Ye
Kanye West's eighth studio album, finished in two weeks in Jackson Hole.
Ye, stylised in all lowercase, is the eighth studio album by Kanye West, released on June 1, 2018, by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings. West began working on it in 2017 but restarted it after a controversial interview with TMZ in May 2018, completing it over a period of two weeks. Guests include Ty Dolla Sign, Kid Cudi, 070 Shake, Charlie Wilson, Jeremih, PartyNextDoor and Nicki Minaj.
Quick Facts
- Artist
- Kanye West
- Released
- June 1, 2018
- Recorded
- 2017–May 2018
- Studio
- West Lake Ranch
- Jackson Hole
- Wyoming
- Genre
- Hip-hop
- Label
- GOOD; Def Jam
- Producer
- 7 Aurelius
- Benny Blanco
- Francis and the Lights
- Irv Gotti
- Kanye West
Lore & Background
Ye was the second of five 2018 albums West produced in Jackson Hole, Wyoming; the first, Pusha T's Daytona, was released in May to critical acclaim, and West also released Kids See Ghosts with Kid Cudi in June.
Reader's Guide
Read this page with Pusha T, Kid Cudi and The Life of Pablo.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Thought About Killing You | Kanye West, Mike Dean, Francis Farewell Starlite, Benjamin Levin, Cydel Young, Dexter Mills, Malik Yusef, Richard Cowie, Joseph Adenuga Olaitan, Kenneth Preshon, Terrence Boykin | 4:34 |
| 2 | Yikes | West, Dean, James Mbarack Achieng, Ayub Ogada, Aubrey Graham, Young, Mills, Danielle Balbuena, Jordan Jenks, Asten Harris, Yusef, Preshon, Boykin, Jordan Thorpe | 3:08 |
| 3 | All Mine | West, Dean, Starlite, Young, Mills, Jeremih Felton, Balbuena, Ant Clemons, Uforo Ebong, Tyrone Griffin Jr., Yusef, Preshon, Boykin, Thorpe | 2:25 |
| 4 | Wouldn't Leave (featuring PartyNextDoor) | West, Dean, Reverend W.A. Donaldson, Griffin, Justin Vernon, Jahron Brathwaite, Starlite, Yusef, Noah Goldstein, Felton, Preshon, Boykin, Thorpe | 3:25 |
| 5 | No Mistakes | West, Dean, Edwin Hawkins, Ricky Walters, Che Pope, Young, Yusef, Preshon, Boykin | 2:03 |
| 6 | Ghost Town (featuring PartyNextDoor) | West, Dean, Trade Martin, Shirley Ann Lee, Brathwaite, Young, Mills, Balbuena, Starlite, Yusef, Carole Bayer Sager, Helen Jayne Culver, Goldstein, Preshon, Boykin, Thorpe | 4:31 |
| 7 | Violent Crimes | West, Balbuena, Dean, Kevin Parker, James Ireland, Griffin, Yusef, 7 Aurelius, Irving Lorenzo, Thorpe | 3:35 |
| Total length | 23:41 | ||
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