Bound 2 Now

"Bound 2" is widely regarded as one of Kanye West's most audacious and polarizing tracks, serving as the soulful yet jarring closing number for his 2013 experimental album, Yeezus . Critics generally consider it a " brilliant way to end the album" .

: Directed by Nick Knight, it features a topless Kim Kardashian on a motorcycle with Kanye, set against green-screened landscapes of the American West. Bound 2

: It heavily features a soulful, chipmunk-style sample of the Ponderosa Twins Plus One's "Bound" . "Bound 2" is widely regarded as one of

: It explores the tension between Kanye's public ego and his desire for a stable relationship. : It heavily features a soulful, chipmunk-style sample

: The production by Che Pope and Kanye West removes the heavy synths found elsewhere on the album, focusing instead on warm, soulful harmonies and rough, distorted bass.

Premiering on The Ellen DeGeneres Show , the music video became an immediate pop culture sensation and a target for intense derision.