Vultures 1

2024 studio album by Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign

Vultures 1 (stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album from the reborn duo of Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign, otherwise known as ¥$. It is the first album of a three-volume series, announced with a trailer on January 24, 2024.

Vultures 1
Studio album by
¥$
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2024 (2024-02-10)
Recorded2023–2024
Genre
Length55:33
LabelYZY
Producer
¥$ chronology
Vultures 1
(2024)
Vultures 2
(2024)
Kanye West chronology
Donda 2
(2022)
Vultures 1
(2024)
Vultures 2
(2024)
Ty Dolla Sign chronology
Cheers to the Best Memories
(2021)
Vultures 1
(2024)
Vultures 2
(2024)
Original cover
Cover originally promoted and seen on the album's pre-release page on Apple Music; this is still used for the Vultures Pack compilation EP.
Cover originally promoted and seen on the album's pre-release page on Apple Music; this is still used for the Vultures Pack compilation EP.
Singles from Vultures 1
  1. "Vultures"
    Released: November 22, 2023
  2. "Talking / Once Again"
    Released: February 9, 2024
  3. "Carnival"
    Released: February 15, 2024
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic51/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[2]
Evening Standard1/5 stars[3]
Financial Times2/5 stars[4]
The Guardian2/5 stars[5]
HipHopDX3/5[6]
NME2/5 stars[7]
Pitchfork5.8/10[8]
The Times1/5 stars[9]

Track listing

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Vultures 1 track listing
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Stars"   1:55
2. "Keys to My Life" (featuring India Love)
  • Ye
  • Timbaland
  • the Legendary Traxster
  • Digital Nas
  • Vinnyforgood
  • Veyis
  • Hubi
  • Shdøw
2:54
3. "Paid"  
3:15
4. "Talking" (featuring North West)
3:05
5. "Back to Me" (featuring Freddie Gibbs)
4:55
6. "Hoodrat" (featuring Mike Tyson)
  • Ye
  • 88-Keys
  • DJ Camper
  • Digital Nas
3:42
7. "Do It" (featuring YG and Nipsey Hussle)
3:45
8. "Paperwork" (featuring Quavo)
  • Ye
  • Digital Nas
  • Swizz Beatz
  • 88-Keys
  • the Legendary Traxster
2:25
9. "Burn"  
  • Ye
  • Rissi
  • the Legendary Traxster
  • Thomas
  • Chrishan
  • Azul
1:51
10. "Fuk Sumn" (featuring Playboi Carti and Travis Scott)
  • Ye
  • JPEGMafia
  • Timbaland
  • Digital Nas
  • 88-Keys
  • the Legendary Traxster
  • Chrishan
  • Shdøw
  • Hubi
  • AyoAA
  • Bbykobe
3:29
11. "Vultures" (featuring Bump J and Lil Durk)
  • Ye
  • Ty Dolla Sign
  • Digital Nas
  • Ojivolta
  • Rambali
  • Wheezy
  • Harris
  • Ambezza
  • Chordz
  • Fya Man
  • Juice
  • Adey
4:36
12. "Carnival" (featuring Rich the Kid & Playboi Carti)
  • Ye
  • Ty Dolla Sign
  • the Legendary Traxster
  • TheLabCook
  • Ojivolta
  • Digital Nas
4:24
13. "Beg Forgiveness" (featuring Chris Brown)
6:08
14. "Good (Don't Die)"   3:19
15. "Problematic"  
3:14
16. "King"  
  • Ye
  • 88-Keys
  • JPEGMafia
  • Wheezy
  • Dez Wright
  • Lester Nowhere
2:36
Total length:
55:33[a]

Track notes

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Charts

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Chart performance for Vultures 1
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 1
Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)[15] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 6
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19] 1
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[20] 1
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[21] 1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[22] 1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[23] 1
French Albums (SNEP)[24] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] 1
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[26] 3
Icelandic Albums (Plötutíðindi)[27] 1
Irish Albums (OCC)[28] 2
Italian Albums (FIMI)[29] 5
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[30] 20
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[31] 95
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[32] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[33] 1
Nigerian Albums (TurnTable)[34] 42
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[35] 1
1
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[36] 1
Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI)[37] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[38] 3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[39] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[40] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[41] 2
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[42] 3
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[43] 2
US Billboard 200[44] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[45] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[46] 1
  1. The length is 52:21 on streaming versions due to "Good (Don't Die)" being absent.

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