Kanye West finally drops new Vultures album after months of delays and fans are left ‘disappointed’

Critics did not hold back in their reviews of Kanye’s new album

FANS have slammed Kanye West after he finally dropped his new Vultures album after months of delays.

Although not available on Spotify, Kanye’s latest album, Vultures I, can be found on other streaming services.

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Reviews have not been kind to Kanye West’s Vultures I albumCredit: Getty

Kanye West posed with wife Bianca Censori for VULTURES 1 album coverCredit: YZY
Vultures was initially slated to land at the end of 2023, before being delayed into the New Year.

Kanye, 46, pushed the release date back and promised February would be the final release date.

Vultures I is supposedly the first in a trilogy, with the second volume slated for March and the third installment expected in April, according to Variety.

THE REVIEWS

However, in an online thread, critics shared their frustrations with the rapper’s lackluster first volume.

“Kinda disappointed. Maybe I’m getting too old, but I didn’t enjoy this album very much,” one critic said.

“Definitely not perfect mixing. I think King is a bit low,” another critic noted.

“The mix is actually a letdown. It feels half-done. A lot of other tunes still need work,” a third critic mentioned.

“Songs are unstructured all over the place. It’s good, but not quite great,” a fourth person wrote.

“Listened. Mixing is ehh. Donda had a better record. It was meaningful. This is just some wack lyrics,” a commentator chimed.

Kanye West’s Vultures Chicago listening party livestream ‘cut off’ after he says ‘I’m still crazy, bipolar, antisemite’

‘WAR PIG’

The criticism came after Ozzy Osbourne, 75, accused Kanye of sampling one of his songs without permission.

This past Friday, the rock star legend tweeted an all-caps rant on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

“[Kanye West] ASKED PERMISSION TO SAMPLE A SECTION OF A 1983 LIVE PERFORMANCE OF ‘WAR PIG’ FROM THE US FESTIVAL WITHOUT VOCALS & WAS REFUSED PERMISSION BECAUSE HE IS AN ANTISEMITE AND HAS CAUSED UNTOLD HEARTACHE TO MANY,” he wrote.

“HE WENT AHEAD AND USED THE SAMPLE ANYWAY AT HIS ALBUM LISTENING PARTY LAST NIGHT.”

“I WANT NO ASSOCIATION WITH THIS MAN!” Ozzy closed.

Ye clapped back on his Instagram Story and shared a photo of Ozzy and his wife, Sharon Osbourne, 71, dressed up as himself and wife, Bianca Censori, for Halloween.

‘STILL CRAZY’

This is not the only time the Flashing Lights rapper landed in trouble due to his use of offensive language being seen as antisemitic.

The night before, Ye’s listening party event in Chicago was suddenly cut off due to offensive lyrics.

The live-streaming platform, Veeps, pulled the plug on the controversial rap star.

“And I’m still crazy, bipolar, antisemite. And I’m still the king,” the singer rapped.

At that moment, the feed on Veeps cut to black and went silent, according to TMZ.

Veeps reportedly had an agreement beforehand that gave them the right to cut his show off for supposed objectionable content.

Although the feed went out, the hitmaker performed alongside Ty Dolla $ign as he went through the Vultures I tracklist.

Kanye’s 10-year-old daughter North West performed onstage and dropped her verse on Talking/Once Again.

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Kanye posed with his daughter North West at an event in March 2020Credit: Getty Images – Getty

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Kanye and Bianca spotted out in public in May 2023Credit: Getty

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Kanye pictured performing onstage back in July 2015Credit: Getty