Kanye West will appear on the new posthumous album Skins from controversial rapper XXXTentacion. The album’s tracklist, announced today, reveals he will feature on the song “One Minute.” Find the rest of the tracklist below. Skins will be released December 7.
In a since-deleted tweet issued after XXXTentacion’s death, Kanye wrote, “I never told you how much you inspired me when you were here thank you for existing .” Kanye previously teased that his yet-unreleased next album Yandhi would feature an appearance by XXXTentacion. He also previously evoked X by name while publicly co-signed ASAP Bari, the fashion designer and ASAP Mob co-founder who was arrested earlier this year on sexual assault charges.
XXXTentacion died in June 2018. Since his passing, the rapper has featured on music by Skrillex, Swae Lee, and Lil Pump, and the late Lil Peep. Kanye recently appeared as a featured artist on two songs from Tekashi 6ix9ine’s new album DUMMY BOY.
In October, Pitchfork acquired a secretly recorded tape where XXXTentacion admitted to violent crimes, including assaulting his ex-girlfriend. Before his death, XXXTentacion was awaiting trial in a domestic abuse case involving that girlfriend, facing charges of aggravated battery of a pregnant victim, domestic battery by strangulation, false imprisonment, and witness tampering.
Read “What the Rise of XXXTentacion Says About Being a Fan Today” on the Pitch.
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