24

"24" es una canción del rapero estadounidense Kanye West de su décimo álbum de estudio, Donda (2021). La canción cuenta con voces adicionales del rapero keniano-estadounidense KayCyy y del Sunday Service Choir. Los raperos la escribieron junto con Brian Miller, Ojivolta y Warryn Campbell. La canción lleva el nombre del número de camiseta de Kobe Bryant, para quien fue grabada poco después de su muerte en enero de 2020. Aunque la canción experimentó diferentes reiteraciones con el tiempo, West había escrito su melodía un día antes de que Bryant muriera. Una canción gospel que incluye stabs de órgano de iglesia, es un tributo a Bryant. Music critics generally commended West's vocal performance on "24" and some welcomed the song's gospel style, while a few critics highlighted the Sunday Service Choir's contributions. In the United States, it reached number 43 on the US Billboard Hot 100, alongside peaking at number 14 on both the Christian Songs and Gospel Songs charts. The song also scored top-50 positions in Australia, Canada, and Iceland, as well as charting at number 40 on the Billboard Global 200. An accompanying music video debuted on September 16, 2021, which was directed by Nick Knight. In the video, West ascends from a listening event for the album at Mercedes-Benz Stadium into clouds, where he floats around while accompanied by a backdrop. At a concert on Halloween 2021, the Sunday Service Choir performed the song. Antecedentes y grabación After postponing the release date of his scrapped album Yandhi twice, West started hosting choir sessions in early 2019, enlisting Jason White with arranging a choir and Nikki Grier to help with re-writing lyrics to create gospel renditions of songs in his discography. American singer-songwriter Ant Clemons recalled that the sessions eventually "morphed" into West's group the Sunday Service Choir, who toured around the world with West. West recorded with the Sunday Service Choir for their debut studio album Jesus Is Born (2019), which is credited solely to the group. Shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic started, West's musical input mostly involved him assembling and directing live performances of the Sunday Service Choir. West contributing vocals to the performances became a rarity, as did him releasing his own music. He worked with the group on their EP Emmanuel, which was released in December 2020.