Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign released their follow-up to Vultures, Vultures 2, on Saturday morning.
And fans were stunned to hear Kanye’s eldest daughter North West, 11, show off her impressive rapping skills, singing fluently in Japanese during the song Bomb.
Active fans were divided over North’s appearance on the song, with some saying it’s a great idea and others saying it’s insensitive to have a song called Bomb tied to the Japanese language.
X, formally known as Twitter, and Instagram have been flooded with responses to the songs.
Posts included: ‘North West stole the show on the album by rapping in Japanese! It’s the best song on Kanye West’s new album!’
Kanye West’s daughter North made a surprise appearance on her father’s new album Vultures 2, showing off her impressive rap skills in an unlikely language.
Fans were stunned when Kanye’s eldest daughter, 11-year-old North, rapped fluently in Japanese during the song Bomb.
‘North West rapping on the track is (fire emoji);’
‘North West raps in Japanese on “Bomb” from Kanye’s Vultures 2. That was clever.’
Several fans accused the song of being racist because the Japanese language was included in a song titled Bomb.
One wrote: “Singing in Japanese on a song called Bomba is absolutely insane.”
Another said: “A song called Bomba is the last song you should speak Japanese in.”
Another fan responded to accusations that North is just a kid, writing: “It’s just Chicago and North having fun.”
Some listeners also accused Kanye and North of copying Megan Thee Stallion after she spoke Japanese in her song Mamushi.
One fan on Twitter said: “Now everyone wants to rap in Japanese after Megan did it?” along with a skull emoji.
Fans were divided over North’s appearance on the song, with some saying it was a great idea while others claimed it was insensitive to have a song called Bomb linked to the Japanese band.
North made her acting debut as young Simba during The Lion King 30th anniversary concert (see above), but online trolls slammed the ten-year-old’s baby-nepo edge.
North, the 43-year-old daughter of Kanye and Kim Kardashian, has burst into the entertainment industry in her own right, making her acting debut earlier this year.
North starred as young Simba during The Lion King’s 30th anniversary concert, but online trolls criticised the ten-year-old’s baby-nepo edge.
North took to the stage at the Hollywood Bowl to perform I Just Can’t Wait To Be King.
After singing the lyrics to a packed venue, North received a standing ovation from the audience.
However, some users on social media X (formerly known as Twitter) shared their thoughts on Kim and Kanye’s daughter landing a coveted role in the musical concert.
One noted: “Nepotism is literally the best thing you can be born with,” while another added: “Worst case of nepotism I have ever witnessed.”
It was also announced that North was chosen for the filmed live concert event which took place over two nights, on May 24 and 25.
Following the surprise release, many fans took to X to call the unexpected timing “random.”
One person wrote: “Kanye West is crazy but I respect him,” while others used memes to compare him to the Chicago-born music artist.
Another fan used a highlight video of a LeBron James dunk and added: “Kanye West when it comes to dropping albums at random times.”
Rap duo Kanye, 47, and Ty, 42, debuted their initial joint project on Feb. 10.
There was also one fan who shared an old video clip of West in a blue hat and grey hoodie, saying “Gotcha!” twice in a row.
To accompany the snippet, the person wrote: ‘Kanye West surprises everyone by releasing Vultures 2 without warning.’
Ty, born Tyrone William Griffin Jr, teased the album earlier that day on his Instagram Stories.
To generate excitement among her 7.7 million followers, she wrote: “V2 loading,” in white typewriter font on a black background.
A few hours later, he revealed ‘V2 LIVE’ and added a link to the music via Yeezy.com.
Hours before the full album was released, the two musical artists released the single Slide.
One person wrote: ‘Kanye West is crazy but I respect him,’ while others used memes to compare him to the Chicago-born music artist.
Another fan used a highlight video of a LeBron James dunk and added: “Kanye West when it comes to dropping albums at random times.”
There was also a fan who shared an old video clip of West in a blue hat and grey sweatshirt, saying “Gotcha!” twice in a row.
Slide had been in development for some time; a version was first played at a listening party in Geneva last September, according to Variety.
Then, the live audience at Vultures Rave in Miami was treated to a full version of the song in December 2023, months before the Friday night release date.
Hours before Slide was released, an announcement appeared on Yeezy.com that the full Vultures 2 album would be dropping on Saturday, but the statement was later deleted.
Earlier this week, West, his wife Bianca Censori and Ty Dolla $ign attended a birthday dinner for Kanye’s manager John Monopoly.
John, who is also from Chicago, wrote on social media that the celebration “was such a vibe.”
He also shared that the father of four gifted him ‘ANOTHER’ Tesla Cyber Truck.
“I couldn’t make this shit up if I tried!” she stressed to her 40,000 followers on Instagram.
Vultures 2 arrives just weeks after screenshots surfaced that purportedly showed West expressing his desire to retire from “professional music.”
News of the hitmaker’s surprising plans was revealed in an alleged text message exchange with rapper Rich The Kid.
Rich The Kid, 31, shared a screenshot on his Instagram Story of messages he had received from an iPhone contact with the name “Ye.”
The text from a person believed to be West, who legally changed his name from Kanye West to Ye in 2021, read: “I’m retiring from professional music. I don’t know what else to do.”