The crucial Rick Rubin quote: “Initially, [Kanye West] thought there were going to be 16 songs on the album. But that first day, before he even asked me to work on it, I said, ‘Maybe you should make it more concise. Maybe this is two albums. Maybe this is just the first half.’ That was one of the first breakthroughs.” When asked if a Yeezus sequel might be on the way, Rubin replied “Might be.”