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West working with No I.D. in the studio for 808s & Heartbreak, October 2008

The following is a list of unproduced Kanye West projects in roughly chronological order. During his career, American rapper and record producer Kanye West has developed on several projects which never progressed beyond ranging from pre-production to its unreleased state. Some of the projects were officially canceled, scrapped, or fell into development hell.

Music projects

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1997 beat tape

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A set of eight tracks, allegedly from an unreleased beat tape West produced in 1997, was uploaded to SoundCloud in May 2016. XXL found it to be plausible that the tape was authentic, and identified one of the beats as an early version of Infamous Syndicate's "What You Do to Me".[1]

The College Dropout alternate version

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See also: The College Dropout § Recording

West's original version of The College Dropout was leaked online months before release, and in response he made several changes to the album's instrumentation and mixing.[2] The removed tracks include a song called "My Way", as well as early versions of the eventual Late Registration tracks "Hey Mama" and "Gold Digger".[3] Featured appearances by Ol' Dirty Bastard and Consequence were also removed.[4]

Good Ass Job

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The title originally came from West's intention of his four-album college series, with Good Ass Job being the final album. He revealed his intention to MTV News in 2003, before The College Dropout's release.[5] The series followed consistently with Late Registration and Graduation, but was disrupted in 2008 when West began an electropop Auto-Tune project titled 808s & Heartbreak, in the wake of his mother Donda West's death and breakup of then-fiancé Alexis Phifer.

On a January 2009 interview with French magazine Elle, West changed the upcoming album's title to Winter-Spring-Summer-Fall, featuring 12 songs, with three songs for each season.[6] The same year on September, West received worldwide controversy and criticism for interrupting Taylor Swift during her acceptance of the award for Best Female Video during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, referring to "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" as being "one of the best videos of all time."[7] The incident was a turning point in Good Ass Job, marking West's decision to exile to Oahu, Hawaii.[8][9]

Via Rap Radar on February 2010, incoming GOOD Music rapper Big Sean, confirmed that the project was still under the title Good Ass Job, with even Billboard confirming the title that July.[10][11] However, on October 5, 2010, West announced the title's change to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, claiming it was always the title during the production.[12] The same month, he confirmed to MTV News about why he changed it:

“I remember I just changed it because I didn’t want to do the Good Ass Job thing and have to stick to the skits and everything that went with that. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and my album cover are just... those things are just awesome. It’s really proper, decadent, soulful, lavishness, and it’s exactly what I wanna say.”[13]

On September 17, 2018, West made a surprise appearance at Chance the Rapper's Open Mike event, revealing that he and Chance were working on an album titled Good Ass Job.[14] While it was announced, no further updates were made after, and was perceived as scrapped the following year. Despite the scrapped idea, West stated that his recording sessions with Chance helped West reconnect his roots and faith in Christianity.[15]

"RoboCop" music video

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Rose at the People Magazine awards in December 2014
Amber Rose worked with West on a music video for the song in 2009.

On March 11, 2009, Clash reported that West was shooting a music video for the song with his then-girlfriend Amber Rose.[16] It was recorded in Los Angeles after West had to persuade Rose to fly there for the shooting.[17] Speaking to MTV News four months later, Rose said that she plays a robot throughout the video and appears alone for 95 percent of it.[18] During an on-set interview, West expressed that the visual was inspired by his love for video games, characterizing making a video look equally good to a game as "the holy grail".[19] He explained that rather than utilizing computer-generated imagery, the "intensity" should come off the screen.[19]

The music video was directed by Hype Williams. Although the video did not experience an official release, Shihan Barbee shared a 13-second stop-motion clip from it to Instagram on August 8, 2014.[20][21][22][23] Accompanying the clip, Barbee posted: "Wish he had released this video. Super dope."[24] The clip has a pink technicolor backdrop, which West stands in front while wearing a tuxedo that accompanies his faux hawk and tucking his hands in his pockets.[19][22][23][25] West stands face-to-face with a nude robot that has Rose's head digitally inserted onto it with the addition of sunglasses; she makes robotic movements simultaneously with him rapping.[21][22][23][25] At certain points, West makes exaggerated faces to the camera.[20]

The alleged, full version of the music video got leaked in October 2024.[26][27]

