Vultures 2

Songs from the album were recorded off and on from 2016 to 2024. On January 23, 2024, West revealed that he would be releasing a Vultures series as a trilogy with Ty Dolla Sign, with the first set for release in February, the second on March 8, and the final on April 5.{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2024/01/23/kanye-west-announces-three-volumes-for-vultures-in-trailer/|title=Kanye West Reveals Vultures Will Be Dropping In Three Volumes In Unsettling New Trailer|last=Trapp|first=Malcolm|website=Rap-Up|date=January 23, 2024|access-date=March 9, 2024|archive-date=March 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308181133/https://www.rap-up.com/2024/01/23/kanye-west-announces-three-volumes-for-vultures-in-trailer/|url-status=live}} Vultures 1 was released after a slight delay as the first installment of the series on February 10, reaching number one on the US Billboard 200 and experiencing worldwide chart success.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-didnt-drop/|title=Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign's Vultures 2 didn't drop|last=Coleman II|first=C. Vernon|magazine=XXL|date=March 8, 2024|access-date=March 9, 2024|archive-date=March 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308181213/https://www.xxlmag.com/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-didnt-drop/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/ye-ty-dolla-sign-scrap-vultures-listening-parties-1235646958/|title=Ye and Ty Dolla $ign Scrap 'Vultures' Listening Parties|magazine=Billboard|last=Brandle|first=Lars|date=April 2, 2024|access-date=August 21, 2024|url-status=live}} On February 25, 2024, Timbaland, who worked on the album, announced that the second installment was "on the way".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/alex-ocho/timbaland-kanye-west-and-ty-dolla-signs-vultures-2-on|title=Timbaland Says Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign's Vultures 2 Is on the Way|last=Ocho|first=Alex|magazine=Complex|date=February 26, 2024|access-date=March 9, 2024|archive-date=February 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226025028/https://www.complex.com/music/a/alex-ocho/timbaland-kanye-west-and-ty-dolla-signs-vultures-2-on|url-status=live}} On March 3, French Montana announced his involvement and shared a clip of himself with the duo in the recording studio.{{cite magazine|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/french-montana-kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2|title=French Montana captures making of Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign's Vultures 2|last=Mendez|first=Marisa|magazine=HipHopDX|date=March 4, 2024|access-date=March 9, 2024|archive-date=March 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309130231/https://hiphopdx.com/news/french-montana-kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2|url-status=live}} After Vultures 2 had not met its scheduled release five days later, West explained that he and Ty Dolla Sign were still recording in the studio.{{cite magazine|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-vultures-2-album-update|title=Kanye West gives update on Vultures 2 as album fails to drop|last=Walker|first=Joe|magazine=HipHopDX|date=March 8, 2024|access-date=March 9, 2024|archive-date=March 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308163817/https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-vultures-2-album-update|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Rossignol |first=Derrick |date=March 8, 2024 |title=Professional Deadline Misser Kanye West Has Not Yet Released 'Vultures 2' But Supposedly Offered An Explanation |url=https://uproxx.com/music/kanye-west-vultures-2-release-delayed-reason/ |access-date=March 11, 2024 |website=Uproxx |archive-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309090128/https://uproxx.com/music/kanye-west-vultures-2-release-delayed-reason/ |url-status=live }}

On April 24, 2024, Rolling Stone confirmed a track entitled "Let Me Chill Out" had been recorded for the album, featuring the deceased rapper Takeoff with fellow rappers Rich the Kid and NBA Youngboy. On June 22, Ty Dolla Sign appeared on a cover story for Billboard and played some of the tracks from Vultures 2. The singer explained that all the songs were recorded, although him and West were still trying to "go bigger than the first album".{{Cite magazine |last=Scott |first=Damien |date=2024-06-20 |title=The 'Master': How Ty Dolla $ign Changed R&B and Hip-Hop — and Got Ye to Finish 'Vultures 1' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/ty-dolla-sign-vulture-kanye-west-billboard-cover-1235712980/ |access-date=2024-08-03 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} On July 9, 2024, Rich the Kid shared an exchange of text messages where West announced that he was retiring from music. Rich the Kid argued to West that he was needed for music and his cultural impact, requesting for him to release Vultures 2. The announcement caused divided reactions amongst West's fans, with some disappointed in his retirement and others celebrating.{{Cite web |last=Adegoke |first=Favour |title=Kanye West Says He Is 'Retiring From 'Professional Music,' But 'Isn't Sure What Else To Do' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kanye-west-says-retiring-professional-223016472.html |publisher=Yahoo! Entertainment |date=July 9, 2024 |accessdate=August 20, 2024 }}{{Cite news |title=Kanye West faces harsh fan backlash after hinting at retirement from music career |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2478535/kanye-west-faces-harsh-fan-backlash-after-hinting-at-retirement-from-music-career |newspaper=The Express Tribune |date=July 10, 2024 |accessdate=August 20, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710161741/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2478535/kanye-west-faces-harsh-fan-backlash-after-hinting-at-retirement-from-music-career }} Shortly after announcing his retirement, West returned to feature on frequent collaborator Consequence's track "No Apologies" on July 12, 2024.{{Cite magazine |date=2024-07-13 |title=Kanye West & Consequence Refuse To Back Down On New Collab 'No Apologies' |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-consequence-no-apologies |access-date=2024-07-28 |magazine=HipHopDX |language=en |archive-date=July 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721200650/https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-consequence-no-apologies |url-status=live }}

Several songs on Vultures 2 had appeared on track lists for West's previous albums or been played during his listening events. West started recording "Can U Be" during the 2016 sessions for his seventh studio album The Life of Pablo, the same year that fellow rapper Travis Scott previewed it with a video of him. He stopped working on the track in 2017, although it experienced multiple internet leaks and became popular with his fans online.{{Cite news |last=Horvath |first=Zachary |date=August 9, 2024 |title=Kanye West Officially Releases Long Lost 'Can U Be' With Travis Scott & Ty Dolla $ign |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/832601-kanye-west-ty-dolla-ign-travis-scott-can-u-be-hip-hop-news |access-date=August 23, 2024 |website=HotNewHipHop }}{{Cite magazine |last1=Mansfield |first1=Aaron C. |last2=Isava |first2=Nelson |title=Two Kanye West Tracks With Young Thug, Migos, and ASAP Rocky Surface |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/aaron-mansfield/two-kanye-west-tracks-with-young-thug-migos-asap-rocky-surface |magazine=Complex |date=June 4, 2017 |accessdate=August 23, 2024 |url-status=live }} "Sky City" was reportedly recorded during the 2018 sessions for West's unreleased album Yandhi, having previously leaked online. "530" also leaked and appeared on a track list for his demo album Donda 2, recorded in 2022;{{Cite magazine |last1=Horowitz |first1=Steven J. |last2=Aswad |first2=Jem |date=August 2, 2024 |title=Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign Surprise-Release New Album 'Vultures 2' |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/kanye-west-ty-dolla-slide-vultures-2-1236094631/ |access-date=August 23, 2024 |magazine=Variety |url-status=live |archive-date=August 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803130508/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/kanye-west-ty-dolla-slide-vultures-2-1236094631/ }}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-and-ty-dolla-igns-vultures-2-has-now-dropped-heres-how-people-are-reacting-3780628|title=Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign's 'Vultures 2' has now dropped – here's how people are reacting|last=Rigotti|first=Alex|website=NME|date=August 3, 2024|access-date=August 3, 2024|archive-date=August 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803132029/https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-and-ty-dolla-igns-vultures-2-has-now-dropped-heres-how-people-are-reacting-3780628|url-status=live}} the final version remained largely unchanged.{{Cite web |last=Horvath |first=Zachary |date=2024-08-03 |title=Kanye West Disses Drake By Name & Kim Kardashian Subliminally On 'Vultures 2' |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/830653-kanye-west-vultures-2-drake-diss-hip-hop-news |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816074811/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/830653-kanye-west-vultures-2-drake-diss-hip-hop-news |url-status=live }} "Slide" was previewed during multiple events in 2023, before appearing on a track list for Vultures 1 in 2024. A listening event was leaked in December 2023, where West and Ty Dolla Sign previewed "River".{{Cite news |last=Gravley |first=Carly May |title='River' by Fort Worth's Leon Bridges is Sampled on Kanye West's New Album |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/kanye-wests-vultures-samples-leon-bridges-river-18229685 |newspaper=Dallas Observer |date=December 29, 2023 |accessdate=August 23, 2024 }} In January 2024, North West wore a T-shirt with an early track list for Vultures 1 that included songs such as "Time Moving Slow", "Promotion", "Dead" and "Take off Your Dress".{{Cite web |last=Caraan |first=Sophie |url=https://hypebeast.com/2024/1/ye-kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-tracklist |title=Ye, Ty Dolla $ign 'Vultures' Tracklist |publisher=Hypebeast |access-date=August 23, 2024 |date=January 31, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926033319/https://hypebeast.com/2024/1/ye-kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-tracklist }}

