Kanye West gifts manager John Monopoly a Tesla Cybertruck for his 48th birthday

Ye surprises manager with a lavish birthday gift while fans await the release of his long-delayed album, Vultures 2.

Kanye West has once again demonstrated his generosity, gifting his business manager, John Monopoly, an extraordinary birthday present that left him nearly in tears. 

A video surfaced on Friday (August 2) showing Kanye, his wife Bianca Censori, and others at a dinner celebrating Monopoly’s 48th birthday the previous night.

In the video, Monopoly is seen shaking his head in disbelief, announcing to the room, “He gave me a car!” while holding up a Tesla Cybertruck key card. 

Kanye can be heard in the background correcting his longtime associate, saying, “It’s not a car; it’s a truck.” 

Holding back his emotions, Monopoly responds, “This dude right here is trying to make me cry,” while pointing at Kanye. 

“I’m not gonna cry this time.” The pair then share a hug, with Kanye joking, “Only John can get this shit.”

Meanwhile, fans were expecting a different kind of gift from Kanye that night, but it never materialized. 

Despite an announcement on his Yeezy website stating that his long-delayed Vultures 2 album with Ty Dolla $ign would drop on August 2, the project has yet to be released. 

An alleged tracklist for the album, which included 14 song titles, was shared in a since-deleted update to the website. 

Many of the songs have either been leaked or played by Kanye and Ty at various listening events.

The purported tracklist doesn’t show any features, but versions of the songs reportedly include appearances by big-name artists such as Lil Wayne, Future, Young Thug, Lil Baby, Playboi Carti, Lil Durk, and Don Toliver. 

Vultures 2 has faced multiple delays, missing its initial release date of March 8, followed by another missed release on May 3 with no explanation.

Despite the delays, Ty Dolla $ign has assured fans that Vultures 2 is still on the way, saying during a livestream with controversial Russian YouTuber Vitaly Zdorovetskiy in May, “It’s dropping ASAP. 

Vultures 2 is on the way. It’s coming soon. Any day now.” 

Kanye has also hinted that the project will bypass traditional streaming services, being sold directly to consumers exclusively through his website.