[untitled] Kanye Projects

Unreleased Projects

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  2003

  2003 mixtape that compiles early Kanye West demos, unreleased tracks, and rough cuts from the pre-College Dropout era. It captures Kanye in his formative stage as both a producer and a rapper, blending soulful sample-driven beats with lyrics that hint at the themes he would later fully explore in his debut album. Though not an official release, it gained popularity through fan circulation and remains a snapshot of his artistic evolution before mainstream success.
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  2006

  Released unofficially in 2006, continues the format of the first mixtape by showcasing more unreleased material, alternate versions, and early collaborations from around the Late Registration period. This volume feels slightly more refined, with tracks featuring Consequence, John Legend, and other frequent Kanye collaborators. The tape gives fans a deeper look into Kanye’s creative process during the mid-2000s, offering glimpses of songs that were either reworked or left behind entirely.
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  2009

  As far back as 2003, Kanye had planned a four-album series revolving around going to college, with Good Ass Job concluding the series. The death of his mother derailed this plan, with his fourth album becoming the somber 808s and Heartbreak. People still expected Good Ass Job to release, though, as Kanye's next album as late as early 2010. When the wake of the 2009 VMAs incident happened, it would cause Good Ass Job not to release. The title seems to have changed to MBDTF around May 2010 or atleast not called GAJ anymore. The cover included for this era is the original cover for the single "POWER."
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  2014

  After Rick Rubin and Kanye West cut down Yeezus to the final ten tracks, Kanye still saw potential in much of the cut material. Thus, shortly after Yeezus was released, an EP of leftovers titled Lost Yeezus was already being teased. The project then evolved into a full-fledged album of mostly new material, with Yeezus 2 acting as a codename before they could choose the last name. This project would develop into So Help Me God as the songs evolved.
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  2015

  Announced in February 2015, So Help Me God is now one of Kanye's most infamous unreleased projects. Essentially being a more advanced version of the songs developed during the Yeezus 2 era, So Help Me God gained significant hype as the teaser tracks of "Wolves," "All Day," and "Only One" was revealed to the public. Despite intending to release the album in March 2015, Kanye never finished So Help Me God, and only a few songs from the era ended up on The Life of Pablo.
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  2016

  Rumored Kanye West project that was never officially released but often cited by fans as a possible concept developed during or after the Yeezus sessions. Little concrete information exists, but leaked snippets and song titles suggest it was meant to explore themes of addiction, celebrity excess, and personal turmoil. While the album itself has never surfaced, its legend persists as part of Kanye’s deep catalog of unfinished and speculative work.
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  2016

  TurboGrafx 16 (also known as Turbo Grafx16 or TG16) is a scrapped Kanye West album that was originally planned to release in summer 2016 as a follow-up to his seventh studio album The Life of Pablo that released earlier that year. It was named after the video game console of the same name, which Ye has described as his favorite during his childhood. The album was likely scrapped around the time that Ye was released from the UCLA Medical Center.
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  2018

  Upon hearing the beat to "Hurricane" during sessions for Good Ass Job, Kanye became inspired to create a whole new album titled Yandhi. With the album's concept in his mind, Kanye and his producers began frenzied work as they developed multiple new songs throughout September 2018, aiming for a September 29 release date. As they did not meet this deadline, Kanye went to Uganda to conduct further work on the album but delayed it indefinitely on November 13.
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  2018

  Long-teased but still unreleased sequel to Kanye West and Jay-Z’s 2011 collaborative album Watch the Throne. Kanye hinted at the project multiple times over the years, most notably in a 2018 tweet stating "Throne 2 coming soon," but no confirmation ever came from Jay-Z. Fans have speculated on potential tracklists and sessions, but as of now, the album remains one of the most anticipated and elusive unreleased collabs in hip-hop history.
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  2020

  Unreleased follow-up to Kanye’s 2019 gospel album Jesus Is King, announced in collaboration with Dr. Dre. Kanye revealed the project through social media and even shared some behind-the-scenes clips from the studio, but the album never saw an official release. Leaked tracks suggest a more polished, cinematic take on his gospel direction, infused with Dre’s signature production style. Despite its hype and anticipation, the album remains locked away, with only fragments leaking online.
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  2020

  Early working title for what eventually became Donda, and it represents a raw, more minimalist phase of Kanye’s creative journey during that album’s development. The material associated with With Child often leaned into spiritual themes, stripped-down production, and deeply personal lyrics, including songs like “Up from the Ashes.” While much of this material was later altered or left off the final Donda release, fans still regard With Child as a distinct and fascinating phase in Kanye’s ever-evolving catalog.
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  2022

  Donda 2 was announced by Ye via Instagram, being executive produced by Future. Ye then proceeded to get into many significant controversies. He hosted a listening party for it in Miami, in which many of the tracks were unfinished. It was released on the Stem Player a few days later, but it was still incomplete. Months later, Ye got into even more controversies, making him get dropped by Adidas, buy the social media Parler, and lose his billionaire status following his proclaiming "White Lives Matter" at Yeezy Season 9.
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  2022

  scrapped project from 2022 that appeared during Kanye West’s Donda 2 and Stem Player era. The title references the Donny Hathaway song of the same name, which Kanye sampled in one of the tracks he debuted via livestream. The project appeared to blend gospel, soul, and personal reflection, aligning with the stripped-down and emotional vibe of Donda 2. Although no official release occurred, the name lives on as part of Kanye’s enigmatic output during a turbulent creative period.
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  2025

  On March 6th, 2025, Ye tweeted, "this next album got that antisemitic sound" and "my new sound called antisemitic". This would mark a shift in Ye's soundscape, as his antisemitic ideas had been mostly contained to his Twitter at that time, besides a few one-off remarks about Jews on the VULTURES albums. On March 16th, 2025, Ye would tweet an image of a red swastika against a black background, declaring it as a "NEW ALBUM COVER". On April 2nd. 2025, DJ Akademiks would post a series of Tweets that eventually led to the announcement of a new album titled "WW3", separating this project from BULLY.
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  2025

  On September 3rd, 2024, the CEO of Channel Candy, Ye's new touring company, confirmed that work on a new solo Ye album had began after the South Korea Vultures listening experience. On September 28th, 2024, on the second Haikou listening event, Ye confirmed that the album name is Bully, which references the movie with the same name that he posted on his Instagram story a few days prior to the event. On January 2nd, 2025, Ye announced the album would have AI on it after months of speculation, and that it could help AI become used more in music. After the release of Bully V1, Ye confirms his intention to re-record the AI on Bully, and stated it was being mixed.
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  2025

  After releasing Donda 2 via the Stem Player in 2022, Ye would eventually move onto other projects. However, the project never left his mind, with some songs continuing to be considered in the Vultures era. 2025 would see Ye enter a new era of creative fuel, once again working on multiple projects at once. With plans to release BULLY and CUCK, Ye has released Donda 2 on DSPs promising live updates to the album.

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