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{{Infobox song |
| Name           = Lord Lord Lord
| Cover          =
| Caption        =
| Artist         = [[Kanye West]] featuring [[Mos Def]], [[Swizz Beatz]], [[Raekwon]] and [[Charlie Wilson (singer)|Charlie Wilson]]
| Album          = 
| Released       = September 17, 2010
| Recorded       = 2010
| Genre          = [[Alternative hip hop]]<!--This genre is obvious, do not edit without a source-->
| Length         = {{Duration|m=7|s=30}}
| Label          = {{hlist|[[Roc-A-Fella Records|Roc-A-Fella]]|[[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]}}
| Writer         = {{hlist|[[Kanye West]]|[[Mos Def|Dante Smith]]|[[Swizz Beatz|Kasseem Dean]]|[[Raekwon|Corey Woods]]|[[Charlie Wilson (singer)|Charlie Wilson]]}}
| Producer       = West
}}

"'''Lord Lord Lord'''" is a song by American rapper and producer [[Kanye West]], which features [[Mos Def]], [[Swizz Beatz]], [[Raekwon]] and [[Charlie Wilson (singer)|Charlie Wilson]]. The track was released as part of West's 2010 [[GOOD Fridays]] program.

==Background==
Less than two weeks after the song was released, featured artist Mos Def signed to West's [[Record label|record label]] [[GOOD Music]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1648839/mos-def-signs-with-kanye-wests-good-music/|title=Mos Def Signs With Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music|work=[[MTV]]|access-date=August 29, 2018}}</ref> Despite signing to the label as late as 2010, he had been associated with West for a while, having been featured on the song "[[Two Words]]" from his debut album ''[[The College Dropout]]'' (2004).

==Composition==
"Lord Lord Lord" samples the 1978 song "Solstice" by [[Brian Bennett]] throughout its entirety.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whosampled.com/sample/60690/Kanye-West-Mos-Def-Raekwon-Swizz-Beatz-Charlie-Wilson-Lord-Lord-Lord-Brian-Bennett-Solstice/|title=Kanye West, Mos Def, Raekwon and Swizz Beatz feat. Charlie Wilson's 'Lord Lord Lord' sample of Brian Bennett's 'Solstice'|work=[[WhoSampled]]|accessdate=August 29, 2018}}</ref>

==Release==
The track was released on September 17, 2010, as part of West's GOOD Fridays program for that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/rq4x45/a-tribute-to-every-good-friday-track-kanye-west|title=A Tribute to Every Kanye West G.O.O.D. Friday Track|work=[[Vice (magazine)|Noisey]]|access-date=August 29, 2018}}</ref> He revealed via [[Twitter]] on the Friday of its release that the song was still being worked on near midnight because Swizz was recording his verse that late.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1648189/kanye-west-recruits-swizz-beatz-raekwon-for-lord-lord-lord/|title=Kanye West Recruits Swizz Beatz, Raekwon For 'Lord, Lord, Lord'|work=[[MTV]]|access-date=August 29, 2018}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
''[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]'' had a positive view of "Looking For Trouble", describing it as "another monster" from West.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/40100-kanye-drops-track-with-mos-def-raekwon/|title=Kanye Drops Track With Mos Def, Raekwon|work=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=August 29, 2018}}</ref> It was heavily praised by ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'', being described as a "seven-and-a-half minute chiller".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2010/09/check-out-kanye-west-lord-lord-lord/|title=Check Out: Kanye West - "Lord Lord Lord"|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|access-date=August 29, 2018}}</ref>

When ''[[Gizmodo Media Group #Very Smart Brothas|Very Smart Brothas]]'' ranked West's 2010 GOOD Fridays releases from best to worst, the track was placed at number 13 out of 15.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://verysmartbrothas.theroot.com/all-of-kanye-west-s-good-fridays-tracks-ranked-1820089203|title=All of Kanye West's GOOD Fridays Tracks, Ranked|work=[[Gizmodo Media Group #Very Smart Brothas|Very Smart Brothas]]|access-date=August 29, 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|kanye-west|lord-lord-lord}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->

{{Kanye West songs}}
{{Mos Def}}
{{Swizz Beatz}}
{{Raekwon}}
{{Charlie Wilson}}

[[Category:2010 songs]]
[[Category:Alternative hip hop songs]]
[[Category:Kanye West songs]]
[[Category:Mos Def songs]]
[[Category:Swizz Beatz songs]]
[[Category:Charlie Wilson (singer) songs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Kanye West]]
[[Category:Songs written by Kanye West]]
[[Category:Songs written by Mos Def]]
[[Category:Songs written by Swizz Beatz]]
[[Category:Songs written by Raekwon]]
[[Category:Songs written by Charlie Wilson (singer)]]
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