The artist formerly known as Kanye West is gearing up to release a new album in what has proved to be his most controversial and troubling year yet, and the purported track list for the record has some truly wild song titles.
The Nazi-loving Ye—who recently asked his fans whether N****r Cock or White Rape was a better potential album title—has claimed that he will release a new album entitled WW3 soon. The teased record comes shortly after he dropped the visual album Bully, and he shared a look at the edgy track titles for the 11-song album in a post shared on Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter.
Alongside two swastika drawings, the hand-drawn track list boasts a single credited feature from Dave Blunts, who appears on the opening title track. The second song, meanwhile, is named "Cosby," which is almost certainly a nod to Bill Cosby, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by over 60 women.
Ye previously referenced Cosby on his 2016 track "Facts," on which he rapped, "Does anybody feel bad for Bill Cosby?"
The third song appears to be titled "Free Diddy," another artist accused of sexual misconduct. Ye has shown a lot of support for Sean "Diddy" Combs in recent months and even shared audio from a phone call he made to the disgraced Bad Boy Records founder.
The fourth track is titled "Dirty Magazines," perhaps a reference to his long-held obsession with pornography. The fifth song is named after Ye's wife, Bianca Censori, and the song appears to address the breakdown of their relationship in light of his recent behavior.
"Virgil Let Me Down" is the sixth song, which will presumably be a continuation of Ye's recent trashing of the late Virgil Abloh, with whom he was closely associated when he was alive. The seventh song is simply titled "Heil Hitler," another provocation as Ye continues to show his love for far-right extremism. "Hitler Ye and Jesus" is the eighth song.
The ninth song is titled "Jared" and doesn't appear to have an immediately obvious reference point, but leading theories would suggest that it's either about his former friend, Jared Kushner, or former Subway spokesman and convicted pedophile Jared Fogle.
The tenth song is named "Money and Fame," tired ground for Ye at this point, and the final song is titled "Nitrous." Last year, Ye's former chief of staff alleged the rapper and designer was addicted to nitrous oxide.
In a post shared on Instagram, The Game also shared what appeared to be the artwork for WW3. The artwork shows two people in KKK robes and hoods in front of bales of hay.
Whether the album actually releases remains to be seen. Ye has a long history of teasing projects that never materialize, whether it be TurboGrafx 16, Yandhi, or the third installment of his Vultures trilogy with Ty Dolla Sign.
Before unveiling the apparent track list for WW3, Ye shared a video for the title track featuring a repurposed scene from the Emmy-winning 1977 miniseries Roots showing a woman being whipped.
Ye also recently showed up in a black KKK-style hood for an interview with DJ Akademiks, who didn't once question why his interviewee was appropriating imagery from a hate group.