Kanye West confirms he and Drake are making a joint album

Kayne West and Drake are working together on a new album.
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After many months of swirling rumors, Kanye West confirmed to Vogue that yes, he and fellow rapper Drake are collaborating on a studio album. In an interview published Wednesday, West told the magazine that he and the Toronto native are "working on a bunch of music together, just having fun going into the studio." West and Drake have long been rumored to be working on a collaboration, and the speculation intensified late last month after a billboard appeared in Los Angeles with the logos of both rappers' labels:

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Kimberly Alters

Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.