Kanye West will release the first part of his new album “Vultures” in February

This new musical project, his first since 2021, will be divided into three parts, with a release planned between February and April.

Kanye West’s new album – his first since his anti-Semitic comments – will be released next month, he announced on Tuesday, January 23. This musical project is entitled culturesand co-produced with singer and producer Ty Dolla $ign, is made up of three parts, the first of which will go on sale February 9.

The second is expected on March 8 and the third on April 5. Since Kanye West has a habit of changing his albums at the last minute, these release dates are subject to change. The announcement is accompanied by a video offering a new version of the song culturesWhich he unveiled in November.

cultures It was initially scheduled to release on January 12. First version of the song cultures spoke of the controversy sparked by his anti-Semitic comments. “How can I be anti-Semitic? I just fucked a Jewish bitch,” he said, before referring to the Columbine shooting in 1999. The rapper has since apologized.

The album’s release was also briefly blocked due to a dispute with Nicki Minaj. The rapper refused to take her song new bodyAppears on Kanye West’s new album, recorded in 2018.

First album since 2021

Kanye West escalated his anti-Semitic comments on television and social networks in 2022. In December, he went so far as to defend Adolf Hitler on the show Information By American conspiracy presenter Alex Jones. He has since been dropped by many of the brands he collaborated with, such as Gap, Adidas and Balenciaga.

cultures is his first album since the release of Donda In 2021. An album by Kanye West and Dr. Brings Dre together There was also a leak at the end of September 2023 on social networks. The album, titled Jesus is King 2is a sequel to A gospel record by Kanye West Won a Grammy Award.