Shortly after burying the hatchet with Wiz Khalifa (which followed a picture of Kim Kardashian and Amber Rose kicking it), ‘Ye took to Twitter again, this time to be his version of humble.
Kanye had previously claimed that his new record is “not album of the year” but the “album of the life.” But he walked that back on Tuesday evening, paying respect to his idols and influences:
Out of respect for Q-Tip, Puff, Hov, Lauren, Pharcyde, Mary, Stevie, Michael, Hendrix, James, Pete Rock, Pac, Marvin….
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 3, 2016
this new album is ONE of the greatest albums not the greatest just one of …
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 3, 2016
So many musicians touch my life and made me who I am… I want to make something great to honor my idols…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 3, 2016
So there you have it. While there’s no word on the status of West’s planned David Bowie tribute album, Waves (or whatever he ends up calling it) will be a tribute album to honor the greats.