Vultures 2 review: I miss the old Kanye (31/1/25)

Ye and Ty Dolla $ign reunite to make a sequel to their album Vultures, why you may ask? We are not sure.

Ye has been a troubled person at best and a awful person at worst for a while now, but if there was one thing that his fans could cling onto it was that he was still able to release interesting and timeless music.

But that was then and this is now. Now all we are left with is a troubled, uninspired rapper who is past his prime. The first Vultures was average at best, this new one is an abomination.

Ye’s second collab album with Ty Dolla $ign Vultures 2 is 49 minutes of lazy, unfinished songs with some of the worst rapping performances of the last decade.

Gone are the days where he makes Pusha T rewrite his verse on Runaway four times because it isn't good enough. Instead it seems like he walks into the booth, says what ever comes to his mind and then leaves.

At least on the first Vultures when his rapping was sub par he was able to redeem it with his producing and sampling skills. This time round there are little to no redeeming qualities anywhere.

The only song on Vultures 2 which comes close to the standard we expect of Ye is 530 and even the second half of that sounds unfinished. 

Each song on here is unforgettable, so much so that after I had finished listening to it again, I had already forgotten most of what had happened, which for one of music's brightest minds is a crying shame.

The most memorable part of the whole album is the worst part of it. BOMB, which brings nepotism to a whole new level, features Ye’s daughter North on what might be the most obnoxious song I have ever had the displeasure of listening to. It’s repetitive, unpleasant and makes me wonder how anyone around him ever thought it would be ok to release a song so bad.

Ty Dolla $ign tries his best again to save what is a sinking ship, but even he seems unbothered and uninspired on the majority of the tracks. Which makes you wonder why these albums even exist in the first place.

No one was asking for them and the first one was not received well enough to warrant a second one. Everyone working on the album seems to be uninterested by it, even down to the album covers.

Despite his faults, Ye’s albums used to explode with originality. He would take big swings which at the time might have seemed ludicrous but years in advance inspire a whole new generation.

They would have something interesting to say and Ye himself would sound so inspired with his beat choices and lyrics. He would seem like he cared. Now he seems determined to destroy any goodwill he had left with any of his fans.

It would be best for everyone if both of them went back to their solo work and destroy any chance of a third installment. If you were planning on listening, don’t. Just listen to his old work or don't listen to anything at all. I promise you the sound of nature will be much more enjoyable than this sorry excuse of an album.

Rating: ⭐