Kanye West Reveals How He’s Working with Daughter North, 11, on Her Elementary School Dropout Album

The rapper also revealed he’s working on her album in addition to his own, which he refers to as ‘Bully’

Kanye West in October 2019; North West in January 2024. Photo: Robin Marchant/Getty; Ye/Instagram

Kanye West has reemerged on Instagram — and gave fans an update on North West’s album.

On Monday, Jan. 20, the rapper, 47, shared a handful of posts on the social media platform, including one featuring his daughter, 11, whom he shares with ex Kim Kardashian, along with Saint, 9, daughter Chicago, 7, and son Psalm, 5.

This little girl made me love music again 🥲,” Kanye began the post, sharing a black-and-white photo in the studio of his daughter in a striped sweatshirt, jorts and fur boots with a keyboard in the backdrop.

“She asked me to make beats for her I got back on the ASR Chopped up beats for her album and chopped every beats with my bare hand for BULLY,” he wrote, seemingly referring to his own album in the works, Bully.

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Malik Yusef, who has collaborated with Ye, appeared to witness the sessions in acting, commenting on the post: “Yes sir, you definitely did that. I’ve been a witness seen it with my own two eyes is really good to see the young God YE doing pure magic!!!!”

Kanye also shared another black-and-white clip of North walking into the studio with WRLDFMS Tony Williams, the hip-hop star’s first cousin, alongside the caption, “TRAINING 2.0.”

Last year, North appeared on her father’ Vultures series and lent her vocals to “Talking” and V2‘s “Bomb.”

Kanye appears to be focused on the release of his next solo album, Bully, which he teased earlier this month in now-deleted Instagram posts alongside a reunion with producer Mike Dean, per Billboard.

North West Reveals Who Inspires Her Style — and It’s Not Her Mom Kim Kardashian

In March 2024, North announced her debut album, titled Elementary School Dropout, while attending a listening party for her dad’s album Vultures 2, according to Forbes.

As she stood on stage in Phoenix, North shared the special news. “I’ve been working on an album…” she said, prompting the crowd to erupt into cheers. She went on to reveal the album’s title, which is a direct reference to her dad’s 2004 album The College Dropout.

In October 2024, North opened up to Interview Magazine about how her dad is her style inspiration.

In a clip of their chat posted by her mother, 43, on her Instagram Stories, she asked North as she sat in a chair looking at the camera, “What’s your favorite style right now?”

“I like streetwear and ’90s. Tyler, the Creator; my dad; me!” North replied.