The petition, posted on the U.S. Government's We the People website, reads, "We haven't gotten any new singles in months. The President should order Ye (Kanye) to drop the album on the date August 21st."

Within hours of its creation on Wednesday (12Aug15), the petition had reached more than 100,000 signatures, the amount required for the Obama administration to respond.

However, it has been removed by website moderators for violating the terms of participation.

West is currently working on his new album SWISH, the follow-up to 2013 record Yeezus.