Kanye West Praises Daughter North For Making Him "Love Music Again"

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This is family business.

Kanye West is rekindling his passion for music. VULTURES 2 was the sound of West hitting a creative dead end. The rapper claims to have turned a corner, though. Kanye West is working on a new album, BULLY, and it he teased recording sessions on January 20. He also issued a heartfelt message about his daughter, North West, and the ways in which she has brought him back to making music for the love of it. It's clear North will play an enormous role in whatever the rapper does next.

Kanye West praised North's work ethic and her desire to spend time in the studio. He claims that he's been making beats at a rate that he hasn't in years. "This little girl made me love music again," Kanye West wrote in the IG caption. "She asked me to make beats for her. I got back on the ASR Chopped up beats for album and chopped every beats with my bare hand for BULLY." West also included a photo of North sitting in the studio between sessions. It's wonderful to see the rapper in such a positive state of mind, especially given the disastrous rollouts for VULTURES 1 and VULTURES 2.

Kanye West Is Currently Working On BULLY

West then teased the recording sessions alluded to in the caption. He didn't promote BULLY or even himself, though. He made his daughter, North, the focus. The rapper posted two separate vids of North. The first sees the eleven year old walking up to an audio set up with longtime collaborator Tony Williams. The second sees her positioned with her back to the camera. North appears to be standing in front of a screen and a microphone, with a vocal loop playing in the background. Kanye West can be heard telling his engineer to "play it."

Kanye West clearly sees big things in North. This aligns with the collaborations they've done in the past. North rapped on the song "TALKING" from VULTURES 1 in 2024. She also appeared with sister Chicago West and Yuno Miles on the single "BOMB." The latter was interesting because it was billed as a Kanye West song, and even uploaded to the rapper's YouTube. It only features his children and Yuno Miles on the verses, though.

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Elias Andrews is a music and entertainment writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH in 2024 as the lead night shift contributor, which means he covers new music releases on a weekly basis. In the year since joining, Elias has covered some of the biggest and most turbulent stories in the world of music. He covered the Drake and Kendrick Lamar battle, and the release of the disses “Family Matters” and “Meet the Grahams,” in particular, in real time. He has also detailed the ongoing list of allegations and criminal charges made against Diddy. Elias’ favorite artists are Andre 3000, MF Doom, pre-808s Kanye West and Tyler, The Creator. He loves L.A. hip-hop but not L.A. sports teams. The first album he ever bought was Big Willie Style by Will Smith, which he maintains is still a pretty good listen.