'Ego Death': Ty Dolla $ign announces collab with Kanye West, FKA Twigs, Skrillex and serpentwithfeet
Ty Dolla $ign has announced his new single titled 'Ego Death' on June 30. The new track is a star-studded collaboration featuring Kanye West, FKA Twigs, Skrillex and serpentwithfeet and is dropping today (July 1) at 5 pm BST.
The singer-songwriter and rapper announced the song on his Instagram along with a short teaser clip of only a bar's worth of music which featured animated versions of the artists throwing roses into a pit with a grinning serpentwithfeet. The track was teased previously several times on his Twitter over the past few days, where the same clip had faded-out versions of the featured artists. The teasers individually revealed the addition of a collaborative artist with each new clip. Kanye West was the final artist to fade into the latest video where Dolla $ign officially announced the new single.
Fans on Twitter are eagerly jumping on the hype train over the announcement. "Yes so excited aye my shit," wrote a fan to which another replied, "Yo I’m literally freaking out!. I feel this is it." Fans are especially keen on "This line up on one song!" with several commenting on how they have awaited collabs between such artists. "TY KANYE TWIGS SKRILLEX AND SERPENTWITHFEET WHAT THE HELL THIS SOUNDS GREAT," said a fan while another wrote, "Keep it 100, been waiting for a @kanyewest and @Skrillex collab since 2013. Goats." One fan said, "THERES MORE KANYE? THIS IS THE BEST WEEK EVERRRR."
'Ego Death' arrives a day after West’s new single, ‘Wash Us In The Blood’, featuring Travis Scott, which will appear on his forthcoming album, ‘God’s Country’.
Dolla $ign’s last studio album, 'Beach House 3' was released in 2017, with a deluxe edition arriving a year after. Throughout his career, the producer has also collaborated with a multitude of artists from the likes of Nicki Minaj, Jason Derulo, 2 Chainz, Fifth Harmony, Ludacris and many more. Since the release of 'Beach House 3', Dolla $ign has collaborated with J Cole, Lykke Li, James Arthur and more.
Earlier in May, he collaborated with R&B singer Mahalia on Jacob Collier’s DIY-styled track, ‘All I Need’, which premiered in late May on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
You can pre-save 'Ego Death' from this link.