KANYE West officially released Donda on Sunday after teasing it and holding listening events for it — and now fans are reacting to the new album that features numerous stars.
The album — which features Jay-Z, Travis Scott, and others — has prompted Kanye fans to speak out on Twitter.
Fans showed their excitement on social media, including one who tweeted, “Yo…So Kanye actually dropped DONDA.”
Others suggested the rapper only finally let his music be heard because Drake teased he might be releasing his own album next week.
“So Kanye basically dropped coz drake is dropping next week,” one wrote.
Fans can finally listen to the album that is available to stream on on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.
The rapper announced last summer he would was working on the album. It was slated to be released in July but was postponed a few times.
West held his last listening party in Chicago on Thursday, August 26.
West’s epic listening party for his upcoming album Donda, named after his late mother, featured him setting himself on fire and his ex-wife Kim Kardashian dress in a wedding gown.
Ye was controversially seen with singer-songwriter Marilyn Manson and 29-year-old rapper DaBaby outside his childhood home replica inside Chicago’s Soldier Field during the listening party.
Read our Kanye West Donda live stream for the latest news and updates…
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‘BELIEVE WHAT I SAY’ LYRICS
In “Believe What I Say” — song number 10 on Kanye’s newly released Donda album — the rapper is heard saying: “People say that I’m going to make you die early.
“You better go get your best attorney,” Kanye continues, as it appears he’s talking about Kim Kardashian.
He also says: “Too many family secrets, someone is passing notes. … Don’t let the lifestyle drag you down.”
“I didn’t draw a fit when you said you would leave, I said I loved you which you didn’t believe,” the rapper also says. “You’re so easily fooled, so easily deceived.”
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KANYE’S 10TH STUDIO ALBUM
Donda was officially released on August 29, 2021, after many delays on Kanye’s part.
The album was expected to be released on August 9, 2021, but its release date was again delayed.
West’s manager, Bu Thiam, said West would release the album after his listening event in Chicago on Thursday, August 26.
Donda was due to be released on Friday, July 24, 2020, but Kanye missed the deadline, and then it was meant to be out on August 6, 2021.
Donda is officially available on all streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music.
This is Kanye West’s 10th studio album to date and the title is a tribute to his late mother, Donda West, who passed away 14 years ago.
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26 SONGS ON KANYE’S DONDA ALBUM
- Donda Chant
- Jail
- God Breathed
- Off The Grid
- Hurricane
- Praise God
- Jonah
- Ok Ok
- Junya
- Believe What I Say
- 24
- Remote Control
- Moon
- Heaven and Hell
- Donda
- Keep My Spirit Alive
- Jesus Lord
- New Again
- Tell The Vision
- Lord I Need You
- Pure Souls
- Come to Life
- No Child Left Behind
- Ok Ok, Pt. 2
- Junya, Pt. 2
- Jesus Lord, Pt. 2
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HOW TO LISTEN TO KANYE WEST’S NEW ALBUM DONDA
Donda is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.
Apple Music and Spotify Premium users can have access to unlimited music for the price of $9.99 a month.
TIDAL users, on the other hand, can have the same opportunity for the monthly cost of $10.99.
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HOW DID DONDA WEST DIE?
On November 10, 2007, Donda West died of coronary artery disease and multiple post-operative factors due to or as a consequence of liposuction and mammoplasty.
She underwent liposuction, a tummy tuck, and a breast reduction the day before she died — at the age of 58.
Records indicated that in 2001, two malpractice lawsuits against Jan Adams, the plastic surgeon who performed procedures on Donda, ended in judgments of $217,337 and $250,000.
Then-California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger subsequently signed the “Donda West Law,” legislation which makes it mandatory for patients to receive medical clearance through a physical examination before undergoing elective cosmetic surgery.
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WHAT WAS THE NAME OF HIS LAST ALBUM AND WHEN WAS IT RELEASED?
Kanye’s last album was titled Jesus Is King and released in October 2019.
The album was delayed multiple times.
It arrived as Kanye’s Sunday Service gospel and worship series began.
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FANS SAY DRAKE’S TEASED ALBUM PROMPTED DONDA TO RELEASE
Others suggested the rapper only finally let his music be heard because Drake teased he might be releasing his own album next week.
