It’s not a Kanye West album release without delays, multiple listening events and unexpected twists and turns, and his new project with Ty Dolla $ign, Vultures, is no different.
The duo’s much-hyped collaborative album Vultures is due later this week and was initially set to be rolled out at a listening event in Florida on December 12. However, a spokesperson for the mall denied the “Vultures Rave” listening event was going down after Ty Dolla $ign promoted it on social media.
“Rumors have been circulating that a Kanye West listening party will take place at Sawgrass Mills tomorrow,” management said. “This is simply not true.” Nonetheless, Ye managed to secure another venue for his “Vultures Rave” at Wynwood Marketplace in Miami.
The event is being broadcast to fans via a YouTube livestream. Although scheduled to start at midnight, the duo kept everybody waiting.
Shortly before 2 a.m. EST, Ye’s children appeared onstage with his new wife, Bianca Censori. Kanye West and Ty Dolla eventually popped out on stage around 30 minutes later alongside Lil Durk and Freddie Gibbs, kicking off the show with “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back).”
Ye with the fam ❤️ pic.twitter.com/ES1OmaHFvP
— RH (@RihYe_) December 12, 2023
Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign streamed their “Vultures Rave” listening event ahead of the release of their joint album.
Earlier this week, Kanye West announced a release date for his Vultures album with Ty Dolla $ign. The pair previewed some tracks at various locations during Art Basel, the Miami annual art fair. Although he teased a Friday (December 15) release, fans have become accustomed to multiple delays.