Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign have already updated Vultures 2 just days after it was released — and have more “surprises” in store.
The first significant update to the album came on Monday (August 5) with a number of changes to six of the project’s 16 songs.
Some of the most notable changes occur on the Leon Bridges-sampling “River,” which has completely different drums, some sound effects removed and an entirely new mix that boosts the vocals.
“Fried” also sees the inclusion of new, seemingly unmastered ad-libs along with a different mix.
“530” has seen a number of its sound effects altered from the original version, mainly the drink pouring sounds, with distortion also being added to some vocals.
“Field Trip,” “Sky City” and “Dead” have also been tweaked as part of the extensive update.
VULTURES 2.3 PATCH NOTES pic.twitter.com/JAcKZykaMj
— GoodAssSub (@GoodAssSub) August 5, 2024
530 the drinks missing patch 1.2
-Added ice cubes going into a glass cup sound effect
-Added a new drink pouring sound effect matching the sound Patron makes when being poured
-Added a more subtle and tasteful sipping sound effect between the pours
-Added lossless audio https://t.co/ZJTDgDYEmDpic.twitter.com/w6iUDLDbcv— GoodAssSub (@GoodAssSub) August 6, 2024
YZY chief of staff: “More surprises on the way 🤝” pic.twitter.com/C8x05Bo1BC
— GoodAssSub (@GoodAssSub) August 5, 2024
Kanye’s current Yeezy chief of staff Eric J. Cui claimed on Instagram that the updates were not over and that there were “more surprises on the way.”
West had previously revealed that this would be how Vultures 2 would be rolled out, stating in a message on his website: “Updated songs will be published in real time.”
This is not the first time that the Chicago rap legend has tinkered with an album after its release. Vultures1 saw post-release alterations, as did Donda and most notably his 2016 LP The Life of Pablo, which he called a “living breathing changing creative expression.”
The release of Vultures 2 hasn’t been without controversy since it arrived by surprise on Saturday (August 3), one day after its scheduled release date.
Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign have already been accused of using samples without permission, something that plagued the rollout of their first collaborative album.
On the Playboi Carti, Kodak Black and Don Toliver-assisted “Field Trip,” the duo prominently sample Portishead’s classic hit “Machine Gun,” but according to the band’s co-founder and multi-instrumentalist Geoff Barrow, the use of the track was done without the correct clearance.
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Barrow posted a clip of the song on X (formerly Twitter) and wrote: “FFS. Not again,” alluding to the band’s previous claim that The Weeknd sampled the same song without permission on 2013’s “Belong to the World.”
Portishead guitarist Adrian Utley later responded to Barrow and said: “Yep, fraid so.”
Ye and Ty were also called out for using a sample of “Break the Fall (Acoustic)” by singer Swsh on “530” without the artist’s permission.
“When people keep thanking you for clearing the sample for Kanye but you literally found out this morning lol,” Swsh wrote on Instagram, adding in the caption: “Much love tho [shrug emoji] [heart hands emoji].”
It’s unclear if either act plan to pursue legal action over the samples.
