Ye has delivered the deluxe edition of his latest album, Bully.
The expanded version of the rap superstar’s 12th studio album arrived Friday (June 19), featuring updated mixes of the original tracks as well as new songs “OK” featuring Don Toliver and “Mission Control.”
“NEW COVER,” Ye (formerly Kanye West) wrote on Instagram alongside the black-and-white Bully deluxe artwork, which features a close-up of a child’s face flashing metal grills.
Bully was originally released on March 28 through Larry Jackson’s Gamma and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 behind BTS’ ARIRANG.
Alongside the deluxe release, Ye also unveiled a music video for the album’s opening track, “Kings,” once again tapping his wife, Bianca Censori, to direct the visual.
The surreal clip features Ye driving a convertible packed with an eclectic cast of passengers, including a nurse, an older man reading a newspaper while wearing sunglasses, and a wildly dancing figure with unusual facial features. As the vehicle slowly moves down a dusty road against a stark mountainside backdrop, a police car with flashing lights follows close behind.
The minimalist video culminates with Ye abruptly slamming on the brakes before being launched from the vehicle into an electric chair. Two officers then place a crown-shaped electrode on his head.
Ye recently launched the Bully deluxe rollout with the release of “Gemini Season,” accompanied by a Censori-directed video. Earlier this year, she also helmed the visual for “Father,” Ye’s collaboration with Travis Scott from Bully.
The rapper is also preparing for a series of live performances. His website recently revealed a July 4 Independence Day show at the Alamodome in San Antonio, along with a pair of Chicago dates scheduled for Sept. 3 and Sept. 4 at Soldier Field.
After performing for 70,000 fans at Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi, Georgia, Ye is set to return stateside for two shows at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on June 26 and June 28. The Tampa concerts will mark his first U.S. performances since his April shows at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
Additional international dates are scheduled throughout the summer, with stops in Albania and Spain in July before the tour continues in Portugal in August.
