Kanye West's 'Fade' video comes complete with an inexplicable cat lady

Yeezy debuted the new video after delivering a speech at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.
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It's always important to plant the landing.

Few know that better than Kanye West, whose latest video -- for "Fade," off The Life of Pablo -- ends with a naked, cat-faced lady embracing a naked man with the best hairdo of 2016. The two sit with a small chlid while a herd of sheep chill out in front of them.

The star of the video -- who looks like a totally normal human until that last shot -- is Teyana Taylor, a 25-year-old New York native. She's worked with Kanye before, having lent her voice to "Dark Fantasy" and "Hell of a Life," off the 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.


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The video features Taylor all alone in what looks like a high school gymnasium, surrounded by shiny workout equipment. She dances and gyrates to the beat as Kanye raps about fading love.

"Fade," which Yeezy debuted at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday evening, is an exclusive Tidal video, but you can watch a 30-second snippet below. We found and shared a full version here as well, though you can expect that to be pulled down at any time.

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Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.

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