At a recent concert, he introduced the first song, “Beauty and the Beast.”
During a performance in China, Kanye West announced the release of his upcoming album, titled Bully. “I’m working on a new album,” West told fans at the Wuyuan River Stadium in Haikou, China. “The album is called Bully, and this song is Beauty and the Beast,” he revealed before performing the track with a soft instrumental accompaniment.
The lyrics of the song included, “I think about it every night, and every day I try to keep going to stay connected with my audience. Don’t take it as disrespect, I’m sitting here trying to redirect.”
West’s longtime collaborator, Mike Dean, shared on Instagram that Beauty and the Beast was originally a leftover track from the Donda album, suggesting it may have been intended for the 2021 release.