Vultures 2 is a hip-hop, R&B, house, and trap album, incorporating avant-garde. It features a raw style, including prominent synths. Multiple publications noted the album's unfinished sound, comparing its songs to demotapes. The instrumentation at the start of Vultures 2 invokes the Deep Note of THX that is also used at the beginning of rapper and record producer Dr. Dre's 2001 (1999); Kanye West previously stated the album's track "Xxplosive" influenced his sound.

Ty Dolla Sign provides harmony with his singing throughout, while some tracks feature few vocals from West. Incomplete verses are delivered by West, who has been accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) for certain performances. Vultures 2 features themes of women, money, freedom, and redemption. West portrays his character as a victim of others, such as the music industry and his former wife Kim Kardashian. He depicts as the music industry not wanting him to succeed and himself a survivor of cancel culture, remaining in the spotlight.

The album's opening track, "Slide", begins with a cinematic sound that combines a booming percussion section with organs, alongside THX synths. Ty Dolla Sign performs first on the song as he delivers smooth soulful vocals, while West stands defiant in the face of industry opposition in a villainous tone. Resembling Donda 2 track "Flowers",{{cite web|url=https://www.netflixjunkie.com/music-news-dj-pharris-drops-a-new-kanye-west-and-ty-dolla-ign-banger-time-moving-slow-verse-two-in-the-vultures-world-premiere/|title=DJ Pharris Drops a New Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign Banger in the Vultures World Premiere|last=Bhattacharya|first=Anushka|date=December 14, 2023|access-date=September 26, 2024|website=Netflix Junkie|archive-date=April 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419044505/https://www.netflixjunkie.com/music-news-dj-pharris-drops-a-new-kanye-west-and-ty-dolla-ign-banger-time-moving-slow-verse-two-in-the-vultures-world-premiere/|url-status=live}} "Time Moving Slow" features drum kicks and West declaring "I rewrote my ending". "Field Trip" is based on a sample of Portishead's "Machine Gun" (2008), which is combined with Kodak Black's vocals. The guest rappers have more vocals than West on the song, including fast rapping from Playboi Carti. "Fried" relies on chants that invoke Vultures 1 single "Carnival", with lyrics from West threatening people who consider becoming opposed to him and Ty Dolla Sign comparing himself to deceased rapper Tupac Shakur. The interlude "Isabella" follows, consisting of a rock sample. "Promotion" contains synth tones and drum sounds, alongside a lyrical reference from West to his 2007 single "Good Life". An introspective number, "530" features West lamenting over his relationship with ex wife, Kim Kardashian. "Dead" includes booming drums and synth tones, with lyrics from West reflecting on a former lover after fellow rapper Future's verse. Future's voice is sequenced and he raps about his involvement with an Instagram model, while Ty Dolla Sign identifies himself as "the new [Hugh] Hef" and rapper Lil Durk engages in a call and response with the singer and West. "Forever Rolling" incorporates clattering drums in its grand production, opening with a verse from West calling out companies that parted ways with him. Lil Baby and Ty Dolla Sign deliver lines back and forth, focusing on staying together and making the most of life.

A bouncy track with a Jersey club beat, "Bomb" consists of bilingual rapping from Kanye's daughters North and Chicago West, the former of whom repeats greetings in Japanese. "River" prominently samples Leon Bridges' 2015 track of the same name and its first verse is performed by rapper Young Thug, who harmonizes at the start. The song is themed around the freedom of Young Thug and mobster Larry Hoover, marking a rare reference to the criminal justice system from Kanye West on Vultures 2. "Forever" contains elements of dance music, seeing West and Ty Dolla Sign focus on their desire for love. "Husband" features West depicting Kardashian as having needed their relationship to maintain her finances, expressing self-pity. West continues this subject matter into "Lifestyle", ridiculing women who envision a luxury lifestyle outside of their reach. The song features a verse from fellow rapper Lil Wayne about women's Brazilian butt lift, as well as a reference to West's rival Taylor Swift. "Sky City" is driven by lightly strummed electric guitar and changes the song structure from its original leak, while Ty Dolla Sign harmonizes the chorus of the Five Stairsteps' single "O-o-h Child" (1970). West raps incoherently on the song as he compares his brand YZY to liberation from "picking cotton", followed by associate and fellow rapper Cyhi the Prynce envisioning making visits to his ancestors. The closing track, "My Soul", sees West call out Adidas and address incarceration in the United States. Ty Dolla Sign delivers an emotional prayer to his brother Big TC, who harmonizes about the freedom of maintaining his Muslim faith in spite of imprisonment.

West shared the cover art for the album through his Twitter account on March 9, 2024, showing a masked figure standing in all-black outfit. The figure on the cover was revealed to be Ty Dolla Sign and he holds a photo of Big TC, who has the real name of Jabreal Muhammad and has been given a 16-year prison sentence under for a murder that they both insist he did not commit.{{Cite magazine |last=Giacomazzo |first=Bernadette |date=2024-03-10 |title=Ty Dolla $ign Reveals Two Mysteries About 'Vultures 2' Cover Art |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-cover-art-revealed |access-date=2024-03-10 |magazine=HipHopDX |language=en |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426021103/https://hiphopdx.com/news/ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-cover-art-revealed |url-status=live }} On March 10, 2024, in a conversation with a fan page, West mentioned that he would be selling Vultures 2 on his Yeezy website for $20 instead of releasing it on streaming platforms like Vultures 1. West thought streaming devalues music and is "basically pirating", offering that he could reach one million album sales from five percent of his then-20 million Instagram followers.{{Cite magazine |last=Elibert |first=Mark |title=Kanye West Says 'Streaming Is Basically Pirating,' Plans to Sell 'Vultures 2' for $20 on His Website |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/kanye-west-streaming-pirating-sells-vultures-2-website |magazine=Complex |date=March 11, 2024 |accessdate=August 20, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=June 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621063758/https://www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/kanye-west-streaming-pirating-sells-vultures-2-website }}{{Cite magazine |last=Brown |first=Preezy |title=Kanye West On The 'Piracy' Of Streaming, Reveals Where You'll Likely Find 'Vultures 2' |url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-piracy-streams-buy-vultures-2-1234860024/ |magazine=Vibe |date=March 11, 2024 |accessdate=August 20, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820084405/https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-piracy-streams-buy-vultures-2-1234860024/ }} He said the decision was made to stop streaming companies being "in control of the artist" and Ty Dolla Sign echoed West's views in spite of requests for the album to be streamed, declaring the release went against "what these streaming services want u to to {{sic}} believe so they can stay on top".{{Cite magazine |last=Schube |first=Will |date=March 11, 2024 |title=Ty Dolla $ign Addresses Kanye West's Idea To Sell 'Vultures 2' For $20 |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/ty-dolla-sign-addresses-kanye-west-vultures-2-20-dollars |access-date=August 20, 2024 |magazine=HipHopDX |language=en }}

