Kanye Reveals Dates For ‘Vultures’ Volumes

While fans are still waiting for Vultures, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign fans got an exciting update about the forthcoming project. Vultures is set to be released on Feb. 9 but with a twist. According to Ye's latest Instagram post, which shares the trailer for the album, Vultures will be released in their volumes.

As aforementioned, the first volume is set to arrive on Feb. 9, following that date is the release of the second volume on March 8, and the third on April 5.

The announcement was made with the inclusion of two 26-second trailers which is soundtracked by the title track. The first one begins with a close-up of a purse which the zipper opens up to reveal a tongue. Inside the "body" of the purse there are snippets of a clown, a man walking down an empty hallway, and several images of vultures. In the second trailer, Kanye is seen with a black cloak, and his shadow resembles a vulture's wings.

Ye and Ty previously announced that the album was set to arrive this Friday (Jan. 19), but yet again, it has been pushed back, marking the fourth delay from the highly anticipated album. No further explanation was given as to why the album has been rescheduled once again.

Vultures was first set to arrive on Dec. 15. It later got moved to New Year's Eve (Dec. 31), then Jan. 12 followed by the previously scheduled Jan. 19.

So far, only the lead single has been released: the title track featuring Lil Durk and Bump J. It finally hit a Billboard chart on the No. 8 spot on Billboard's Bubbling under 100, which ranks the songs approaching the top 100 songs in the country. The Bubbling Under 100 chart is 25 songs long and as "Vultures" takes the eighth spot; it is the 108th most popular song in the country currently.

Take a look at both of the trailers to Vultures below:

Back in 1994, the Notorious B.I.G. said "You never thought that hip-hop would take it this far." In 2023, as hip-hop has celebrated its 50th anniversary, it's a dominant force not just in American culture, but all over the world. It's everywhere you look and listen, including (and especially) in video games.

Hip-hop and video games have had a long relationship. At first, hip-hop's contribution was only to the soundtrack of popular video games. Games such as Need For Speed, Grand Theft Auto, and the NBA 2K series, have always put hip-hop first.  Many songs are heard during the virtual high-speed chases or hitting that three-pointer in a basketball game.

The video game industry is obviously a huge business. It's a billion-dollar industry having "estimated at almost 347 billion U.S. dollars, with the mobile gaming market generating an estimated 248 billion U.S. dollars of the total" in 2022, according to Statista.

The industry is not short of content creators either. With the rise of Twitch, a video game streaming platform, and influencers like Kai Cenat, the industry has rapidly changed. Content creators in the video game space are not just marketing action, sports, or adventure games. "Cozy games" have also gained a lot of popularity. They are virtual games that are slower-paced and relaxing and are heavily targeted to the female audience. Video games such as Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, Coffee Talk, and more have generated a lot of buzz on social media and are now a viable genre in their own right. These types of games also rose in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

So whether you're an adventure gamer or a "cozy game" gamer, the video game space continues to expand and support every kind of gamer and music lover. Take a look below at seven rappers who have appeared in video games: