section_path: Musical career/2023–present: Vultures trilogy, Bully, and Cuck
section_name: 2023–present: Vultures trilogy, Bully, and Cuck
paragraph_text: 2023–present: Vultures trilogy, Bully, and Cuck
  
  On August 25, 2023, West was reported to be in the process of recording his eleventh studio album, with two sources close to him stating that the release of new music was "imminent". On October 13, Billboard reported that West had finished recording a collaborative studio album with Ty Dolla Sign and was in the process of shopping the album to distributors, adding that the album was originally intended for an official release that day but was ultimately pushed back for unknown reasons and expected to drop within the coming weeks. The eponymous lead single for the album, " Vultures " featuring Bump J, was released on November 22, 2023.
  
  Throughout late 2023 and early 2024, West and Ty Dolla $ign held several concerts previewing songs from the album. In a trailer for the album, West announced that Vultures would be released as a trilogy of albums, with each of the album's three volumes set to be released on February 9, March 6, and April 5, 2024. In January 2024, West co-signed 4Batz and called him his favorite new artist. On February 8, 2024, West released the first volume's second single, " Talking / Once Again " featuring his eldest daughter North. A day later, producer Erick Sermon revealed in an interview that West's upcoming eleventh studio album was titled Y3, while also stating that he had contributed to the album in 2023. West has since denied working on an album titled Y3.
  
  On February 10, 2024, hours after West held a listening party at UBS Arena, the first volume of the Vultures trilogy, entitled Vultures 1, was officially released. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming West's eleventh consecutive and Ty Dolla Sign's first number one album, respectively. Vultures 2 released later that year on August 3. On September 28, during a concert in Haikou, China at the Wuyuan River Stadium, West announced his eleventh solo album Bully, debuting the track "Beauty and the Beast". On March 15, 2025, he shared a song on his X account titled "Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine" featuring his daughter North and vocals credited to Sean Combs, resulting in legal action from Kim Kardashian. On March 19, he shared links on X to three versions of Bully, all of which were accompanied by a short film starring his son Saint. He stated that the album was "not finished and half of the vocals AI ", and added that he did not intend to release it on streaming services because of "French and Jewish record labels".
  
  On March 26, 2025, West released " WW3 " under the name Ye onto streaming services, after having been previously teased by Dave Blunts and Adin Ross. A week later, DJ Akademiks announced that West is set to release WW3, a collaborative album with Blunts, a few days after they held an interview where West wore a black Ku Klux Klan -inspired outfit and said further controversial remarks. West changed the album's title to Cuck on April 21, and in the following weeks released its singles " Cousins " and " Heil Hitler." On May 21, 2025, West released " Alive " featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again, likely being the theme song for West's upcoming YZY SZN 10 fashion collection. Three days later, West stated that Bully would still release on June 15, 2025 in a 'meeting' with Sneako. West announced plans to film a music video for "Alive" in Utah, sharing snippets on his Instagram account.
  
  On August 25, 2023, West was reported to be in the process of recording his eleventh studio album, with two sources close to him stating that the release of new music was "imminent". On October 13, Billboard reported that West had finished recording a collaborative studio album with Ty Dolla Sign and was in the process of shopping the album to distributors, adding that the album was originally intended for an official release that day but was ultimately pushed back for unknown reasons and expected to drop within the coming weeks. The eponymous lead single for the album, " Vultures " featuring Bump J, was released on November 22, 2023.
  
  Throughout late 2023 and early 2024, West and Ty Dolla $ign held several concerts previewing songs from the album. In a trailer for the album, West announced that Vultures would be released as a trilogy of albums, with each of the album's three volumes set to be released on February 9, March 6, and April 5, 2024. In January 2024, West co-signed 4Batz and called him his favorite new artist. On February 8, 2024, West released the first volume's second single, " Talking / Once Again " featuring his eldest daughter North. A day later, producer Erick Sermon revealed in an interview that West's upcoming eleventh studio album was titled Y3, while also stating that he had contributed to the album in 2023. West has since denied working on an album titled Y3.
  
  On February 10, 2024, hours after West held a listening party at UBS Arena, the first volume of the Vultures trilogy, entitled Vultures 1, was officially released. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming West's eleventh consecutive and Ty Dolla Sign's first number one album, respectively. Vultures 2 released later that year on August 3. On September 28, during a concert in Haikou, China at the Wuyuan River Stadium, West announced his eleventh solo album Bully, debuting the track "Beauty and the Beast". On March 15, 2025, he shared a song on his X account titled "Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine" featuring his daughter North and vocals credited to Sean Combs, resulting in legal action from Kim Kardashian. On March 19, he shared links on X to three versions of Bully, all of which were accompanied by a short film starring his son Saint. He stated that the album was "not finished and half of the vocals AI ", and added that he did not intend to release it on streaming services because of "French and Jewish record labels".
  
  On March 26, 2025, West released " WW3 " under the name Ye onto streaming services, after having been previously teased by Dave Blunts and Adin Ross. A week later, DJ Akademiks announced that West is set to release WW3, a collaborative album with Blunts, a few days after they held an interview where West wore a black Ku Klux Klan -inspired outfit and said further controversial remarks. West changed the album's title to Cuck on April 21, and in the following weeks released its singles " Cousins " and " Heil Hitler." On May 21, 2025, West released " Alive " featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again, likely being the theme song for West's upcoming YZY SZN 10 fashion collection. Three days later, West stated that Bully would still release on June 15, 2025 in a 'meeting' with Sneako. West announced plans to film a music video for "Alive" in Utah, sharing snippets on his Instagram account.