The world of music is going through an upheaval right now. At a time when Taylor Swift and Beyoncé are rising up the ranks thanks to their concert movies, Kanye West is charting his own comeback. In the race of the hip-hop legends, the ubiquitous rapper currently stands months behind his rival, Drake, who has already succeeded the former’s ‘Donda’ with two subsequent albums. Furthermore, his own protégé, Travis Scott, sounded his ‘Utopia’ album months back, leaving the rapper with much ground to catch up to. Nonetheless, Ye has an upcoming album in the works, currently underway in Saudi Arabia.

In the meantime, a recent photo on the Internet comes across as the Holy Grail of all updates.

Rumors of a massive Kanye West collaboration stand finally validated

It is no secret that Ty Dolla $ign and Kanye West are collaborating on an upcoming album, ‘Y$’ for which the former has sent out tons of teases. Regardless, fans are still in the lurch for any official news of a full-fledged album. Coming in to end that wait is a recent photo snapped by Wayne. The picture has Ye, Ty Dolla $ign, and Lil Durk walking alongside in Abu Dhabi, as a testament of an upcoming album in all glory.

Interestingly, the picture fits perfectly with earlier rumors that the rapper was collaborating with some of the biggest names in rap for one of the biggest albums of recent times. The rumors had then perfectly aligned with ticket listings and possible infrastructure for a purported concert and listening party. However, all of it had fallen flat. Nevertheless, the sightings confirm that West and his team are still headfirst committed to developing a mammoth collaborative album.

The quest to render out that perfect trickle of notes and beats has taken Kanye West on a trip through the seven seas.

From Japan to Italy and now Saudi Arabia, how Ye traveled alongside a rumored album

The beginning of 2023 had Kanye West step into a new life with Bianca Censori as his wife. A few months in, they went ahead on a whirlwind tour of the world that had them swap countless borders. Rumors of a possible album first fanned out following the rapper’s months-long stay in Japan. Speculations were rife that the ‘Jesus Is King’ singer stood on the verge of releasing a collaboration with local artists.

Soon the couple moved to Italy and talks of an album shifted their course from Asia to Europe. News of a near-complete album circulated throughout as finished tracks reportedly emerged out of a makeshift studio in Florence. However, with no outcome in sight, the rumors followed the rapper until he finally previewed a piece of new music in London, culminating with a full-length track dropping with ‘Vultures’. All in all, a total album is all that eludes fans for now.

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