{"id":60966,"date":"2026-03-26T14:02:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/kanye-west-reveals-bully-tracklist-clears-up-ai-claim\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:02:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:02:31","slug":"kanye-west-reveals-bully-tracklist-clears-up-ai-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/kanye-west-reveals-bully-tracklist-clears-up-ai-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West Reveals &#8216;Bully&#8217; Tracklist, Clears Up AI Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/artist\/kanye-west\" target=\"_blank\">Kanye West<\/a> has revealed the tracklist for his new album <a class=\"underline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/news\/kanye-west-bully-release-date-los-angeles-show\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Bully<\/em><\/a> ahead of its long-awaited arrival later this week.<\/p>\n<p>In a rare post on X (former Twitter) on Wednesday (March 25), the rap icon shared a picture of a handwritten tracklist for his upcoming 12th studio effort which is set to drop this Friday (March 27) via Gamma.<\/p>\n<p>Ye\u2019s first proper solo project since 2021\u2019s <em>Donda<\/em>, <em>Bully<\/em> clocks in at 18 tracks and includes a number of previously released songs including \u201cPreacher Man,\u201d \u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d and \u201cDamn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A final list of producers and potential guest features have yet to be revealed, but it\u2019s rumored that <a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/artist\/travis-scott\" target=\"_blank\">Travis Scott<\/a> appears on the track \u201cFather.\u201d Ye has previously said that longtime collaborator <a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/artist\/mike-dean\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Dean<\/a> is involved in the project, too.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BULLY ON THE WAY NO AI <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LJFUAczgSl\">pic.twitter.com\/LJFUAczgSl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ye (@kanyewest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kanyewest\/status\/2036936847029657820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In his tweet, Kanye West also clarified that <em>Bully<\/em> will feature \u201cno AI,\u201d contradicting a previous statement that he used artificial intelligence in writing and recording the album \u2014 specifically to recreate his own voice.<\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Szqm7V1Muwc\" target=\"_blank\">2025 interview with Justin Laboy<\/a> which showed him experimenting with an AI program, he said: \u201cIt\u2019s time for me to explain to people the power of AI in music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can take any song and separate it \u2014 just get the vocals, the bassline, the drums. So when I send a song for a sample to my engineers, I just say, \u2018JS, AI.\u2019 Me and my engineer, John Scott, we\u2019re speaking in, like, digital THX [language].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite flirting with cutting-edge (and controversial) technology, West also revealed that he \u201cchopp[ed] up all the samples by hand\u201d and described <em>Bully<\/em> as a more \u201cpositive\u201d record.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is more the way I remember Lauryn Hill\u2019s album. I feel like [Bully] is my <em>Miseducation<\/em>, my Gnarls Barkley album,\u201d he said. \u201cI know the title <em>Bully<\/em> has a connotation that a lot of people are anti-bully, but we can bring it\u2026 I\u2019m just hyper-next-level frequency right now\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" width=\"900\" height=\"350\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/wVIEr4Laiyw?si=52g6Uq8chu_FfJlC\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Bully<\/em> marks Ye\u2019s first album since he <a class=\"underline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/news\/kanye-west-apology-antisemitism-wall-street-journal\/\" target=\"_blank\">apologized for his antisemitic behavior<\/a>, a years-long pattern of controversy that terminated a number of lucrative business partnerships, including with adidas and Gap; eradicated his status as a billionaire; and has threatened to tarnish his legacy.<\/p>\n<p>In a full-length letter published in <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em> earlier this month, the Chicago native expressed \u201cdeep regret\u201d over his actions and blamed them on undiagnosed brain injuries from his infamous 2002 car accident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn that fractured state, I gravitated toward the most destructive symbol I could find, the swastika, and even sold T-shirts bearing it,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI regret and am deeply mortified by my actions in that state, and am committed to accountability, treatment, and meaningful change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt does not excuse what I did though. I am not a Nazi or an antisemite. I love Jewish people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Bully<\/em> will be supported by a run of tour dates which will see Kanye perform at Los Angeles\u2019 SoFi Stadium on April 1 and 3, as well as in India, Turkey, France, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain between June and August.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/news\/kanye-west-bully-tracklist-no-ai\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kanye West has revealed the tracklist for his new album Bully ahead of its long-awaited arrival later this week. 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