Kanye West proved why he was named one of the most influential people by TIME. West performed at the Lincoln Center in New York City in celebration of the magazine’s list Tuesday.

Kanye performing #TouchTheSky at the #TIME100 Gala in NYC tonight pic.twitter.com/ITGWnxqnfD

— Team Kanye Daily (@TeamKanyeDaily) April 22, 2015

Kanye, who is known for his creative and captivating performances, brought out several shirtless black men covered in white chalk with him for the performance and moved the TIME 100 crowd with All Day, Black Skinhead, New Slaves Blood on the Leaves.”, “Runaway” and “Only One.” He closed the show with Gold Digger where he seen joyfully closing the show on fan videos.
Check out the performances below for more from Kanye West’s TIME 100 gala performance.