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Kanye West Is Reportedly Producing His Next Album “Bully” All By Himself

October 12, 2024 by newhiphopnews

There are a lot of Kanye West rumors floating around these days, but not all of them have to do with his public controversies and alleged misconduct. Rather, many Ye fans out there expressed excitement over a new report from hip-hop journalist Touré, who offered some alleged insight into the Chicago artist’s situation these days. Per Touré, he’s living at a Tokyo hotel and working hard on his next album Bully, which will reportedly be a conceptual solo album that he’s recording at the hotel and not at a studio. However, the most important alleged detail is that the Yeezy mogul plans to self-produce the entire thing by himself, and it’s apparently unclear whether or not he will bring on guest vocalists.

“This album is 100% him,” an alleged source reportedly told Touré about Kanye West’s Bully, which seems like he will make completely on his own. “He’s producing everything 100% himself. This will be 100% Kanye West, which it hasn’t been in many, many years.” Of course, Ye is not always alone in Tokyo as he lives his “upper-class homeless” life, as Touré described it. Maybe folks will step in to help with mixing and mastering or other album details. But it looks like when it comes down to the actual music on display, the “SLIDE” artist will carry all the weight for now.

Kanye West Will Allegedly Produce Bully Alone

Elsewhere, Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori recently disproved divorce rumors with a Tokyo shopping trip. That’s been another hot topic when it comes to his travels and goings-on as of late. But more salacious and disturbing allegations emerge when Ye’s sexual harassment accuser alleged that he told her about wanting to sleep with Censori’s mom. For more details on that, click the first internal link in the article (excluding Ye’s name) up in the first paragraph.

Meanwhile, this follows previous claims from Adam22 that Kanye West quit nitrous to focus on his new music. At the end of the day, we won’t believe Bully or any of its alleged details until we see the album for ourselves. But we can’t deny that a self-directed Ye album amid a more healed and less chaotic time could yield some compelling results.

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Kanye West Accused Of Wanting To Sleep With Bianca Censori’s Mom By Harassment Accuser

October 11, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Kanye West continues to deal with a sexual harassment lawsuit against him from his former assistant at Yeezy, Lauren Pisciotta. For those unaware, she made the allegation that he sent her inappropriate text messages throughout their working relationship from 2021 to 2022, during which she also served as Chief of Staff. In a new alleged legal filing reportedly obtained by Hollywood Unlocked, Pisciotta and her legal team claimed that Ye texted her about his desire to sleep with his wife Bianca Censori’s mother. It’s important to note that, at the time of this alleged incident (September 28, 2022), West and Censori hadn’t married yet.

In the Instagram post below, you can see some of Lauren Pisciotta’s specific claims about this, mostly communicated through alleged text message exchanges. Not only that, but she alleged that Kanye West actually texted Bianca Censori about this, although there was no note of her reaction to this. While this is a pretty scandalous and salacious allegation, it doesn’t have any bearing on this case. The focus is how Ye allegedly harassed Pisciotta through inappropriate text message and phone call interactions, as well as workplace incidents. This alleged boasting and expression certainly falls under that, but it’s for how he allegedly spoke on this with Pisciotta, not because of the alleged desire itself.

Kanye West Faces New Allegations From Lauren Pisciotta

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However, this news fell during a relatively ironic time, as Kanye West and Bianca Censori seemed to disprove divorce rumors recently thanks to a Tokyo shopping trip they went on. Nevertheless, it’s unclear whether or not they plan to respond to these allegations in court. Ye has already settled some of his open lawsuits quietly, such as one for battery. As for this one, though, it seems like it’s still in a relative limbo period.

Of course, all that could change very quickly. Regardless, we doubt that Kanye West is paying it much mind if Touré’s recent claims about his goings-on are true. According to the hip-hop journalist, the Chicago artist is hunkering down in Tokyo, living at a hotel and self-producing his next album. We will see whether his Japan stay also results in a legal response to these allegations.

