Question: On what date was the Kanye West album from which "Famous" serves as the lead single released?
Context: "Famous" is a song by American rapper Kanye West.  It serves as the lead single from his seventh studio album "The Life of Pablo" (2016).  The song features vocals from Barbadian singer Rihanna and ad-libs from American hip hop artist Swizz Beatz, and enlists samples of Jamaican singer Sister Nancy, American singer Nina Simone and Italian band Il Rovescio Della Medaglia. Dark Sky Paradise is the third studio album by American rapper Big Sean.  It was released on February 24, 2015, by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings.  The album features guest appearances from Kanye West, Drake, Ariana Grande, Chris Brown, Ty Dolla Sign, Jhené Aiko, PartyNextDoor, Lil Wayne, John Legend and E-40, while the production was handled by a variety of collaborators, including Key Wane, DJ Mustard, DJ Dahi and Kanye West, who also serves as the album's executive producer alongside Big Sean himself.  The album was supported by five singles: "I Don't Fuck with You" featuring E-40, "Paradise", "Blessings" featuring Drake, "One Man Can Change the World" featuring Kanye West and John Legend, and "Play No Games" featuring Chris Brown and Ty Dolla Sign. "The Jackass Song" is the fifth and final single released by The Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am from the political compilation album "".  The song was released on September 17, 2009, and was inspired by Barack Obama's reaction following Kanye West's interruption of Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.  It features a sample of Kanye West's "Heartless".  will.i.am wrote a blog piece relating to the song, and it appeared alongside the song's music video on Dipdive. The Life of Pablo is the seventh studio album by American rapper Kanye West.  It was released on February 14, 2016, by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings.  Recording sessions took place from 2013 to 2016, in Italy, Mexico, Canada and the United States.  Record production on the album was handled by West alongside a variety of producers such as Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Metro Boomin, Rick Rubin, Hudson Mohawke, and more.  He also enlisted a wide array of guest vocalists, including The Weeknd, Ty Dolla Sign, Desiigner, Kid Cudi, The-Dream, Chance the Rapper, Rihanna, and Frank Ocean. "Stay Up!  (Viagra)" is the first single released from producer-rapper 88-Keys' debut album "The Death of Adam" and features the album's co-executive producer Kanye West.  The song samples "All Night Loving" by British R&B three-piece band Imagination.  The single was released digitally on August 25, 2008.  According to both artists, the song, which follows the overall storyline of the concept album, is about a man named Adam, who after a bad string of relationships, decides to take Viagra (Sildenafil Citrate) in an attempt "stay up" longer.  A snippet of the track was first previewed on Kanye West's 2007 "Can't Tell Me Nothing" mixtape and featured an additional spoken word verse delivered by Malik Yusef. "Lift Off" is a song by Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring American recording artist Beyoncé.  It was written by Kanye West, Jay-Z, Jeff Bhasker, Mike Dean, Bruno Mars and Seal, while production was handled by West, Bhasker, Mike Dean, Pharrell, Q-Tip, and Don Jazzy for Jay-Z' s and West' s collaboration album, "Watch the Throne" (2011).  The song was rumored to be released as the lead single from the album containing additional vocals by Bruno Mars.  However, Mars never appeared on the song and it was sent to urban contemporary radio on August 23, 2011. "Can't Tell Me Nothing" is a song by American hip-hop recording artist Kanye West.  It was released on May 15, 2007 as the lead single of his third studio album, "Graduation".  The song was produced by Kanye West and Atlanta record producer DJ Toomp.  It received acclaim from music critics and was listed amongst the best tracks of the year by several publications.  "Can't Tell Me Nothing" was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 50th Grammy Awards, but lost to another one of West's songs, "Good Life".  Since its release, West has continually reiterated that it is his favorite song he's done.  In 2012 Complex named it their song of the decade. Mike Lévy, better known as Gesaffelstein (born 1985 in Lyon, France), is a French techno artist and DJ.  He has worked alongside, and remixed tracks for such artists as varied as Tiga, Miss Kittin, ASAP Rocky, Lana Del Rey and Phoenix.  He produced two tracks on "Yeezus", the sixth album of American rapper Kanye West, including the lead single "Black Skinhead" and "Send It Up", both tracks produced with Kanye West, Daft Punk, Brodinski and Mike Dean.  Gesaffelstein released his debut album "ALEPH" on October 28, 2013 under Parlophone Records and EMI Music, which had been recorded since 2011.  His remix of "Shockwave" by The Hacker is featured in the 2013 video game "Grand Theft Auto V", on the Soulwax FM radio station.  In 2015 Gesaffelstein released the track Conquistador in collaboration with French electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre. "Slow Jamz" is a single by American rapper Twista featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx.  It was released in late 2003 as the lead single from his album "Kamikaze" and the second single from Kanye West's debut album "The College Dropout".  The Kanye West version includes an intro and two extra verses by Jamie Foxx, and excludes the original outro by Twista. "Sanctified" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Rick Ross, taken from his sixth studio album "Mastermind" (2014).  The song, produced by Kanye West, Mike Dean, and DJ Mustard, featuring guest appearances by rappers Kanye West and Big Sean.  It was written by the aforementioned rappers and producers and Betty Wright sang the hook.  "Sanctified" garnered critical acclaim from music critics, with most praising the production and Kanye West's appearance.  Despite not being released as a single, it is the highest charting song on "Mastermind" to date, debuting at number 25 on the UK R&B Chart, number 78 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 99 on the Canadian Hot 100 upon the album's release.
Answer: February 14, 2016