Amid Imminent New Album Rollout, Fans Ponder How They Will Remember Kanye West in the Future

Published 10/28/2023, 2:50 PM EDT

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Kanye West has made a name for himself. The ubiquitous rapper who started a career by freestyling in the early 2000s has cemented his place as one of hip-hop’s tent-pole bearers. Furthermore, in his decades-long career, so far, he has released over 138 singles, many of which have gone on to earn record-breaking milestones. Thus, it is quite natural for Ye to boast a massive fan following to his name, many of whom are now in pursuit of looking up to him with hopes of a new album drop.

A legacy in himself, Ye has quite a lot to sum up for himself. Despite his oftentimes controversial statements, there is no denying that the ‘Flashing Lights’ singer has shaped a generation of upcoming music. Moreover, for people who grew up in the 2000s, Ye was a major in many playlists. A fan page asked fans to summarize what it would be to testify about Ye’s legacy in the future. In replies, fans were expectedly nostalgic.

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Kanye West has produced a whopping 31 albums, out of which 10 are studio albums. Strikingly, each one of those musical outputs has sold over 2 million copies individually. The proof of his solid standing in the industry comes from the testimony of Travis Scott, who dedicated his latest ‘Utopia’ concert in Rome to the rapper. Moreover, his last public listening party for ‘Donda’ in 2021 sold out within hours with 20,000 people without any pre-announcement.

The recent months have been all but the Ye fandom scouring the Internet for any news of his upcoming album. Such is the impatient hype for the same that many fans had booked themselves up for Italy, based on a mere rumor of an upcoming concert. Although still in uncertainty, the event if happens, could be a spectacle to watch.

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Fans tried their best to sum up the singer in their terms. The reactions were all but laced with nostalgia.

“A special man” – Fans try to grasp the legacy Kanye West would leave behind

Unpredictable and disputed in his way, Kanye West enjoys near-legendary status when it comes to hip-hop. Landing his first-ever Grammy haul in 2005, the rapper went on to win 24. With many more years to go before even a hint of retirement, fans were at a loss for words to even think of Ye in the past tense. Thus, the reactions were all but filled with a unanimous craze for the ‘College Dropout’ singer.

A human God? Fans say yes.

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Coming to recent terms, Kanye West finds himself in the midst of swirling album rumors. Days after he was reported to be back in the US, new stories emerged of him being in Italy alongside a host of collaborators. While it is unknown as to when exactly Ye is aiming for a release, it certainly looks to be imminent.

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Imteshal Karim

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Imteshal Karim is a Hollywood News reporter at NetflixJunkie. With a penchant for writing in multiple forms, he is a published writer with his works published in anthologies. A star at his college’s writing competitions, he loves telling a good story and hopes to tell impactful ones about the unexplored side of the Entertainment industry.

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