Cruel Winter

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On September 2012, American rapper Q-Tip was questioned about his lack of involvement on Cruel Summer and stated, "I know, I know, I’m sorry about that but I have to let the cat out of the bag. Kanye’s probably gonna get…if there’s a Cruel Summer then there’s got to be a Cruel Winter, right?”[28] He confirmed the project to be in the works the following month, with Pusha T referring to it as a "Q-Tip/Kanye thing."[29][30] Big Sean also confirmed Cruel Winter to be coming soon, and Malik Yusef, a songwriter and artist signed to the GOOD Music label, posted a photo of him and West on Instagram in the studio.[31] Despite others confirming the project, fellow rapper Common said it was nothing more than a "rumor."[32]

On July 2013, then-upcoming rapper Travis Scott stated that West may release Cruel Winter "out of nowhere," despite that rapper Pusha T (signed to GOOD Music at the time) declared it would not release due to the number of projects West was working on.[33][34]

On October 2015, a tracklist was rumored by AllHipHop, after more than two years of a lack of updates for Cruel Winter. The project's work was confirmed in February 2016 by Cyhi the Prynce, revealing "there was a lot of work done for Cruel Winter."[35] On June 3, 2016, a single titled "Champions" was released by GOOD Music, featuring various rappers West, Gucci Mane, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Travis Scott, Yo Gotti, Quavo, and Desiigner, released as the lead single for Cruel Winter. It initially aired on Big Boy's 92.3.[36] The single was untitled at the time, with "Round and Round" and "Champions" being used as working titles.[37][38] It was officially released via digital download and streaming services on June 12, 2016.[39] West also teased a 12-15 minute version of the song with the GOOD Music roster, despite that it was later abandoned.[40]

On September 2016, Scott announced his role as executive producer for Cruel Winter, and told Hot 97.3 that the album would be released next year.[41] On March 2017, when Cyhi was asked about Cruel Winter, he said West was in "good spirits" and teased a song on the album with him and Sean he called "crazy." By November 2017, Cyhi said the album would come out right after his album.[42] Since then, no updates on Cruel Winter were made, and is presumed to be officially scrapped.

Yeezus 2

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Under the working title Yeezus 2, West initially planned to release a sequel to Yeezus either with new material or leftovers from the previous album. It was confirmed on December 2013 when he announced a minimalist eight-track album, saying it was done mid-way. He planned to release it by "next summer" and reportedly worked with Q-Tip and Rick Rubin as producers.[43] Also, it was speculated that American singer Miley Cyrus missed her post-VMA party to record with West, including a remix for "Black Skinhead" with Travis Scott, a track from Yeezus.[44] Afterward, the album was scrapped as West's seventh album evolved into So Help Me God, then The Life of Pablo.

In 2017, one of Cyhi the Prynce's Spotify playlists titled ypm was revealed by Genius to feature six tracks that were possibly meant for Yeezus 2, unavailable to the public. The tracks' titles are acronyms of the songs: "333", "MM", "WISI", "W", "OO", and "AY", sparking speculation from fans, such as "W" standing for "Wolves" and "OO" standing for "Only One".[45]

So Help Me God

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By late 2014, Yeezus II evolved into So Help Me God, which was announced by West on February 28, 2015. On September 2014, West held a listening party for the album in Paris, France.[46] On December 31, 2014, West released Only One, featuring Paul McCartney with the electric piano and background vocals. It is a soul song dedicated to West's daughter, North, and his late mother, Donda West, that was intended to be the debut single for So Help Me God. It marked the first of three West and McCartney songs officially released, which their involvement was speculated on August 2014 with the leaked track, "Piss on Your Grave".[47]

On January 24, 2015, "FourFiveSeconds" was released as the intended second single for So Help Me God, also featuring Rihanna and McCartney (only on guitar). The next month, West revealed to Rolling Stone that he was "80% finished with the album."[48] On March 3, 2015, West released "All Day", the intended third single for So Help Me God, featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom, and McCartney. However, by May 2015, the album's title was changed to SWISH, later evolving into The Life of Pablo.[49]

Turbo Grafx 16

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Only ten days after the initial release of The Life of Pablo, West announced his eighth studio album under the name, Turbo Grafx 16, named after the video game console of the same name.[50] The same month, West associate Ibn Jasper posted a photo on Instagram showing West with longtime collaborators Mike Dean, Plain Pat, and Kid Cudi in a recording studio working on the album.[51] During the production of the album, West worked with emerging artists Lil Yachty, Vic Mensa, Offset, and Quavo, as well as Big Sean and Tyler, the Creator.[52] However, Turbo Grafx 16 did not release in its intended time, with West taking off on the Saint Pablo Tour during the fall of 2016. By November 2016, after West's rant on the final show and his hospitalization, the album was scrapped.[53] In 2017, the album evolved into LOVE EVERYONE, then was reworked in the following year, finally released under the title, Ye.

Yandhi

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The revealed album cover for Yandhi, featuring a MiniDisc with a purple shutter.

On September 17, 2018, West announced his ninth studio album Yandhi, revealing the cover art and initial release date of September 29, 2018.[54] The tracklist included tracks such as "We Got Love" with Teyana Taylor and American singer Lauryn Hill (originally intended for K.T.S.E.),[a] "New Body", featuring Nicki Minaj, "The Storm", "Bye Bye Baby", "Hurricane", "Alien / SpaceX", "Last Name", "Sky City", "Garden", and "Chakras".[56][57][58]

While Yandhi did not release in its initial date, West was the musical guest for the season 44 premiere of Saturday Night Live.[59] The following day, Universal Music Publishing Group accidentally leaked that the initial version of the album was to be eight tracks long.[60] After missing its initial date, it was rescheduled to November 23, 2018, announced by Kardashian on October 1.[61] That same day of the announcement, West visited the TMZ offices for an interview, admitting that the album was not finished yet and that he would be going to Africa in two weeks to continue recording for Yandhi. West talked about recording in Chicago and how he "felt the roots" but wanted to go further his energy by touching African soil and recording in nature.[62]

On October 12, 2018, West arrived in Uganda and restarted work on the album in a dome-shaped studio set up in the Chobe Safari Lodge at the Murchison Falls National Park.[63] West arrived with around 50 people and recorded for five days.[64] He played new music, including a studio recording of the "We Got Love" remix, for a group of about 100 Ugandan school children during a charity event.[65] In an October 21, 2018, interview, American rapper Quavo stated that his trio Migos had recorded for the album.[66] In November 2018, following a Kids See Ghosts performance with Kid Cudi at American rapper Tyler, the Creator's Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, West tweeted that he felt Yandhi was not finished, and that he would "announce the release date once it's done," delaying the album indefinitely.[67]

By 2019, West went through a dramatic conversion towards born-again evangelical Christianity, influencing the evolvement of Yandhi to Jesus is King.

Kids See Ghosts 2

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In 2019, Kid Cudi teased Kids See Ghosts 2, the sequel to Kids See Ghosts, multiple times. According to an interview with Complex, Kid Cudi assured fans that more material from him and West are coming. "There will be more Kids See Ghosts albums. Kanye already told me he wants to start working on the second one," he said. "With the first album, I didn't know how serious he was about making a collab album with me," he continued. "He had mentioned it, but I thought it was just a good idea he had in the moment. But then he kept bringing it up and kept having me come to his house, listen to music, and work on beats, so I was like, 'Wow, he's really into this.' We had a discussion where he said he wanted to make a spiritual album and I told him, 'Great. That's what I do. I would love to do that, something I can sink my teeth into.' So there will definitely be more."[68]

However, it never went to fruition when Kid Cudi announced that "Rock n Roll", from Pusha T's fourth album It's Almost Dry, would be his final collaboration with West and that they broke up the duo, due to West's recent erratic behavior at the time.[69][70] In December 2023, Kid Cudi and West reconciled during a listening session, and eventually appeared on the Vultures 2 track, "Gun to My Head".[71]

Jesus is King: The Dr. Dre Version

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On November 18, 2019, West announced a remix of Jesus is King with American producer-rapper Dr. Dre.[72] On January 16, 2020, a Dr. Dre-produced song "Up from the Ashes" (later appearing on Donda), leaked onto YouTube, but was later taken down due to copyright claims.[73] Another track titled "LA Monster", also leaked two months later.[74]

In June 2020, American rapper Snoop Dogg posted a video of Dr. Dre and West working on Jesus is King: The Dr. Dre Version.[75] Later that year, West thanked American rapper Eminem for rapping on Dr. Dre's remix of "Use This Gospel, which was officially released two years later on DJ Khaled's studio album, God Did.[76]

However, West and Dr. Dre parted their ways and have not made updates on the remix album, with West focusing on Donda, his 2020 presidential campaign, Donda Academy, and Yeezy merch, while Dr. Dre had a turbulent following year, with a near-fatal brain aneurysm, his home being burglarized, and eventual divorce.[77][78][79]

Other ventures

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Pastelle clothing line

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Prior to launching Yeezy with Adidas in 2013, West attempted to enter into the fashion world with his original clothing line, Pastelle, as early as 2007. Daniel Beckerman, co-founder of Italian sunglass brand Retrosuperfuture, received an email from West's talent agency, informing him that West wanted to collaborate with him. Shortly after, West assembled a team of 30 designers, consultants and collaborators, to advance the fashion brand Pastelle. GOOD Music-signed musician and designer Taz Arnold praised the brand, and later joined the crew as a consultant the following year.

