James Blake requests removal of Bully production credits

James Blake requests removal of production credits from Kanye West’s Bully album, having been credited on the closing track This One Here alongside Ye, Don Toliver and Quentin Miller. He says the released track no longer reflects the work he originally created and that the spirit of his production is mostly absent from the final version. Blake described his original version as a completely different production in spirit and said he does not want to take credit for other people’s work.

His partnership with Ye stretches back to 2014, and Bully is Ye’s first LP since 2024, released via YZY and Gamma. As of writing, Blake’s credit remains on the track across major streaming services. Ye announced the tracklist earlier this month and stated no artificial intelligence had been used in its creation; this contradicts last year’s comments about AI usage in his writing process.

James Blake has requested that his production credits be removed from Kanye West’s album Bully. Initially, Blake was credited on the closing track, “This One Here,” alongside Ye, Don Toliver, and Quentin Miller. However, Blake claims that the final released track does not reflect his original work or the spirit of his production. He emphasizes that his version is a completely different production in spirit, and he does not want to be credited for other people’s work.

Despite his request, as of now, Blake’s credits still appear on the track across major streaming services. Bully marks Kanye West’s first LP release since 2024 and is distributed by YZY and Gamma. Additionally, Kanye West recently announced the album’s tracklist and stated that no artificial intelligence was used in its creation, which contradicts previous statements on AI use in his writing process.

The way I pitched his vocals and constructed the track from his freestyle is partially there, majorly peppered with other newer vocal takes etc. but the spirit of my actual production is mostly absent other than that.

My original version is a completely different production in spirit. Happy for the fans but I’ve asked to be taken off the producer credits for now as I don’t want to take credit for other people’s work and this version isn’t what I created with Ye.

I just hit a point where [I] don’t want to be credited on music where I can’t affect the end result.

James Blake’s working relationship with Kanye West (Ye) began in 2014 and has continued since then. Their collaboration extended to the Bully album, where Blake was credited on the closing track This One Here alongside Ye, Don Toliver and Quentin Miller. Blake says he pitched West’s vocals and constructed the track from a freestyle during their work together. He has described his original version as a completely different production in spirit from the released track.

Following the album’s release, Blake requested to be removed from the producer credits, stating he does not want to take credit for other people’s work. He further said he had reached a point where he did not want to be credited on music when he could not affect the end result. The Bully album is Ye’s first LP since 2024 and was released via YZY and Gamma. As of writing, Blake’s producer credit remained on the closing track across major streaming services.

Bully is Ye’s first LP since 2024 and was released via YZY and Gamma. Ye announced the album’s tracklist earlier this month and stated that no artificial intelligence had been used in its creation. This statement about AI usage contrasts with comments attributed to him last year regarding AI in his writing process. The album’s release context includes both the tracklist announcement and public remarks from Ye on the creative process for Bully.

The closing track, “This One Here,” was originally credited to James Blake alongside Ye, Don Toliver and Quentin Miller. James Blake has said the released version does not reflect his original work and that the spirit of his production is mostly absent from the final cut. Blake has requested to be removed from the producer credits, yet his producer credit remains on the track across major streaming services as of writing. Other contributors listed on the track include Don Toliver and Quentin Miller alongside Ye and Blake.

James Blake has formally requested removal of his production credits from Kanye West’s Bully album, citing that the released closing track, “This One Here,” no longer reflects the work he originally created and that the spirit of his production is mostly absent from the final version. He described his original version as a completely different production in spirit and said he does not want to take credit for other people’s work, adding that he had reached a point where he did not want to be credited on music when he could not affect the end result.

The track was originally credited to Blake alongside Ye, Don Toliver and Quentin Miller. Despite Blake’s request to be taken off the producer credits, his producer credit remains listed on the track across major streaming services as of writing. Bully is Ye’s first LP since 2024 and was released via YZY and Gamma.