Kanye West's New Album Gets DeRay Davis' Praise Almost 20 Years After Their Collabs

BYGabriel Bras NevaresPublished on December 14, 20232.2K Views

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DeRay Davis, Kanye West and Malique Duseth at the Social in Hollywood, California (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage/Getty Images)

For those unaware, Davis is behind various skits and the Bernie Mac impressions on "The College Dropout" and "Late Registration."

While the fate of Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign's new collab album Vultures is unclear, we've at least heard what they want to include on it. Moreover, they recently hosted a listening party in Miami for it that was unsurprisingly late, star-studded, controversial, and showed great potential in some tracks... but without a lot of polish. Still, none of these are issues for Ye's former collaborator, actor and comedian DeRay Davis. TMZ recently caught up with him at the LAX airport, and they asked him what he thought of the show, which he was returning from.

Furthermore, Davis remarked that Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign came through with a great project– at least, what they played during this latest "rave." He said that his experience wasn't like what many folks saw online, as he was much closer than many videos of it. For example, the actor posited that the black KKK hood that the Chicago rapper wore looked more like an executioner's mask than anything else. If you thought that was the only thing he would say on his antics... then we have some bad news for you.

DeRay Davis Speaks On Kanye West's Vultures: Watch

In addition, DeRay Davis expressed his belief that folks are making too big of a deal about Kanye West's "Jewish b***h" bar on the album's title track. According to him, the other songs and guest performances are too good to focus on just one bad line. Davis also identified Vultures as somewhere between "the old Kanye" with some 808s & Heartbreak thrown in there, and had heavy praise for Kodak Black, Ty Dolla $ign, and North West's guest verses– particularly North's surprise addition.

For those unaware, Davis worked with Kanye in the past as the voice on many of his skits on The College Dropout and Late Registration. His impression of the Chi's own Bernie Mac and his leadership of Broke Phi Broke are among many iconic moments on these classic records. As such, this support is by no means surprising, but also ironic considering that said moments are so far removed from this album's identity... and quality. For more news on DeRay Davis and the latest updates on Kanye West, stay logged into HNHH.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares

Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output. Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond. Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C. His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.