Kanye West Fans Suspect AI Use On ‘Vultures 2’: “This Is Getting Sad”
Kanye West fans think the artist is using AI all throughout Vultures 2.
After the album was finally released over the weekend, fans became suspicious of West’s output on the project. “SKY CITY,” a track that fans have eagerly awaited, was one of the first songs to be vocally analyzed with a fine-tooth comb.
“Did Kanye partly use AI on his SKY CITY verse?” a fan asked on X/Twitter. “It feels like someone gave him a ref and they just deepfaked the voice. Theres also the random punch ins that sound authentic but are way too noticeable Wtf does this man delay his albums for???”
Another fan drew two examples from the same song, drawing attention to “more human” elements in certain parts of the song versus other parts of the track.
“For those who can’t hear it the AI Verse on ‘Sky City’ First video is the AI Ye Verse 2nd part is the Punch-in Ye did (diff quality, more human take), I thought it was Newtone or Melodyne at first but the AI artifacts are there This was 100% a deliberate choice, no clue why,” they wondered.
A subsequent take hypothesized that Ye’s “SKY CITY” verse was actually Cyhi The Prynce vocally dubbed to sound like the Chicago artist. “That first verse on ‘Sky City’ is DEFINITELY a Cyhi verse converted to Ye’s voice with AI. His flow and Cadence is all over it,” they typed.
“FIELD TRIP” was another song being targeted for allegedly containing AI vocals. One fan pointed at the end of Ye’s verse being a replica of Ty Dolla $ign’s leaked verse from the song. They expressed that “The end of YE’s verse on ‘FIELD TRIP’ is seemingly one of Ty Dolla $ign‘s vocals with a YE ai filter over it…this is getting sad.”
Vultures 2 arrived early Saturday morning (Aug. 3) after suffering from multiple delays. The LP was initially set for a March release before being edited and updated for several months. After missing the March release date, West claimed that the music would arrive on May 3 before being delayed again.
That same month, Ty appeared on YouTuber Vitaly’s livestream, revealing the duo’s plans for more music. He stated that they have enough leftover music to potentially give fans a fourth Vultures LP after a third one.
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