Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are facing criticism for permitting their 10-year-old daughter North West to launch an album entitled, Elementary School Dropout, a nod to her father’s renowned 2004 EP, The College Dropout.
Many fans on social media are particularly displeased with the title of North’s upcoming album, referring to Kim, 43, and Kanye (Ye), 46, as “dangerous,” while others argue that North’s parents should just “let her be a kid.”
Collaborating with her controversial Grammy-winning father, North took on the new venture of rapping and singing in their latest release, “Talking/Once Again,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign. The song, and Ye’s album Vultures 1, was dropped last month.
Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Face Backlash For Letting Daughter North Release An Album Titled 'Elementary School Dropout'
North also shared the spotlight with her dad in the "Talking" music video as well, confidently showing off her musical abilities and referring to herself as “Miss Westie” while singing and rapping.
North West announces her debut album “Elementary School Dropout” pic.twitter.com/e5eT11e1ME
— Ye Updates (Fan Account) (@KanyeUpdated) March 11, 2024
During a Vultures 1 listening party in Phoenix on March 10th, North took the stage alongside the "Runaway" rapper, sporting Vultures merchandise and a stylish fur hat. "I’ve been working on an album," she told the crowd, garnering cheers and applause. The child added: "And it’s called Elementary School Dropout."
In a March 13th Instagram post, Entertainment Tonight shared the news about North's upcoming music. Fans headed to the post's comments section to share their thoughts. "Let north be a kid. What is this, she doesn't need an album at her age," one wrote. Another added: "This child is too young for this. Make her wait a few years and let her be a child." Someone else called Kim and Ye's choice to allow North to pursue this "creepy and dangerous."
Others expressed their qualms with North's apparent record title. "So did she drop out of elementary school tho ?" one concerned user asked as one other wrote: "What a name for an album wtf." Another chimed in: "Why that album title?"
In a March 13th Instagram post, Entertainment Tonight shared the news about North's upcoming music. Fans headed to the post's comments section to share their thoughts. "Let north be a kid. What is this, she doesn't need an album at her age," one wrote. Another added: "This child is too young for this. Make her wait a few years and let her be a child."
Someone else called Kim and Ye's choice to allow North to pursue this "creepy and dangerous." Others expressed their qualms with North's apparent record title. "So did she drop out of elementary school tho ?" one concerned user asked as one other wrote: "What a name for an album wtf." Another chimed in: "Why that album title?"
According to Billboard, North's latest collaboration with Ye on the fourth Vultures 1 track debuted at No. 30 on the Hot 100, amassing an impressive 12.33 million official U.S. streams during its first week of tracking. This achievement made her one of the youngest artists ever to grace the chart and also landed her a spot on the Emerging Artist tally.
Even still, many fans on social media were divided after hearing North's contribution to Ye and Ty Dolla $ign's aforementioned song. While North's parents have yet to respond to this backlash, Kim wasn't shy to highlight her daughter's chart-topping success in an Instagram Story post last month. The Kardashians star shared a repost of the chart for "Talking" with her 364 million followers at the time, writing: "My baby!!!!"
