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Ye (album)
Ye (/jeɪ/ YAY; stylized in all lowercase) is the eighth studio album by the American rapper Kanye West. It was released on June 1, 2018, by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings. West began working on it in 2017, but restarted it after a controversial interview with TMZ in May 2018, completing it over a period of two weeks. Guest appearances include Ty Dolla Sign, Kid Cudi, 070 Shake, Charlie Wilson, Jeremih, PartyNextDoor, and Nicki Minaj.
Ye was the second of five 2018 albums produced by West in Jackson Hole as part of the "Wyoming Sessions", succeeding Pusha T's Daytona and preceding West and Kid Cudi's Kids See Ghosts, Nas's Nasir, and Teyana Taylor's K.T.S.E.. Ye is a hip-hop album, with music critics describing its sound as rushed and messy. Its themes and lyrics explore West's mental health. West discusses his bipolar disorder, struggles with suicidal and homicidal ideation, thoughts on women, experiences with psychedelic drugs, and fears about fatherhood.
Ye received generally favorable reviews from critics, who frequently compared it to West's previous work. They praised its subject matter and production, though the lyrical content garnered mixed responses, and some found it inconsistent. Ye was supported by two singles, "Yikes" and "All Mine", in mid-2018; both attained top 20 positions on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Multiple publications named Ye among 2018's best albums, though it was West's first to not be nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.
Ye was West's eighth consecutive album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200, tying him with Eminem's record. It also topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Estonia, Ireland, and New Zealand, and attained top five positions in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Ye has been certified platinum and gold in the United States and the UK by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and British Phonographic Industry (BPI), respectively.
On February 24, 2016, Kanye West tweeted that his eighth studio album would be released during the summer of that year under the title of Turbo Grafx 16, naming it after the video game console of the same name. West associate Ibn Jasper posted a photo on Instagram showing West with longtime collaborators Mike Dean, Plain Pat, and Kid Cudi in a recording studio working on the album. In March 2016, Quavo posted an image on his Instagram of him in a studio with West, with "TURBO GRAFX 16" written on the wall behind them. A number of other artists were present in the image, including Lil Yachty, Big Sean, and Tyler, the Creator. The expected release of the album in the summer of 2016 was not met, while West began his Saint Pablo Tour in August that year, in support of his seventh studio album The Life of Pablo that had been released in February. The tour ended abruptly in November, with 22 out of 41 dates being cancelled, after West, on his Sacramento stop, embarked on a rant lasting roughly 20 minutes, ending the show.
In May 2017, news began to surface that West was working on his new album "on top of a mountain in Wyoming" in seclusion. In March 2018, similar reports had emerged through various artists, including West himself, who was being spotted in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, with a release date being expected for either 2018 or 2019 at the time. A number of other artists were pictured or rumored, including Kid Cudi, Nas, King Louie, Pi'erre Bourne, ASAP Bari, Wheezy, The-Dream, Travis Scott and the World Famous Tony Williams. In April 2018, West met with Rick Rubin, who had executive produced West's previous two studio albums, Yeezus (2013) and The Life of Pablo (2016). The meeting occurred at West's office in Calabasas, following on from him recording in Wyoming, having bought a property in the latter named Monster Lake Ranch for recording and renamed it West Lake Ranch. That same month, West previewed the album for radio host Charlamagne tha God. West announced the album's planned release date of June 1, 2018, on April 19, simultaneously revealing it to include seven tracks. On April 28, 2018, West tweeted out a text conversation between him and Wes Lang. The text conversation included West showing the initial cover for the album, and an explanation of its concept, followed by him asking for help naming the album. Lang replied, "LOVE EVERYONE", to which West replied "I love that". The presented cover art showed plastic surgeon Jan Adams who performed a liposuction and mammoplasty operation on West's mother, Donda, which led to complications and eventually her death a day after. Within the texts, West explained that he wanted to "forgive and stop hating". On April 30, Adams responded to the news of the cover in the form of an open letter, asking West to "cease and desist using my photo or any image of me to promote your album or any of your work" while noting his willingness to sit down with West for a face to face conversation. West responded to the letter on his Twitter saying, "This is amazing. Thank you so much for this connection brother. I can't wait to sit with you and start healing".