“So Kanye basically dropped coz drake is dropping next week,” one wrote.
A second said: “so kanye heard drake was dropping on friday so he released Donda now…”
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FANS SPEAK OUT ABOUT DONDA
Fans couldn’t believe that Kanye actually dropped Donda, which features 26 new songs, after having first delayed it last year and then again a few times this year.
One surprised fan tweeted: “Yo…So Kanye actually dropped DONDA.”
Another commented: “Dropping the album on Sunday morning is so Kanye.”
A third wrote: “So Kanye actually came through chileeee, my prayers worked.”
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HOW TO LISTEN TO KANYE WEST’S NEW ALBUM DONDA
Donda is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.
Apple Music and Spotify Premium users can have access to unlimited music for the price of $9.99 a month.
TIDAL users, on the other hand, can have the same opportunity for the monthly cost of $10.99.
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26 SONGS ON KANYE’S DONDA ALBUM
- Donda Chant
- Jail
- God Breathed
- Off The Grid
- Hurricane
- Praise God
- Jonah
- Ok Ok
- Junya
- Believe What I Say
- 24
- Remote Control
- Moon
- Heaven and Hell
- Donda
- Keep My Spirit Alive
- Jesus Lord
- New Again
- Tell The Vision
- Lord I Need You
- Pure Souls
- Come to Life
- No Child Left Behind
- Ok Ok, Pt. 2
- Junya, Pt. 2
- Jesus Lord, Pt. 2
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KANYE FINALLY RELEASES DONDA ALBUM
Just days after Kanye West held his third Donda listening party, the album was dropped on streaming platforms — Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.
The album — released on Sunday, August 20 — has 1 hour and 44 minutes of music.
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KIM APPEARED IN WEDDING DRESS AT DONDA EVENT
At Kanye’s third Donda listening event, Kim appeared wearing a Balenciaga Couture wedding dress and veil as she joined the rapper on stage for his final song, No Child Left Behind – driving fans wild.
A source later confirmed to TMZ that Kim and Kanye are not back together after having filed for divorce earlier this year, but they are “forever family” following their seven-year marriage.
Kim also bought their four children, eight-year-old North, five-year-old Saint, three-year-old Chicago, and two-year-old Psalm along to the event.
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WHAT HAPPENED AT KANYE’S THIRD LISTENING EVENT?
Kanye’s most recent event took place last week and featured him setting himself on fire and his ex-wife Kim Kardashian dressed in a wedding gown.
The massive listening party also included disgraced stars Marilyn Manson and DaBaby, with Kanye also erecting a life-size replica of his childhood home in the middle of the Soldier Field stadium in Chicago.
In traditional Kanye fashion, the 44-year-old rapper was 90 minutes late for his show, which offered attendees coronavirus vaccinations outside of the venue.
But he pulled out all of the stops when he finally did make an appearance, first seen pacing on the porch of the house in an all-black outfit before he lit himself on fire.
The voice of his mother Donda, who passed away in 2007 and inspired the title of the album, repeating her name opened the show, and what looked like two of his and Kim’s four children could be seen inside the house.
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FANS SAY DRAKE’S TEASED ALBUM PROMPTED DONDA TO RELEASE
Others suggested the rapper only finally let his music be heard because Drake teased he might be releasing his own album next week.
“So Kanye basically dropped coz drake is dropping next week,” one wrote.
A second said: “so kanye heard drake was dropping on friday so he released Donda now…”
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FANS SPEAK OUT ABOUT DONDA
Fans couldn’t believe that Kanye actually dropped Donda, which features 26 new songs, after having first delayed it last year and then again a few times this year.
One surprised fan tweeted: “Yo…So Kanye actually dropped DONDA.”
Another commented: “Dropping the album on Sunday morning is so Kanye.”
A third wrote: “So Kanye actually came through chileeee, my prayers worked.”
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HOW TO LISTEN TO KANYE WEST’S NEW ALBUM DONDA
Donda is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.
Apple Music and Spotify Premium users can have access to unlimited music for the price of $9.99 a month.
TIDAL users, on the other hand, can have the same opportunity for the monthly cost of $10.99.
