Kanye West‘s determination to retire from music has sparked confusion as he’s set to launch new music this week, regardless of his announcement.
Wealthy The Child initially shared a textual content message from Ye on Tuesday (July 9) during which the Chicago rap legend stated he’s “retiring from skilled music” and is “unsure what else to do.”
Shortly afterwards, nevertheless, the “New Freezer” rapper appeared to disclose that it was merely a ploy to advertise his new album Life’s a Gamble by sharing the tracklist and up to date launch date for the venture, which is able to now arrive on Friday (July 12).
“ACTUALLY WE DROPPING FRIDAY [crying face emojis] 7/19,” he wrote on X (previously Twitter) in response to his authentic submit, which has since been deleted.
West options on two songs on the album: “Gimme a Second 2” alongside Ty Dolla $ign and Peso Pluma, and “Carnival,” which is lifted from his and Ty’s Vultures 1 LP. Ye and Ty have additionally been tapped to government produce the venture.
Simply days earlier, Wealthy introduced that he was delaying the discharge of Life’s a Gamble and didn’t know when it could drop.
ACTUALLY WE DROPPING FRIDAY
7/19 https://t.co/OhbZHLXeYdpic.twitter.com/RjFzpGvhQ6 — Wealthy The Child (@richthekid) July 9, 2024
Along with his contributions to Wealthy The Child’s album, Kanye West additionally has a brand new music with Consequence dropping this Friday.
Cons, a longtime Kanye collaborator and one of many earliest artists on G.O.O.D. Music, wrote on social media on Tuesday: “‘No Apologies’. That includes YE. THE WAIT IS OVER. WE DID WHAT DID TO GET PAID. 07.12.24.”
The observe is predicted to seem on the Queens, New York rapper’s upcoming album Good Doing Enterprise With You, which will even comprise the Ye-produced “Blood Stain” that followers first heard in 2022.
Additional casting doubt on the retirement discuss, Kanye has a brand new album of his personal on the best way with Vultures 2, his second of three deliberate collaborations with Ty Dolla $ign.
The venture has been stricken by delays after lacking its scheduled launch dates of March 8 and Might 3, with no concrete arrival in sight.
In a current interview with Billboard, nevertheless, Ty insisted that the album continues to be on the horizon.
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“We acquired all of the songs. Mainly, it’s identical to, ‘How can we get it there? How can we go larger than the primary album?,’” he stated.
He added: “Sure folks will in all probability anticipate you to only do the identical precise sound. However that sound’s already out.”
The hold-up seems to be partly because of the album’s distribution technique. In March, Kanye revealed that he was considering promoting Vultures 2 on to followers, slightly than releasing it on streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music.
It was revealed in a current lawsuit in opposition to Ye and his Yeezy firm that the 47-year-old was growing his personal app referred to as YZYVSN, designed to host Vultures 2.
Kanye and Ty Dolla $ign not too long ago introduced a “Vultures listening expertise” in Korea subsequent month, though it stays unclear whether or not a brand new album might be tied to the efficiency.
