Fresh off word that the artist formerly known as Kanye West’s Bully will indeed be getting the deluxe treatment, Westside Gunn has shared a timely tease of himself rapping over the beat of “Preacher Man,” a track from the album.
Gunn, who previously worked with Ye on Donda, included audio of himself rapping over the beat in question in a video shared to Instagram on Sunday (April 5). In the video, Gunn is heard wishing everyone a “Happy Easter Gunnday.”
In an apparent reference to the “Preacher Man” reimagining heard in the background, Gunn adds that he “just cooked this shit this morning.” He also tucked in several “RIP” messages while the track continued to play, including one for the late Young Dolph.
While it’s hard to get a full picture of what Gunn has done with the song based on this one video, Gunn did clarify in the post’s caption that he’s planning to “re-record” the track with a new beat before releasing it.
“I don’t want Ye to make me take the first song down,” Gunn wrote.
Ye, whose Bully debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, later reshared an excerpt from Gunn’s “Preacher Man”-featuring tease on X.
Despite Ye’s acknowledgment, it’s not clear whether any of this will lead to a Gunn-featuring version of “Preacher Man” landing on the deluxe version of Bully. Also unclear is a release date for the expanded project, though it stands to reason that it’d be sooner rather than later.
Following two nights at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, attention has turned to Ye’s upcoming three-night London stint as part of this year’s Wireless Festival. Pepsi and other brands have made moves to distance themselves from the booking, which came after Ye took out a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal.
In the ad, Ye spoke at length about his struggles with bipolar disorder and more, affirming that he is “not a Nazi or an antisemite” and expressing hope that he might one day be able to earn forgiveness.