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On March 14, 2024, audio rips of the tracks "River", "Everybody", "Worship", "Promotion", "Slide", and "Field Trip" were made available for streaming on Instagram and TikTok.{{Cite web |last=Hynes |first=Hayley |date=2024-03-14 |title='Vultures 2' Tracks Appear On TikTok & Instagram As Fans Await Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign's Album |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/775310-vultures-2-songs-instagram-tiktok-kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-hip-hop-news |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en |archive-date=March 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314163007/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/775310-vultures-2-songs-instagram-tiktok-kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-hip-hop-news |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Sadler |first=Armon |title=Kanye West And Ty Dolla $ign Release New 'Vultures 2' Songs, But Not On DSPs |url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-dsps-1234860999/ |magazine=Vibe |date=March 14, 2024 |accessdate=August 23, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=August 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823114050/https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-dsps-1234860999/ }} During an appearance on Justin LaBoy's podcast, West announced a new release date of May 3, 2024, around two months later than the initially slated release. Vultures 2 missed the release date, with both West and Ty Dolla Sign largely silent on social media at this time.{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=April 24, 2024 |title=Takeoff to Be Posthumously Featured on Ye and Ty Dolla $ign's 'Vultures 2' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/takeoff-featured-kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-source-1235009767/ |access-date=May 3, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |url-access=limited }}{{Cite web |last=Andrews |first=Elias |date=2024-05-03 |title=Kanye West Failed To Drop 'Vultures 2' And Fans Are Not Happy |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/796465-kanye-west-failed-to-drop-vultures-2-and-fans-are-not-happy-hip-hop-news |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en |archive-date=August 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803191632/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/796465-kanye-west-failed-to-drop-vultures-2-and-fans-are-not-happy-hip-hop-news |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Connor |date=May 2, 2024 |title=Will Kanye West Actually Release Oft-Delayed 'Vultures 2' Tomorrow? Here's What We Know. |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/05/02/will-kanye-west-actually-release-oft-delayed-vultures-2-tomorrow-heres-what-we-know/ |access-date=August 20, 2024 |magazine=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820084405/https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/05/02/will-kanye-west-actually-release-oft-delayed-vultures-2-tomorrow-heres-what-we-know/ |url-status=live }} On July 30, West announced through his website that all the orders for the album placed had been fulfilled and shipped out, and that it would be released on August 2, 2024. However, hours later, the release date was removed from his website.{{Cite magazine |last=Saponara |first=Michael |date=2024-07-31 |title=Ye Reveals — and Deletes — Third Release Date for 'Vultures 2' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-third-release-date-1235743834/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine |last=II |first=C. Vernon Coleman IIC Vernon Coleman |date=2024-07-31 |title=Ye Announces Vultures 2 Album Release Date, But Will It Really Drop? |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/kanye-west-vultures-2-release-date/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |magazine=XXL |language=en |archive-date=August 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801002336/https://www.xxlmag.com/kanye-west-vultures-2-release-date/ |url-status=live }} On August 3, 2024, Vultures 2 was surprise released independently to streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music by West's YZY brand.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/tracewilliamcowen/ye-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-stream|title=Ye and Ty Dolla Sign Drop Second Volume of 'Vultures' Album Series|last=William Cowen|first=Trace|magazine=Complex|date=August 3, 2024|access-date=August 3, 2024|archive-date=August 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803143646/https://www.complex.com/music/a/tracewilliamcowen/ye-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-stream|url-status=live}} It was also made available on the iTunes Store, sold at a discounted price of $4.99 in the first week. Geoff Barrow of English band Portishead responded to the sample of their 2008 single "Machine Gun" on "Field Trip" by expressing disappointment that an artist used the song without permission again, as well as questioning why West can not "write his own beats".{{cite magazine |last1=Leatham |first1=Thomas |title=Portishead's Geoff Barrow reacts to Kanye West sample |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/geoff-barrow-kanye-west-portishead-sample/ |magazine=Far Out |access-date=September 28, 2024 |date=August 4, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=August 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805145010/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/geoff-barrow-kanye-west-portishead-sample/ }}{{cite news |last1=Burton |first1=Poppy |title=Geoff Barrow claims Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign didn't have permission to sample Portishead on 'Vultures 2' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/geoff-barrow-claims-kanye-west-ty-dolla-ign-didnt-have-permission-to-sample-portishead-on-vultures-2-3780721 |website=NME |access-date=September 28, 2024 |date=August 4, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919011426/https://www.nme.com/news/music/geoff-barrow-claims-kanye-west-ty-dolla-ign-didnt-have-permission-to-sample-portishead-on-vultures-2-3780721 }} On August 4, 2024, Swsh posted that West had not cleared the sample of "Break the Fall (Acoustic)" for "530", although did not take issue with his usage.{{Cite news |last=Fisher |first=Caroline |date=August 4, 2024 |title=Kanye West Put On Blast Over Allegedly Uncleared 'Vultures 2' Sample |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/830879-kanye-west-allegedly-uncleared-vultures-2-sample-hip-hop-news |website=HotNewHipHop |access-date=September 28, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829162649/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/830879-kanye-west-allegedly-uncleared-vultures-2-sample-hip-hop-news }}

Following the album's release, fans of West accused him of using AI to create his vocals on "Field Trip" and "Sky City". They analyzed that his verse on the first song was recorded by Ty Dolla Sign and the verse on the latter was from Cyhi the Prynce, believing its punching in sounded like AI;{{Cite magazine |last=Griffin |first=Marc |title=Kanye West Fans Suspect AI Use On 'Vultures 2': 'This Is Getting Sad' |url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/kanye-west-ai-vultures-2-1234902585/ |magazine=Vibe |date=2024-08-05 |accessdate=2024-08-09 |archive-date=August 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809220522/https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/kanye-west-ai-vultures-2-1234902585/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last1=Berry |first1=Peter A. |title=How to Fix 'Vultures 2' |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/peter-a-berry/how-to-fix-kanye-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2 |magazine=Complex |date=August 6, 2024 |accessdate=September 28, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828195233/https://www.complex.com/music/a/peter-a-berry/how-to-fix-kanye-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.netflixjunkie.com/music-news-did-ye-use-ai-vocals-in-vultures-2-fans-call-out-the-rapper-in-jarring-reviews-post-album-drop/|title=Did Ye Use AI Vocals In 'Vultures 2'? Fans Call Out the Rapper In Jarring Reviews Post Album Drop|last=Maitra|first=Hriddhi|date=August 4, 2024|access-date=September 26, 2024|website=Netflix Junkie}} Billboard{{'s}} Michael Saponara observed West's "robotic flow" on "Sky City". On August 7, 2024, the album's first deluxe edition was released, which featured [https://nomusica.com/vultures-2-tracklist-features/ updated songs] and the bonus track "Take Off Your Dress". According to West's chief of staff, the track will eventually be made available on streaming platforms.{{cite news |last1=England |first1=Adam |title=Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign release 'Vultures 2' deluxe with new track 'Take Off Your Dress' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-release-vultures-2-deluxe-with-new-track-3781830 |website=NME |access-date=August 23, 2024 |date=August 7, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=August 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823195451/https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-release-vultures-2-deluxe-with-new-track-3781830 }} On August 8, 2024, four additional deluxe editions were released with a bonus track for each: "Believer"; "Gun to My Head" featuring Kid Cudi; "Drunk" featuring Peso Pluma in place of Bad Bunny and Kodak Black; and "Can U Be" featuring Travis Scott.{{Cite magazine |last=Saponara |first=Michael |date=August 8, 2024 |title=Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign Release 'Vultures 2' Deluxe With 3 Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-deluxe-peso-pluma-1235749762/ |access-date=August 23, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{cite web |last1=Caraan |first1=Sophie |title=Ye and Ty Dolla $ign Debut 'Can U Be' With Travis Scott |url=https://hypebeast.com/2024/8/kanye-west-ye-ty-dolla-sign-travis-scott-can-u-be-single-stream |publisher=Hypebeast |access-date=9 August 2024 |date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=August 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809110604/https://hypebeast.com/2024/8/kanye-west-ye-ty-dolla-sign-travis-scott-can-u-be-single-stream |url-status=live }} The five deluxe editions were sold through West's website, priced at $5 each and listeners received real-time updates of the songs.{{cite web |last1=Gilbert |first1=Natalee |title=Ye and Ty Dolla Sign Are Selling Vultures 2 Deluxe Album for $5 |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-deluxe-album/ |website=XXL |access-date=9 August 2024 |date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816074817/https://www.xxlmag.com/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-deluxe-album/ |url-status=live }}

