Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign sent their fandom into a tizzy as the much-awaited sequel to ‘Vultures 1’ went into radio silence. Following longings and delays post the December 15 Miami rave, the ‘Y$’ super-duo announced a surprise three-part album of which ‘Vultures 2’ stood lined up for a release on March 8. More than a week later, with no official announcements stating the reason and nature of the delay, fans can now look up to a ray of hope in the form of an upcoming listening party.

Marking a transition from concerts, the latest update from the rappers will take fans to the African continent.

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign announce another ‘Vultures 2’ listening party

The ‘Y$’ group enthralled fans at recent listening parties in Chicago and San Francisco, where a bevy of songs from the first album played through. Despite the album’s no-show on streaming, ‘Vultures 2’ will debut in every shape and form as Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign stay set to host a listening party at Egypt’s Saqqara Pyramids on April 20, confirmed by the latter on his Instagram stories.

Situated about 19 miles from Cairo, Saqqara holds the distinction as the largest archaeological site in Egypt and as the home of the Step pyramid of Djoser. Moreover, in the listening party, fans can preview all the latest changes, additions, and tweaks to the likely final track list of ‘Vultures 2’ that also features new faces like JPEGMAFIA. Additionally, news or insight on the potential streaming debut of the album may also find its way out from the event.

On the face of such listening parties, Kanye West has, although hinted as to why he has not yet opted for a streaming release.

Ye does not want his album to stream at all

In recent interactions with fan pages on X, Kanye West showed active interest in taking ‘Vultures 2’ away from streaming. Labeling streaming platforms as the ones who controlled the artist, the ‘Donda’ singer wished for his fandom to buy his upcoming albums from Yeezy, at rumored prices of $20. Moreover, he also asked fan pages if they could “get a million people to buy the album.”

Likely in the discussion phase, the move to steer away from streaming stems from the issues of revenue-sharing as well as having frequent hiccups and standoffs such as when ‘Vultures 1’ faced delays in landing on Spotify despite an Apple Music listing. Regardless, with a clearer picture yet to form, fans can cross their fingers for positive developments at the upcoming listening party.

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