Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West.Getty/Kevin Winter
- Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, is gearing up to release a new album, reports NBC News.
- The rapper's last album was released exclusively on his own streaming device, the Stem Player.
Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, appears to be gearing up for a musical comeback.
NBC News reported recently that Ye could be dropping a new project in the very near future, citing sources close to the rapper.
"New music is imminent," a source NBC said is close to Ye told the outlet.
Here's everything we know so far.
Ye hasn't released an album in a while.
Ye at his "Donda" listening event on July 22, 2021. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Universal Music Group
Well, he has, but just not to the public.
Ye's last project, "Donda 2," was released in February 2022, but only on his own music streaming device, the Stem Player.
This essentially meant that, besides the few songs that were played on radio, only loyal fans who purchased the device could hear the whole album.
The last album Ye released to the public was the first "Donda," which dropped in August 2021 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
"Donda 2" was reportedly unfinished.
Ye. Getty/Edward Berthelot
Since "Donda 2," Ye has been embroiled in controversy.
Ye has been a controversial figure in recent times. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Ye returned to the stage last month.
Ye and Travis Scott on stage together in Rome on August 7. YouTube
On August 7, Ye made his first appearance on stage since the antisemitism controversy when he joined Travis Scott at his "Utopia" album release concert in Rome.
The pair performed two Ye songs together, "Praise God," from"Donda," and "Can't Tell Me Nothing," from Ye's 2007 album "Graduation."
"There is no 'Utopia' without Kanye West," Scott told the crowd, according to The New York Times. "There is no Travis Scott without Kanye West. There is no Rome without Kanye West."
His rumored comeback album is, according to sources, "crazy."
Ye on stage in New York City in 2015. Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Roc Nation
On Wednesday, Page Six reported that it had been told by a source that Ye has been working on new material for months.
"He's been cooking up in the studio all summer," Page Six cited the source as saying. "It sounds crazy."
NBC News said that one of its sources had been in the studio with Ye and his partner Bianca Censori and heard some of his new tracks, though they did not divulge any more details.
It's reportedly coming soon.
Kanye West now goes by the name Ye. Getty/Rich Fury
NBC News cited a source that said new music from Ye is "imminent."
No timeline was revealed, however, while the platform on which the reported project will be released also remains unclear.
A representative for Ye did not immediately respond to a request for comment.