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Kanye West Reportedly Living “Upper-Class Homeless” In Tokyo While Crafting New Album

October 11, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Kanye West is still spending a lot of time in Tokyo, and we now have some new theories and information as to why. Moreover, hip-hop journalist Touré reportedly spoke to TMZ about the matter on Friday (October 11), and he suggested that Ye is living an “upper-class homeless” lifestyle. This is because he’s still staying at a hotel rather than up-keeping a home, which is apparently what he prefers. Not only that, but Touré also reportedly claimed that the Chicago artist is hunkered down in his hotel room working on his next solo album Bully, which will apparently be self-produced.

Also, one of the music writer’s alleged sources reportedly spoke on how the Yeezy mogul isn’t bothered in the Japanese city thanks to respectful fans letting him quietly roam alone, a sharp contrast to the paparazzi presence in Los Angeles. Elsewhere, though, Kanye West’s presence in Tokyo raised some eyebrows for fans, as his wife Bianca Censori didn’t accompany him for a couple of outings. Divorce rumors quickly followed, although they axed this speculation with a recent shopping trip this week.

Kanye West Performing In China

Kanye West New Album Tokyo Living Hotel Hip Hop News — HAIKOU, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 15: American rapper Kanye West performs during his Vultures Listening Experience at Wuyuan River Stadium on September 15, 2024 in Haikou, Hainan Province of China. (Photo by Luo Yunfei/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)

Speaking of Bianca Censori, Kanye West’s former alleged “Director of Intelligence” anonymously sued him for lack of payment and infliction of emotional distress. The plaintiff alleges that Ye originally hired him as his campaign manager for his presidency bid, and that he ordered him to investigate Censori and the Kardashians. While the man didn’t specify why he allegedly followed the G.O.O.D. Music artist’s current wife around without her knowledge, he did allege that Kanye wanted him to look into his previous wife’s family’s alleged “criminal links” over alleged sex trafficking.

Elsewhere in the world of Kanye West, some vault leftovers continue to emerge every once in a while, such as a recent leak of the unreleased music video for “RoboCop.” As for his current Tokyo stay, we hope that he continues to find peace and focus on his craft rather than on his antics and controversies. Of course, there’s no shortage of those these days. But perhaps this distance and seclusion will result in a new, better, and more healed era for the divisive superstar.

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Bianca Censori & Kanye West Allegedly Considering Divorce

October 7, 2024 by newhiphopnews

It seems like we now have an idea of why Kanye West might have gone out in Tokyo without his wife, Bianca Censori. Moreover, according to alleged sources with direct knowledge that reportedly spoke to TMZ, they are both allegedly headed towards a divorce. After almost two years of legal partnership, apparently Ye and Censori have told various people in their circle that they are now broken up as of a few weeks ago. Apparently, she went down to Australia to spend some time with her family following the breakup, and we have no idea whether the split is even true. If it is, there’s no telling whether it’s permanent or if this just a rough patch.

Either way, TMZ reports that things don’t look promising, as Kanye West allegedly told people that he plans to live in Tokyo alone and divorce Bianca Censori. As to what prompted this alleged breakup or if either party is the one that led the conversation, we have no idea. What we do know is that this partially explains some of the Chicago artist’s solo outings as of late, such as a Japanese wrestling match visit all by himself. Or at least, without Bianca.

Kanye West & Bianca Censori At Paris Fashion Week

Kanye West Bianca Censori Divorce Breakup Rumors Hip Hop News — PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 19: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY – For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) (L-R) Kanye West and Bianca Censori attend the Prototypes Menswear Spring/Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 19, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Lyvans Boolaky/Getty Images)

Furthermore, this is all the more interesting thanks to Kanye West’s supposedly incoming new album titled Bully. Fans wonder whether the lyrical content on this mystery LP will allude to these alleged issues with Bianca Censori or if this rift will impact the production process in other ways. That’s purely just speculative, though, and the news is too early to determine if there’s really an issue going on. Nevertheless, the last time the two went out together publicly was a Tokyo shopping trip.

