"Junya" is a song by American rapper

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from his tenth studio album, '' Donda'' (2021). The song features vocals from fellow rapper Playboi Carti. Lyrically, the rappers pay tribute to Junya Watanabe and reference their watches made by him. The song's second part, "Junya pt 2", was also included on the album and features vocals from Ty Dolla Sign.

Background

The song serves as a tribute to Japanese designer Junya Watanabe from West and Playboi Carti, who boast of their watches made by him. "Junya" also features West referencing

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of the basketball team

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, who had won Game 6 of the

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around the same time the song was first previewed during a listening party for the album at Atlanta's

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in July. In June 2023, footage leaked to

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of West and Playboi Carti working on the song in the studio. The footage reportedly came from the rapper's unreleased documentary for ''Donda'' and shows him at the starting stage for the album. After having been mentioned in the song, Watanabe became more relevant across fashion culture. The song contains a diss towards Canadian musician

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from West as he alludes to the delayed 2021 release of '' Certified Lover Boy'' and declares: "Why can't losers never lose in peace?/Ain't nobody 'round me losing sleep." This stands along with "

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" as one of the multiple occasions that West dissed Drake on the record.

Pt 2

A second part of the song was released under the title of "Junya pt 2" as part of ''Donda'' on August 29, 2021. The track maintained the same producers as original, with vocals from American singer Ty Dolla Sign added. West had previously guested Ty Dolla Sign on his tracks "

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" (2019), while the singer featured him on his 2020 single " Ego Death". "Junya pt 2" marked West and Ty Dolla Sign's last collaboration until ''

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