Kanye West’s shock launch of his new album, Bully, on X (previously Twitter), has sparked dialogue on-line. The album debuted by a 45-minute brief movie posted on-line, that includes his son, Saint West, in a wrestling ring. The discharge follows a collection of controversial social media posts from West, including to the continuing scrutiny surrounding him.
Right here’s what to know in regards to the rapper’s newest album, its unconventional launch, and the reactions it has generated.
Kanye West drops ‘Bully’ album on Twitter
The musician launched his new album Bully late Tuesday evening by a 45-minute brief movie on-line.
Kanye West took to X (previously Twitter), to share the hyperlink to the movie. Edited by Hype Williams, it reveals his son, Saint, preventing wrestlers in a hoop with a toy mallet whereas the album performs. The “Don’t Like.1” singer tweeted that the album was “not completed and half the vocals AI.” He later launched three variations: a “screening model,” a “submit Hype model,” and a “submit submit Hype model”
West introduced Bully in September 2024 at Wuyuan River Stadium in Haikou, China. There, he debuted the observe “Magnificence and the Beast.” In an interview with Justin Laboy, the singer additionally stated Bully was impressed by Saint, who advised him he kicked one other little one for being “weak.” West initially deliberate to launch the album on June 15, his daughter North’s birthday.
The movie options skilled wrestlers from New Japan Professional-Wrestling, together with YOH, Toru Yano, Tiger Masks, and El Desperado. Furthermore, the album contains samples from Cortex’s “Huit Octobre 1971” and The Supremes’ “You Can’t Hurry Love.” Nonetheless, West didn’t launch Bully on streaming platforms.
Kanye West’s album launch coincided together with his earlier antisemitic tweets and private assaults on Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, and Tyler, the Creator. In February, he additionally purchased a Tremendous Bowl advert directing viewers to his web site, the place the one merchandise on the market was a T-shirt with a swastika.
Lyor Cohen, YouTube’s International Head of Music, addressed West’s actions, writing, “I’m deeply dissatisfied and troubled by your current actions involving the usage of Nazi symbols and antisemitic rhetoric.” (by way of Selection) In the meantime, Kanye West has hinted at future tasks, asking followers in the event that they would favor Vultures 3 or Donda 3.