Meanwhile, Kanye West tried to heal old wounds recently, even if it’s unclear whether he has a new one to mend with Bianca Censori. He thanked Drake at his China show for helping write the “Yikes” hook off of the 2018 album ye. Given that they have a very complicated and often contentious relationship, we can’t imagine that The Boy took this as positively as Ye might’ve hoped. In any case, whether it’s with him or Bianca, we’ll have to wait and see what the future holds.

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Kanye West Finally Hangs Out With Baby Keem After Viral Accidental DMs With Fake Account

October 7, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Earlier this year, Kanye West mistakenly sent a DM to a Baby Keem fan account thinking that it was the real Melodic Blue artist, sharing the release date for his Ty Dolla $ign collab album VULTURES 2. Of course, that didn’t end up manifesting, and when the project dropped months later, many fans wished they had never put it out. Nevertheless, this was a pretty funny moment for fans to witness, but it seems like Ye eventually got his contact information in order. Moreover, a picture surfaced of the two eating together with a group at a restaurant, although we have no confirmation on when this photo is from.

Kanye West and Baby Keem previously collaborated on Donda‘s “Praise God” back in 2021, so we wonder why Ye didn’t text Keem directly. Regardless, this isn’t the only curious rap link-up that the Chicago artist either engaged in or referenced as of late. For example, at his China show, he thanked Drake for writing the hook to his 2018 ye cut “Yikes.” Considering their complicated relationship, many fans raised their eyebrows at this.

Kanye West & Baby Keem Grab A Bite Together

On the other hand, Baby Keem’s sense of humor and online antics are not as volatile as Kanye West’s, but they’re still entertaining. Recently, he trolled his cousin Kendrick Lamar with the following retweet: “Kendrick the type of n***a to disappear after the bus passes.” This, of course, references the massive Drake battle and K.Dot’s scathing diss tracks and strategies against him, and it’s really funny to think about the pgLang affiliates reacting to memes about the situation online. We can’t help but wonder what has made them laugh the most, and how they might’ve reacted to the news of Ye’s mistaken DM.

Meanwhile, both Kanye West and Baby Keem have albums on the way, although they are both in an interesting state of limbo. In Keem’s case, we just don’t have an announcement to go off of, whereas Ye’s project announcements are something that fans never believe until the record actually comes out. Maybe they wrap 2024 up with some drops, or we instead have to wait until 2025 for their next moves.

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Lupe Fiasco Divulges On What Happened With His Kanye West & Pharrell Supergroup

October 6, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Lupe Fiasco recently sat down on Sway In The Morning on Friday (October 4) to speak on this history of the supergroup Child Rebel Soldier. For those unaware, the trio consisting of Lupe, Kanye West, and Pharrell released their first single “Us Placers” in 2007, had a few more tracks, and then disbanded in 2013 due to scheduling issues, per Fiasco. They loved to flip Radiohead samples and others from the band members’ solo catalogs, with the Food & Liquor MC even reviving this ethos for his recent “SHRINK” single. When Sway asked him about CRS, he went through many moments across their history.

First off, Lupe Fiasco made it clear on Sway In The Morning that he, Kanye West, and Pharrell are still on good terms, and that “the fans feel betrayed” by the lack of material from them. He also joked that “the two richest n***as in the group” are the reason why they didn’t keep things going. “P’s eating caviar golden sandwiches, Ye is stitching up two different Rick Owens coats to wear in the shower. I’m trying to corral these two.”

Lupe Fiasco On Child Rebel Soldier

The CRS comments begin at around the 23:20-minute mark.

Then, Lupe Fiasco started to talk about the good old days. “There [was] a lot of fan momentum around [Child Rebel Soldier’s “Us Placers”] as a movement,” he remarked. “We always talked about [the group, but] it kind of fell to the wayside… And then again, n***as get rich and crazy and s**t goes left.” However, Lupe also attributed the group’s enduring legacy to how it’s impacted fellow artists. “That whole time, it’s incubating with people like Tyler [The Creator],” he shared. “One of the talks was like, ‘Yo, we old n***as and rich and doing other s**t. Why don’t we just get the dudes who would be us now, and just give them CRS and let them do it? What if CRS was the hip-hop Exile?’”

