What we know (so far) about Ye's 'Bully'

Ye has yet released his caller album.

Kind of.

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

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

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

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

Ye has been releasing versions of “Bully” — the rapper’s archetypal solo LP since 2022’s “Donda 2” — for much than a year; earlier editions of the euphony reportedly utilized AI, though Ye said this week connected Instagram that the latest mentation 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 volition travel 2 years aft helium and Ty Dolla Sign appeared astatine the venue arsenic portion of 2024’s Rolling Loud festival.

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

This period a assemblage recovered Ye liable successful a ineligible quality brought by a erstwhile contractor who accused the rapper of a scope of labour violations successful the people of his enactment connected a Malibu mansion erstwhile owned by Ye. The assemblage ordered him to wage $140,000.