We've been ready for that Yeezus follow-up since...well, since Yeezus dropped. And for a minute, it seemed like we might get at least one new Kanye West song before September ended. That's what 'Ye said he was hoping for anyway, but since it didn't work out, we're piecing together everything we know about his new project so far.

The first single will be "All Day"

Last month a very low quality version of this track leaked to the web. It's definitely not the way Kanye intended for us to hear it, and hopefully he wasn't so pissed about it that he decided to scrap the song completely. Barring that possibility, we'll likely get the authentic audio as the first official single (pretty soon?) since he pegged it as the first release a few months back.

It won't sound like Yeezus

Longtime Kanye fans seemed to have a difficult time digesting Yeezus, which strayed away from some of those amazing soul samples in favor of more experimental sounds. This time around, it doesn't sound like 'Ye plans to go in that same direction. He explained to GQ that, "My usual pattern is like a pendulum. The pendulum gains momentum by swinging in the other direction." This seems to indicate that he's swinging away from the sounds of Yeezus. More proof: "I got a new song that's so good that the album has to be balanced against it. This song is a song that can be in the club like "Don't Like" or "N----s in Paris."

He wants to win the summer back with this one

In a very rare Kanye move, the G.O.O.D. Music CEO actually admitted that Drake was hotter than him last summer (“Let's be honest—[Drake] got last summer," he said. "And I’d never given it up till last summer.") So now it's time to win next summer back with a new album. He's pretending to be undecided -- “It’s a real question for me. Do I want to?”-- but if you're a 'Ye fan, you know that he wants to win. How about a Drizzy collaboration then? These two are pretty in love with each other right now. Hear Drake tell you for himself...

There's still gonna be influence from Hov

We can't predict a Jay Z feature on this album -- they probably had enough of each other on Watch the Throne -- but we do know that there will be at least a hint of Hov in his lyrics. "I think about certain lines that I say on my new single, which is called ‘All Day,’ that usually Jay would say," Kanye told GQ earlier this year. "But Jay’s not on there." (P.S. the kinda thing Jay would say is "You ain’t getting money unless you got eight figures.") #NewRules

A least 30 people have heard his new music -- just not you

Last week Kanye played new songs for a group of 20 people during a private event in Paris. So if we're counting those 20 people in the room and we add members of the Kardashian Klan alone -- Khloe has definitely heard some of this already -- that brings us to at least brings 30 people, and it's probably more than that anyway. Don't worry, your time will come soon enough.

There's probably at least one 'Awesome' ode to Kim Kardashian

YOU'RE SO AWESOME. YOU'RE SO AWESOME. Sorry for the caps. That's just how I imagine Kanye writing down the lyrics to that one. At least year's MET Gala he performed an ode to Kim Kardashian, repeatedly telling her from the stage, "You're so Awesome!" This summer we got another taste of the song during an episode of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," so the third step is putting it on the album, right?

A French Montana collaboration?

This summer French told MTV News that he and Kanye have recorded at least five tracks between them. Since all five can't fit on French's Mac & Cheese album, maybe Mr. West will keep a couple for himself.

The album isn't complete yet, but it's already inspiring new hashtags

Theophilus London has been working closely with 'Ye and he's revealed a few things: 1. The project isn't complete yet, and if you decide to say otherwise, he's probably gonna put you on blast on Twitter. 2. Theophilus is definitely featured on the album (I'm quoting him here). 3. After spinning the album for a few people in Paris recently, 'Ye asked Theophilus to hashtag any correspondence #NEWPARIS. Fair to say that there will be some Parisian influence in there? "N---as in Paris" part deux, perhaps?

North West might have a cameo

Disclaimer: This one is pure speculation. But if Nori is already getting her own front row seat at haute couture shows in Paris, the least pops can do is give her the spotlight/microphone on this album. Maybe it'll be her first whimpers (like Jay did with Blue Ivy), or maybe it'll be a sequel to Watch the Throne's "New Day," where 'Ye will explain how things turned out differently since he had a daughter, and not a son -- will Nori ever be allowed to hit the strip club?