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Kanye West has teased the initials for the new title of his forthcoming album.
The 'Only One' rapper is keeping fans guessing what the name of his eagerly-anticipated LP will be and has taken to social media to give fans a clue, by revealing the first letter of each word in the title.
He has also shared a photograph of his Los Angeles studio with copies of the album's artwork visible.
Alongside the photo posted on his Twitter on Tuesday (09.02.16), he wrote: "@studio /final verses/new album title T.L.O.P (sic)"
The 38-year-old rapper then followed with another message saying anyone who can work out what it will be called will be rewarded with a free ticket to his Yeezy Season 3 show and will also get their hands on something from his fashion range.
He added in another tweet: "That's the new album anybody who can figure out the title gets tickets to Season 3 and free Yeezys (sic)"
On Monday (08.02.16), Kanye hinted that the record has a "new secret title" and stayed true to his word.
He said: "There may be a new secret album title."
Kanye's seventh studio album - which is expected to be released on February 11 - started off life as 'Swish' and then changed to 'Waves', while another name in contention was 'So Help Me God'.

Kendrick Lamar already has an idea for his next album.
The 'Alright' hitmaker insists he is already planning his next release and admits his 2015 offering 'To Pimp a Butterfly' had a "deeper impact than [he] expected".
He said: "As far as content, what I want to get across, I have an idea. But even that's still premature. Once I get back in that studio, things evolve into other things.
"The [previous] album just had a deeper impact than I expected, because it touched so many homes, and not just in my own community. I guess I'm just speaking words that need to be heard in these times."
The 28-year-old singer leads this year's Grammy Awards with 11 nominations and believes the nods are much bigger than him.
He added to Billboard magazine: "It's bigger than me. When we think about the Grammys, only Lauryn Hilland Outkast have won album of the year. This would be big for hip-hop culture at large ... I want to win them all."
Meanwhile, Kendrick previously insisted he never stops writing songs.
He shared: "I'm just writing, writing, writing. I keep these tablets on me until I'm inspired to go back in and make the music. I never take a break from my pen, because I pride myself on that. As far as a break from music, yeah, I can't just go in and force myself. I have to come from an original and organic place. It can come tomorrow; it can come two years from now."

Shawn Mendes worries about writing songs that are as good as Ed Sheeran's.
The 17-year-old singer has enjoyed an incredible start to his music career with his track 'Stitches' - from his debut album 'Handwritten' - becoming a hit across the world.
Shawn accepts he has more attention on him as a teenager than people like Ed did but he's certain he can hone his craft just as well as the 'Sing' hitmaker even though he's making music in the spotlight.
He said: "I'm up against/next to people like Ed Sheeran who are just phenomenal and have had the time to hone their skills and I love that, but being up in those kind of charts, age doesn't matter, who you are doesn't matter- so you better get to the position where you can show yourself too, so I think it's worrying because I feel like I haven't had a lot of time to practice but I'm trying to make up for it in the meantime."
Shawn also joked that having a chart-topping single has made it "easier" for him to explain why hundreds of people wait to meet him at airports and hotels.
Speaking to The Hits Radio, he quipped: "Once you have that song it just makes like a hell of a lot easier at boarder control and airports and stuff explaining why there's 100 people outside."

Download Festival have named their main stage 'The Lemmy Stage' in memory of the late Lemmy Kilmister.
Motörhead were due to perform at the festival - held at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England, - in June, but after the death of the frontman in December the band decided they could not go on without the iconic rock star, who died following a battle with an "aggressive cancer".
However, in honour of the metal legend, for 2016 only, the main stage take the rock legend's name.
And organisers of the festival are currently working out plans for a tribute set, which will go ahead at the time Motörhead would have performed.
A statement on the festival's website www.downloadfestival.co.uk, reads: "Whilst we're saddened to say Motörhead will no longer be performing at this year's Download Festival, we will honour a true rock 'n' roll icon who inspired so many others on the bill, Lemmy Kilmister. For one year only, Download Festival's Main Stage will be named 'The Lemmy Stage' in tribute to a much loved and missed legend. We are working with Motörhead's management on a tribute to the great man during the slot he would have performed on, more information to follow."
Meanwhile, a life-size statue of the 'Ace of Spades' hitmaker is to be placed in front of his favourite bar, The Rainbow Bar & Grill in West Hollywood.
The bronze artwork was designed by local artist Travis Moore and will be unveiled at the bar, which was visited by Lemmy regularly.
The artwork has been funded by fans through a crowdfunding campaign, which has currently raised $15,875.
Taking to Facebook, artist Travis said: "I'm so happy to be creating the Lemmy statue. This will be an amazing tribute to him and all the Motörhead family out there around the world, who are helping raise the cash."

