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| Released | August 3, 2024 | |||
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| Length | 49:49 | |||
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Vultures 2 is the second studio album by the American hip hop supergroup ¥$, composed of the rapper Kanye West and the singer Ty Dolla Sign. It was surprise released independently by the former's YZY brand on August 3, 2024. The album features guest appearances from the Inter Milano ultras, Playboi Carti, Don Toliver, Kodak Black, Future, Lil Wayne, West's daughters North and Chicago, Young Thug, Lil Durk, Lil Baby, 070 Shake, Desiigner, Cyhi, and Ty's brother, Big TC. The digital deluxe editions feature guest appearances from Peso Pluma, Kid Cudi and Travis Scott. Production on the album was primarily handled by West and Ty themselves, alongside the Legendary Traxster, Digital Nas, Wheezy, London on da Track, AyoAA, BoogzDaBeast, FnZ, among others.
West and Ty began composing the album with collaborators after the release of its predecessor, but the album was delayed several times. The cover art was first released in March and West initially attempted to distribute Vultures 2 on his Yeezy website and previews of the album began appearing on social media by mid-March 2024. Ty confirmed a listening event in South Korea for August 23, 2024, which bookended a short-lived retirement announcement by West. In July, West confirmed the album would be released on August 2 but it did not meet its scheduled release date: it was surprise-released a day later. Post-release listening events in Salt Lake City on August 9 and Taiwan on August 25 were later announced.
Vultures 2 continues to feature most of the themes present on its predecessor, exploring money, relationships, sex, and fame, although some songs discuss family and marriage. It was supported by the single "Slide", which was released a few hours before the album. The album cover sees Ty wearing a black mask and holding a picture of Big TC, who is serving a life sentence for a murder he claims he did not commit.
Vultures 2 received generally negative reviews from critics and fans alike upon release, with criticism for it sounding unfinished and West allegedly using artificial intelligence in place of recording some of his verses.[1] West and Ty rolled out several updates to multiple songs in the following days. A sequel album, Vultures 3, is set for a release in late 2024 and the pair are scheduled to embark on a world tour in support of the album and its predecessor from 2024 to 2025.
- ^ Griffin, Marc (August 5, 2024). "Kanye West Fans Suspect AI Use On 'Vultures 2': 'This Is Getting Sad'". Vibe. Archived from the original on August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.