¥$ (pronounced "Ye n Dolla") Alt URL is an American hip-hop superduo composed of rapper Kanye West and singer Ty Dolla Sign. With the two maintaining a strong relationship during 2023, West invited Ty Dolla Sign to record songs in Tokyo, Italy, and later Saudi Arabia. During this time, the duo began work on their first collaborative project, Vultures 1 (2024).
Despite mixed critical response, Vultures 1 debuted atop the US Billboard 200 and spawned the single "Carnival" (with Rich the Kid featuring Playboi Carti), which peaked atop the US Billboard Hot 100. After several delays, the duo's second album, Vultures 2 (2024), was released in August of that year; it received weaker sales—peaking at number 2 on the Billboard 200—and negative reception from critics, who felt the project was exceedingly unfinished.
They won Best Group at the BET Awards 2024.
History Background American rapper Kanye West and singer Ty Dolla Sign began collaborating in September 2014 during the production of West's seventh studio album, The Life of Pablo. Ty Dolla Sign co-wrote and provided vocals on two of its singles, "Real Friends" and "Fade".
Ty Dolla Sign also provided uncredited vocals on West's eighth studio album Ye (2018), on the tracks "All Mine", "Wouldn't Leave" and "Violent Crimes". That same year, the duo had recorded several songs intended for West's ninth studio album, known at the time as Yandhi, which was delayed indefinitely and ultimately scrapped. Ty Dolla Sign contributed to its unreleased tracks "New Body" and "Sky City", the latter of which was later included on Vultures 2. The following year, the album was re-announced as Jesus Is King, which, despite excluding the latter two songs from Yandhi, included the guest appearance from Ty Dolla Sign on "The Storm", retitled to "Everything We Need".
Formation and Vultures 1 In October 2023, Ty Dolla Sign confirmed the existence of the duo and their upcoming album via an Instagram post displaying the name ¥$. During a performance in November 2023, he revealed that he had been working with West on the album in Saudi Arabia and that it would be "coming real soon". Videos of the artists recording with rapper Lil Baby also surfaced online.
West and Ty Dolla Sign spent three months recording Vultures 1 in Saudi Arabia, mostly in the city of al-Ula, according to collaborator DJ Camper. British singer ZLYAH, who West inspired, contributed to the writing of the track "Carnival". Record producer Fred Again played snippets of the song "Slide" at a club, leading to rumors that it'd be featured on the album.
The album's first public listening event was announced for February 8, 2024, at Chicago's United Center. Vultures 1 was released independently through West's YZY brand on February 10, 2024, commemorating the 20th anniversary of his debut album The College Dropout. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200.
Vultures trilogy
On January 23, 2024, West revealed that the Vultures project would be released as a trilogy, with the first installment, Vultures 1, scheduled for release on February 9, 2024. The next volumes, Vultures 2 and 3, were scheduled to release on March 8 and April 5 respectively. The second volume, Vultures 2, was eventually released on August 3, while the third, Vultures 3, remains unreleased.
Vultures 1 was released independently through West's YZY record label on February 10, 2024. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming West's 11th consecutive number-one album and Ty Dolla Sign's first. It also reached the top spot in several other countries.
Vultures 2 was released on August 3, 2024. Producer Timbaland and rapper French Montana announced their involvement on the project. West stated that Vultures 2 would be sold exclusively on his Yeezy website for $20 instead of being released on streaming platforms like its predecessor. After several delays and uncertainty surrounding the release of Vultures 2, West confirmed the album's official release date. During an interview on Justin LaBoy's The Download podcast, which aired on April 22, 2024, West revealed that Vultures 2 will be released on May 3. This announcement aligned with the date West had previously leaked to a Baby Keem fan page in March when he mistakenly thought the account was the rapper's actual profile. Tracks such as "River" featuring Young Thug, the Backstreet Boys-sampling "Everybody" featuring Charlie Wilson, who also appears in "Matthew" along with West's daughter North, "Promotion" featuring Future, "Slide", and "Field Trip" with Playboi Carti, Kodak Black, Lil Durk, and Don Toliver were all teased. "Slide" was released as the lead single on August 2, 2024, and a few hours later on August 3, Vultures 2 was released through West's YZY brand. The album debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart, falling short to Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department.
The third installment, Vultures 3, remains unreleased. In January 2025, Ty Dolla Sign said the album was still planned to release and would "rip heads off". He reaffirmed this during a March performance with Peso Pluma, despite West having sparked controversy for antisemitic rants on Twitter in the preceding month. In February, Ty Dolla Sign previewed the ¥$ song "Don't Kill the Party" on a livestream with the American rapper Tyga, who also featured on the track. In April, West indicated that Vultures 3 had been canceled due to his antisemitic statements, which had strained his relationship with Ty Dolla Sign. West said he wanted to release it, but Ty Dolla Sign had stopped talking to him. In November, after West met with the Israeli-Moroccan rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto to apologize, Ty Dolla Sign said he forgave West. In August 2026, West brought Ty Dolla Sign as a special guest at his concert in New Orleans. Ty Dolla Sign announced later that month that Vultures 3 was still planned.
Controversy The original artwork for Vultures 1, revealed by West in January 2024, was believed to be inspired by the cover art for Filosofem—an album by black metal artist Burzum (handled and maintained by murderer and neo-Nazi musician Varg Vikernes) as well as painter Caspar David Friedrich, with the album title's font resembling Burzum's typeface. West was also photographed in 2024 wearing a Burzum shirt while standing beside JPEGMafia. Vultures 1 was released with a new cover art featuring a photograph of West completely obscured by all-black clothing, including an opaque head covering, standing next to his partner, Bianca Censori, with her back turned, wearing stockings and a sheer black cloth around her waist. With the announcement of Vultures 2, the duo revealed the cover for the album featuring Ty Dolla Sign wearing a leather jacket and a mask, standing in the center of a brown background while holding a picture of his brother, Big TC.
