Kanye West's innovative use of samples was one of the hallmarks of his early hits - his slowed-down snippets of songs from Chaka Khan, Ray Charles, Daft Punk and more set a sonic path that countless artists would follow from that point on.

West, now known as Ye, released the album in fits and starts through a new collaborative film with director Hype Williams. He wrote on X that the album (posted as the soundtrack to the film) was “not finished and half the vocals AI” but later posted links to different versions of “Bully.”

Kanye West’s innovative use of samples was one of the hallmarks of his early hits — his slowed-down snippets of songs from Chaka Khan, Ray Charles, Daft Punk and more set a sonic path that countless artists would follow from that point on.