Photography by Matt HolyoakMusic / NewsKanye fans, today is your dayThe much-hyped Yeezy album is being released today – and it's called 'The Life of Pablo'ShareLink copied ✔️February 11, 2016MusicNewsTextSirin Kale Sometimes being a Kanye fan can be tough, what with the outbursts and the album name-changes and the otherwise unpredictable behaviour. Which makes the special things all that much better – like today. Late last night, Kanye announced that his much-hyped new album, which is being released today, will be called 'The Life of Pablo'. If you're wondering whether he means Escobar (the Columbian drug lord) or Picasso (the Spanish artist) – well, it's intentionally left unclear, as Kanye himself acknowledges in the handwritten tracklist he posted to Twitter announcing the new title. However, Kanye fans online have pointed out that Yeezy has compared himself to Picasso in the past, including in this speech to a group of Oxford students, so our money's probably on the artist. While The Life of Pablo isn't being released until late this evening with a listening party at Madison Square Gardens, any Yeezy fans out there who can't wait can distract themselves by watching the just-released documentary 'Dissertation: A Kanye West story". It's basically a collection of some big-name music journalists analysing Kanye's style and legacy, but it's surprisingly watchable. Catch it below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREK-pop has an AI problemCoals are kickstarting Poland’s dream pop scene RIMOWAGeorge Riley unpacks her favourite travel spots for RIMOWA Evilgiane’s camera roll from his tour with Snow StrippersFinnish alt-pop star Pehmoaino: ‘Art helps us survive this dark country’10 great albums you may have missed in the last three monthsLamb is making ‘electronic lyrical’ music that sounds like no one elseArabic shoegaze duo Kiss Facility speak a language deeper than words‘Nazis can’t dance’: Photos from London’s House Against Hate protest rave5 tracks you can’t miss from March 2026ADL: The best and worst tracks on Yeat’s new album‘A cig in one hand and an inhaler in the other’: Fcukers know how to partyEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy