After months of waiting, fans are hoping that "Vultures 2," the long-awaited album by former billionaire Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign, will finally release tomorrow. A message on West's Yeezy website had previously stated that the album would arrive on Friday, but it has since disappeared, making the release of the album uncertain once more. The website for Kanye West's clothing line, Yeezy, was just a blank white page with the words "all orders fulfilled" and "'Vultures 2' coming August 2," according to a screenshot seen on July 31 that was captured by the Wayback Machine. 🖥️📅
The sentence "all orders fulfilled" is all that's left after the disappearance of the "Vultures 2" message. ❓❌
Ty Dolla $ign hasn't shared anything about "Vultures 2" dropping tomorrow, and West deleted his X and Instagram accounts in April. Neither artist has commented on the purported release date on social media. 💫🎱
Ty Dolla $ign said in July that he and Kanye West would have listening parties for "Vultures 2" later this month in Taiwan and South Korea. 🌏🎉
The album's tracks are finished, but Ty Dolla $ign told Billboard in June that they were still working on its release: "Every song is ours. Essentially, the question is simply, "How can we get it there? "How can we surpass the success of the first album?" 🎵📈
Publicists who represented West as well as Ty Dolla's management and record label have been contacted by Forbes for comments. 🍞
Over the span of five months, the album has been postponed at least twice, with no given reason. "Vultures 2" and a third episode were supposed to come out in March and April, respectively, after "Vultures 1" came out in February; however, neither album was ever published. West said that "Vultures 2" will be released on May 3 on Justin LaBoy's podcast in April; however, that date also passed without the album being released. 📅❌
The publication of "Vultures 2" was not without its difficulties, as was the case with "Vultures 1." The album was also supposed to be released in December and January, but it wasn't until February 10th. A disagreement with the music distributor FUGA caused the album to vanish from streaming networks a few days after it was released. A "long-standing FUGA client delivered the album through the platform's automated processes, violating our service agreement," the distributor said, despite having first rejected the release of the album.📀🔍
The lawsuit, which was resolved in May, was filed in federal court in Los Angeles by Donna Summer's estate against West for allegedly exploiting a sample of her 1977 hit song, "I Feel Love," without permission. "Good (Don't Die)," the song from which the sample was taken, is no longer accessible on streaming platforms. Additionally, it has been stated that Ozzy Osbourne threatened to sue West for allegedly taking a live performance sample without permission.⚖️🎶
According to Forbes estimates, West is worth over $400 million. A large portion of his wealth comes from real estate, his discography, and a 5% ownership stake in his ex-wife Kim Kardashian's Skims company. His estimated net worth plummeted from $2 billion in October 2022 when Adidas severed its relationship with Yeezy due to a slew of odd actions and remarks made by West that were deemed antisemitic. 💸🍉
Whether "Vultures 2" will be as successful as "Vultures 1." Since the antisemitic scandals jeopardized his career, West's most recent release has resulted in his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 and his first No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 ("Carnival"). 🎤🏆
There is a long-standing public animosity between West and Kardashian, and some fans of Taylor Swift think that Swift has hinted to an imminent re-recorded album called "Reputation (Taylor's Version)," which might be released on August 2. The public outcry around their disagreement and its inspiration for "Reputation" is thought to have sprung from Swift's statement to TIME last year that the album was a response to "being gaslit by an entire social structure." Fans have pointed to clues like Swift's recent Instagram image in which she holds up two fingers in the eighth slide, possibly alluding to the number "8/2." Other clues include her website seeming to intentionally crash and Swift's song "Ready For It?" being used in advertising for the Olympics. 🎵️♀️🎤