What We Know (so Far) About Ye's 'bully'

Ye has yet released his caller album.

Kind of.

According to Pitchfork, nan rapper formerly known arsenic Kanye West premiered nan long-gestating “Bully” successful a YouTube livestream precocious Thursday; nan caller euphony was besides reportedly played astatine listening sessions successful various cities including Los Angeles.

Yet “Bully” had yet to look connected streaming services for illustration Spotify and Apple Music by Friday morning, and a YouTube page for nan livestream said nan video was “unavailable.”

“Bully” follows Ye’s caller placement of a full-page advertisement successful nan Wall Street Journal successful which he apologized for years of antisemitic remarks and attributed his behaviour to aesculapian issues stemming from injuries he sustained successful a 2002 car crash.

Clips connected societal media of what look to beryllium songs from “Bully” uncover collaborations pinch Travis Scott and CeeLo Green, among others, arsenic good arsenic samples of songs by nan Supremes and Stevie Wonder.

Ye has been releasing versions of “Bully” — nan rapper’s first solo LP since 2022’s “Donda 2” — for much than a year; earlier editions of nan euphony reportedly utilized AI, though Ye said this week connected Instagram that nan latest type contained “no AI.”

Next week Ye is scheduled to play 2 concerts astatine Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium connected April 1 and April 3. The shows will travel 2 years aft he and Ty Dolla Sign appeared astatine nan venue arsenic portion of 2024’s Rolling Loud festival.

That day was wide expected to beryllium a capacity but turned retired to beryllium much of a listening session, pinch Ye and Ty wandering astir a shape successful nan stadium’s parking batch arsenic songs from their associated medium “Vultures 1” played done a sound system.

This period a assemblage found Ye liable successful a ineligible conflict brought by a erstwhile contractor who accused nan rapper of a scope of labour violations successful nan people of his activity connected a Malibu mansion erstwhile owned by Ye. The assemblage ordered him to salary $140,000.