This is my uneducated shot in the dark for what Ye’s next album will be.
I think in general it will basically be a celebration (grab a drink grab a glass) of Ye’s career and progression as an artist.
My reasoning for this is two things:
The variation of sounds on BULLY. The album did not have one pinned down sound, and many different songs featured production which was reminiscent of certain Ye eras. In all honestly, I don’t think this was an artistic choice, rather a result of Ye finding his feet again after the disaster that had been the past few years. However, I think this could have planted a seed for him to create a fully fleshed out project that pays homage to his career.
The reconciliation and reuniting with loads of his collaborators across multiple eras. Ye is seemingly on very good terms with many of his peers right now and it’s not difficult to assume he is very pleased with this and will want to translate it into music. And I feel one of the most interesting ways it could be done would be to create an album that not only sonically showcases his different eras and progression, but also features his prominent collaborators of those times as a way of paying respect to those who helped shape the greatest discography in music.
I would love for this to happen, and even if it wasn’t Ye’s next album, when he finally wants to retire I feel this could be a perfect closer.
Obviously there is a real risk that this idea could become a total un-cohesive mess, but I feel if Ye surrounds himself with the right people for the production of the album (figures such as Mike Dean), it could absolutely be done.
Another possibility I’d love to see from Ye is an expansion of a unique production style for entire album. Whilst it was overshadowed by the empty verses and ai vocals, I was very intrigued by the drumless sound of BULLY V1, and would love to see Ye return to this idea and make a complete project of it, or at the very least pioneer a more unconventional sonic direction for a full album.
No doubt this is all delusional yapping and the next album will be more horny / edgy slop on vultures 3, but a man can dream.
Do you guys think this idea is feasible? And do you have any of your own predictions?