Kanye West and his
wife Kim Kardashian West are becoming increasingly confusing about the
Feb. 11 release of his forthcoming album. In short, the Chicago rapper can't seem to decide on a name for his next release, from Swish, to Waves, to So Help Me God.
And so help us God, we're ready for him to make a final decision and put an end to these scandalous
social media controversies. West recently sat down with hip-hop radio
host Big Boy to discuss the mystery behind his album title, saying, "We don't have a name, yet. I wanted to get people's opinions of how they felt."
"Which album title do you guys like better," social media queen Kim K posted in a poll between the titles Swish and Waves to Twitter Monday, tagging Yeezy. "WAIT new poll," she tweeted shortly after, including the third and longest option, So Help Me God.
WAIT new poll. Which album title do you like best? @kanyewest
"I'm
tryna open up hearts, minds," West told Big Boy. "When I was sitting in
the studio with Kirk, Kirk Franklin, and we're just going through it, I
said this is a gospel album, with a whole lot of cursing on it, but
it's still a gospel album. The gospel according to Ye. It's not exactly
what happened in the Bible, but it's this story idea of Mary Magdalene
becoming Mary."
What's in a name? While Swish — the former name for West's new album — scored second place in the latest poll, it trumped Waves in both, which is currently set to be title for "the best album of all time," according to the rapper (West has since walked back that this album is the "greatest," though). However, the original name
for West's latest album was the true winner, receiving the most amount
of votes in the second poll, or 46%. More than 400,000 people voted in
the second poll, while nearly 250,000 voted in the first.
Yes, long before the Twitter war with fellow artist Wiz Khalifa over his decision to change the album title from Swish to Waves, Yeezy was planning on naming his album So Help Me God. "[I'm working] on it slowly," West told radio station Hot 97 in June. "To make it an art project and deliver the innovation that I know I can and that I've consistently done since 808s [& Heartbreak] and [My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy]."
Then, this happened:
New album title, WAVES
...And this:
Please don't take the wave.
And finally, after a lengthy online dispute which involved indecent slut-shaming and bringing children and wives into the mix, this:
Awww @kanyewest are u mad I'm not around to play in ur asshole anymore? #FingersInTheBootyAssBitch
Though all seems to be good and done with the Twitter war, as Kardashian West and model Amber Rose both shared selfies on the social media site together, fans are left wondering just what in the hell is happening with this album title.
Instead of voting on West's final decision as to what his next album title should be, some fans created their own polls to mock the entire ordeal:
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