{"id":91433,"date":"2024-07-09T18:05:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T22:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/07\/09\/ye-is-retiring-from-professional-music-according-to-rich-the-kid\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T18:05:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T22:05:53","slug":"ye-is-retiring-from-professional-music-according-to-rich-the-kid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/07\/09\/ye-is-retiring-from-professional-music-according-to-rich-the-kid\/","title":{"rendered":"Ye Is Retiring From \u2018Professional Music,\u2019 According to Rich The\u00a0Kid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/kanye-west\/\">Ye <\/a>\u2014 the artist formerly known as Kanye West \u2014 appears to be calling it a career on the music front. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/rich-the-kid\">Rich The Kid <\/a>shared an alleged text message from West on Tuesday (July 9) which shows Ye explaining how he\u2019s walking away from doing music professionally. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI am retiring from professional music Not sure what else to do,\u201d Ye wrote in the message while seemingly caught in a state of uncertainty. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tRich The Kid replied trying to convince him otherwise: \u201cRetire? Why? How? The ppl NEED you the music you &amp; Ty &amp; we have made the BIGGEST STAMP in culture to this date in 2024. Drop Ye about mine &amp; V2 and we do it all over again the kids need you big bra fasho maybe some time to chill but retiring ain\u2019t it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe \u201cNew Freezer\u201d rapper deleted the text message exchange featuring Ye\u2019s alleged retirement from his Instagram Story about a half-hour after originally posting it. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ye said he\u2019s retiring from making music but he don\u2019t know what else to do <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sd3aM52dTl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Sd3aM52dTl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donda Times (@dondatimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dondatimes\/status\/1810741203530575971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 9, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFans were left flabbergasted at the idea Kanye would be done with music. \u201cBOOOOOOOOOO NEVER Ngl I never thought I would hear him use the word retirement in life,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/waittildvwn\/status\/1810742140672352681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> a person<\/a> replied on X. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAnother <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KontackCEO\/status\/1810744753098740041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">shocked fan <\/a>wrote. \u201cThat\u2019s what happens when people don\u2019t respect your genius. If it is true yeah should be mentioned with the greats of all time. An artist before anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHowever, some aren\u2019t taking West at his word and believe this could be <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/afladesvision\/status\/1810751155024388423\" target=\"_blank\">a marketing ploy<\/a> leading into his next album or venture. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIt all might be for none as Rich The Kid followed-up announcing that his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/rich-the-kid-ye-carnival-lifes-a-gamble-album-1235668567\/\"><em>Life\u2019s A Gamble<\/em> album <\/a>is arriving next Friday (July 19) and features West on \u201cGimme a Second 2\u201d and \u201cPlain Jane.\u201d Ye and Ty Dolla $ign also serve as executive producers on the project. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cACTUALLY WE DROPPING FRIDAY 7\/19,\u201d he wrote with a series of crying laughing emojis. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ACTUALLY WE DROPPING FRIDAY ???????????????????????????? 7\/19 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OhbZHLXeYd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/OhbZHLXeYd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RjFzpGvhQ6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/RjFzpGvhQ6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rich The Kid (@richthekid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/richthekid\/status\/1810750136127213590?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 9, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHowever, Ty Dolla $ign announced over the weekend that he and Ye were planning to bring the <em>Vultures <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-listening-event-korea-1235726234\/\">experience to South Korea<\/a> with a listening party slated for Aug. 23 at Goyang Stadium. Tickets are reportedly scheduled to go on sale later in July. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tRich The Kid has worked with Yeezy in the past and he appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-1-album-songs-ranked\/\"><em>Vultures<\/em> <\/a>anthem <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-carnival-number-one-hot-100\/\">\u201cCarnival\u201d<\/a> alongside Ty Dolla $ign and Playboi carti, which gave Ye his fifth No. 1 hit atop the Billboard Hot 100. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tEven after releasing music independently this year following his string of antisemitic remarks and controversies, West still put numbers on the boards with <em>Vultures<\/em> topping the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/billboard-200\/\">Billboard 200 <\/a>\u2014 his 11th project at the chart\u2019s apex \u2014 in February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tYe has notched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/every-artist-with-100-hot-100-chart-hits-drake-taylor-swift\/kanye-west-4\/\">157 Hot 100 entries<\/a> in his decorated career \u2014 which is good for the sixth most of all-time \u2014 spanning two decades with 21 top 10 hits to his name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>Billboard<\/em> has reached out to a rep for Ye for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KontackCEO\/status\/1810744753098740041\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/waittildvwn\/status\/1810742140672352681\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/kanye-west-retiring-music-rich-the-kid-1235727451\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ye \u2014 the artist formerly known as Kanye West \u2014 appears to be calling it a career on the music front. Rich The Kid shared an alleged text message from West on Tuesday (July 9) which shows Ye explaining how he\u2019s walking away from doing music professionally. \u201cI am retiring from professional music Not sure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91433\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}