Sometimes, being a Kanye West fan can be difficult, what with all the unpredictable, occasionally offensive behaviour, coupled with over a decade of consistently great music – a dichotomy that has, at times, been known to collide. However, whatever your thoughts are about Kanye, you have to give him props for his totally unfiltered honesty – an honesty that has once again reared its head in brand new track “Closest Thing to Einstein”, which he premiered at an event in Los Angeles last night.

In the track, which features UK singer Sampha, Kanye raps about his debt, his mental state, his twitter outbursts and the toxicity of the music industry. “I can’t say no to nobody/ At this rate we gon' both die broke/ Got friends that ask me for money knowing I’m in debt/ And like my wife said, I still didn’t say no,” he raps over minimal piano loops, adding: “People try to say I'm going crazy on Twitter/ My friends’ best advice was to stay low ... The media said he's way out of control/ I just feel like I'm the only one not pretending I'm not out of control.” Later, he raps: “This generation’s closest thing to Einstein/ So don’t worry about me, I’m fine.”

The new track follows the news that there is a whole album’s worth of unreleased Kanye West music, including several alternative versions of tracks from The Life of Pablo as well as more collaborations with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, Paul McCartney, and Kendrick Lamar. Could there be another Kanye album peaking its head around the corner? Probably not, but we can hope.

Listen to the full track below: