{"id":44667,"date":"2021-08-29T21:07:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T15:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/kanye-west-donda-live-fans-react-to-new-album-that-features-numerous-stars-including-jay-z-travis-scott-and-others\/"},"modified":"2021-08-29T21:07:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T15:37:09","slug":"kanye-west-donda-live-fans-react-to-new-album-that-features-numerous-stars-including-jay-z-travis-scott-and-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/kanye-west-donda-live-fans-react-to-new-album-that-features-numerous-stars-including-jay-z-travis-scott-and-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West Donda LIVE &#8211; Fans react to new album that features numerous stars including Jay-Z, Travis Scott and others"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>KANYE West officially released Donda on Sunday after teasing it and holding listening events for it \u2014 and now fans are reacting to the new album that features numerous stars.<\/p>\n<p>The album \u2014 which features Jay-Z, Travis Scott, and others \u2014 has prompted Kanye fans to speak out on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Fans showed their excitement on social media, including one who tweeted, &#8220;Yo\u2026So Kanye actually dropped DONDA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Others suggested the rapper only finally let his music be heard because Drake teased he might be releasing his own album next week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So\u00a0Kanye\u00a0basically dropped coz drake is dropping next week,&#8221; one wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Fans can finally listen to the album that is available to stream on on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.<\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<p>West held his last listening party in Chicago on Thursday, August 26.<\/p>\n<p>West&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>Ye was controversially seen with singer-songwriter Marilyn Manson and 29-year-old rapper DaBaby outside his childhood home replica inside Chicago&#8217;s Soldier Field during the listening party.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Read our Kanye West Donda live stream for the latest news and updates&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"lazyload liveblog-container 3533959\">\n<div id=\"live-blog-portal\" class=\"live-blog-portal\">\n<ul class=\"liveblog-entries\">\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3562141\" class=\"post-3562141 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3562141 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630251015\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>&#8216;BELIEVE WHAT I SAY&#8217; LYRICS<\/p>\n<p>In &#8220;Believe What I Say&#8221; \u2014 song number 10 on Kanye&#8217;s newly released Donda album \u2014 the rapper is heard saying: &#8220;People say that I\u2019m going to make you die early.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You better go get your best attorney,&#8221; Kanye continues, as it appears he&#8217;s talking about Kim Kardashian.<\/p>\n<p>He also says: &#8220;Too many family secrets, someone is passing notes. &#8230; Don\u2019t let the lifestyle drag you down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn\u2019t draw a fit when you said you would leave, I said I loved you which you didn\u2019t believe,&#8221; the rapper also says. &#8220;You\u2019re so easily fooled, so easily deceived.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3562140\" class=\"post-3562140 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3562140 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630249208\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>KANYE\u2019S 10TH STUDIO ALBUM<\/p>\n<p>Donda was officially released\u00a0on August 29, 2021, after many delays on Kanye\u2019s part.<\/p>\n<p>The album was expected to be released on August 9, 2021, but its release date was again delayed.<\/p>\n<p>West\u2019s manager, Bu Thiam, said West would release the album after his listening event in Chicago on Thursday, August 26.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Donda is officially available on all streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music.<\/p>\n<p>This is Kanye West\u2019s 10th studio album to date and the title is a tribute to his late mother, Donda West, who passed away 14 years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3562136\" class=\"post-3562136 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3562136 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630247413\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>26 SONGS ON KANYE\u2019S DONDA ALBUM<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Donda Chant<\/li>\n<li>Jail<\/li>\n<li>God Breathed<\/li>\n<li>Off The Grid<\/li>\n<li>Hurricane<\/li>\n<li>Praise God<\/li>\n<li>Jonah<\/li>\n<li>Ok Ok<\/li>\n<li>Junya<\/li>\n<li>Believe What I Say<\/li>\n<li>24<\/li>\n<li>Remote Control<\/li>\n<li>Moon<\/li>\n<li>Heaven and Hell<\/li>\n<li>Donda<\/li>\n<li>Keep My Spirit Alive<\/li>\n<li>Jesus Lord<\/li>\n<li>New Again<\/li>\n<li>Tell The Vision<\/li>\n<li>Lord I Need You<\/li>\n<li>Pure Souls<\/li>\n<li>Come to Life<\/li>\n<li>No Child Left Behind<\/li>\n<li>Ok Ok, Pt. 2<\/li>\n<li>Junya, Pt. 2<\/li>\n<li>Jesus Lord, Pt. 2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"liveblog-entries\">\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3562107\" class=\"post-3562107 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3562107 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630245647\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>HOW TO LISTEN TO KANYE WEST\u2019S NEW ALBUM DONDA<\/p>\n<p>Donda\u00a0is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.<\/p>\n<p>Apple Music and Spotify Premium users can have access to unlimited music for the price of $9.99 a month.<\/p>\n<p>TIDAL users, on the other hand, can have the same opportunity for the monthly cost of $10.99.