Sadly, Lupe Fiasco says that prospect “went nowhere.” This year, he put out a solo song called “SHRINK” that revived Child Rebel Soldier without Kanye West or Pharrell, rapping over a sample of Radiohead’s “Optimistic.” “Radiohead was like, ‘F**k all that,’” Lupe joked about the band’s “biggest cease and desist” against CRS. “I tried,” he concluded about the supergroup. We’ll see if they try again in the future…

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Kanye West Takes In Tokyo Without Bianca Censori In Yet Another Solo Outing

October 3, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Kanye West is enjoying some time to himself out in Japan, recently stopping by a Jamaican restaurant in Tokyo twice in one day without his wife Bianca Censori according to TMZ Hip Hop. In an all-white ensemble, he signed the wall of the establishment for how much he enjoyed its jerk chicken and even drew a design for it. This follows Ye’s previous solo outing at a Japanese wrestling event, where he met La Dinastia Wagner and other stars. Many folks now wonder what Bianca is up to and why she’s not been with him, as their last public outing (per the publication) was a September 20 shopping outing in Tokyo.

Of course, this is all purely speculative, and there’s nothing else that really indicates anything is happening between Kanye West and Bianca Censori. Regardless, you can check out a video from his Jamaican restaurant stop by clicking on the “Via” link below. However, this all doesn’t mean that the Chicago artist is completely unencumbered by outside forces on his tourist outings. For example, he recently faced another lawsuit, this time from a security guard who claims that the Yeezy designer never paid him for his services.

Kanye West Performs In China

Kanye West Japan Without Bianca Censori Solo Tokyo Hip Hop News — HAIKOU, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 15: American rapper Kanye West performs during his Vultures Listening Experience at Wuyuan River Stadium on September 15, 2024 in Haikou, Hainan Province of China. (Photo by Luo Yunfei/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)

But Kanye West fans know that he’s reportedly working on a lot right now amid his many travels and controversies. He announced his next solo studio album Bully recently, which brought about as much excitement as it did skepticism due to the disappointing VULTURES series. We don’t have a release date timeline yet – and looking back on previous album announcements, we won’t believe it until we see it. No matter where you fall on that debate, it seems like this will be a relatively significant shift for Ye, but only time will tell.

Elsewhere, all these solo outings don’t really mean much in the grand scheme, as Kanye West and Bianca Censori are probably doing just fine. It’s only a matter of time before they make passerby do a double take with their conspicuous outfit choices. But it’s also kind of heartening to see him enjoy himself alone, hopefully bringing him some personal pleasantries.

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Kanye West Was The Guest Of Honor At La Dinastia Wagner’s Wrestling Event In Japan

September 30, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Kanye West is a big fan of Japanese wrestling, as he proved a couple of months ago when he “performed” at an event in the country. Well, it looks like he’s a regular attendee – or at least, as regular as an attendee can be when they spend so much time traveling the world, making music, and being as controversial as he is. Moreover, Ye recently went to another wrestling event in Japan with star La Dinastia Wagner, who actually fist-bumped him when he spotted him in the crowd. The moment was a pretty big deal for the crossover audience that’s a fan of both worlds.

Furthermore, this went down on Monday (September 30) at a Pro Wrestling NOAH event in Tokyo. In addition, other wrestlers greeted Kanye West, including Los Golpeadores, Super Crazy, and Daga. We can’t imagine that he will stay in Tokyo for long, though, as he’s also reportedly working hard on his recently announced upcoming solo album, Bully. While we wait for that drop (if it ever actually manifests, that is), check out the video with La Dinastia Wagner by clicking the “Via” link down below.

Kanye West At Japan Wrestling Event

Los Golpeadores, Super Crazy & Daga dapping up Kanye wow, this is literally for me #noah_ghc pic.twitter.com/5x5AhrgKFM

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As far as other extracurricular hijinks in Kanye West’s life, his Malibu mansion’s new owner blasted him for how he gutted the property. “That was a really dumb move. Really no purpose,” Belwood Investments CEO Bo Belmont told The Los Angeles Times. “He single-handedly destroyed this architectural masterpiece. My goal is to make it as though Kanye was never there. The house will be restored right back to what it was. It would have required extensive review… There’s a process to it and he does things his own way, and the city of Malibu, they don’t care who you are they’ll hold you accountable.”

