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VULTURES 3 is the scheduled third studio album by ¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign). Being set to be the third and final album in the VULTURES trilogy, the album has no confirmed release date. Given the rough release schedule of VULTURES 2, the album's release is uncertain, as Ye has seemingly shifted to working on his upcoming eleventh solo studio album, BULLY.
Background[]
On January 23, 2024, Kanye announced that Vultures would be split up into three separate albums. The third volume was set to release on April 5.[1] On March 25, Ye confirmed in an interview with Hypebeast Magazine that VULTURES 2 and VULTURES 3 are set to release "through his own platforms".[2]
On August 4, messages were shared between Ye and a producer, whom were talking about a new version of "Drunk" that the producer mixed. In the messages, the producer says "Let's just save it for the next one", implying that the song may release on VULTURES 3.[3] However, DRUNK was later released on the 8th of August 2024 as a digital exclusive featuring Peso Pluma and Kodak Black as a YZY exclusive single on the VULTURES 2 digital album.
At a Vultures listening party in Haikou, two new songs had been previewed alongside VULTURES 1 and VULTURES 2, being the already existing "NEW BODY" and a new song where Ty covers A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton.[4] It's unclear if these were intended for VULTURES 2 or for an upcoming project.
On September 20, despite rumors circulating that VULTURES 3 had been cancelled, Ty Dolla $ign confirmed on 88-Keys' Instagram Live that VULTURES 3 was still planned to release, saying "V3 bouta rip heads off" in the chat.[5] Producer The Legendary Traxster had also been in the chat, seemingly confirming Ty's statements. Despite this, it is unclear if VULTURES 3 is still in the works or if the album has been shelved. Besides the two previewed songs in Haikou, it appears Kanye's primary focus has been his next solo album, BULLY.
On January 13th, 2025, Kanye would open a DM from his fanpage Ye Fanatics asking if BULLY and VULTURES 3 were intended to release that year, to which Ye had simply responded with a like of the DM.[6]
On February 1st, Ty would go on stream with Tyga to talk about music and would share info on his two upcoming albums, Tycoon and VULTURES 3. Ty confirms he and Kanye had still been actively working on VULTURES 3 and previewed a new version of "DON'T KILL THE PARTY" on stream, now featuring both Kanye and Tyga's verses on the song instead of either or as well as a slightly altered beat, stating it was intended for VULTURES 3.[7] In that same live, Ty would hum to the melody of the unreleased "LOVE LOVE LOVE", heavily hinting at that it may have been brought back for either Tycoon or VULTURES 3.
On February 3, at the Grammy's afterparty, Kanye finally acknowledged VULTURES 3 and previewed a new song from the album, though he cut it before his verse.[8]
Artwork[]
The cover art for VULTURES 3 was revealed on January 23, 2024. Similarly to the original covers of the previous Vultures albums, it was inspired by a painting from 19th-century painter Caspar David Friedrich, titled Landscape with Graves.[9] Unlike the other two albums, however, the VULTURES 3 cover edited the painting to look dark blue. The cover is also likely inspired by Burzum's 1996 album, Filosofem.[10]
It is likely that if the album does release, it will feature a different album cover because the covers for the other two VULTURES albums were changed to pictures of Ye and Bianca Censori (VULTURES 1) and Ty Dolla $ign and Big TC (VULTURES 2).
Songs[]
This list will grow as more songs intended for VULTURES 3 are confirmed.
Confirmed songs[]
- None
Possible songs[]
- "A THOUSAND MILES"
- "DRUNK"
- "DON'T KILL THE PARTY"
- "HIGHSCHOOL I.D."
- "LOVE LOVE LOVE"
- "NEW BODY"
- "PRESS"
Scrapped songs[]
Notes[]
"*" indicates the song titled is not confirmed
References[]
- ↑ https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/kanye-west-vultures-trailer-1235587098/
- ↑ https://hypebeast.com/2024/3/hypebeast-magazine-issue-33-the-systems-issue-ye-kanye-west-interview
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C-PgGh0i3IM/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7xJnKY3EM0
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/GoodAssSub/comments/1fltw4w/ty_confirmed_vultures_3_on_88_keys_live/
- ↑ https://x.com/yefanatics/status/1878857815491747857
- ↑ https://x.com/GoodAssSub/status/1885568953126179260
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/GoodAssSub/comments/1igo1n4/what_the_fuck_happened_through_the_night/
- ↑ https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/744017-kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-artwork-caspar-david-friedrich
- ↑ https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-album-cover-nazism