science

New Body

New Body is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand New Body rather than just read about it. In short: "New Body" is an unreleased song by American hip-hop superduo ¥$, composed of rapper Kanye West and singer Ty Dolla Sign. Originally recorded in 2018, it first contained a guest appearance by rapper and singer Nicki Minaj.

Key takeaways

New Body belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect New Body to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of New Body from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

"New Body" is an unreleased song by American hip-hop superduo ¥$, composed of rapper Kanye West and singer Ty Dolla Sign. Originally recorded in 2018, it first contained a guest appearance by rapper and singer Nicki Minaj. Lyrically, the song debunks body shaming and the stigma surrounding plastic surgery; portions of West's lyrics are unintelligible. It was originally slated for inclusion on West's album Yandhi in late 2018, which was never released. It was then reworked with Christian-themed lyrics for West's ninth studio album Jesus Is King (2019); this version omitted Minaj in favor of Ty Dolla Sign, and was later previewed at listening parties and subsequently leaked. The song was also excluded from Jesus Is King due to creative differences with West and Minaj. In June 2020, the latter expressed interest in releasing the song after it became viral on TikTok. Since its online leak in July 2019, "New Body" has received positive reviews and was noted as a highlight among other Yandhi tracks; however, the leak containing reworked Christian lyrics was tepidly received. In January 2022, Minaj announced plans to work on getting the song on her fifth studio album (2023), although this never came to fruition. In December 2023, the song was included on the first listening party and track listing for West and Ty Dolla Sign's collaborative album Vultures 1, although Minaj declined for her verse to be included on its official release. The album was released the following February, and once more, "New Body" was excluded. Frustrated, West, according to talent manager YesJulz, sent the song to rappers Ice Spice and Doja Cat to record on the portions of the song otherwise performed by Minaj. According to West himself, the former's recording failed to release due to forestalling by her management team.

Background and recording

Rapper Nicki Minaj was previously prominently featured on West's fifth studio album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) and provided a voice memo for his eighth studio album Ye (2018), as well as West appearing on Minaj's debut studio album, Pink Friday. American singer Ty Dolla Sign was also featured on Ye, along with The Life of Pablo (2016) and Kids See Ghosts (2018). The song "Violent Crimes" from Ye features vocals from Ty Dolla Sign, along with American singer 070 Shake, and a voice memo from Minaj.

Creation during Yandhi On September 9, 2018, West was spotted recording music with American rapper 6ix9ine. The two later flew to Colombia to record music together. On September 17, 2018, West announced his ninth studio album Yandhi, just three months after the release of his previous solo album Ye, revealing the cover art and initial release date of September 29, 2018. On September 27, West visited The Fader headquarters to preview new music from Yandhi. Songs previewed included vocals from Ty Dolla Sign and 6ix9ine. West took out a pocket dictionary and read the definition of the word "artificial", explaining his view that "a woman’s pussy count goes back to zero" after having any plastic surgery procedures done. The Fader reported that this explanation was related to the song that featured 6ix9ine. West would later feature on two tracks from 6ix9ine's debut studio album Dummy Boy (2018): "Kanga" and "Mama", with the latter also featuring Minaj.

While West was in New York City finishing up Yandhi for the season 44 premiere of Saturday Night Live, West's ex-wife Kim Kardashian coordinated to get Minaj featured on "New Body". Before recording her verse, Minaj explained that she was "going to say some real ass shit that bitches need to hear, too, and that they want to say and be feeling like they can’t say." Minaj wrote her verse within an hour after Kardashian reached out to her. West failed to release Yandhi in September 2018. On October 1, 2018, West visited the TMZ office in Los Angeles to record a music video for "We Got Love" with American singer Teyana Taylor. In an interview with TMZ's Raquel Harper, West confirmed that he had an upcoming song about body shaming that featured Ty Dolla Sign and Minaj. On March 8, 2019, GOOD Music audio engineer Kevin Celik confirmed that the Yandhi track featuring Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign was titled "New Body". Celik stated that the "record for sure is Kim K-inspired", referring to Kardashian.

Jesus Is King rework and scrapped releases During listening parties for Jesus Is King in September 2019, West previewed a reworked version of "New Body". In October 2019, Minaj stated that she was rerecording her verse to fit the religious theme of Jesus Is King, but that she and West were having disagreements. Minaj explained that West wanted to rework the track as a gospel song, adding "I done wrote three different verses chile, and I don’t know. We ain’t seeing eye to eye on it. I don’t know, but of course, I love and respect Kanye, and Kim, we’ll see what happens with that". "New Body" was previewed at a Jesus Is King listening party at The Forum in Los Angeles two days before the album's release date, but was removed from the final track listing for the album revealed the next day. The track was ultimately scrapped from the album due to the creative differences between Minaj and West. In June 2020, Nicki Minaj stated that she would contact West about potentially releasing the song after it became viral on TikTok. Later that month, she urged fans to spam Kardashian for the song's release. Ty Dolla Sign referenced the track on his song "Status", from his October 23, 2020, album Featuring Ty Dolla Sign. One of his verses covers how he once tried to get West to release the song, to which West replied that the song was "generic shit" and that Ty Dolla Sign's voice was "too good" for it.

Themes and lyrics The original leaked version of "New Body" addressed the issues of slut-shaming and body shaming. Charles Holmes of Rolling Stone called the song West's "ode to the wonders of plastic surgery and the myths of body count". West explained the concept of "New Body" in an October 2018 interview, stating:

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Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with New Body

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what New Body claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to New Body before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about New Body ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of New Body

In research: New Body appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses New Body in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: New Body is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2019 songs, Kanye West songs, Nicki Minaj songs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for New Body outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study New Body in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what New Body means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain New Body out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is New Body in simple terms?

Why does New Body matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study New Body?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on New Body.