Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign released their latest album VULTURES 2 last week to a mixed reaction.
Sample clearances, streaming removals, and the rumor that Kanye West employed artificial intelligence (AI) to finish some his lyrics — the album has been a moot point ever since its release. Kanye and Ty’s joint album was projected to sell 83K units in its first week initially but the final numbers are a bit better.
The album has debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart with 107k copies in the first week — about 60k out of that coming from pure sales.
Kanye’s first week numbers are certainly on the decline. Jesus Is King and DONDA sold 264K and 309K first week, respectively while VULTURES did 148K units in the first week.