On August 2, 2024, "Slide" was released through West's website and streaming services as the lead single from Vultures 2. Before its release, the song was rumored to feature vocals from British musician James Blake. It was released at night, a few hours before the album.{{Cite magazine |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |date=2024-08-03 |title=Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign Drop New Single 'Slide,' Suggesting Potential Release of 'Vultures 2' |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/kanye-west-ty-dolla-slide-vultures-2-1236094631/ |access-date=2024-08-03 |magazine=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=August 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803130508/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/kanye-west-ty-dolla-slide-vultures-2-1236094631/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Caraan |first=Sophie |date=2024-08-03 |title=Ye and Ty Dolla $ign Drop 'Vultures 2' Single 'Slide' |url=https://hypebeast.com/2024/8/ye-ty-dolla-sign-slide-single-stream |access-date=2024-08-03 |publisher=Hypebeast |archive-date=August 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803101834/https://hypebeast.com/2024/8/ye-ty-dolla-sign-slide-single-stream |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Andrews |first=Elias |date=2024-08-03 |title=Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign Drop 'Slide' As First 'Vultures 2' Single |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/830633-kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-slide-stream |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en |archive-date=August 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803044317/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/830633-kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-slide-stream |url-status=live }} An accompanying black-and-white music video was released on August 13, 2024, featuring women almost naked in a single side-angle shot.{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jon |title=Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign drop off black-and-white visual for 'Slide' |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/kanye-west-and-ty-dolla-sign-unveil-slide-video |publisher=Revolt |date=August 14, 2024 |accessdate=August 23, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=August 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823114050/https://www.revolt.tv/article/kanye-west-and-ty-dolla-sign-unveil-slide-video }} The song reached numbers 88 and 92 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart, respectively.{{Cite magazine |title=Kanye West Chart History (Hot 100) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/Kanye-West/chart-history/HSI |access-date=August 23, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=September 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906040038/https://www.billboard.com/artist/kanye-west/chart-history/hsi/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14958/kanye-west/|title=Kanye West {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125162655/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14958/kanye-west/|archive-date=November 25, 2018|url-status=live}} On August 7, 2024, West shared an animated music video for "Fried" that depicts a group of masked individuals running around a concrete landscape.{{Cite web |last=Bernstein |first=Elaina |url=https://hypebeast.com/2024/8/ye-fried-music-video-vultures-2-ty-dolla-sign-stream |title=Ye Drops Visuals for 'Fried' |publisher=Hypebeast |access-date=August 23, 2024 |date=August 8, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=August 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823114050/https://hypebeast.com/2024/8/ye-fried-music-video-vultures-2-ty-dolla-sign-stream }}

In November, a post-apocalyptic-inspired video for "Bomb" (featuring West's daughters North and Chicago) was released, featuring a rap verse from Yuno Miles.{{Cite news|last=Peters|first=Mitchell|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-bomb-song-music-video-north-west-chicago-west-1235841129/|title=Kanye West Shares 'Bomb' Video Featuring Daughters North West and Chicago West|date=November 28, 2024|access-date=December 9, 2024}}

After fans complained about the mixing on Vultures 2 following its release, West announced that updates "will be published in real time", with no specified conclusion to potential revisions to the songs.{{cite web |last1=Blake |first1=Cole |title=Kanye West Confirms 'Vultures 2' Songs Will Be Updated In Real Time |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/830790-kanye-west-vultures-2-songs-updated-real-time-hip-hop-news |website=HotNewHipHop |access-date=4 August 2024 |date=3 August 2024 |archive-date=August 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804212420/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/830790-kanye-west-vultures-2-songs-updated-real-time-hip-hop-news |url-status=live }} West had previously updated his albums Yeezus (2013),{{cite web |url=https://hypebeast.com/2018/4/kanye-west-updates-yeezus-album |date=Apr 19, 2016 |author=Ashleigh Kim |title=Kanye West Releases a New Version of 'Yeezus' |publisher=Hypebeast |access-date=August 8, 2024 |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808182631/https://hypebeast.com/2018/4/kanye-west-updates-yeezus-album |url-status=live }} The Life of Pablo (2016), Donda (2021),{{cite news|last1=Zidel|first1=Alex|title=Kanye West Updates 'Donda' On Streaming Services, Removes Chris Brown|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/kanye-west-updates-donda-on-streaming-services-removes-chris-brown-news.140023.html|website=HotNewHipHop|access-date=September 29, 2021|date=September 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928131538/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/kanye-west-updates-donda-on-streaming-services-removes-chris-brown-news.140023.html|archive-date=September 28, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Cowen|first1=Trace William|title=Kanye West's 'Donda' Receives New Updates Including Removal of Chris Brown From 'New Again'|url=https://www.complex.com/music/kanye-west-donda-new-updates-removal-chris-brown-new-again/|website=Complex|access-date=September 29, 2021|date=September 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928152602/https://www.complex.com/music/kanye-west-donda-new-updates-removal-chris-brown-new-again/|archive-date=September 28, 2021|url-status=live}} and Donda 2 (2022){{efn|Donda 2 initially released with four of the tracks available on February 23, 2022, one day before the album started to receive updates. Twelve more tracks were added to the "V2.22.22 Miami" version on February 24. However, one of the additional songs, "Keep It Burning"{{sic}}, was removed from the Stem Player website and replaced with a stadium version of "True Love", which was then later replaced with "Eazy".{{cite web |last1=Skelton |first1=Eric |title=Kanye West Is Carrying Out His 'Living Breathing Album' Dreams |url=https://www.complex.com/music/kanye-west-donda-2-rollout-living-breathing-album |website=Complex |access-date=25 February 2022 |date=February 25, 2022 |archive-date=February 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225220639/https://www.complex.com/music/kanye-west-donda-2-rollout-living-breathing-album |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|last1=Corcoran|first1=Nina|last2=Minsker|first2=Evan|date=2022-02-24|title=Kanye West Releases New Album Donda 2 on Stem Player|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/kanye-west-releases-new-album-donda-2-on-stem-player/|access-date=2022-02-25|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US|archive-date=February 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225050537/https://pitchfork.com/news/kanye-west-releases-new-album-donda-2-on-stem-player/|url-status=live}}}} after their initial releases. Within the first few hours of Vultures 2 being released, the mixes, mastering, and vocals of songs were tweaked. For the first update on August 6, 2024, "River" received a new mix and drums, with sound effects removed too. "530" was provided with altered sound effects and some distorted vocals, as well as a pitched-up vocal bridge. "Fried" had a new mix and seemingly unmastered ad-libs (removed the day after), while "Field Trip", "Sky City", "Dead",{{Cite magazine |last=Moore |first=Sam |date=August 6, 2024 |title=Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign Update 'Vultures 2' Album |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-updates |access-date=September 28, 2024 |magazine=HipHopDX |archive-date=August 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824163448/https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-updates |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Horvath |first=Zachary |date=2024-08-05 |title=Kanye West Makes Tweaks To These 'Vultures 2' Tracks Amid Quality Complaints From Fans |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/831292-kanye-west-vultures-song-updates-hip-hop-news |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en |archive-date=August 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806042511/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/831292-kanye-west-vultures-song-updates-hip-hop-news |url-status=live }} and "Time Moving Slow" also received alterations.{{cite web|url=https://www.netflixjunkie.com/music-news-vultures-2-update-everything-you-need-to-know-about-ye-and-ty-dolla-sign-revamped-record/|title='Vultures 2' Update: Everything You Need to Know about Ye and Ty Dolla $ign's Revamped Record|last=Bhattacharya|first=Anushka|date=August 16, 2024|access-date=September 26, 2024|website=Netflix Junkie}} On August 16, 2024, "Forever", originally titled "Maybe", had a new verse added. The verse sees West discussing the value of time on Earth.{{Cite magazine |last=Schube |first=Will |date=August 16, 2024 |title=Kanye West Adds Verse To 'Forever' As 'Vultures 2' Updates Continue |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-forever-verse-vultures-2-updates |access-date=August 19, 2024 |magazine=HipHopDX |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828203805/https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-forever-verse-vultures-2-updates |url-status=live }}

