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Kanye West was the musical guest on tonight's episode of "Saturday Night Live." He performed "Highlights" and "Ultralight Beam" from his new album The Life of Pablo. Young Thug, The-Dream, Kelly Price, and El DeBarge joined him for "High Lights." Chance the Rapper, Kirk Franklin, The-Dream, Price, and a gospel choir performed "Ultralight Beam" with him. Watch both performances below.

Later in the episode, during "Weekend Update," Michael Che commented on West's "BILL COSBY INNOCENT" tweet from earlier in the week. Che says he was not "outraged" at the tweet. In fact, he just thought that it meant The Life of Pablo would be a good album. Che also mocked the controversy surrounding Beyoncé's "Formation." Earlier in the episode, "SNL" aired a sketch called "The Day Beyoncé Turned Black" that also poked fun at white people who were upset at the song.

In another sketch on the show, "SNL"'s Kyle Mooney freestyle-battled West. West then spit his verse from T.L.O.P.'s "I Love Kanye" in Mooney's face. Watch it below.

At the end of the episode, West appeared with the rest of the cast wearing a t-shirt with his late mother Donda's image on the front. His wife Kim Kardashian West's late father Robert Kardashian's likeness was on the back.

Kanye West premiered The Life of Pablo at a massive event at Madison Square Garden last Thursday. West also debuted his latest fashion line, Yeezy Season 3, at MSG. West claimed that he would release the album on Friday, February 12~~, but it is still not out~~. He has since added more songs to T.L.O.P. than were heard at MSG. He blamed the delay on Chance the Rapper, who's apparently insisted that a song called "Waves" is included on the album. ("Waves" was on a previous version of T.L.O.P., and it was also, at one time, the album's title.) Update (2/14, 9:25 a.m.): The album is out now.

West has played "SNL" numerous times in the past. Most recently, he appeared on last year's 40th anniversary special. During his performance, he premiered an earlier version of T.L.O.P.'s "Wolves" featuring Sia and Vic Mensa. (The song now features Frank Ocean.)

Read "Inside the Kanye West Think Tank" on the Pitch.

Watch Kanye West and host Melissa McCarthy's promo for the "SNL" episode: