Kanye West – Yeezus album cover

Kanye West – Yeezus

Album 2013

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2013 album Yeezus.

Music from Yeezus

Artists on Yeezus

Gear Used On Yeezus

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Kanye West – Yeezus (2013). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Studio Equipment used by Kanye West on Yeezus

Computers & Peripherals

Apple iPhone (General/Latest/Any Version)

Avg price: $1,319.55

He has an iPhone X, shown multiple times including his meeting with Donald Trump. The source states, "I’ve also noticed that you have studio setups in pretty much all of your workspaces. With everything you’re doing, when do you decide it’s time to record?

Kanye: I just rap into my iPhone. Best microphone on the planet. Thirty, forty percent of The College Dropout was recorded on a [Roland] VS-1680. Twenty percent of Jesus Is King was recorded on an iPhone.

Your actual vocals on the album are just voice memos? Kanye: Yes. I first started doing that on Yeezus. Like Closed on Sunday, you’re my Chick-fil-A—that part is off the phone."