Released on Friday (June 19), the expanded version of Kanye West‘s 12th studio project introduces fresh elements, including updated mixes of original tracks and two new songs: “OK” featuring Don Toliver and “Mission Control”.
Accompanying the deluxe drop, a revamped black-and-white album cover was shared by Ye on Instagram, showing a close-up of a child’s face adorned with metal grills. “NEW COVER,” he captioned the post.
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Originally launched on March 28 via Larry Jackson’s Gamma, “Bully” debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, just behind BTS’ “ARIRANG”.
To complement the new release, Ye premiered a surreal music video for the album’s opening track, “Kings”, directed by his wife, Bianca Censori.
The video features Ye driving a convertible filled with an eccentric group of passengers: a nurse, an elderly man engrossed in a newspaper while wearing sunglasses, and a wildly dancing figure with distinct facial features. The scene plays out against an arid landscape with a police car tailing them down a desolate road.
The minimalist journey reaches an intense conclusion as Ye abruptly stops the car and is launched from the vehicle into an electric chair. Two officers then place a crown-shaped electrode on his head, closing the visually striking sequence.
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