West returned to Wyoming in May 2018 for the recording of then-upcoming albums, which were later referred to as the "Wyoming Sessions". Outside of his own albums, West also executive produced and provided guest vocals for all of the albums by other artists that came out of the sessions, with him having announced taking on the role of producer beforehand. American rapper Pusha T released his third studio album, Daytona, on May 25, 2018, as the first album from the recordings. West released Ye on June 1 as the second album of the sessions. Prior to referencing mental health on the album, West had mentioned it within his music in the past, especially on The Life of Pablo. On June 8, 2018, a week after Ye's release, Kids See Ghosts, the hip-hop duo consisting of West and Kid Cudi, released their eponymous studio album Kids See Ghosts. A sequel to Ye track "Ghost Town", entitled "Freeee (Ghost Town, Pt. 2)", is included on the album, with the sequel featuring vocals from American singer Ty Dolla Sign. West revealed via Twitter that the former was originally slated for release on Kids See Ghosts. On June 15, 2018, American rapper Nas released his eleventh studio album, Nasir, as the fourth album from the sessions. American singer Teyana Taylor released her second studio album, K.T.S.E. on June 23 as the fifth and final album of the "Wyoming Sessions".
In an interview conducted during the listening party for Ye, West stated that he "redid the whole album after TMZ," referring to a controversial interview with the tabloid news website in May 2018, during which he made controversial comments about slavery, and suggested that the entire album was re-recorded in a month. Referencing the recording process, West claimed that initially: "Everything was going perfect. As soon as stuff stopped going so perfectly, I was like, 'I know what to do with this energy. I know exactly what to do with this.'" On June 4, 2018, West's wife Kim Kardashian reconfirmed this and revealed that two weeks were spent re-recording Ye. Of her presence in the studio, Kardashian said: "I left to go home for, like, two days and then I come back and it was a whole new album. It's fascinating to see the process." The following day, featured artist 070 Shake said in an interview that the album was still being worked on up until the day before it came out. She elaborated, revealing that West was "very calm" while completing recording sessions in a few hours. As well as 070 Shake, the album includes guest contributions from Ty Dolla Sign, Ant Clemons, Jeremih, Kid Cudi, Charlie Wilson, Caroline Shaw and Nicki Minaj. Though all of the other contributions are guest vocals, Minaj contributed a voicemail to "Violent Crimes". Ye was updated on streaming services on November 8, 2018, with the uncredited sample of Kareem Lotfy's recording "Fr3sh" being removed from the track "I Thought About Killing You". In a 2022 interview Mike Dean echoed the sentiments; "In Wyoming, for the Ye album, we had 10 songs, I guess. And we were trying to do a seven-song album. I came in one day and he'd erased the whole board and said, 'We're starting over.' That's what happened. And we did it in like two weeks. We made seven songs and it came out pretty good."
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Ye (album)
Ye (/jeɪ/ YAY; stylized in all lowercase) is the eighth studio album by the American rapper Kanye West. It was released on June 1, 2018, by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings. West began working on it in 2017, but restarted it after a controversial interview with TMZ in May 2018, completing it over a period of two weeks. Guest appearances include Ty Dolla Sign, Kid Cudi, 070 Shake, Charlie Wilson, Jeremih, PartyNextDoor, and Nicki Minaj.
Ye was the second of five 2018 albums produced by West in Jackson Hole as part of the "Wyoming Sessions", succeeding Pusha T's Daytona and preceding West and Kid Cudi's Kids See Ghosts, Nas's Nasir, and Teyana Taylor's K.T.S.E.. Ye is a hip-hop album, with music critics describing its sound as rushed and messy. Its themes and lyrics explore West's mental health. West discusses his bipolar disorder, struggles with suicidal and homicidal ideation, thoughts on women, experiences with psychedelic drugs, and fears about fatherhood.
Ye received generally favorable reviews from critics, who frequently compared it to West's previous work. They praised its subject matter and production, though the lyrical content garnered mixed responses, and some found it inconsistent. Ye was supported by two singles, "Yikes" and "All Mine", in mid-2018; both attained top 20 positions on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Multiple publications named Ye among 2018's best albums, though it was West's first to not be nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.
Ye was West's eighth consecutive album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200, tying him with Eminem's record. It also topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Estonia, Ireland, and New Zealand, and attained top five positions in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Ye has been certified platinum and gold in the United States and the UK by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and British Phonographic Industry (BPI), respectively.
On February 24, 2016, Kanye West tweeted that his eighth studio album would be released during the summer of that year under the title of Turbo Grafx 16, naming it after the video game console of the same name. West associate Ibn Jasper posted a photo on Instagram showing West with longtime collaborators Mike Dean, Plain Pat, and Kid Cudi in a recording studio working on the album. In March 2016, Quavo posted an image on his Instagram of him in a studio with West, with "TURBO GRAFX 16" written on the wall behind them. A number of other artists were present in the image, including Lil Yachty, Big Sean, and Tyler, the Creator. The expected release of the album in the summer of 2016 was not met, while West began his Saint Pablo Tour in August that year, in support of his seventh studio album The Life of Pablo that had been released in February. The tour ended abruptly in November, with 22 out of 41 dates being cancelled, after West, on his Sacramento stop, embarked on a rant lasting roughly 20 minutes, ending the show.
