Here’s where things get complicated: A couple days later, Kanye tweeted about not wanting to work with anyone who won’t take his calls at 3 a.m., hinting at the all-nighters required to get the album ready. Finally, on January 8, he announced the album would arrive on February 11. Fridays, first with “Facts, then with “Real Friends” and eventually “No More Parties in L.A.,” signaling that Yeezy SZN had begun. Until early December, when Kanye made what was then a rare Twitter appearance to say (in all caps, of course) that he was finishing the album and not to ask him for anything until it was complete. 2015 came and went with nary an album in sight - just a slew of possible singles that were debuted at his fashion shows but never officially released. In one of the more unconventional album rollouts of the decade, Kanye spent more than a year teasing his new album - dropping “Only One” on New Year’s Eve last year - only to complete the marathon with a slapdash road to the finish line. Is the album even finished now that it’s on Tidal? Who made this thing? And what does it all mean? Here’s the Life of Pablo FAQ you’ll need to process Kanye’s latest ultralight beam. Kanye West’s bizarre promotional circus for The Life of Pablo has seemingly died down (for now), so how do we unpack this beast? It’s hard to know where to even begin, given his onslaught of confusing tweets, mixed messages about when the album would actually see the light of day, and extra-bold claims for how it would turn out. Kanye West performs during Yeezy Season 3 on Februin New York City.

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