During the listening events for Vultures 2, West and Ty Dolla Sign dressed in all-black outfits and wore masks, with the rapper wearing a hockey mask. The duo held a private listening party in Los Angeles on the album's original release date of March 8, 2024. The event featured a DJ setting and they mostly previewed new tracks, with West joined by his partner Bianca Censori.{{Cite magazine |last=Peters |first=Mitchell |date=March 9, 2024 |title=Kanye West Teases 'Vultures 2' With Ty Dolla $ign Following Album Delay |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-vultures-2-ty-dolla-sign-artwork-album-release-delay-1235628866/ |access-date=August 19, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=April 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408211054/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-vultures-2-ty-dolla-sign-artwork-album-release-delay-1235628866/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/773062-kanye-west-vultures-2-bianca-censori-listening-party-hip-hop-news|title=Kanye West & Bianca Censori Show 'Vultures' Listening Party Some Lewd PDA|last=Nevares|first=Gabriel Bras|website=HotNewHipHop|date=March 9, 2024|access-date=March 11, 2024|archive-date=March 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311183608/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/773062-kanye-west-vultures-2-bianca-censori-listening-party-hip-hop-news|url-status=live}} On March 10, 2024, West and Ty Dolla Sign held a listening party at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, where they played songs from the first two installments of the Vultures series on a stage with minimal lighting and backing from smoke.{{Cite news |last=Masley |first=Ed |title=Kanye West Phoenix listening party brought North West, 'Carnival' |url=https://azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/03/11/kanye-west-vultures-listening-party-phoenix-review/72903350007/ |newspaper=The Arizona Republic |date=March 11, 2024 |accessdate=August 22, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822093713/https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/03/11/kanye-west-vultures-listening-party-phoenix-review/72903350007/ }} Two days later, the performers hosted a listening event for Vultures 1 at San Francisco's Chase Center, previewing tracks from the sequel. They arrived around 20 minutes late and North previewed her feature on the track "Matthew", which was expected to be included on Vultures 2.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/vultures-kanye-north-west-18925569.php|title=Kanye West shares spotlight with daughter at SF concert|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|last=Irshad|first=Zara|date=March 13, 2024|access-date=August 22, 2024|url-access=registration}} On April 2, 2024, a spokesperson for West told Billboard that the album's public listening parties across the US had been cancelled. However, tickets remained on sale for the event at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt and the spokesperson insisted replacement dates would be announced.

On July 25, 2024, Ty Dolla Sign announced a listening event in Taiwan one month away, although it was reportedly cancelled four days beforehand.{{Cite magazine |last=Saponara |first=Michael |date=July 26, 2024 |title=Ty Dolla $ign Announces Taiwan 'Listening Experience' for His & Ye's Delayed 'Vultures 2' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-taiwan-listening-experience-kanye-west-1235741024/ |access-date=August 21, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822093712/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-taiwan-listening-experience-kanye-west-1235741024/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Setaro |first=Shawn |date=August 21, 2024 |title=Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign Reportedly Cancel Concert In Taiwan |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-reportedly-cancel-vultures-taiwan |access-date=August 22, 2024 |magazine=HipHopDX |language=en |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822000551/https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-reportedly-cancel-vultures-taiwan |url-status=live }} The singer also revealed that a listening experience would be held in Salt Lake City on August 9.{{Cite magazine |last=Peters |first=Mitchell |date=August 3, 2024 |title=Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign Announce 'Vultures' SLC Listening Experience |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-salt-lake-city-listening-experience-1235746085/ |access-date=August 21, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=August 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821190323/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-salt-lake-city-listening-experience-1235746085/ |url-status=live }} The event was held at the city's Delta Center and alongside Vultures 2, songs were played from West's fifth studio album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) and The Life of Pablo. Towards the end, the rapper appeared maskless as he switched to an all-white attire.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/music/2024/08/10/ye-ty-dolla-ign-appear-delta/|title=Ye and Ty Dolla $ign appear at Delta Center for 'Vultures 2' experience|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|last=Batacao|first=Jason|date=August 10, 2024|access-date=August 22, 2024|url-access=subscription|archive-date=September 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240928160559/https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/music/2024/08/10/ye-ty-dolla-ign-appear-delta/|url-status=live}} Censori was in attendance wearing a nude bodysuit, accompanied by her family members.{{Cite news |last=Fisher |first=Caroline |date=August 10, 2024 |title=Bianca Censori & Sisters Support Kanye West At 'Vultures 2' Listening Party In Utah |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/832971-bianca-censori-kanye-west-listening-party-hip-hop-news |website=HotNewHipHop |access-date=August 22, 2024 |language=en |url-status=live |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822093709/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/832971-bianca-censori-kanye-west-listening-party-hip-hop-news }} On August 11, 2024, West previewed his unreleased collaboration "Alpha Omega" (fan-titled "Cash Cow") with British rapper Skepta at a private listening event in Los Angeles.{{Cite magazine |last=Moore |first=Sam |date=August 13, 2024 |title=Kanye West Debuts New Song With Skepta At 'Vultures' Party |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-skepta-cash-cow |access-date=August 23, 2024 |magazine=HipHopDX |archive-date=August 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824083319/https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-skepta-cash-cow |url-status=live }}