Meanwhile, Kanye West seems like he’s in a more relatively chill space right now compared to other moments throughout 2024. Fans really enjoyed his Eastern shows in Korea and China, including a wholesome performance of “Only One” to the song’s inspiration, his daughter North West. Whether wrestling matches or real estate moves contribute to it, we hope that Ye continues to heal.

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Kanye West Reveals Possible “Bully” Album Cover

September 29, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Kanye West just kickstarted his new solo album rollout for Bully, and we still have no idea whether or not it will actually manifest. After all, we’ve been here before, and there have been plenty of scrapped Ye albums over the years that either never saw the light of day or became other LPs. However, it’s far too early to characterize Bully as such, especially when considering that the Chicago artist’s social media profile is more active than it was in recent years. He recently posted a possible cover art for the album on Instagram.

We know what you’re thinking: it’s not a square photo, how could it be artwork? Well, not only are Kanye West’s cover art ideas quite sporadic and ever-changing, but this wormhole-esque visual for his China concert is looking like a pretty solid iconographic marker for this new era. It’s like the gothic lettering or suspended stage for TLOP and its tour, or the Donda house. So we’ll see if its eventual cover art features this wormhole illusion. The China concerts also held a lot of other great moments, such as Ye singing “Only One” to the track’s inspiration, his daughter North.

Kanye West Promotes Bully

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Of course, we’ll have to see whether this Bully era reckons with, addresses, or rectifies any of the recent controversies that have impacted Kanye West’s life. As unlikely as it seems, some fans still hope that he can set things right, at least partially given his previous choices. But other fans are just worried about the music, and they wonder whether this new album will bleed into VULTURES 3 or vice versa. Even though this Ty Dolla $ign collab series has been shoddy and unpredictable when it comes to releases, Ty says that it’s still happening.

Meanwhile, there are even more music rumors floating around, even though these last ones are years old at this point. Consequence recently brought up the previous rumor that Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar have about 40 unreleased collabs together, all produced by Madlib. That will probably never see the light of day, although we can’t rule anything Ye-related out.

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Kanye West Sings “Only One” To North In Wholesome China Concert Moment

September 28, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Kanye West’s China concert series has been notable for many reasons, whether it’s new teased tracks or big announcements. But it also held some wholesome West family moments, even amid all the controversy and backlash that Ye has received over the years. During one part of his second show in the country this year, he sang his 2014 track “Only One” to its inspiration: his daughter North West. Not only was it a heartfelt and touching moment with one of the Chicago artist’s most gorgeous cuts ever, but it also symbolized the growth of their relationship, as North is now much older and a musical artist in her own right on a couple of her dad’s songs.

Speaking of North’s dad’s songs, it looks like we will get a lot more records from him very soon. Kanye West also announced his upcoming solo album BULLY at this China show, even previewing a new track called “Beauty And The Beast.” Of course, we wouldn’t get our hopes up too much: Yeezy fans have been in this boat before. Whether it’s Yandhi, Good A** Job, or any other of the various scrapped projects over the years, we won’t believe these announcements until they manifest.

Kanye West Sings To North

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What’s more is that this adds to more recent speculation about Kanye West’s current and past moves. For example, Consequence recently re-sparked speculation around how Ye and Kendrick Lamar apparently have a whole album’s worth of unreleased material produced by Madlib. Hardcore fans of the designer know that these rumors began years ago, and yet we have no new collabs to account for them. As such, it will probably remain a hidden hip-hop treasure.

Still, all this conversation around Kanye West’s next moves put the future of his VULTURES collaborative album series with Ty Dolla $ign into question. Ty says that VULTURES 3 is still happening, but considering the shoddy release of its predecessors, some fans would rather not demand it as vehemently as they did before. Regardless of all of that, it’s at least nice to see Ye share these special moments with his family and his fans.

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