"WE DONT NEED ANOTHER CLASSIC RUINED" — Internet divided after Kanye West hints he will release Yandhi on Sneako's stream
Kanye West appeared on Sneako’s Parti livestream on May 1, 2025, and gave an album update. After re-releasing Donda 2 to streaming on April 30, he said he plans to revive another scrapped project. When Sneako asked about Kanye’s unreleased 2018 song Alien, Ye hinted at possibly releasing it.
But instead of a straight answer, Kanye said:
"We gotta release Yandhi."
Yandhi was supposed to be Kanye's ninth studio album, a project that was initially scheduled to drop by the end of 2018. The name is a portmanteau of "Ye" and "Gandhi," but it never saw the light of day, and in 2019, Ye released his official ninth album, Jesus is King.
Kanye's announcement about planning to release Yandhi, however, earned various reactions from fans online. One fan opposed the rapper's plans because they thought it would ruin another one of Kanye's classics.
"PLEASE GOD KEEP IT WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER CLASSIC RUINED," a user on X commented.
More fans agreed that the 530 rapper would only be ruining the project if he put AI on it for his planned release.
"He's gonna ruin it with AI lol even if most of the songs are already finished," an X user said.
"I'm gonna lose my sh*t if he puts AI on Yandhi. He's gonna kill the f**king project," another X user commented.
"He is genuinely so f**king desperate and he's definitely gonna ruin it with AI too," a user on X added.
However, other netizens are hoping he will drop Yandhi anytime soon, with one fan saying that they don't care if Kanye uses AI on it. They call it "WINNING" if he releases the album.
"Holy sh*t, I don't even care if it's slightly AI, better than never ever getting it. WE WINNING," an X user commented.
"This is the only Ye album I've never looked for leaks on so hopefully he will drop it and I can have a legit first listen," another X user said.
Kanye West's Donda 2 streaming release could be short-lived
When Kanye West first released the sequel project Donda 2 in 2022, it was only available for Stem Player users. However, as of Tuesday, April 29, 2025, the album has been made available on mainstream music streaming platforms YouTube Music, Spotify, and Apple Music.
The current version of Donda 2 is an 18-track project, many of which were featured in the Stem Player release. Also, the album's cover art remained the same, featuring Kanye's childhood home on fire, and most of the songs appear to be the same, with some tracks having different names.
However, while the Donda 2 release made headlines, it could be a short-lived affair as Kanye West received threats of legal action shortly after the album hit streamers. According to Kanye's April 29 X posts made shortly after the album release, Free Maiden was charging him three million dollars for their contribution to the album.
Per Billboard, Free Maiden is the manager for producers BoogzDaBest and Brian Miller, who worked with Kanye's Donda 2 tracks City of Gods, We Did It Kid, 530, and more.
At the time of writing, Kanye West's Donda 2 appears to still be present on streaming platforms, and it's unclear if the threats will be executed soon.
