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Yeezus is the upcoming seventh studio album by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West. It is set to be released on June 18, 2013 by Roc-A-Fella Records.

Background

In July 2012, producer No I.D. revealed that he had been working with West on the latter's sixth studio album and went on to state that it would be released after Cruel Summer (2012), a collaborative compilation album between members of West's record label GOOD Music.

Currently the majority of the album has been recorded in Paris, France.

The album has been listed in multiple "Most Anticipated Albums of 2013" lists, including the ones by XXL, Complex Magazine and VH1. The album appeared at #1, #2 and #4 on the respective lists. On February 25, 2013 at a concert in France, Kanye publicly announced that he was working on his sixth studio album and that new material would be released in the next couple of months. He has also reportedly been working with Young Chop, Chief Keef, Travi$ Scott, King L, Pusha T and Daft Punk among others on the album in some capacity.

S1, The Heatmakerz and Skrillex confirmed themselves as producers on the album as well. West also enlisted The-Dream and Malik Yusef to contribute to the album.

Promotion and release

On May 1, 2013, West used the social networking site Twitter to post a single message reading "June Eighteen", leading several media outlets to speculate that the post referred to the release date of West's upcoming album. On May 17, he began promotion of the album by unveiling the previously unreleased song "New Slaves" through video projections in sixty-six assorted locations. The following day, West appeared on the American late-night live television sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live and performed the songs "New Slaves" and "Black Skinheads".

Kanye West premiered the audio and video of the first single, "New Slaves" from his untitled sixth studio album. On May 18, 2013, it was announced that the album would be titled Yeezus and will be released on June 18, 2013. On May 18, 2013, he performed on Saturday Night Live and premiered two new songs from the album, "Black Skinhead" and "New Slaves".

References

1. Markman, Rob (July 5, 2012). "Kanye West To Drop Solo LP After G.O.O.D.'s Cruel Summer". MTV News. MTV. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
2. Horowitz, Steven J. (2013-02-25). "Kanye West Closes London Show By Screaming & Throwing Microphone | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
3. "2. Kanye West, TBA — The 50 Most Anticipated Albums of 2013". Complex. 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
4. Graham, Mark (2013-01-17). "VH1′s 13 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2013 – | VH1 Tuner". Vh1.com. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
5. "XXL Presents... The 35 Most Anticipated Albums of 2013 - Page 8 of 8 - XXL". Xxlmag.com. 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
6. Cooper, Roman (2013-02-25). "Kanye West Rants Again, Confirms New Material | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
7. "Here Are the Artists Working on Kanye West's Next Album So Far - XXL". Xxlmag.com. 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
8. "Kanye West to Drop Sixth Solo Album After G.O.O.D. Music Release - Music News - Fuse". Fuse.tv. 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
9. Ryon, Sean (2013-01-09). "S1 Reveals Production For Kanye West's New Solo Album | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
10. "Skrillex to Be Featured on New Kanye West Album". Billboard. 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
11. Paine, Jake (2013-03-15). "The Heatmakerz Confirm Track On Kanye West's Next Album | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
12. Ryon, Sean (2013-02-13). "Kanye West Enlists The-Dream, Malik Yusef For New Solo Album | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
13. Wood, Mikael (May 2, 2013). "Kanye West reveals June 18 as ... something". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
14. Battan, Carrie (May 17, 2013). "Watch: Kanye West Projects New Video "New Slaves" on Buildings Around the World". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
15. Coleman, Miriam (May 19, 2013). "Kanye West Unleashes the Fury of 'Black Skinhead' on 'SNL'". Rolling Stone. New York: Wenner Media. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
16. http://www.complex.com/music/2013/05/kanye-west-is-premiering-his-new-single-tonight
17. http://www.rap-up.com/2013/05/18/kanye-west-to-release-new-album-yeezus-on-june-18/
18. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1707623/kanye-west-saturday-night-live-yeezus.jhtml

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