After months of anticipation, delays and obscure teasers, Ye and Ty Dolla $ign lastly dropped their Vultures 2 album this previous weekend. The ensuing fanfare was surprisingly minimal. After a complicated and jarring rollout along with the unsatisfactory high quality of the challenge and combined critiques from followers as soon as the brand new album arrived, it is clear Ye and Ty should not drop Vultures 3.
When Ye revealed final week that Vultures 2 would lastly be launched on Aug. 2, the date got here and went with no album in typical Ye vogue. It marked the third delay of the challenge, which was initially purported to arrive on March 8. When Vultures 2 formally dropped on Aug. 3 round 3 a.m. EST, the response from followers was shockingly lackluster.
Contemplating nearly each single one among Ye’s albums, together with Vultures 1 again in February, has been met with cultural hysteria, the tepid response to this new challenge is telling. The Vultures 2 album was loaded with visitor appearances from Lil Wayne, Future, Kodak Black, Playboi Carti, Don Toliver, Lil Child and extra. So far as content material, Ye took some photographs at Adidas, Drake, his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and different foes on the challenge. Regardless of all that beef and star energy, it simply could not distract followers from the album’s gaping flaws.
Other than Ye’s most die-hard stans, many listeners flocked to social media with complaints concerning the album. They accused Ye of utilizing AI vocals, and criticized him for altering songs on the final minute or omitting unreleased fan favorites altogether reminiscent of “All people.” That monitor was seemingly scrapped because of pattern clearance points because it was created utilizing Backstreet Boys’ 1997 traditional “All people (Backstreet’s Again).” Essentially the most notable change on the LP seems on “River,” which now has utterly totally different drums and a contemporary new combine that elevates the vocals. Dozens of followers criticized the blending of this track and others. One fan even claimed that the beat for “Sky Metropolis” was made for Jay-Z over 20 years in the past.
To not point out, Ye is as soon as once more being accused of utilizing artists’ samples with out their permission. The band Portishead, whose track “Machine Gun” was sampled extensively on Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s “Subject Journey,” known as out Ye on X, previously referred to as Twitter. Ty and Ye had been additionally known as out by singer Swsh for utilizing a pattern of “Break the Fall (Acoustic)” with out the band’s permission. Swsh posted a lighthearted video on Instagram, claiming that Ye followers had been thanking him for clearing the pattern however that he did not discover out about it till the album dropped on Aug. 3.
“It sounds unfinished and truthfully, it’s simply as unhealthy as V1 to me,” one fan tweeted about Vultures 2. “It’s simply unhappy to see Kanye’s music profession going out like this.”
“Man vultures 2 was so A*S, first him saying ‘f**okay his ex spouse’ like 7 occasions, then on high of that, the unfinished/unhealthy mixing, and why did bro change the demo monitor on way of life????” questioned one other X person. “AND ON TOP OF THAT AN AI KANYE VERSE????? WTF WAS BRO THINKING.”
With all of those substantial accusations flying round, in addition to the final disdain for the album, it is unlikely Vultures 3 could be obtained any higher. That is partially as a result of comparable controversies diluted the influence of Vultures 1. Donna Summer time’s property sued Ye and Ty for utilizing an unauthorized pattern of Donna’s “I Really feel Love” on their “Good (Do not Die)” track. The camps reached an undisclosed settlement, however “Good (Do not Die)” nonetheless has not been posted again on streaming companies.
Whereas the standard of Vultures 2 has been a dialog piece on-line because it debuted, it is also mentioned that the album’s rollout wasn’t practically as robust as its predecessor. Previous to the discharge of Vultures 1, Ye and Ty hosted two cinematic “raves” in Miami and Las Vegas, the latter of which culminated in a livestreamed listening celebration inside a cramped lodge room. Then, shortly after the album’s launch, Ye and Ty took their rave listening occasions to Ye’s hometown of Chicago in addition to New York. Vultures 1 felt rather more like a full-circle expertise, with followers having greater than sufficient time to digest the album.
As for Vultures 2, there are at present three upcoming listening events in Salt Lake Metropolis on Aug. 9, South Korea on Aug. 23, and Taiwan on Aug. 25, however particulars stay scarce concerning the ticketing and venue conditions. No listening occasions previous to V2 arriving had the identical buzz nor wow issue as these deliberate for V1.
There was additionally a considerable quantity of confusion about when Vultures 2 would really arrive, if in any respect. After one other potential date of Could 3 got here and went, Ye remained utterly silent within the months that adopted. It was unclear when followers may count on to see Vultures 2. As for Ty Dolla $ign, he continued to present cryptic, obscure updates on the standing of the album. He instructed live performance crowds that the album was coming “quickly,” and mentioned to YouTuber Vitaly Zdorovetskiy in Could that the album may drop, “Any day now. It may very well be tomorrow.”
Throughout the identical dialog with Vitaly, Ty instructed a curious fan that the album would solely be launched solely on Ye’s YZY app, although that clearly ended up not being true. As Ty tried to fire up pleasure surrounding the challenge, it is also protected to say that followers merely forgot about it. By the tip of Could, the mayhem surrounding Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s beef utterly overshadowed something Kanye did or mentioned by the tip, even when he tried so as to add himself to the combo by dissing Drake on a remix of Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” which Ye could not even get cleared.
Nonetheless, there’s hope Vultures 2 may nonetheless pack a punch. Eric J. Cui, who’s reportedly the Yeezy Chief of Employees, claimed on Instagram on Aug. 6 that there have been “extra surprises on the best way” for a number of the tracks, and that six of the songs had already been up to date. Ye had beforehand mentioned this album could be tinkered with in actual time, so it is seemingly within the subsequent few weeks followers may very well be listening to a totally totally different challenge.
Nonetheless, with all of the confusion and controversies embroiled in each Vultures 1 and 2, in addition to the sloppy rollout, the concept of doing this once more for a 3rd time frankly feels exhausting. If the tip result’s as convoluted as Vultures 2 and a downgrade from V1, Vultures 3 ought to keep shelved in any respect prices.
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