Gemini Season
2026 single by Kanye West
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"Gemini Season" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rapper Kanye West. It was surprise released as a single for West's birthday on June 8, 2026, along with an accompanying music video through YZY and Gamma. Solely written and produced by West, it features a minimalist instrumental with horn and winds instruments that West sings erotic lyrics over.
- 1:47 (single version)
- 1:32 (video version)
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| Single by Kanye West | ||||
| Released | June 8, 2026 | |||
| Genre | Drumless hip-hop | |||
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| Songwriter | Ye | |||
| Producer | Ye | |||
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| "Gemini Season" on YouTube | ||||
"Gemini Season" received generally positive reviews from critics, though was seen more negatively by West's fanbase for its sexual themes. The accompanying music video was directed by West's partner Bianca Censori, featuring her milking a cow before West proceeds to pour the milk on her. It sparked reactions from reviewers and music critics for its erotic imagery, with most praising the video's use of surrealism, although West's fanbase criticized its sexual nature.
Background and promotion
Before his second concert in Arnhem, Netherlands on June 8, West's partner Bianca Censori celebrated his birthday, posting videos and photos of him on social media captioned "Happy birthday @ye / I love you more than life."[1] After the concert, a music video for a song titled "Gemini Season" appeared on West's YouTube account and was set to release in the same hour. The video's description confirmed that a deluxe version of Bully is meant to release on June 19.[2][3]
West had previously used the phrase "Gemini season" after rapper Kendrick Lamar won five Grammys for his song "Not Like Us" during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in 2025,[4] sharing a picture of Lamar with his Grammys on Instagram with the caption "Gemini season", attaching a goat emoji.[5] Both West and Lamar share the same zodiac sign, Gemini, which the song title and caption references.[6][7]
Composition and lyrics
Lyrically, "Gemini Season" centers around themes of sexual desire and eroticism. West sings over a minimalist, drumless instrumental built around horn and wind instruments, half-singing[8] "I wanna get kinky / I think she'll let me / I think she's pretty / I think she's ready."[9][10] Running at 1:47, critics noted it as "more of a trailer"[9] or a "brief musical preview" rather than a fully developed song.[11]
Music video
On June 8, 2026, "Gemini Season," along with the music video was released on YouTube, which was directed by West's partner Bianca Censori.[12] Before its release, Censori had previously directed West's music video for his song "Father" featuring Travis Scott,[1] which was her debut.[13][14] She later directed the music video for West's songs "King"[15] and "OK".[16]
The video shows Censori on a barstool in all-white lingerie, milking a cow for the majority of its duration. Near the end of the video, West enters wearing a monochrome leather outfit from 424 Inc. by designer Guillermo Andrade.[17][18] After Censori offers the milk to West, he suggestively pours it on her face and down her torso,[12] referencing a similar scene from the 1992 Roman Polanski film Bitter Moon.[17] The video is set in a mountainous scenery with fake moving clouds, reminiscent of the music video for West's song "Bound 2" from his album Yeezus (2013).[9]
Reactions
Mike Winslow of AllHipHop praised the music video as "[utterly] unhinged in the best way",[8] while HotNewHipHop's Erika Marie noted the video as "surreal" and "pretty on par" for the way Censori and West approach art.[19] It received mixed-to-negative reactions from West's fans,[20][21] especially as West had previously spoken against the sexual imagery it portrays,[10] though some compared its style to West's earlier works.[22] Samridhi Goel of Mandatory described the milk pouring scene as "the video’s most talked-about moment," writing that it contributed to many social media conversations.[23] Daily Jang writer Sidra Khan reported on negative reactions from West's fanbase, who criticized the video's sexual nature.[21]