In May 2017, news began to surface that West was working on his new album "on top of a mountain in Wyoming" in seclusion. In March 2018, similar reports had emerged through various artists, including West himself, who was being spotted in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, with a release date being expected for either 2018 or 2019 at the time. A number of other artists were pictured or rumored, including Kid Cudi, Nas, King Louie, Pi'erre Bourne, ASAP Bari, Wheezy, The-Dream, Travis Scott and the World Famous Tony Williams. In April 2018, West met with Rick Rubin, who had executive produced West's previous two studio albums, Yeezus (2013) and The Life of Pablo (2016). The meeting occurred at West's office in Calabasas, following on from him recording in Wyoming, having bought a property in the latter named Monster Lake Ranch for recording and renamed it West Lake Ranch. That same month, West previewed the album for radio host Charlamagne tha God. West announced the album's planned release date of June 1, 2018, on April 19, simultaneously revealing it to include seven tracks. On April 28, 2018, West tweeted out a text conversation between him and Wes Lang. The text conversation included West showing the initial cover for the album, and an explanation of its concept, followed by him asking for help naming the album. Lang replied, "LOVE EVERYONE", to which West replied "I love that". The presented cover art showed plastic surgeon Jan Adams who performed a liposuction and mammoplasty operation on West's mother, Donda, which led to complications and eventually her death a day after. Within the texts, West explained that he wanted to "forgive and stop hating". On April 30, Adams responded to the news of the cover in the form of an open letter, asking West to "cease and desist using my photo or any image of me to promote your album or any of your work" while noting his willingness to sit down with West for a face to face conversation. West responded to the letter on his Twitter saying, "This is amazing. Thank you so much for this connection brother. I can't wait to sit with you and start healing".
West returned to Wyoming in May 2018 for the recording of then-upcoming albums, which were later referred to as the "Wyoming Sessions". Outside of his own albums, West also executive produced and provided guest vocals for all of the albums by other artists that came out of the sessions, with him having announced taking on the role of producer beforehand. American rapper Pusha T released his third studio album, Daytona, on May 25, 2018, as the first album from the recordings. West released Ye on June 1 as the second album of the sessions. Prior to referencing mental health on the album, West had mentioned it within his music in the past, especially on The Life of Pablo. On June 8, 2018, a week after Ye's release, Kids See Ghosts, the hip-hop duo consisting of West and Kid Cudi, released their eponymous studio album Kids See Ghosts. A sequel to Ye track "Ghost Town", entitled "Freeee (Ghost Town, Pt. 2)", is included on the album, with the sequel featuring vocals from American singer Ty Dolla Sign. West revealed via Twitter that the former was originally slated for release on Kids See Ghosts. On June 15, 2018, American rapper Nas released his eleventh studio album, Nasir, as the fourth album from the sessions. American singer Teyana Taylor released her second studio album, K.T.S.E. on June 23 as the fifth and final album of the "Wyoming Sessions".
In an interview conducted during the listening party for Ye, West stated that he "redid the whole album after TMZ," referring to a controversial interview with the tabloid news website in May 2018, during which he made controversial comments about slavery, and suggested that the entire album was re-recorded in a month. Referencing the recording process, West claimed that initially: "Everything was going perfect. As soon as stuff stopped going so perfectly, I was like, 'I know what to do with this energy. I know exactly what to do with this.'" On June 4, 2018, West's wife Kim Kardashian reconfirmed this and revealed that two weeks were spent re-recording Ye. Of her presence in the studio, Kardashian said: "I left to go home for, like, two days and then I come back and it was a whole new album. It's fascinating to see the process." The following day, featured artist 070 Shake said in an interview that the album was still being worked on up until the day before it came out. She elaborated, revealing that West was "very calm" while completing recording sessions in a few hours. As well as 070 Shake, the album includes guest contributions from Ty Dolla Sign, Ant Clemons, Jeremih, Kid Cudi, Charlie Wilson, Caroline Shaw and Nicki Minaj. Though all of the other contributions are guest vocals, Minaj contributed a voicemail to "Violent Crimes". Ye was updated on streaming services on November 8, 2018, with the uncredited sample of Kareem Lotfy's recording "Fr3sh" being removed from the track "I Thought About Killing You". In a 2022 interview Mike Dean echoed the sentiments; "In Wyoming, for the Ye album, we had 10 songs, I guess. And we were trying to do a seven-song album. I came in one day and he'd erased the whole board and said, 'We're starting over.' That's what happened. And we did it in like two weeks. We made seven songs and it came out pretty good."