiences under Attles’ leadership and their relationship with the inspiration they received from the NBA 1975 World Champion Golden State Warriors.

The City of Oakland provided proclamations to all parties with speeches made by city leadership including Mayor Sheng Thao and Deputy Mayor Dr. Kimberly Mayfield and activity host Love Life non-profit founder and Executive Director Donald E. Lacy Jr..

There will be a celebration of life event Nov. 9 honoring Attles’ legacy at Alameda College.