Kanye West Ye

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Ye(/je/YAY; stylized inall lowercase) is the eighth studio album by the American rapperKanye West. It was released on June 1, 2018, throughGOOD Musicand distributed byDef Jam Recordings. Following controversy surrounding an interview withTMZ, West re-recorded all the work on the album, with him completing it over the course of just two weeks at West Lake Ranch inJackson Hole, Wyoming. Guest vocals fromPartyNextDoor,Ty Dolla Sign,Kid Cudi,Charlie Wilson,Jeremih, and070 Shake, among others, are included.

West producedYewithMike Dean, alongside numerous others. Succeeding the release ofPusha T‘sDaytona, the album was the second of five albums produced by West in what were referred to as the “Wyoming Sessions”, which were set to be released weekly. It preceded the release of West’s collaborative album with Kid Cudi, asKids See Ghosts, titledKids See Ghosts. The latter’s release was succeeded by that ofNas‘Nasir, andTeyana Taylor‘sK.T.S.E.. West held a listening party forYeon May 31, 2018, which was livestreamed from Jackson Hole.