Kanye West Breaks Tie With Eminem For Most No. 1 Albums

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign have the No. 1 album in America proper now. The ¥$ duo’s Vultures 1 opened within the prime spot of this week’s Billboard 200 chart.

Vultures 1 debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 148,000 first-week items. This offers Kanye West his eleventh No. 1 venture. Ty Dolla $ign scored his first Quantity One.

With 11 chart-toppers, West broke a third-place tie with Eminem for many No. 1 albums by a rapper. The Chicago-bred performer/producer solely trails Jay-Z (14) and Drake (13).

Vultures 1’s Billboard chart success comes after Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign delayed the venture’s launch on a number of events. The physique of labor lastly arrived on February 9.

Nonetheless, Vultures 1 underwent a sequence of setbacks after it hit DSPs. For instance, the Donna Summer season property accused West of copyright infringement for supposedly utilizing parts from the late singer’s “I Really feel Love” for ¥$’s “Good (Don’t Die)” music.

Apple Music additionally pulled Vultures 1 from the streaming platform, reportedly in response to the FUGA distribution firm’s request to have the album eliminated. FUGA claimed Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign violated a service settlement.

West additionally confronted backlash from heavy metallic legend Ozzy Osbourne. The lead vocalist of Black Sabbath blasted Ye for allegedly sampling the band’s music with out permission.

Osbourne additionally known as the “Carnival” rapper an antisemite. In 2022, Kanye West made offensive remarks concerning the Jewish neighborhood and praised Nazi chief Adolf Hitler. He later apologized for the “unintended outburst” and “ache” brought on by his feedback.