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3562103\" class=\"post-3562103 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3562103 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630245321\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>HOW DID DONDA WEST DIE?<\/p>\n<p>On November 10, 2007,\u00a0Donda West died\u00a0of coronary artery disease and multiple post-operative factors due to or as a consequence of liposuction and mammoplasty.<\/p>\n<p>She underwent liposuction, a tummy tuck, and a breast reduction the day before she died \u2014 at the age of 58.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Then-California\u00a0Governor\u00a0Arnold Schwarzenegger\u00a0subsequently signed the \u201cDonda West Law,\u201d legislation which makes it mandatory for patients to receive medical clearance through a physical examination before undergoing elective cosmetic surgery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3562100\" class=\"post-3562100 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3562100 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630245122\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>WHAT WAS THE NAME OF HIS LAST ALBUM AND WHEN WAS IT RELEASED?<\/p>\n<p>Kanye\u2019s last album\u00a0was titled Jesus Is King and released in October 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The album was delayed multiple times.<\/p>\n<p>It arrived as Kanye\u2019s Sunday Service gospel and worship series began.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3562096\" class=\"post-3562096 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3562096 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630245026\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>FANS SAY DRAKE\u2019S TEASED ALBUM PROMPTED DONDA TO RELEASE<\/p>\n<p>Others suggested the rapper only finally let his music be heard because Drake teased he might be releasing his own album next week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo\u00a0Kanye\u00a0basically dropped coz drake is dropping next week,\u201d one wrote.<\/p>\n<p>A second said: \u201cso kanye heard drake was dropping on friday so he released Donda now\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3562095\" class=\"post-3562095 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3562095 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630244828\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>FANS SPEAK OUT ABOUT DONDA<\/p>\n<p>Fans couldn\u2019t believe that\u00a0Kanye\u00a0actually\u00a0dropped Donda, which features 26 new songs, after having first delayed it last year and then again a few times this year.<\/p>\n<p>One surprised fan tweeted: \u201cYo\u2026So Kanye actually dropped DONDA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another commented: \u201cDropping the album on Sunday morning is so Kanye.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A third wrote: \u201cSo Kanye actually came through chileeee, my prayers worked.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3562089\" class=\"post-3562089 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3562089 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630244592\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>HOW TO LISTEN TO KANYE WEST\u2019S NEW ALBUM DONDA<\/p>\n<p>Donda\u00a0is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.<\/p>\n<p>Apple Music and Spotify Premium users can have access to unlimited music for the price of $9.99 a month.<\/p>\n<p>TIDAL users, on the other hand, can have the same opportunity for the monthly cost of $10.99.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"liveblog-entries\">\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3562078\" class=\"post-3562078 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3562078 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630244501\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>26 SONGS ON KANYE&#8217;S DONDA ALBUM<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Donda Chant<\/li>\n<li>Jail<\/li>\n<li>God Breathed<\/li>\n<li>Off The Grid<\/li>\n<li>Hurricane<\/li>\n<li>Praise God<\/li>\n<li>Jonah<\/li>\n<li>Ok Ok<\/li>\n<li>Junya<\/li>\n<li>Believe What I Say<\/li>\n<li>24<\/li>\n<li>Remote Control<\/li>\n<li>Moon<\/li>\n<li>Heaven and Hell<\/li>\n<li>Donda<\/li>\n<li>Keep My Spirit Alive<\/li>\n<li>Jesus Lord<\/li>\n<li>New Again<\/li>\n<li>Tell The Vision<\/li>\n<li>Lord I Need You<\/li>\n<li>Pure Souls<\/li>\n<li>Come to Life<\/li>\n<li>No Child Left Behind<\/li>\n<li>Ok Ok, Pt. 2<\/li>\n<li>Junya, Pt. 2<\/li>\n<li>Jesus Lord, Pt. 2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3562076\" class=\"post-3562076 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3562076 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630244332\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>KANYE FINALLY RELEASES DONDA ALBUM<\/p>\n<p>Just days after Kanye West held his third Donda listening party, the album was dropped on streaming platforms \u2014 Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.<\/p>\n<p>The album \u2014 released on Sunday, August 20 \u2014 has 1 hour and 44 minutes of music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3562057\" class=\"post-3562057 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3562057 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630244125\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>KIM APPEARED IN WEDDING DRESS AT DONDA EVENT<\/p>\n<p>At Kanye&#8217;s third Donda listening event, Kim appeared\u00a0wearing a Balenciaga Couture wedding dress\u00a0and veil as she joined the rapper on stage for his final song, No Child Left Behind &#8211; driving fans wild.<\/p>\n<p>A source later confirmed to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tmz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">TMZ\u00a0<\/a>that Kim and Kanye are not\u00a0back together\u00a0after having filed for divorce earlier this year, but they are &#8220;forever family&#8221; following their seven-year marriage.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3562043\" class=\"post-3562043 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3562043 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630243956\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>WHAT HAPPENED AT KANYE&#8217;S THIRD LISTENING EVENT?