The always controversial Kanye West recently gave an interview with GQ Magazine in which he revealed some details of his yet to be titled latest album.
Yeezus says he plans to release it this fall after a new single called “All Day” (which he hopes to share in the “next couple weeks”).
When asked about when the new record is due, West said:
I hope I can get one of these songs out in the next couple of weeks, just to have something up and running. But I think most likely September. I go back and forth. Like, should it be September or should it be October? Should it be November? When Beyoncé was working on her last album, she took a while. I was thinking it could somehow come out in June, like Yeezus, and just kill it for the summer. But then I’m like, I have to work on Adidas and be with my child.
I think just my usual pattern is like that. It’s like a pendulum. The pendulum gains momentum by swinging in the other direction. Even lyrically, I think about certain lines that I say on my new single, which is called “All Day,” that usually Jay would say, but Jay’s not on there. So I say, All day, nigga, it’s Ye, nigga. Shopping for the winter, it’s just May, nigga. Ball so hard, man, this shit cray, nigga. You ain’t getting money unless you got eight figures. Right? Jay would have said that. And then eventually I would have came in with, like, whatever I come in with. But the balance of a meal is that when people walk in, they want water first. People definitely weren’t getting water first on Yeezus. I do fight with myself to say, “Keep fighting.” But also, you know, you can’t win every single fight. It’s a long war, and if you’re out there trying to, like, blow up every single building, you won’t win the war.
Ye on Drake:
“Currently that spot is taken,” West says. “Let’s be honest—he got last summer.”
Who?
“You know. There’s only one person.”
Drake?
“Yeah. He got last summer. And I’d never given it up till last summer.” Now he’s thinking about taking it back. “It’s a real question for me. Do I want to?”
About his album-making process:
Well, when I work on an album, it’s fun at certain times. There’s some accomplishments, and sometimes there’s a bit of frustration. And it’s usually like a nine-month process, right? This is a multi-lifetime process that we have now embarked on. Meaning starting now, you’re just starting to see a glimmer of what the idea of West will mean. So right now, at this age and with this visibility and with the skill sets that Kim is now giving me, I think I have a good chance of success in building something that has longevity, high integrity, high success rate, and is very fulfilling, not only for me creatively but also in adding fulfillment to people’s lives. Adding ease. Adding wonder. Adding magic.
The always controversial Kanye West recently gave an interview with GQ Magazine in which he revealed some details of his yet to be titled latest album.
Kanye West Covers GQ: Promises A New Album This Fall, Admits Drake is on Top and Will Drop New Single “All Day” Very Soon The always controversial Kanye West recently gave an interview with GQ Magazine in which he revealed some details of his yet to be titled latest album.