Knock You Down
Hilson’s original collaboration features Ne-Yo and West within the In a Perfect World… chapter.
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Keri Hilson & Kanye West & Ne-Yo
Why we feature this artist Knock You Down brings three perspectives into one relationship song Knock You Down is the 2009 Keri Hilson collaboration with Kanye West and Ne-Yo. The two sung voices give the recording a fluid melodic shape, while West’s rap change…
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Why we feature this artist
Knock You Down brings three perspectives into one relationship song
Knock You Down is the 2009 Keri Hilson collaboration with Kanye West and Ne-Yo. The two sung voices give the recording a fluid melodic shape, while West’s rap changes the texture and pace. The song treats love as something capable of disrupting a person’s confidence even when the performance itself sounds assured.
The original featured recording
The original Mosley Music and Interscope video identifies the three performers around Hilson’s lead artist role. The combined billing refers to the same recording from the In a Perfect World… period, rather than a separately formed trio.
The refrain gives the different voices a common emotional direction. Their deliveries do not need to match, because the repeated melodic idea keeps the track coherent as the point of view changes.
The song’s specific partnership
The full Knock You Down editorial profile follows the production and original release history. The shared name form preserves that particular meeting, in which rap and sung passages can approach the same loss of control with different kinds of detail and emphasis.