Kanye West: A New Album Is Reportedly In The Works
Kanye West is reportedly back in the studio. Producer Gregor Estevan posted to his Instagram Story a photo of he, Ye, and Ty Dolla $ign over the weekend. He claimed that he heard Ye play some unreleased music from his hotel room.
“At Ye’s hotel and music is blasting from his room while they’re recording their new album. It sounds insane!!,” he wrote alongside the photo according to Rap-Up.
Two sources also told NBC News that Ye has been working on an album “all summer” with the other source adding “New music is imminent.”
If Kanye is to release another album it would be his first since his controversial and racist comments last year. The project would follow Donda 2, which was released in 2022.
Since Donda 2 was not released onto streaming platforms, it was not considered for any nominations during this year’s Grammy ceremony. However, Donda, which was released in 2021 was nominated for Album Of The Year and Best Rap Album. The album took home Best Melodic Rap Performance for “Hurricane” and Best Rap Song for “Jail.”
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Kanye recently hit the stage with Travis Scott during his massive performance in Rome in which he debuted his album Utopia. The rapper performed “Praise God” which features Scott from his 2021 Donda album. He later performed “Can’t Tell Me Nothing,” a staple song in the rapper’s discography.
Following Ye’s antisemitic comments, he was dropped from Balenciaga, Gap, and Adidas. While the latter has cut ties with the rapper they recently announced that they will begin selling the rest of the Yeezy stock they have left over. The sportswear company will be donating part of the profits to George Floyd’s brother’s foundation Philonise & Keeta Floyd Institute for Social Change. They will also be donating to the Anti-Defamation League.
Kanye’s Twitter account has also been reinstated recently. It was suspended last year after sharing a photo of a Nazi swastika embedded inside the Star of David. The post has since been deleted.
Ye’s account was reinstated “after receiving reassurance that he wouldn’t use the platform to share antisemitic or otherwise harmful language,” the Wall Street Journal reported, citing an anonymous source.
Elon Musk, who owns X (formerly known as Twitter), has not made a statement following the rapper’s reinstatement. Kanye has also not posted anything new onto his Twitter profile since it has been restored.
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