Call it the second coming of "Yeezus".

Barely four months after the release of Kanye West's previous album, "Ye", the rapper on Monday referred to a new project, "Yandhi", tweeting a photo of a cover with a date: September 29 .

Many fans show the cover that West shared for "Yandhi" as proof that the album is a sequel, or shares some sort of connection, with "Yeezus", his famous album 2013.

Here's all we know about the album.

"Yandhi" is (probably) Kanye West's new album

While West has not confirmed that "Yandhi" is actually a collection of music – as opposed to a video project, a fashion company or any other artistic activity, he has published the cover art book. album and release date most obviously points to a new album. The ads of other West albums this year, including "Ye" and his project with Kid Cudi, "Kids See Ghosts," followed the same format – a tweet with a title and release date, and nothing Furthermore.

Also on Monday, "Saturday Night Live" shared the news that West would be the musical guest of the premiere of the series on September 29, when he joined his release to "Yandhi". Continuing speculation of a new album, West also tweeted a photo of the show's agenda, with the word "Yandhi" instead of his name.

In addition, it is clear that West has not left the studio since the release of "Ye" in June, having recently recorded a hit No. 1 with Lil Pump on their collaborative single "I Love It". It is quite plausible to record new songs – or, more likely, unused tracks for the abbreviated list of seven titles of "Ye".

"Yandhi" is Kanye's sequel to "Yeezus"

Beyond the albums and similar titles of the two albums – "Yeezus" is for Jesus as "Yandhi" is for Gandhi – West's recently announced release will confirm years of speculation that the rapper plans a sequel to "Yeezus."

Rick Rubin, the mega-producer who worked on "Yeezus", told The Daily Beast during an interview in 2013 that he was encouraging West to edit the album up to 10 songs and to save the rest for a tracking album. Later in the year, he confirmed to Genius that West and he had discussed the publication of an alternative version of "Yeezus".

"Because there are so many versions of songs, great versions," he said. "There are versions as good as what's on the album, just different.I know as a fan of the album that I'd like to hear that." to be a day when he wants it, but it exists! "

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Kanye will play "Yandhi" songs on "Saturday Night Live"

With the release date of "Yandhi" in keeping with West's "SNL" appearance, West hinted that he would give the album material the live treatment in his tweet on Series. In addition, the rapper has a long history of new music on "SNL", including "POWER" and "Runaway" from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" in 2010 and "Highlights" and "Ultralight Beam" from "The Life of Pablo "" in 2016, announcing the release of "Pablo" on Twitter after his performance.

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