Kanye Addresses ‘Y3’ Rumors, Says ‘I’m The Greatest Artist Ever’
Sorry Kanye fans, there will be no Y3 according to the rapper. There were rumors that he was working on a solo album. In a conversation with Instagram DM to the fan account @yefanatics, the rapper wrote:
“This is fake news. Ain’t no album called Y3. And ain’t nobody tryna be the ‘old Ye.’ When I made 808s [& Heartbreak] n—– was running round talking bought they miss the old Ye.”
He added mentioning his latest album Vultures with Ty Dolla $ign: “We just made King / Back 2 Me / Carnival/Talking just to name a few. We got the number 1 song in the world and number 1 album in the world with top level beats top level bars top level hooks top level features.”
“I’m the greatest artist in any genre ever. And I’m just getting started,” he concluded the message.
You can look at the exchange here.
The rumor stems from an interview with Erick Sermon on HipHopDX. Sermon said he flew to Italy to meet up with Ye to allegedly work on Y3 last May.
“The record I was working on wasn’t what him and Ty Dolla $ign was doing at the time; I was working on Y3, Ye’s solo album,” Sermon told the outlet.
Sermon added that he “had him on hip-hop” and that Ye listened to his coaching on doing the stuff that he “used to do.”
“He listened… I I had [the old Kanye back].”
What’s Next For Kanye?
Ye and Ty will be headlining Rolling Loud California later this month. The duo will start off the festival on Thursday (March 14), adding a day to the festival. There have not been any other acts announced at this time to join the duo. “VULTURES HEADLINING NEW THURSDAY NIGHT @kanyewest @tydollasign. All three-day pass holders will be automatically upgraded to a 4-day pass. All single-day purchasers will receive an email tomorrow with a special link to upgrade to a 4-day pass! New purchasers must purchase 3 day pass to receive access to Thursday night,” the festival wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).
The duo is scheduled to release the second and third installments of Vultures on March 8 and April 5, 2024, respectively. Kanye and Ty Dolla $ign released the first volume of Vultures on Friday (Feb. 9). The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.