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Rachel DeSantis

Kanye West announces release date for eighth album � plus a collaboration with Kid Cudi

This is not just a God dream for fans of Kanye West _ the rapper is dropping an album June 1.

West continued his viral return to Twitter with the announcement Thursday that his eighth solo studio album will consist of seven songs.

And that's not all _ the Yeezy designer also revealed he and former protege Kid Cudi are teaming up as Kids See Ghost to put out another album June 8.

"me and Cudi album June 8th," West wrote. "It's called Kids See Ghost. That's the name of our group."

The big reveal capped off a string of nearly 50 tweets that saw the rapper, 40, waxing poetic on life, offering glimpses of upcoming designs for his Yeezy shoe line and diving deep into his own psyche.

"Fear often causes people to be manipulative," he wrote Tuesday. "Be transparent as possible. Stop setting plays. Stop playing chess with life. Make decisions based on love not fear."

He also addressed an upcoming book that he was "writing in real time," and that he would be working on "when I feel like it."

West's upcoming record _ which has yet to receive an official title _ will be his first since 2016's "The Life of Pablo."

"Pablo," which featured assists from stars like The Weeknd, Chance the Rapper, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar and Frank Ocean, scored the star three Grammy nominations, including a nod for Best Rap Album.

Despite the album's massive success, West has remained largely out of the spotlight over the last year following a mental breakdown that forced him to cancel a majority of his Saint Pablo tour.

He returned to the stage in November for the first time since November 2016 to join Kid Cudi in his hometown of Chicago.

The pair performed a surprised rendition of "Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1" _ a welcome return for the star, whose mid-concert rants and erratic behavior one year prior got him placed under psychiatric evaluation at UCLA Medical Center.

West was rumored to be working on new material back in May, with TMZ reporting he was cooped up in Wyoming hard at work.

The rapper welcomed his third child with wife Kim Kardashian, daughter Chicago, in January.

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