At that time, a group of fans organized a crowdfunding campaign and raised $25,000 to purchase the song from a music leaker, resulting in its first complete public release.
[1][2] The track was originally intended to be included on Kanye West's 2016 album, The Life of Pablo.
[4][5] In November 2023, the American streamer Adin Ross claimed to have purchased the full song for $200,000, before realizing he was scammed and it was a product of artificial intelligence.
[7] On May 26, 2024, a crowdfunding campaign known as a "group buy" was started on the online messaging platform Discord in order to purchase the song from a music leaker for $25,000.
The goal was reached that same day and "Can U Be" was released in full for the first time, alongside several other leaked songs.