<\/p>\n<p>Kanye&#8217;s most recent event took place last week and featured him setting himself on fire and his ex-wife\u00a0Kim Kardashian\u00a0dressed in a wedding gown.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s four children could be seen inside the house.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3562034\" class=\"post-3562034 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3562034 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630243793\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>FANS SAY DRAKE&#8217;S TEASED ALBUM PROMPTED DONDA TO RELEASE<\/p>\n<p>Others suggested the rapper only finally let his music be heard because Drake teased he might be releasing his own album next week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo Kanye basically dropped coz drake is dropping next week,\u201d one wrote.<\/p>\n<p>A second said: \u201cso kanye heard drake was dropping on friday so he released Donda now&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3562027\" class=\"post-3562027 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3562027 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630243634\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>FANS SPEAK OUT ABOUT DONDA<\/p>\n<p>Fans couldn\u2019t believe that\u00a0Kanye\u00a0actually dropped Donda, which features 26 new songs, after having first delayed it last year and then again a few times this year.<\/p>\n<p>One surprised fan tweeted: \u201cYo\u2026So Kanye actually dropped DONDA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another commented: \u201cDropping the album on Sunday morning is so Kanye.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A third wrote: \u201cSo Kanye actually came through chileeee, my prayers worked.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"liveblog-entries\">\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3562019\" class=\"post-3562019 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3562019 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630243440\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>HOW TO LISTEN TO KANYE WEST&#8217;S NEW ALBUM DONDA<\/p>\n<p>Donda is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.<\/p>\n<p>Apple Music and Spotify Premium users can have access to unlimited music for the price of $9.99 a month.<\/p>\n<p>TIDAL users, on the other hand, can have the same opportunity for the monthly cost of $10.99.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3562010\" class=\"post-3562010 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3562010 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630243369\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>WHO WAS KANYE WEST\u2019S MOM DONDA?<\/p>\n<p>Donda\u00a0was born on July 12, 1949, in Oklahoma City,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/the-sun.com\/where\/oklahoma\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oklahoma<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She was married to Ray West, father of\u00a0Kanye, but after their divorce, she moved with her son to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/the-sun.com\/where\/chiacgo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago<\/a>\u00a0in 1980.<\/p>\n<p>The single mother earned a Bachelor\u2019s degree in English from the Virginia Union University, in Richmond Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>She received a Master\u2019s degree at Atlanta University,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/the-sun.com\/where\/georgia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Georgia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Donda furthered her education and received a Doctorate in English at Auburn University,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/the-sun.com\/where\/alabama\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alabama<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3561978\" class=\"post-3561978 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3561978 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630243161\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>WHEN WAS KANYE\u2019S DONDA ALBUM ORIGINALLY SLATED TO DROP?<\/p>\n<p>Donda was originally slated to drop on July 23, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The album was postponed several times and was previously scheduled to be released on August 27, 2021, after a\u00a0third listening party.<\/p>\n<p>It was finally released on Sunday, August 29, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The album can be found on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/donda\/1579971135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Apple Music<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3561977\" class=\"post-3561977 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3561977 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630243054\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>KANYE FINALLY RELEASES DONDA ALBUM<\/p>\n<p>Just days after Kanye West held his third Donda listening party, the album was dropped on streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music.<\/p>\n<p>The album \u2014 released on Sunday, August 20 \u2014 has 1 hour and 44 minutes of music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3561976\" class=\"post-3561976 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3561976 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630243143\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>FULL DONDA SONG LIST ON APPLE MUSIC<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Donda Chant<\/li>\n<li>Jail<\/li>\n<li>God Breathed<\/li>\n<li>Off The Grid<\/li>\n<li>Hurricane<\/li>\n<li>Praise God<\/li>\n<li>Jonah<\/li>\n<li>Ok Ok<\/li>\n<li>Junya<\/li>\n<li>Believe What I Say<\/li>\n<li>24<\/li>\n<li>Remote Control<\/li>\n<li>Moon<\/li>\n<li>Heaven and Hell<\/li>\n<li>Donda<\/li>\n<li>Keep My Spirit Alive<\/li>\n<li>Jesus Lord<\/li>\n<li>New Again<\/li>\n<li>Tell The Vision<\/li>\n<li>Lord I Need You<\/li>\n<li>Pure Souls<\/li>\n<li>Come to Life<\/li>\n<li>No Child Left Behind<\/li>\n<li>Ok Ok, Pt. 2<\/li>\n<li>Junya, Pt. 2<\/li>\n<li>Jesus Lord, Pt. 2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3561964\" class=\"post-3561964 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3561964 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630242756\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>WHO WAS KANYE WEST&#8217;S DAD?