Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s daughter North West announces debut album – amid concern

North West, the eldest daughter of Kanye “Ye” West and Kim Kardashian’s four children, has announced a debut album titled ‘Elementary School Dropout’.

The title is a clear reference to Ye’s 2004 debut album ‘The College Dropout’, which at the time heralded the rapper as one of the most exciting new voices in hip-hop. 

A lot has changed since then...

The 10-year-old appeared at her father’s listening party for the upcoming release of his album ‘Vultures 2’ in Arizona on Sunday (10 March). She took to the stage alongside her father to announce that she has been working on her first music project.

“Hi, it’s Northy and I’ve been working on an album and it’s called ‘Elementary School Dropout’,” she told the crowd, who began cheering.

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North West is already no stranger to the music world, as she previously made her rap debut on Ye’s LP ‘Vultures’ - comfortably one of the worst albums of this year so far. The collaborative album with Ty Dolla $ign has also encountered issues maintaining its presence on streaming platforms.

She appeared in the music video for West and Ty Dolla $ign's song ‘Talking / Once Again’, during which she raps a verse on the track: “It’s your bestie, Miss, Miss Westie / Don't tryna test me / It's gonna get messy / It's gonna get messy / Just, just bless me.”

No other details of North’s debut have been released as of publication. However, the announcement has been met with mixed emotions online.

Indeed, following the news, people have expressed concern not only at the young child already following in her controversial father’s footsteps (especially with an album title that directly homages her dad’s catalogue), but also commenting on the title of the album.

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