Kanye drops Bully
Kanye West released a new album, Bully, today (March 27) — the rollout and full tracklist were covered in detail alongside the release. (dknetwork.draftkings.com) Coverage notes expectations around charity tie-ins but no official confirmation of a 'Help 2' project in the available reporting. (dknetwork.draftkings.com)
The Bully release is being handled through Ye’s YZY imprint in partnership with Gamma after a January distribution deal, and the project was uploaded to YouTube under those channels rather than via a major-streaming rollout. (billboard.com)) West posted a handwritten 18-track list to X ahead of the drop and explicitly wrote “NO AI,” pushing back against recent speculation about artificial intelligence on the record. (billboard.com)) Credits published alongside the release list 18 songs and name guest appearances including Travis Scott, Ty Dolla Sign, CeeLo Green, Nine Vicious, Tony Williams and André Troutman. (hotnewhiphop.com)) Several outlets note Bully surfaced with an accompanying short film — directed/edited in collaboration with Hype Williams and featuring West’s son Saint — continuing the artist’s pattern of visual-first rollouts for this project. (variety.com)) The project has a long history of delays and public previews: West originally targeted June 15, 2025 for release and circulated multiple work‑in‑progress versions and short-film cuts for fan feedback during March 2025. (en.wikipedia.org)) Coverage noted expectations that Bully-era activity might link to charity efforts, but reporting available at the time of the drop contains no official confirmation tying Bully to the HELP (2) charity compilation; HELP (2) itself was released March 6 by War Child/War Child Records. (dknetwork.draftkings.com))
