Digital Artist Behind Kanye West and Sean Leon’s ‘Burn Everything’ Goes Viral for ‘Vultures’ Concepts

Published 12/22/2023, 9:21 AM EST

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Standing tall with 24 Grammy Awards and mammoth anticipation for ‘Vultures’, Kanye West is a force to be reckoned with within the music industry. At a time when all eyes of his fandom are upon the rapper for his upcoming album launch, a fair deal of hype also surrounds the creative talents involved. In his music-making history, the ‘Flashing Lights’ singer has collaborated and diverged into vast ventures to promote talents. Unknown names soon rose to mercurial fame following an album art for him or saw themselves rise the charts designing merchandise for his fashion brand, Yeezy.

Plotting one such career trajectory is an artist who is making the waves for a slew of production concepts aimed right at Ye.

The story of a digital artist propelling Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s ‘Vultures’ with AI magic

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Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign are leaving no stone unturned to give the loftiest wings to ‘Vultures’. Days after the album’s logo found itself a subject of debate, the discussions soon shifted to the release’s fresh delays. In the meantime, a digital artist named Max and bearing the tag of neondazer has gained widespread attention on social media. Using AI tools alongside regular Photoshop, he gave fans a concept art depicting a majestic lifting of the curtains for the upcoming album.

Featuring grand crowds awaiting at sites such as Russia’s Kremlin and Coachella, the art stood out for its simplistic resplendence. Prominently featuring the two-vulture-headed logo, a giant piece of fluttering cloth draped the stage only to lift as Kanye West and his team took the stage. Coming in after a long break, ‘Vultures’ stands as one of the hotly awaited hip-hop albums in recent times. As such, serving justice to the wait with his art, the artist has naturally amassed a clout for himself.

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Remarkably, Max did not center himself around ‘Vultures’ and dove deep into all things Kanye West. Turns out, they already have a history.

It all started with a DM!

Kanye West has a good deal of standout notoriety and DMs are one of them. Not only did he first allegedly approach Bianca Censori through a text, but he also, alongside his team, delivered several key updates regarding ‘Vultures’ using that very medium. Alongside a face helmet, ‘bottle’ Balenciaga slippers, and a slew of art revolving around Kanye West, Max recalled how rapper Sean Leon contacted him after his virality.

After a slew of Yeezy concepts,

…finally, a success story.

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The artist worked hand-in-glove for Kanye West and Leon’s 2022 music ‘Burn Everything’. The video’s success gave him confidence, and he has taken to “rejuvenating” himself and expanding to other branches of design like Ye. In the meantime, for ‘Vultures’, he may just land an official contract and work alongside several others for the rapper.

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What are your reactions to the concept art surrounding Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s ‘Vultures’? Let us know in the comments below.

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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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