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.

The rapper used a derogatory term while referring to the couple's children Rumi and Sir as he unveiled his first proper solo LP since 2021's "Donda."In the midst of a lengthy social media tirade targeting his former mentor Jay-Z and his wife,

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.”