Bully (album)

Bully (stylized in all caps or in Japanese as ブリー) is the upcoming twelfth studio album by the American rapper Kanye West. West announced the album in September 2024 and released multiple work-in-progress versions, with different track lists, via X in March 2025. These versions feature guest appearances from Peso Pluma, Playboi Carti, and Ty Dolla Sign. Five tracks were released as singles through two EPs, released in June 2025. The album has been delayed several times, and is currently scheduled for release on March 27, 2026, via YZY and Gamma.

Bully was originally released as a short film, Bully V1, directed by West and edited by Hype Williams. It stars West's son, Saint, who fights New Japan Pro-Wrestling wrestlers with a toy mallet. Sonically, the album resembles West's work on 808s & Heartbreak (2008) and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010). It extensively relies on sampling and interpolation, and West mostly sings instead of rapping. Most of West's vocals in the original releases are artificial intelligence-generated audio deepfakes, although he intended to re-record the lyrics with his own vocals; most songs present on the two promotional EPs contain deepfaked vocals. With the supposed release date of March 27, West has apparently removed all deepfaked vocals.

Bully was recorded as West became the subject of controversy for promoting hate speech, including making antisemitic statements, endorsing Nazism, and insulting family and associates, on his X account. West released multiple versions on X on March 18 with no prior announcement, asserting it remained a work in progress. Bully V1 received mostly positive reviews from music critics, with particular praise for its production style, though a few found its presentation lackluster.