On August 23, 2024, West and Ty Dolla Sign hosted a listening event at the Goyang Stadium in Goyang, South Korea, marking the rapper's first concert in the country for 14 years.{{Cite news |last=Grover |first=Ashima |title=Family vacation: Kanye West and Bianca Censori's 'take your kids to work' trip for South Korea Vultures 2 event |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/family-vacation-kanye-west-and-bianca-censoris-take-your-kids-to-work-trip-for-south-korea-vultures-2-event-101724417420508.html |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=August 23, 2024 |accessdate=August 24, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240928160506/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/family-vacation-kanye-west-and-bianca-censoris-take-your-kids-to-work-trip-for-south-korea-vultures-2-event-101724417420508.html }} The accompanying merchandise included a T-shirt with the duo's two-headed eagle emblem, as well as a hoodie featuring the {{nowrap|¥$}} logo at the chest and their Vultures logo on the back.{{Cite web |last=Caraan |first=Sophie |title='Vultures 2' Listening Event Korea Merch Release Info |url=https://hypebeast.com/2024/8/ye-kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-listening-event-korea-merch-release-info |publisher=Hypebeast |date=August 13, 2024 |accessdate=August 21, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240928160507/https://hypebeast.com/2024/8/ye-kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-listening-event-korea-merch-release-info }} West arrived on a white horse and performed a medley of more than 70 songs from across his career, including hit singles "Stronger" (2007), "Runaway" (2010), and "Famous" (2016). The rapper dedicated a performance of the 2007 song "I Wonder" to Drake, whom he has recurringly feuded with since 2018, and previewed an alternate version of "Bomb" that features vocals from rapper Yuno Miles.{{Cite magazine |last=Schube |first=Will |date=August 23, 2024 |title=Kanye West Shows Love to Drake, Disses Adidas at Vultures 2 South Korea Show |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-shows-drake-love-adidas-diss-vultures-south-korea |access-date=August 24, 2024 |magazine=HipHopDX |url-status=live |archive-date=August 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823205815/https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-shows-drake-love-adidas-diss-vultures-south-korea }}{{Cite magazine |last=Saponara |first=Michael |date=August 23, 2024 |title=Kanye West Dedicates 'I Wonder' Performance to Drake in South Korea |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/kanye-west-drake-i-wonder-performance-korea-1235760167/ |access-date=August 24, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=August 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823230733/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/kanye-west-drake-i-wonder-performance-korea-1235760167/ |url-status=live }} West added fellow rapper Joe Budden's name to the lyrics of his 2021 song "24" after Budden had criticized him, which he responded to by mocking him and insisting they are at peace.{{Cite news |last=Fisher |first=Caroline |date=August 23, 2024 |title=Joe Budden Mocks Kanye West For Bizarre Shoutout At Korea Listening Event |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/836390-joe-budden-mocks-kanye-west-shoutout-hip-hop-news |access-date=August 24, 2024 |website=HotNewHipHop }} On August 30, 2024, West announced a listening party at a venue in Haikou, China, after having previously cancelled an event in the country's disputed territory Taiwan.{{Cite magazine |last=Moore |first=Sam |date=August 30, 2024 |title=Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign To Bring Vultures Show To China |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-and-ty-dolla-ign-bring-vultures-listening-experience-to-china |access-date=September 2, 2024 |magazine=HipHopDX |language=en |archive-date=September 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902113790/https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-and-ty-dolla-ign-bring-vultures-listening-experience-to-china |url-status=live }} The listening party was held at the city's Wuyuan River Stadium on September 15, 2024. West performed the unreleased Vultures 1 track "Everybody" as he was accompanied by his children North, Psalm, Chicago, and Saint, who held hands with each other.{{Cite magazine |last=Gee |first=Andre |date=September 16, 2024 |title=Watch Kanye West's Kids Dance With Him at 'Vultures' Listening Event |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-everybody-children-vultures-listening-part-1235103036/ |access-date=September 26, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917005559/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-everybody-children-vultures-listening-part-1235103036/ |archive-date=September 17, 2024 }} The crowd chanted "Fuck Adidas" during the event, as West acknowledged by raising his middle finger and then quipping if this was okay in reference to China's strict laws against obscenity.{{Cite news |title=Kanye West flips off Adidas during 'Vultures 2' listening party in China |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2496549/kanye-west-flips-off-adidas-during-vultures-2-listening-party-in-china |newspaper=The Express Tribune |date=September 16, 2024 |accessdate=September 26, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240928160511/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2496549/kanye-west-flips-off-adidas-during-vultures-2-listening-party-in-china }}

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| MC = 39/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/vultures-2/%C2%A5$|title=Vultures 2 by ¥$ - Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=August 7, 2024|archive-date=August 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807213114/https://www.metacritic.com/music/vultures-2/%C2%A5$|url-status=live}}

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/vultures-2-mw0004349407|title=Vultures 2 - Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West, ¥$|last=Thomas|first=Fred|access-date=8 September 2024|publisher=AllMusic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908043805/https://www.allmusic.com/album/vultures-2-mw0004349407|archive-date=September 8, 2024|url-status=live}}

| rev2 = The Guardian

| rev2score = {{rating|2|5}}{{Cite news |last=Beaumont-Thomas |first=Ben |date=2024-08-06 |title=Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign: Vultures 2 review – some of Ye's most jaded, degraded moments |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/aug/06/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-review |access-date=2024-08-07 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816074335/https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/aug/06/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-review |url-status=live }}

| rev3 = HipHopDX

| rev3score = {{rating|2|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Moore |first=Sam |date=2024-08-07 |title=Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign's 'Vultures 2' is emblematic of 2024 — it is loud, brash, utterly devoid of substance and almost certain to be lauded as Kanye West's latest masterpiece by his rabid legions of stans |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-review |access-date=2024-08-07 |magazine=HipHopDX |language=en-US |archive-date=August 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807184417/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-review |url-status=live }}

| rev4 = Pitchfork

| rev4score = 4.6/10{{Cite web |last=Kearse |first=Stephen |date=2024-08-14 |title=Vultures 2 |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US |archive-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814215809/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2/ |url-status=live }}

| rev5 = Rolling Stone

| rev5score = {{rating|2|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Reeves |first=Mosi |date=2024-08-05 |title=Ye and Ty Dolla $ign's Vultures 2: It's Time to Unsubscribe From the Kanye Disaster |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-review-1235074427/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |magazine=Rolling Stone |url-access=limited |language=en-US |archive-date=August 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806014219/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-review-1235074427/ |url-status=live }}

| rev6 = Slant Magazine

| rev6score = {{rating|2|5}}{{Cite web |last=Attard |first=Paul |date=2024-08-05 |title=Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign Vultures 2 Review: Phoned in and Disconnected |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-album-review/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Slant Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=August 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806014219/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-album-review/ |url-status=live }}

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Vultures 2 was panned upon release by music critics, who mostly criticized the unfinished sound and incomplete ideas. Some panned West's lyricism, although a few critics praised aspects of Ty Dolla Sign's performances and the production. Listeners also noted West's alleged use of artificial intelligence (AI) for his vocals on "Field Trip" and "Sky City", as well as post-release versions of "Forever" and "530". The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, and peaked atop the Canadian Albums Chart and attained top–five positions in eight other countries, including Australia and Norway.

In a highly critical review, AllMusic's Fred Thomas disregarded the album as worse than Vultures 1 in terms of "listenability, charm, or staying power". Thomas opined that even the "scant elements that recall the long-faded glory of Kanye's best work" resemble a self-impersonation, calling it a forgettable album. Stephen Kearse from Pitchfork called the album "even shoddier in construction and execution than its predecessor" with a clear lack of purpose, praising the production and some guest appearances, despite the lack of any "vision or direction connecting all the moving parts". Providing a similar review at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel Bras Nevares said that the album's "greatest flaw is its hollow execution" and was disappointed with the lack of effort, unoriginality, and unclear purpose. He described the unfinished demos as seeming like "a scam tracklist" uploaded to a YouTube channel and found the lyrical themes poorly written, although he commended Ty Dolla Sign for being a more skilled performer than West at points and elements of the production.{{Cite news |last=Nevares |first=Gabriel Bras |date=2024-08-06 |title=Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign Vultures 2 Album Review |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/831252-vultures-2-kanye-west-review-ty-dolla-sign-hip-hop-news |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en |archive-date=August 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806171013/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/831252-vultures-2-kanye-west-review-ty-dolla-sign-hip-hop-news |url-status=live }} Writing for Rolling Stone, Mosi Reeves compared Vultures 2 to "second helpings of a memorably distasteful meal" and questioned unfollowing West's "shitty content", considering aspects like the demos and lyricism to be typical of him.

