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Bully
Studio album by
Kanye West
ReleasedTBA
Genre
LabelYZY
ProducerYe
Kanye West chronology
Vultures 2
(2024) 		Bully
(2024)

Bully is the upcoming eleventh studio album by the American rapper Kanye West, scheduled for release in 2024. It will be his first album since Vultures 2 (2024) and his first solo effort since Donda (2021). Bully was announced during a Vultures 2 listening event in Haikou, China, where two songs from the album, "Beauty and the Beast" and "Preacher Man", were previewed. The album is planned to be a concept album, solely produced by West. On October 23, West revealed the cover art via his Instagram account.

Background and recording

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In early 2024, West released two collaborative albums with the American musician Ty Dolla Sign, Vultures 1 and Vultures 2. Both albums received mixed reviews from critics, with Vultures 2 criticized for being released in an unfinished state. Following their release, producer Digital Nas shared text messages from West indicating his intention to go into "full art studio mode".[1] On September 26, West posted a video on Instagram showing himself using an ASR-10 keyboard to create "Preacher Man", a song previously previewed at listening events.[2]

During a Vultures 2 event on September 28 in Haikou, West announced he was working on a new album titled Bully, and previewed the tracks "Beauty and the Beast" and "Preacher Man", stating both were intended for the album.[3] He continued to post several previews of the two tracks on Instagram in the following days.[4] According to journalist Touré, West was living in Tokyo, and the new album would be a concept album inspired by his solitude. Touré explained that West planned to produce the album entirely on his own: "It's a concept album and he plans to be the only producer on it. Traditionally, Kanye is the product of a team—there are producers helping him, there are writers helping him; he comes with the big ideas but there's others in. Not this time. This time, Kanye is gonna make this pretty much by himself. A fresh chapter in his life because in Tokyo he can be who he wants to be."[1][5]

On October 23, West posted the album's cover on Instagram, stating it was shot by the Japanese photographer Daidō Moriyama. The cover features a black-and-white image of his son Saint wearing titanium grills, similar to those West has worn since early 2024.[6] On October 25, West released a merchandise collection for Bully and made the album available for pre-order.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hellerbach, Miki (October 24, 2024). "Kanye West's New Album 'Bully:' Here's Everything We Know". Complex. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  2. ^ Moore, Sam (September 24, 2024). "Kanye West Flexes Production Chops As He Cooks Up New Soul-Sampling Song". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Fitzgerald, Trent (September 28, 2024). "Ye Announces New Album Bully and Previews New Song". XXL. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  4. ^ Gilbert, Natalee (October 14, 2024). "Ye's Bully Album - Here's Everything We Know". XXL. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  5. ^ Saponara, Michael (October 23, 2024). "Ye Reveals 'Bully' Album Cover Art". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  6. ^ DX Staff (October 23, 2024). "Kanye West Reveals 'Bully' Album Cover Seemingly Featuring His Son Saint". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  7. ^ Li, Joyce (October 25, 2024). "Ye Launches New Merch Collection for Upcoming Album 'Bully'". Hypebeast. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
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