Tour dates +List of tour dates for the Vultures Listening ExperienceDate (2024)CityCountryVenueFebruary 8ChicagoUnited StatesUnited CenterFebruary 9ElmontUBS ArenaFebruary 11Las VegasWynn Las VegasFebruary 22MilanItalyForum di MilanoFebruary 24BolognaUnipol ArenaFebruary 25ParisFranceAccor ArenaMarch 10PhoenixUnited StatesFootprint CenterMarch 12San FranciscoChase CenterMarch 14InglewoodSoFi StadiumAugust 9Salt Lake CityDelta CenterAugust 23GoyangSouth KoreaGoyang StadiumSeptember 15HaikouChinaWuyuan River StadiumSeptember 28
Discography
Studio albums +List of studio albums, with release date, label, and selected chart positions shown Title Album details Peak chart positionsCertifications US AUSPeaks in Australia: Vultures 1: Vultures 2: CAN NOR NZPeaks in New Zealand: Vultures 1: Vultures 2: SWE UK Vultures 1 Released: February 10, 2024 Label: YZY Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver IFPI DEN: GoldVultures 2 Released: August 3, 2024 Label: YZY Format: Digital download, streaming 2 4 1 2 3 9 7 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles + List of singles with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positionsCertifications Album USPeak chart positions for singles and promotional singles on the Hot 100 Songs chart in the United States: All except noted: "Real Friends": USR&B/HHPeak chart positions for singles and promotional singles on the Hot 100 Songs chart in the United States: All except noted: "Real Friends": USRapPeak chart positions for singles and promotional singles on the Hot Rap Songs chart in the United States: All except noted: "Real Friends": AUSPeaks in Australia: "Ego Death": Songs from Vultures 1: "Field Trip": CAN GER IRE NZPeak chart positions for singles in New Zealand: "Vultures", "Talking / Once Again", "Stars", "Back to Me", "Burn", and "Fuk Sumn": "Carnival": UK WW "Vultures" 2023 34 15 11 95 24 — — 39 — 27 Vultures 1 "Talking / Once Again" 2024 30 12 9 66 30 — — 32 — 18 "Carnival" 1 1 1 5 2 13 6 7 5 2 RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold BEA: Gold RMNZ: Platinum "Like That Remix" — — — — — — — — — — "Gimme a Second 2" — — — — — — — — — — Life's a Gamble "Slide" 88 25 22 — 84 — — — 92 154 Vultures 2 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted songs + List of charting songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album US USR&B USRap AUS CAN GER IRL NZ UK WW "Stars" 2024 39 17 12 34 29 — — 30 — 26 Vultures 1 "Keys to My Life" 55 25 20 59 42 — — — — 48 "Paid" 53 23 18 44 38 — — — — 42 "Back to Me" 26 11 8 27 22 — 21 19 18 16 "Hoodrat" 67 31 25 88 57 — — — — 81 "Do It" 52 22 17 52 37 — — — — 47 "Paperwork" 64 29 24 80 53 — — — — 57 "Burn" 33 14 10 24 19 — 22 13 17 21 "Fuk Sumn" 23 10 7 33 17 98 — 10 100 13 "Beg Forgiveness" 65 30 — 93 54 — — — — 72 "Good (Don't Die)" 93 43 — — 76 — — — — 142 "Problematic" 79 37 — — 60 — — — — 97 "King" 94 44 — — 73 — — — — 154 "Time Moving Slow" — 39 — — — — — — — — Vultures 2 "Field Trip" 48 10 8 88 41 — — — 65 33 "Fried" 87 24 21 — 80 — — — — 151 "Promotion" 76 21 18 — 73 — — — 94 138 "Lifestyle" — 41 — — — — — — — — "River" — 32 — — — — — — — — "530" — 37 — — — — — — — — "Dead" — 38 — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Appearances together Title Year Artist(s) Album "Only One" 2014 Kanye West, Paul McCartney, Ty Dolla Sign rowspan="2" "The Summer League" 2015 Wale, Ty Dolla Sign, Kanye West "Guard Down" Ty Dolla Sign, Kanye West, Diddy Free TC "Real Friends" 2016 Kanye West, Ty Dolla SignThe Life of Pablo "Fade" Kanye West, Post Malone, Ty Dolla Sign "All Mine" 2018 Kanye West, Ty Dolla Sign, Ant ClemonsYe "Wouldn't Leave" Kanye West, PartyNextDoor, Ty Dolla Sign, Jeremih "Violent Crimes" Kanye West, Ty Dolla Sign, 070 Shake, Nicki Minaj "Freeee (Ghost Town, Pt. 2)" Kids See Ghosts, Ty Dolla Sign Kids See Ghosts "Everything We Need" 2019 Kanye West, Ty Dolla Sign, Ant Clemons Jesus Is King "Ego Death" 2020 Ty Dolla Sign, Kanye West, FKA Twigs, SkrillexFeaturing Ty Dolla Sign "Track 6" Ty Dolla Sign, Kanye West, Anderson .Paak, Thundercat "Junya pt 2" 2021 Kanye West, Playboi Carti, Ty Dolla Sign Donda "Wheels Fall Off" 2025 Ty Dolla Sign, Kanye West
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