For HipHopDX, Sam Moore commented that West and Ty Dolla Sign have not established any chemistry, delivering a combination of "half-completed ideas and dueling demotapes". Even though Moore appreciated Ty Dolla Sign's vocals, he found the singer to seem anonymous and criticized West's lyricism; he finalized that the album is completely "devoid of substance". In Slant Magazine, Paul Attard said that even though West's albums are expected to be somewhat incomplete upon release, Vultures 2 is "in shambles" due to the "improper mixes", incomplete verses, and demo quality tracks. He felt that it sets a new limit of "West's methodology of pushing the limits of a deadline" and some tracks sound lazily executed as the album focuses more "on vibes and aesthetics than substance or emotion", noting West's ideas are not developed into songs and Ty Dolla Sign's good performances are neglected to a supporting role. The Guardian{{'}}s Ben Beaumont-Thomas said that Vultures 2 follows West's "tried and tested current blend of edgelording and emotional candour", with the confusion echoed in the beats and musical style for going from clever details to mindless ones. Beaumont-Thomas concluded that the album is "bloated and occasionally focused, tired and occasionally futurist, morally redundant" with redemption lightly supplied by humility and he saw some of West's flows as inventive. In a mixed review, Billboard{{'s}} Saponara asserted that the album has potential to be great and highlighted West's avant-garde production, although found it to be held back by instances of "sound quality issues, unfinished thoughts or portions when Ye's rapping dips".{{Cite magazine |last=Saponara |first=Michael |date=2024-08-05 |title=Ye & Ty Dolla $ign's 'Vultures 2' Album: Every Song Ranked From Worst to Best |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-songs-ranked/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=August 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806014219/https://www.billboard.com/lists/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-songs-ranked/ |url-status=live }}

Vultures 2 debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 after a six-day tracking period, selling 107,000 album-equivalent units. This was higher than the 83,000 units predicted, although less than the 148,000 scored by Vultures 1.{{Cite news |last=Andrews |first=Elias |date=August 9, 2024 |title=Kanye West's 'Vultures 2' To Debut At Number Two on Billboard Charts |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/832750-kanye-west-vultures-2-debut-number-two-billboard-charts-hip-hop-news |access-date=August 23, 2024 |website=HotNewHipHop |url-status=live |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822093712/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/832750-kanye-west-vultures-2-debut-number-two-billboard-charts-hip-hop-news }} The first-week units consisted of 46,000 streaming-equivalent units, 60,500 pure album sales, and 500 track-equivalent units. The album also accumulated a total of 50.44 million on-demand streams of its songs.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-14th-week-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235750808/|title=Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department Clocks 14th Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=August 11, 2024|access-date=August 11, 2024|archive-date=August 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811213432/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-14th-week-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235750808/|url-status=live}} Vultures 2 was blocked from the top spot by Swift's 11th album The Tortured Poets Department. This prevented West from achieving his 12th number-one record and in an article for Billboard, Andrew Unterberger noted the significance of the release coming around 15 years after West's interruption of Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards and during the chart reign of her album for over three months.{{Cite magazine |last1=Trapp |first1=Malcolm |title=Ye And Ty Dolla Sign's 'Vultures 2' Lands No. 2 Spot On 'Billboard' 200 Chart |url=https://www.rap-up.com/article/2024/08/12/ye-and-ty-dolla-signs-vultures-2-lands-at-no-2-on-billboard-200 |magazine=Rap-Up |date=August 12, 2024 |accessdate=August 23, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=August 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824083321/https://www.rap-up.com/article/2024/08/12/ye-and-ty-dolla-signs-vultures-2-lands-at-no-2-on-billboard-200 }}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/kanye-west-vultures-2-taylor-swift-billboard-200-1235748667/|title=Taylor Swift & Kanye West Battle for No. 1 Album on Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|last=Unterberger|first=Andrew|date=August 7, 2024|access-date=August 23, 2024|archive-date=August 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811190152/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/kanye-west-vultures-2-taylor-swift-billboard-200-1235748667/|url-status=live}} Vultures 2 topped the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming Ty Dolla Sign's second number-one on the chart after its predecessor. This also marked West's 12th chart-topper, tying with R. Kelly for the fifth most on the chart. Nine of the songs entered the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, with "Field Trip" charting the highest at number 10.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-debut-top-rb-hip-hop-albums-chart-1235752686/|title=Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign's 'Vultures 2' Tops R&B/Hip-Hop Album Chart|magazine=Billboard|last=Anderson|first=Trevor|date=August 14, 2024|access-date=August 23, 2024|archive-date=August 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814151132/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2-debut-top-rb-hip-hop-albums-chart-1235752686/|url-status=live}} During its second week, Vultures 2 dropped to only 31,000 units sold.{{cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/834168-kanye-west-ty-dolla-vultures-2-sales-fall-off-week-2-hip-hop-news|title=Kanye West And Ty Dolla Sign's "Vultures 2" Suffers Steep Sales Fall Off In Week 2|first=Cole|last=Blake|publisher=Hot New Hip Hop|date=August 14, 2024|accessdate=December 9, 2024}}

Elsewhere in North America, the album peaked at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart. Vultures 2 debuted at numbers three and four on the New Zealand Albums and ARIA Albums charts, respectively.{{Cite magazine |last=Brandle |first=Lars |date=August 9, 2024 |title=ARIA Charts: Tones And I, Charli XCX Debut at No. 1 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/tones-and-i-charli-xcx-australia-aria-charts-1235747361/ |access-date=August 24, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=August 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823193936/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/tones-and-i-charli-xcx-australia-aria-charts-1235747361/ |url-status=live }} In Europe, it reached number two on both the Norwegian Topp 40 Albums and Swiss Albums Top 100 charts.{{Cite web |title=Album 2024 uke 32 |url=https://topplista.no/charts/albums/2024-w32/ |access-date=August 9, 2024 |publisher=VG-lista |archive-date=September 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240928160509/https://topplista.no/charts/albums/2024-w32/ |url-status=live }} The album further reached the top five in Iceland, Denmark,{{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=32&y=2024&list=a40|title=Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 32, 2024|publisher=Hitlisten|access-date=August 14, 2024|archive-date=September 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240928160511/http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=32&y=2024&list=a40|url-status=live}} Poland, and Lithuania. It charted at number six in both Ireland and the Netherlands, while also attaining top 10 positions in Austria, Belgium's Flanders region, Portugal, the United Kingdom,{{Cite magazine |last=Brandle |first=Lars |date=August 12, 2024 |title=U.K. Albums Chart: Chappell Roan Snags First U.K. No. 1 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/chappell-roan-snags-uk-no-1-rise-and-fall-of-a-midwest-princess-1235750959/ |access-date=August 24, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=August 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824083323/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/chappell-roan-snags-uk-no-1-rise-and-fall-of-a-midwest-princess-1235750959/ |url-status=live }} the Czech Republic, Germany, and Sweden.{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/54?dspy=2024&dspp=32|title=Veckolista Album, vecka 32|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=August 9, 2024|archive-date=August 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809115914/https://sverigetopplistan.se/chart/54/?dspy=2024&dspp=32|url-status=live}}

Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/380371308/credits|title=Vultures 2 by ¥$, Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign|date=August 2, 2024 |publisher=Tidal|access-date=September 29, 2024}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Vultures 2 track listing

| total_length = 49:49

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title_width = 20%

| writing_width = 45%

| extra_width = 40%

| title1 = Slide

| writer1 = {{hlist|Ye|Tyrone Griffin, Jr.|Aswad Asif|Cydel Young|Leon Thomas III|Peter Lee Johnson|Samuel Lindley}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Ye|Ty Dolla Sign|AyoAA|Leon Thomas III|Lester Nowhere|Peter Lee Johnson}}

| length1 = 3:18

| title2 = Time Moving Slow

| writer2 = {{hlist|Ye|Griffin|AJ Roth|Adam Kain|Azul Wynter|Joaquin "Baby J" Maldonado|Tyshane Thompson|Bezi|Konrad "SHDØW" Żyrek|Charity Joy Brown|Nathan Butts|Quentin Miller|Lindley|Shraban}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Ye|Ty Dolla Sign|Nathan Butts|the Legendary Traxster|Cruza}}

| length2 = 2:40

| title3 = Field Trip

| writer3 = {{hlist|Ye|Griffin|Jordan Carter|Caleb Toliver|Bill Kapri|Edin Jakupovic|Wesley Glass|Dylan Cleary-Krell|Lindley}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Ye|Ty Dolla Sign|Dez Wright|EJPXris|Wheezy|the Legendary Traxster}}

| length3 = 2:43

| title4 = Fried

| writer4 = {{hlist|Ye|Griffin|Terrance Michael Boykin|Grant Dickinson|Malik Yusef|Oscar Adler|Dimitri Leslie Roger}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Ye|Ty Dolla Sign|Outtatown|TheLabCook|Oscar Adler}}

