List of unreleased projects by Kanye West

During his career, American rapper and record producer Kanye West has developed on several projects which never progressed beyond ranging from pre-production to its unreleased state.

[3] West's original version of The College Dropout was leaked online months before release, and in response he made several changes to the album's instrumentation and mixing.

A major example of this is in the track “Graduation Day” from The College Dropout, where one of the lyrics; “She wants me to get a good ass job just like everybody”, foreshadowed this unreleased album.

"[26] The clip has a pink technicolor backdrop, which West stands in front while wearing a tuxedo that accompanies his faux hawk and tucking his hands in his pockets.

[58][59] Big Sean also confirmed Cruel Winter to be coming soon, and Malik Yusef, a songwriter and artist signed to the GOOD Music label, posted a photo of him and West on Instagram in the studio.

[70] In March 2017, when Cyhi was asked about Cruel Winter, he said West was in "good spirits" and teased a song on the album with him and Sean he called "crazy."

[72] Also, it was speculated that American singer Miley Cyrus missed her post-VMA party to record with West, including a remix for "Black Skinhead" with Travis Scott, a track from Yeezus.

In 2017, one of Cyhi the Prynce's Spotify playlists titled ypm was revealed by Genius to feature six tracks that were possibly meant for Yeezus 2, unavailable to the public.

[81][82][83] Each of these singles featured contributions from Paul McCartney, who also collaborated with West on an unreleased track titled "Piss on Your Grave" that leaked in August 2014.

[85][86] West has described the planned sound of So Help Me God as "cookout music that just feels good",[76] and compared its themes to "Amazing Grace".

[90] He did not disclose why he changed the album's title,[91] but DJBooth has speculated that the poor chart performance of "All Day" was what led West to scrap his original plans for So Help Me God.

[98] During the production of the album, West worked with emerging artists Lil Yachty, Vic Mensa, Offset, and Quavo, as well as Big Sean and Tyler, the Creator.

Early versions of seven Turbo Grafx 16 songs were leaked online, including collaborations with artists such as Young Thug and A$AP Rocky.

Little material from the album has been heard publicly,[5] but it is thought to have featured artists such as Bon Iver, The Weeknd, Travis Scott, The-Dream, and Ant Clemons.

[6] In an interview with Charlamagne tha God, West stated that Love Everyone would be a "therapeutic" album and described it as comparable to his track "Real Friends".

Multiple outlets have speculated that the backlash to West's remarks led him to abandon his original plans for Love Everyone and adapt the album into Ye.

[118] That same day of the announcement, West visited the TMZ offices for an interview, admitting that the album was not finished yet and that he would be going to Africa in two weeks to continue recording for Yandhi.

[119] On October 12, 2018, West arrived in Uganda and restarted work on the album in a dome-shaped studio set up in the Chobe Safari Lodge at the Murchison Falls National Park.

[121] He played new music, including a studio recording of the "We Got Love" remix, for a group of about 100 Ugandan school children during a charity event.

[135][136][137] Prior to launching Yeezy with Adidas in 2013, West attempted to enter into the fashion world with his original clothing line, Pastelle, as early as 2007.

Kaws, who designed the album cover for 808s & Heartbreaks, was hired to help craft the brand's logo, along with Kim Jones, who was Louis Vuitton’s men’s artistic director at the time.

During the production of Alligator Boots, West was the only human star, but came with an idea about a love interest, and decided to bring Kim Kardashian into his show, which was the first time they met.

[144] Author Bret Easton Ellis revealed around the same time of the trailer that he was working with the rapper on a project, after having re-imagined a scene from American Psycho (2000) for a promotional clip of the tour.

Ellis was reluctant to write for the film until he listened to an advance copy of Yeezus in the summer of 2013; he then crafted a script in "Kanye land".

[144] The film was set to be shot by director Hype Williams, who previously directed music videos for West's singles like "Gold Digger", "Stronger", and "Heartless".

[144] In October 2023, Williams explained to Complex how after he shot the film with West in Chicago and Toronto, the two engaged in a dress rehearsal with attention to detail so intense that they lost its original meaning.

[145] The director and Scooter Braun spent six months negotiating with IMAX for the film's release, although it was discarded due to West's personal issues after his then-wife Kim Kardashian was robbed in Paris.

The game is revealed to be titled Only One, after the song of the same name, along with it being released as an iPhone app, created by Los Angeles-based film and animation studio Encyclopedia Pictura.

The game's concept is that the players plays Donda West as she ascends to the highest levels of heaven, avoiding obstacles along the way.

[146][147] On June 26, 2020, a computer-animated series directed by artist Takashi Murakami was announced via social media, with Kid Cudi stating that it was "coming soon.