Following Kanye West online is always a bit of a rollercoaster ride. One minute he’s posting cute videos of his kids or oddball musings on art and design, the next he’s trolling us all with “Make America Great Again” hats and shout-outs to Candace Owens. Every so often, though, he composes a tweet that sends a thrill through music fans, making the collective peanut gallery sit up at attention as he captivates our interest with teases of new music.
https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1041801975291990016
Fans are in a positive tailspin over his latest, cryptic post. Kanye tweeted out an image of a Mini Disc (remember those?) with no label and fans immediate drew a correlation between the nondescript, obsolete tech and the cover art of his incendiary (and controversial) 2013 opus, Yeezus. Responses ranged from enthusiastic rapture to understandable skepticism, as his most recent release, the disappointing Ye, left plenty to be desired with its rushed delivery that undercut its overly bombastic hype cycle.
Of course, there’s plenty of reason to be optimistic as well; whenever Kanye does anything particularly egregious in his ongoing quest to be the center of the world’s attention, he’s been known to follow up with huge artistic statements aimed at redeeming his bruised reputation. The last time he was in as much hot water as he was in this spring, it was after the infamous 2009 MTV VMA moment where he snatched the mic from a shocked Taylor Swift to declare that “Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time!” The resultant backlash sent him into exile in Hawaii where he crafted the game-changing, culture-shifting, critically acclaimed My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. If ever there was a time he needed some of that energy, it’s now that his Wyoming-inspired antics have put off even the staunchest Yeezy fans.
Check out some of the responses below.
https://twitter.com/_TrippyGodd/status/1041802717507801088
I don't even know what Yeezus 2 would sound like at this point, definitely not as inventive or smart or defiant…
…but Yeezus is my favorite Kanye album and my heart definitely skipped a beat when I saw this https://t.co/bIEJBpfN6o
— Andrew Reiver (@reivey) September 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/KanyeSource/status/1041807737104097281
https://twitter.com/rickyj1998/status/1041807636050665472
To everyone saying it’s yeezus 2 , just know … it’s not pic.twitter.com/iYpRX8k5wp
— Criti (@Yo_Criti) September 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/SWEETENORMANl/status/1041817936497975296
YEEZUS 2?! don’t play wit my heart kanye. pic.twitter.com/cUDsT6fObb
— holmes (@charlesxholmes) September 17, 2018
Kanye could punch your mother and spit on your lunch and some of you would still be tweeting about the possibility of a Yeezus 2. pic.twitter.com/OPaAyhGTFh
— Dank Archer 🐝 🌼 (@NavoSchmavo) September 17, 2018
me listening to yeezus 2 after swearing kanye off for the rest of his life pic.twitter.com/sovqeMvNxy
— a silly guy (@_Mahlick) September 17, 2018
Yeezus 2 will almost certainly be a mess, a disappointment, a disaster, etc. my expectations after ye are lower than they’ve literally ever been.
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But if this album slaps even 80% as hard as yeezus im gonna strip naked and howl at the moon for about 24 hours straight
— Jacqueline (@Horse_Jeans) September 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/big_business_/status/1041815525955842049
YOOOOOOOO IF KANYE DOES YEEZUS 2
IMAGINE 69 OVER YEEZUS PRODUCTION
OH MAN A TEKASHI OVER YEEZUS PRODUCTION
Please Kanye— Dances (@dances) September 17, 2018
If y'all think I'm gonna listen to Yeezus 2 with all this bullshit Kanye has done in 2018 then you are absolutely correct
If this man gives me Blood On The Leaves Pt. 2 he can throw my cat out the window fuck it
— Sprinkles, King of the Bops (@TrapLordSprinks) September 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/SwedishLincoln/status/1041807913810112514
In the infinitesimal chance that this is indeed a “Yeezus 2” of some variety, I will run a lap around the common, bare cheeks to the wind, while doing a solo a cappella rendition of “Blood on the Leaves.” https://t.co/NwhWBqoL3S
— Mateo Rispoli (@MateoRispoli) September 18, 2018