Kanye West has teased his upcoming album 'Waves' has a "new secret title".
The 'Bound 2' rapper has taken to social media to give an update on his eagerly-anticipated studio album, which is expected to be released on February 11.
However, Yeezy still hasn't locked down a definite title for the record and hinted it will change again.
Taking to his Twitter account on Monday (08.02.16), he wrote: "There may be a new secret album title (sic)"
The LP started off life as 'Swish' and changed to 'Waves' and now after a recent Twitter poll, conducted by Kanye's wife Kim Kardashian West, another name in contention is 'So Help Me God', which was a fan favorite in the poll's results.
Previously speaking about his indecision over the album title, Kanye, 38, said: "We don't have a name yet. I wanted to get people's opinions on how they felt."
Kanye - whose last studio album was 2013's 'Yeezus' - has promised the record will have a "gospel" vibe, but with plenty swearing.
He said: "This is a gospel album with a lot of cursing on it."

Justin Bieber was signed by L.A. Reid because he is "beautiful like a woman".
The 59-year-old music mogul signed the 'Baby' hitmaker to Island Records in October of 2008 when Bieber was just 14 years old after being introduced to the Canadian pop star by Usher.
And in his new book 'Sing To Me', Reid recalls that first meeting with Bieber and admits he was as struck by his famous haircut and looks as he was his singing.
In the memoir, Reid reveals: "At four on the dot, Usher walked into my office with this adorable fourteen-year-old boy. This kid was beautiful, like a woman can be beautiful and men rarely are, and he turned it on as soon as he stepped into the room.
"I could see immediately that Justin's hair would be every bit as important as his songs, his voice his face, or his presence. Justin was simply beautiful - his superpower was his face."
Reid is not the only person who has commented on Bieber's androgynous beauty.
'Orange is the New Black' actress Ruby Rose has noted the 21-year-old singer has a similar face to her own.
She said: "I hear that Justin gets asked a lot if he is Ruby Rose. It must be very frustrating for him."

Tom Parker is enjoying some "normality" since The Wanted split up.
The 27-year-old star insists it's been nice to do the simple things in life such as clearing up his dog's poo and going out with his girlfriend, actress Kelsey Hardwick, since the group disbanded in January 2014.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, he said: "I can't even tell you how good it feels to be able to wake up at 9am. Even picking up your dog's s**t up in the garden feels normal. It's little things like not being able to go for lunch with Kelsey. I can't express enough how it has been nice to get back to a bit of normality."
Parker has become a producer and DJ since the end of the boy band group - which also featured Nathan Sykes, Jay McGuiness, Max George and Siva Kaneswaran - and recently released his first solo single with his own vocals on it.
Asked why he felt 'Lost In Your Love' needed his voice on it, he said: "When I was writing it in the studio with John Reid from Nightcrawlers. John started vocalling it and I was like, 'Do you know what mate, I'll jump on.' It just felt right and sounded right. Sometimes you can over complete things. But it just seemed to fit. I am a singer so I may as well utilise it."
However, Tom wants to keep his producing separate from being a singer, which is why his previous tracks had guest vocalists.
He said: "I said from the start I wanted to separate myself as a vocalist and a producer. You have to do that for what you want to achieve. When you've been in a band, if you sing on all your records, you then just become a singer."

Beyonce Knowles announced her 'Formation' world tour during Sunday's (07.02.16) Super Bowl. Not only did the 34-year-old singer steal the show after joining Coldplay and Bruno Mars on stage for the halftime performance at the NFL game but she also de...

Jess Glynne has never craved fame.
The 26-year-old singer has wanted to be a musician for the majority of her life, but Jess has claimed she has never been motivated by the idea of fame.
Jess - who recently changed her diet because she was "feeling overwhelmed by fame" - shared: "Good nutrition has made me feel I can handle life. What I learned from Amy Winehouse was that this industry is a lot [to handle].
"My mum never understood when I used to say, 'I want to be a successful musician, but I don't want to be famous.'"
The flame-haired singer has admitted to worrying about her appearance since becoming famous and she said this aspect of her success is something she's found difficult to cope with.
Jess told the Mail on Sunday newspaper: "Of course, I worry about my body, but I would never let that stop me eating.
"Recently I've had terrible skin as a result of stress and travelling a lot, but if it shows my fans that I am human, and that we all suffer things like acne, it's a good thing."