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Revision as of 13:51, 5 August 2024

Vultures 2
Ty Dolla Sign completely covered in a black leather jacket and mask. He is holding a picture of his brother "Big TC" and standing in the center of a graduated color background going from tan, to cerulean, to black at the top.
Studio album by
¥$
ReleasedAugust 3, 2024 (2024-08-03)
Genre
Length51:21
LabelYZY
Producer
¥$ chronology
Vultures 1
(2024) 		Vultures 2
(2024)
Kanye West chronology
Vultures 1
(2024) 		Vultures 2
(2024)
Ty Dolla Sign chronology
Vultures 1
(2024) 		Vultures 2
(2024)
Singles from Vultures 2
  1. "Slide"
    Released: August 2, 2024

Vultures 2 is the second studio album by the American hip hop superduo ¥$, 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. Guest appearances include West's daughters North and Chicago, Ty Dolla Sign's brother Jabreal "Big TC" Muhammad, Don Toliver, Playboi Carti, Kodak Black, Future, Lil Wayne, Young Thug, Lil Durk, Lil Baby, Desiigner, 070 Shake and CyHi. Production was primarily handled by Ye and Dolla, alongside the Legendary Traxster, 30 Roc, 88-Keys, ATL Jacob, Timbaland, Ojivolta, FnZ, James Blake, Wheezy, and others.

Background and development

On January 23, 2024, West revealed that a Vultures series would be released as a trilogy, with the first being released in February, the second on March 8, and the final on April 5.[1] Vultures 1, first part of the album, released on February 10, had a slight delay and went on to reach number one on the Billboard 200 as well as in numerous other countries.[2] On February 25, Timbaland, who also worked on Vultures 1, announced that the second installment was "on the way".[3] On March 3, French Montana announced his involvement and shared a clip of him and the duo in the recording studio.[4] After the album had not come out on its scheduled release date of March 8, West announced that Vultures 2 was still in the works as he and Ty Dolla Sign were still "in the lab".[5][6] West and Ty Dolla Sign held a private listening party on the scheduled date with a DJ setting, where the rapper was joined by his partner Bianca Censori.[7]

On March 10, in a conversation with a Kanye West fan page, West mentioned that he would be selling Vultures 2 on the Yeezy website for $20 instead of releasing it on streaming platforms like Vultures 1.[8] He stated this decision was made so "We won't have the streaming companies in control of the artist anymore".[9] On March 14, 1-minute previews of the Vultures 2 tracks were released on TikTok and Instagram under West's account.[10] West and Ty Dolla Sign later announced a new release date of May 3 in an interview with Justin LaBoy on his The Download podcast. Rolling Stone also confirmed the track "Let Me Chill Out" featuring the late rapper Takeoff.[11] Despite the announcement, the album did not release on May 3.[12]

Ty Dolla Sign appeared on the cover of the Billboard June 22, 2024, issue.[13] Ty Dolla Sign played the interviewee a couple of the album's tracks, hinting at the release of the album in the upcoming days: "We got all the songs. Basically, it’s just like, 'How can we get it there? How can we go bigger than the first album?'".[13]

On July 6, Ty Dolla Sign posted an official announcement of a listening event scheduled for August 23 in South Korea on Instagram.[14] In the same week, West claimed he retired from professional music via fellow collaborator Rich the Kid's Instagram story. This retirement lasted roughly 30 minutes before a track with rapper Consequence titled "No Apologies" was announced to release on July 12.[15] On July 30, West announced through his website that all orders of the album had been fulfilled and shipped out, and that the album would release on August 2, 2024. However, hours later, the release date was removed from his website; the album released on August 3, 2024.[16][17]

On August 2, the lead single for Vultures 2, titled "Slide" released on West's Yeezy website alongside streaming services with an updated cover art for the album. [18][19][20]

Vultures 2 was released to streaming services independently through West's YZY brand on August 3, 2024. The album was released on an unlisted YouTube livestream on West's YouTube channel, and on Tidal.[21] The album was later released on Spotify and Apple Music.[22]

Post-release reaction

Fans criticized West of releasing Vultures 2 in an unfinished state with rushed mixes, unfinished vocals on songs such as "530",[23] as well the apparent use of artificial intelligence on the project, mainly on the song "Sky City".[24] A few hours after the release of the album, West announced via the yeezy.com website that "updated songs will be published in real time", similarly to how The Life of Pablo received updates to its mix after its initial release.[25]

Cover art

On March 9, West announced the album and revealed its original artwork through his Twitter account.[26] The cover features a masked Ty Dolla Sign dressed in all black holding an image of his brother, Jabreal "Big TC" Muhammad, who is currently serving a life sentence for a murder the brothers claim he did not commit.[27]

Track listing

Vultures 2 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Slide"
3:17
2."Time Moving Slow"
  • Ye
  • Griffin
  • Orlando Wilder
  • Asif
  • Azul Wynter
  • Nathan Butts
  • Konrad Żyrek
  • Samuel Lindley
2:40
3."Field Trip" (with Playboi Carti featuring Don Toliver and Kodak Black)
  • Ye
  • Ty Dolla Sign
  • Wheezy
  • The Legendary Traxster
  • Dez Wright
2:47
4."Fried"
2:59
5."Isabella"  0:09
6."Promotion" (with Future)
  • Ye
  • Ty Dolla Sign
  • AyoAA
  • Wheezy
  • London on da Track
  • The Legendary Traxster
2:39
7."Husband"
  • Ye
  • Ye
2:18
8."Lifestyle" (with Lil Wayne)
  • Ye
  • Nico Baran
  • FnZ
5:31
9."Forever"
  • Ye
  • Griffin Jr.
  • Ye
1:27
10."Bomb" (with North West and Chicago West)
  • Ye
  • The Legendary Traxster
2:32
11."River" (with Young Thug)
  • Ye
  • Pi'erre Bourne
  • AyoAA
  • Digital Nas
  • London on da Track
  • The Legendary Traxster
4:07
12."530"
  • Ye
  • John Cunningham
  • FnZ
  • BoogzDaBeast
  • E.Vax
4:50
13."Dead" (with Future and Lil Durk)
4:23
14."Forever Rolling" (with Lil Baby)
  • Ye
  • Griffin
  • Dominique Jones
  • Jeffrey Jones Jr.
  • Aaron Butler
  • Henning Grüschow
  • Matthew Robinson
  • Ye
  • Foreverrolling
  • Flex on the Beat
  • Audiovista
  • Mattazik Muzik
3:17
15."Sky City" (with Desiigner and 070 Shake featuring CyHi)
3:51
16."My Soul" (featuring Big TC)
3:45
Total length:50:26

Track notes

Sample credits

References

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  3. ^ Ocho, Alex (February 26, 2024). "Timbaland Says Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign's Vultures 2 Is on the Way". Complex. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  4. ^ Mendez, Marisa (March 4, 2024). "French Montana captures making of Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign's Vultures 2". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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  13. ^ a b Scott, Damien (June 20, 2024). "The 'Master': How Ty Dolla $ign Changed R&B and Hip-Hop — and Got Ye to Finish 'Vultures 1'". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  14. ^ Saponara, Michael (July 8, 2024). "Ye & Ty Dolla $ign Are Bringing the 'Vultures' Listening Experience to Korea". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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  18. ^ Caraan, Sophie (August 3, 2024). "Ye and Ty Dolla $ign Drop 'VULTURES 2' Single "SLIDE"". Hypebeast. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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