<\/p>\n<p>During the 1960s and 70s, Ray West was a Black Panther.<\/p>\n<p>After that, Ray became one of the first black photojournalists at the Atlanta Constitution-Journal, photographing former President Ronald Reagan and Maya Angelou.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his reputable credentials, Ray also worked as a paparazzo, a marriage counselor, and a store owner.<\/p>\n<p>Although Donda primarily raised Kanye, Ye revealed in his songs that his father has always provided for him, despite his alleged financial struggles.<\/p>\n<p>In November 2019, Kanye even shared a glimpse of his close bond with his father and wrote to Twitter: &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"liveblog-entries\">\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3561946\" class=\"post-3561946 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3561946 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630242615\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>WHAT WAS THE NAME OF HIS LAST ALBUM AND WHEN WAS IT RELEASED?<\/p>\n<p>Kanye&#8217;s last album was titled Jesus Is King and released in October 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The album was delayed multiple times.<\/p>\n<p>It arrived as Kanye&#8217;s Sunday Service gospel and worship series began.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3561936\" class=\"post-3561936 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3561936 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630242546\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>WHAT HAS KANYE SAID ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM?<\/p>\n<p>Kanye tweeted a track-list made up of 20 songs, but then deleted it.<\/p>\n<p>He then shared a 12-track list for Donda that comes in at 39 minutes long.<\/p>\n<p>He then tweeted to say that a movie would be accompanying the album, called Donda: With Child.<\/p>\n<p>This was also due to be released back in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Kanye had previously stated that he was working on an album called God&#8217;s Country.<\/p>\n<p>The titles of Kanye&#8217;s albums in the past have been changed before, such as My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy which was originally named Good Ass Job.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3561924\" class=\"post-3561924 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3561924 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630242424\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>KANYE&#8217;S 10TH STUDIO ALBUM<\/p>\n<p>Donda was officially released on August 29, 2021, after many delays on Kanye&#8217;s part.<\/p>\n<p>The album was expected to be released on August 9, 2021, but its release date was again delayed.<\/p>\n<p>West&#8217;s manager, Bu Thiam, said West would release the album after his listening event in Chicago on Thursday, August 26.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Donda is officially available on all streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music.<\/p>\n<p>This is Kanye West&#8217;s 10th studio album to date and the title is a tribute to his late mother, Donda West, who passed away 14 years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"liveblog-entry-3561917\" class=\"post-3561917 live_blog_entry type-live_blog_entry status-publish hentry liveblog-entry-class-3561917 liveblog-entry\" data-timestamp=\"1630242345\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-main\">\n<div class=\"liveblog-entry-text\">\n<p>&#8216;MY MOTHER WAS MY EVERYTHING&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Kanye told\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qthemusic.com\/10589\/kayne-west-q349\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Q magazine<\/a>\u00a0in 2015: \u201cMy mother was my everything.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I had never moved to LA, she\u2019d be alive. I don\u2019t want to go far into it because it will bring me to tears.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the\u00a0release of his new album\u00a0on Sunday, August 29, 2021, videos of the rapper with his mother emerged on social media.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020,\u00a0Kanye released the song Donda, a testament to his late mother, a year before unveiling his\u00a010th album.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"liveblog-load-more t-p-background-color\" type=\"button\">Load more entries\u2026<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n      !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n        n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n        n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n        t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n        document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n      fbq('init', '752905198150451');\n      fbq('track', \"PageView\");\n    <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KANYE West officially released Donda on Sunday after teasing it and holding listening events for it \u2014 and now fans are reacting to the new &#8230; <a title=\"Kanye West Donda LIVE &#8211; Fans react to new album that features numerous stars including Jay-Z, Travis Scott and others\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/kanye-west-donda-live-fans-react-to-new-album-that-features-numerous-stars-including-jay-z-travis-scott-and-others\/\" aria-label=\"More on Kanye West Donda LIVE &#8211; Fans react to new album that features numerous stars including Jay-Z, Travis Scott and others\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":44516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44667"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}