| length4 = 2:46

| title5 = Isabella

| writer5 = {{hlist|Ye|Griffin}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Ye|Ty Dolla Sign}}

| length5 = 0:09

| title6 = Promotion

| writer6 = {{hlist|Ye|Griffin|Nayvadius Wilburn|Anthony Clemons, Jr.|Lindley|William Seay Moore}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Ye|Ty Dolla Sign|the Legendary Traxster}}

| length6 = 2:39

| title7 = 530

| writer7 = {{hlist|Ye|Griffin|Michael Mulé|Isaac De Boni|Jahmal Gwin}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Ye|Ty Dolla Sign|BoogzDaBeast|E*vax|FnZ}}

| length7 = 4:48

| title8 = Dead

| writer8 = {{hlist|Ye|Griffin|Durk Banks|Wilburn|Clemons|Jacob Canady|London Holmes}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Ye|Ty Dolla Sign|ATL Jacob}}

| length8 = 4:23

| title9 = Forever Rolling

| writer9 = {{hlist|Ye|Griffin|Dominique Jones|Aaron Butler|Clemons|Henning Gruschow|Thomas|Kejuan Muchita|Morning Estrada}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Ye|Ty Dolla Sign|Foreverolling|Audiovista|Flex OTB|Leon Thomas III|Havoc|Morning Estrada}}

| length9 = 3:15

| title10 = Bomb

| writer10 = {{hlist|Ye|North West|Chicago West|Lindley|Elijah Cordano|Kain|Roth|Brown|Ernest D. Wilson|Jupiter's Sick|Noah Madrid|Ron Johnson}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Ye|Ty Dolla Sign|the Legendary Traxster|Noah Madrid|Cruza|No I.D.|Tech Club}}

| length10 = 2:31

| title11 = River

| writer11 = {{hlist|Ye|Griffin|Jeffery Williams|Jordan Jenks|Lindley}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Ye|Ty Dolla Sign|Pi'erre Bourne|Wes Singerman|Taydex|the Legendary Traxster|Lamm}}

| length11 = 3:35

| title12 = Forever

| writer12 = {{hlist|Ye|Griffin}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Ye|Ty Dolla Sign}}

| length12 = 2:15

| title13 = Husband

| writer13 = {{hlist|Ye|Griffin|Cleary-Krell|Yusef|Nova Blessed|Tani Renee|Yasiin Bey}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Dez Wright}}

| length13 = 2:17

| title14 = Lifestyle

| writer14 = {{hlist|Ye|Griffin|Dwayne M. Carter, Jr.|Andrew Lovgren|Andrew "Drew Love" Neely|Mulé|De Boni|Cleary-Krell|Glass}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Ye|Ty Dolla Sign|Wheezy|FnZ|Dez Wright|Deaton Chris Anthony}}

| length14 = 3:23

| title15 = Sky City

| writer15 = {{hlist|Ye|Griffin|Danielle Balbuena|Young|Clemons|Gwin|Angel Lopez|Federico Vindver|Michael Suski|Timothy Mosley}}

| extra15 = {{hlist|Ye|Ty Dolla Sign|BoogzDaBeast|Timbaland|Angel Lopez|Federico Vindver|DrtWrk}}

| length15 = 4:22

| title16 = My Soul

| writer16 = {{hlist|Ye|Griffin|Gabreal Griffin|Aaron Butts|Darhyl Camper, Jr.|Rory Noble|Israel Boyd|Mulé|De Boni|Charles Njapa}}

| extra16 = {{hlist|Ye|Ty Dolla Sign|BoogzDaBeast|88-Keys|Camper|FnZ|Rory Noble}}

| length16 = 3:57

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Vultures 2 digital deluxe track listing 1

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 53:14

| title17 = Take Off Your Dress

| length17 = 3:26

| writer17 = {{hlist|Ye|Scott Bridgeway|SHDØW}}

| extra17 = {{hlist|Ye|Scott Bridgeway|SHDØW}}

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Vultures 2 digital deluxe track listing 2{{efn|Please see Billboard for track listings 2–4.}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 53:01

| title17 = Believer

| length17 = 3:13

| writer17 = {{hlist|Ye|Griffin|Adam Vadel|Gwin|Barrington Hendricks|Yseult|Supreme Williams|Charleston White|Cam Newton|Ganja Kru}}

| extra17 = {{hlist|Vadel|BoogzDaBeast|JPEGMafia|Yseult}}

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Vultures 2 digital deluxe track listing 3

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 52:57

| length1 =

| title17 = Drunk

| length17 = 3:09

| writer17 = {{hlist|Ye|Griffin|Peso Pluma|Kapri|Tory Lanez|Okami|VEYIS|SHDØW}}

| extra17 = {{hlist|Okami|VEYIS|SHDØW}}

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Vultures 2 digital deluxe track listing 4

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 52:04

| title17 = Gun to My Head

| length17 = 2:16

| writer17 = {{hlist|Ye|Griffin|Scott Mescudi|Alice Merton|Lester Nowhere|Steve Irko}}

| extra17 = {{hlist|Nowhere|Irko}}

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Vultures 2 digital deluxe track listing 5

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 53:18

| title17 = Can U Be

| length17 = 3:30

| writer17 = {{hlist|Ye|Griffin|Jacques Webster|Kejuan Muchita|Morris Ricks}}

| extra17 = Havoc

}}

Notes

• "Time Moving Slow" features additional vocals from the Curva Nord Milano ultras.
• "Field Trip" features vocals from Playboi Carti, Don Toliver, and Kodak Black.
• "Fried" features additional vocals from the Curva Nord Milano ultras.
• "Promotion" features vocals from Future.
• "Dead" features vocals from Future and Lil Durk.
• "Forever Rolling" features vocals from Lil Baby.
• "Bomb" features vocals from West's daughters, North and Chicago, as well as Yuno Miles.
• "River" features vocals from Young Thug and additional vocals from the Curva Nord Milano ultras and Charlie Wilson.
• "Lifestyle" features vocals from Lil Wayne.
• "Sky City" features vocals from 070 Shake, Desiigner, and CyHi and additional vocals from The-Dream and Jeremih.
• "My Soul" features vocals from Ty Dolla Sign's brother, Big TC, and additional vocals from Todd Rundgren and the Sunday Service Choir.
• "Drunk" features vocals from Peso Pluma and Kodak Black, and additional vocals from Bad Bunny.
• "Gun to My Head" features vocals from Kid Cudi.
• "Can U Be" features vocals from Travis Scott and uses a part of the movie Silver Linings Playbook as an introduction.

Sample credits

• "Field Trip" contains samples of "Machine Gun", as performed by Portishead.
• "530" contains samples of "Break the Fall (Acoustic)", as performed by Swsh.
• "River" contains samples of "River", as performed by Leon Bridges.
• "Forever" contains samples of "Maybe", as performed by Kettenkarussell.
• "Sky City" contains an interpolation of "O-o-h Child", as performed by the Five Stairsteps.
• "Take Off Your Dress" contains samples of "Please Make It Good Again", as performed by Talmadge Armstrong.{{Cite news |last=Andrews |first=Elias |date=August 7, 2024 |title=Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign Drop Bonus Track 'Take Off Your Dress' |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/831805-kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-take-off-your-dress-stream |website=HotNewHipHop |access-date=September 28, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=August 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809110604/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/831805-kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-take-off-your-dress-stream }}
• "Believer" contains samples of "Super Sharp Shooter", as performed by Ganja Kru.
• "Gun to My Head" contains samples of "Blindside", as performed by Alice Merton.
• "Can U Be" contains samples of "Stop, Look, Listen (to Your Heart)", performed by Marvin Gaye & Diana Ross, "Haunted", performed by Robin Coudert, "Glide", performed by Pleasure, and "National Anthem", performed by Keith Hudson.

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