The “Black Skinhead” rapper earned high praise from former Beatle and new collaborator Paul McCartney when the legendary musician gave an interview to the U.K.’s Sun newspaper.

“When I wrote with John [Lennon], he would sit down with a guitar. I would sit down. We’d ping-pong until we had a song. It was like that [with Kanye],” McCartney, 72, said.

The singer co-wrote West’s latest song, “Only One,” a reflection inspired by West’s late mother Donda C. Williams and his 22-month-old daughter, North. The pair also worked together with Rihanna on “FourFiveSeconds.”

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