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Kanye West - "Diamonds from Sierra Leone"
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While the remix of the song, featuring Jay-Z, actually delves into the issue of conflict diamonds and civil war in the African nation of Sierra Leone, the original version is Kanye at his conspicuously consuming finest. On top of the eponymous diamonds, 'Ye also references Yves St. Laurent, a legendary name in fashion, and Porsche, the only supercar suited for daily usage.











