Kanye West Tossed His Phone To Finish Working On Those Five Albums

Kanye's cell phoneless in Wyoming.

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Ever since Kanye West hopped back on to Twitter, he flipped the world upside down. For about a week or two, he stirred up a whole lot of controversy with his support for Donald Trump, the MAGA hat selfie and his comments about slavery. Shortly after all of that, his activity on social media died down tremendously and he headed back to Wyoming to work on music. It looks like in order to focus, he had to hop off social media and end all contact to the human world.

Kanye West took to Twitter to send a message to everyone who's been trying to contact him. "for anyone whose tried to text or call me in the past 2 weeks I got rid of that phone so I could focus on these albums," he tweeted. It's probably a good move because cell phones cause distractions that you probably won't need if you're working on some of the most anticipated albums of the year. 'Ye previously announced that he's dropped his own album in June, followed by a collaborative effort with Kid Cudi. In addition, he's also handling all of the production on Pusha T and Teyana Taylor's forthcoming project as well as Nas' album which is due out in June.

Thankfully, the rapper is off of social media and back in the studio. Hopefully, we'll receive a new single from him ahead of his album's release. It's about to be a Cruel Summer.


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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.