Beatles’ great Paul McCartney collaborated with Kanye West and released a surprise single “Only One” Thursday, and in some disheartening but unsurprising news, the rapper’s young fans have one question.
Who in the hell is Paul McCartney?
Who is Paul McCartney? Why do people love him?
— shweta hi (@swifthirlwalls) January 2, 2015
who tf is paul mccartney???!??! this is why i love kanye for shining light on unknown artists
— :/ (@CurvedDaily) January 2, 2015
Kanye has a great ear for talent. This Paul McCartney guy gonna be huge.
— Desus Nice (@desusnice) January 1, 2015
who is Paul McCartney
— Baevid (@daveyhoots) January 2, 2015
I don't know who Paul McCartney is, but Kanye is going to give this man a career w/ this new song!!
— OVOJosh (@OVOJosh) January 2, 2015
And half of them can’t even spell his name correctly.
I still don't know who Paul MacArthur is
— Dr.seussia (@TamiTamz21) January 2, 2015
So there we have it.
We now live in a world where people don’t know who a 21 Grammy award-winning artist is, but can probably tell you Kim Kardashian’s birth date, middle name and social security number. (RELATED: Kim Kardashian Crops Her Daughter Of Her Selfie)