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WHO WAS KANYE WEST’S MOM DONDA?
Donda was born on July 12, 1949, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
She was married to Ray West, father of Kanye, but after their divorce, she moved with her son to Chicago in 1980.
The single mother earned a Bachelor’s degree in English from the Virginia Union University, in Richmond Virginia.
She received a Master’s degree at Atlanta University, Georgia.
Donda furthered her education and received a Doctorate in English at Auburn University, Alabama.
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WHEN WAS KANYE’S DONDA ALBUM ORIGINALLY SLATED TO DROP?
Donda was originally slated to drop on July 23, 2021.
The album was postponed several times and was previously scheduled to be released on August 27, 2021, after a third listening party.
It was finally released on Sunday, August 29, 2021.
The album can be found on Apple Music.
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KANYE FINALLY RELEASES DONDA ALBUM
Just days after Kanye West held his third Donda listening party, the album was dropped on streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music.
The album — released on Sunday, August 20 — has 1 hour and 44 minutes of music.
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FULL DONDA SONG LIST ON APPLE MUSIC
- Donda Chant
- Jail
- God Breathed
- Off The Grid
- Hurricane
- Praise God
- Jonah
- Ok Ok
- Junya
- Believe What I Say
- 24
- Remote Control
- Moon
- Heaven and Hell
- Donda
- Keep My Spirit Alive
- Jesus Lord
- New Again
- Tell The Vision
- Lord I Need You
- Pure Souls
- Come to Life
- No Child Left Behind
- Ok Ok, Pt. 2
- Junya, Pt. 2
- Jesus Lord, Pt. 2
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WHO WAS KANYE WEST’S DAD?
During the 1960s and 70s, Ray West was a Black Panther.
After that, Ray became one of the first black photojournalists at the Atlanta Constitution-Journal, photographing former President Ronald Reagan and Maya Angelou.
In addition to his reputable credentials, Ray also worked as a paparazzo, a marriage counselor, and a store owner.
Although Donda primarily raised Kanye, Ye revealed in his songs that his father has always provided for him, despite his alleged financial struggles.
In November 2019, Kanye even shared a glimpse of his close bond with his father and wrote to Twitter: “My dad came to visit me at one of our ranches in Cody, Wyoming. He talked about his love for fishing and how he could come here in the summers. It took me 42 years to realize that my dad was my best friend.”
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WHAT WAS THE NAME OF HIS LAST ALBUM AND WHEN WAS IT RELEASED?
Kanye’s last album was titled Jesus Is King and released in October 2019.
The album was delayed multiple times.
It arrived as Kanye’s Sunday Service gospel and worship series began.
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WHAT HAS KANYE SAID ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM?
Kanye tweeted a track-list made up of 20 songs, but then deleted it.
He then shared a 12-track list for Donda that comes in at 39 minutes long.
He then tweeted to say that a movie would be accompanying the album, called Donda: With Child.
This was also due to be released back in 2020.
Kanye had previously stated that he was working on an album called God’s Country.
The titles of Kanye’s albums in the past have been changed before, such as My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy which was originally named Good Ass Job.
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KANYE’S 10TH STUDIO ALBUM
Donda was officially released on August 29, 2021, after many delays on Kanye’s part.
The album was expected to be released on August 9, 2021, but its release date was again delayed.
West’s manager, Bu Thiam, said West would release the album after his listening event in Chicago on Thursday, August 26.
Donda was due to be released on Friday, July 24, 2020, but Kanye missed the deadline, and then it was meant to be out on August 6, 2021.
Donda is officially available on all streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music.
This is Kanye West’s 10th studio album to date and the title is a tribute to his late mother, Donda West, who passed away 14 years ago.
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‘MY MOTHER WAS MY EVERYTHING’
Kanye told Q magazine in 2015: “My mother was my everything.
“If I had never moved to LA, she’d be alive. I don’t want to go far into it because it will bring me to tears.”
Ahead of the release of his new album on Sunday, August 29, 2021, videos of the rapper with his mother emerged on social media.
In 2020, Kanye released the song Donda, a testament to his late mother, a year before unveiling his 10th album.