Kaws, who designed the album cover for 808s & Heartbreaks, was hired to help craft the brand's logo, along with Kim Jones, who was Louis Vuitton’s men’s artistic director at the time. Pastelle was meant to appear to both men and women with a range of color palettes, including clothing, accessories, jewelry, and footwear. However, by the fall of 2009, many contributors to the Pastelle brand learned it was brought to a shop through online sources, losing direct contact with West and others, as the brand was later scrapped.[80]

A Little Inappropriate

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In 2007, West pitched A Little Inappropriate, a comedy-drama TV series, to HBO, influenced from other HBO TV series such as Entourage and Curb Your Enthusiasm. However, it was rejected by HBO, and would fully leak via YouTube on June 2023.[81]

Alligator Boots

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In 2007, West envisioned the puppet-based sketch comedy TV series, Alligator Boots, which he co-created with Rhymefest. It was meant as a dirty, irreverent spoof of The Muppet Show, hosted by West. According to video director and animator Konee Rok, Kanye met with Jimmy Kimmel, who was working on Crank Yankers and a co-founder of Jackhole Productions, and suggested to Kimmel that they collaborate to create Alligator Boots. It was later pitched to Comedy Central, with a $1 million budget and shot in under five days on The Jim Henson Company lot. During the production of Alligator Boots, West was the only human star, but came with an idea about a love interest, and decided to bring Kim Kardashian into his show, which was the first time they met.[82] On October 16, 2024, the full pilot for Alligator Boots was leaked on YouTube.[83]

Fame Kills

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See also: Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West and Lady Gaga

Yeezus concert film

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In February 2014, West uploaded a trailer for a concert film based on The Yeezus Tour to his website. It featured speedy shots of the tour, showing horses running in snow and West wearing his masks.[84] Author Bret Easton Ellis revealed around the same time of the trailer that he was working with the rapper on a project, after having re-imagined a scene from American Psycho (2000) for a promotional clip of the tour. Ellis was reluctant to write for the film until he listened to an advance copy of Yeezus in the summer of 2013; he then crafted a script in "Kanye land".[84] The film was set to be shot by director Hype Williams, who previously directed music videos for West's singles like "Gold Digger", "Stronger", and "Heartless".[84]

In October 2023, Williams explained to Complex how after he shot the film with West in Chicago and Toronto, the two engaged in a dress rehearsal with attention to detail so intense that they lost its original meaning. West was working on The Life of Pablo at this time, therefore he and Williams instead decided to shoot videos for the album.[85] The director and Scooter Braun spent six months negotiating with IMAX for the film's release, although it was discarded due to West's personal issues after his then-wife Kim Kardashian was robbed in Paris. Williams revealed that nobody, not even West himself, has viewed the film and it was filmed in 2014; he compared its significance to an unreleased recording from the likes of the Rolling Stones or the Beatles.[85]

Only One video game

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In February 2015, West announced a video game based on his mother, Donda West, was in the works. The game is revealed to be titled Only One, after the song of the same name, along with it being released as an iPhone app, created by Los Angeles-based film and animation studio Encyclopedia Pictura. The first trailer was revealed during the Yeezy Season 3 fashion show and The Life of Pablo release party on February 11, 2016. The game's concept is that the players plays Donda West as she ascends to the highest levels of heaven, avoiding obstacles along the way. However, by November 2016, the game was scrapped.[86][87]

Kids See Ghosts (computer-animated series)

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On June 26, 2020, a computer-animated series directed by artist Takashi Murakami was announced via social media. The series chronicles the adventures of Kanye Bear, the character portrayed on West's first three album covers, and Kid Fox, a character created exclusively for the show, both acting as their cartoon personas for the artists. However, no scheduled release date was announced, and it was likely scrapped due to the group's initial split.[88]

Notes

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  1. ^ Teyana Taylor later released "We Got Love" as a single in December 2019, with it including production from West.[55]

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