Having been under fire in the past few weeks for his political views and open support of Donald Trump, Kanye West looks to capitalize on the attention he drew with the release of his highly-anticipated ‘ye’ album.
As promised the album comes complete with 7-tracks, where he talks about some of his issues like opioid addiction, suicide, infidelity, being bi-polar, and even takes some digs a new rival Drake with lines like “Too close to snipe you (the Lord still shines on you) / Truth told, I like you (Believe it or not, the Lord still shines on you) / Too bold to type you (Believe it or not) / Too rich to fight you / Calm down, you light skin!”
The star-studded track list includes contributions from Kid Cudi, Ty Dolla $ign, Jeremih, Young Thug, Charlie Wilson, 070 Shake, DeJ Loaf, Francis and the Lights, Valee, and Nicki Minaj.
Yeezus premiered the album at an exclusive listening party in Wyoming, where he recorded the album. Chris Rock, who has appeared on Kanye tracks in the past introduced the album. Nas, 2 Chainz, Pusha-T, Kid Cudi, Big Sean, Fabolous, Teyanna Taylor, Jonah Hill, Lil Yachty, Consequence and of course Kim Kardashian were all in attendance.
Kim Kardashian revealed the album artwork was shot by Kanye on his iPhone on the way to the album listening. It also includes green text that read, “I hate being Bi-Polar its awesome.” Next week Ye will return with Kid Cudi for their ‘Kids See Ghosts’ joint project.
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