Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign released their follow-up to Vultures, Vultures 2, in the early morning hours of Saturday.
After the surprise release, several fans called the unexpected timing “random.”
One person wrote, “Kanye West is crazy but I respect him,” while others used memes comparing the Chicago-born artist.
Another fan used a LeBron James slam dunk highlight and added, “Kanye West when it comes to randomly releasing albums.”
The rap duo — Kanye, 47, and Ty, 42 — debuted their first project together on February 10.
Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign released their Vultures follow-up, Vultures 2, in the early hours of Saturday morning
After the surprise release, several fans called the unexpected timing ‘random’
There was also a fan who shared an old video clip of West in a blue hat and gray sweater, yelling “Gotcha!” twice in a row.
The person captioned the clip: “Kanye West surprises everyone by releasing Vultures 2 without warning.”
Ty, born Tyrone William Griffin Jr., previewed the album earlier today via his Instagram Stories.
To heighten the excitement among his 7.7 million followers, he wrote “V2 loading” in white typewriter font on a black background.
A few hours later, he revealed “V2 LIVE” and added a link to the music via Yeezy.com.
A few hours before the full album was released, the two artists released the single Slide.
Slide had been in development for a while: a version was first played at a listening party in Geneva last September, according to Variety.
Then, in December 2023, a live audience at Vultures Rave in Miami was able to hear the full version of the song, months before its Friday night release date.
One person wrote, “Kanye West is crazy but I respect him,” while others used memes to compare the Chicago-born musician
Another fan used a highlight reel of LeBron James’ slam dunk and added: “Kanye West when it comes to randomly releasing albums”
Hours before Slide dropped, an announcement appeared on Yeezy.com that the full Vultures 2 album would be revealed on Saturday, but the statement was later removed.
Earlier this week, West, his wife Bianca Censori, and Ty Dolla $ign attended a birthday dinner for Kanye’s manager John Monopoly.
John, who is also from Chicago, wrote on social media that the party was “a vibe.”
He also said the father of four gifted him “ANOTHER” Tesla Cyber Truck.
There was also a fan who shared an old video clip of West in a blue hat and gray sweater, yelling “Gotcha!” twice in a row.
The rap duo — Kanye, 47, and Ty, 42 — debuted their first joint project on February 10
Ty, born Tyrone William Griffin Jr., had announced the album earlier in the day on his Instagram Stories. A few hours later, he revealed ‘V2 LIVE’, and added a link to the music via Yeezy.com
“I couldn’t make this up even if I tried!” he told his 40,000 Instagram followers.
Vultures 2 arrives just weeks after screenshots surfaced showing West reportedly announcing his intention to retire from “professional music.”
News of the hitmaker’s shocking plans was revealed in an alleged text message exchange with rapper Rich The Kid.
Rich The Kid, 31, shared a screenshot on his Instagram Story of messages he received from an iPhone contact named “Ye.”
The text, from a person believed to be West — who officially changed his name from Kanye West to Ye in 2021 — read: “I’m quitting professional music. I don’t know what else to do.”
