A lot has happened since Kanye West first announced he was dropping his 10th studio album. There was a failed presidential run. A high-profile divorce. And a renewed beef with Drake over the two pop powerhouses using the same designer. (Not to mention a global pandemic, the death of a Rolling Stone, and the rise of OnlyFans.) But rest assured, Donda is finally here and the internet has some thoughts.
After teasing the album for over a year and tinkering with it endlessly in front of millions of people, it looked like release day would never come. The string of false starts raised the ire of some fans and led others to lose faith in the self-proclaimed messiah. And truth be told, if Kanye had his way, the album still wouldnât be out.
In fact, hours after Donda hit streaming platforms worldwide, West alleged that his record label Universal, âput my album out without my approvalâŠâ
Oh boy.
With an eleventh-hour inclusion of 2021âs most-loathed musicians (Marilyn Manson and DaBaby), a Soulja Boy snub thatâs got the Atlanta rapper publicly threatening to punch Kanye, and the announcement of arch-rival Drakeâs long-awaited LP Certified Lover Boy coming out this week, it looks like the drama is just getting started.
Fans are split, with some proclaiming that Donda is the return of classic Kanye, while others are lukewarm on it, complaining of the albumâs overstuffed running time.
Hereâs whatâs hot off the Twitter press so far:
https://twitter.com/LicensedT0Ill/status/1432426626487365634
Drake should just make his cover straight white, then the Billboard Top 100 gonna look like a fucking chess board
â Did Jesus Drop Today? (@didjesusdrop) August 30, 2021
https://twitter.com/AmalfiDaddy/status/1432428464976564226
Soulja boy reacting to being taken off #Donda ???? pic.twitter.com/2nIXjPw2yE
â lawal? (@lawal999_) August 30, 2021
The truth is that some people became Christians because of Kanye West #DONDA pic.twitter.com/1QtsXnk71w
â ?Mrs kylian MbappĂ© âš? (@NtombiNtombaza2) August 30, 2021
Lil Durk on Jonah ? #DONDA pic.twitter.com/MrI7CybsbS
â Randy ? ?? (@TaizyaVvellz) August 30, 2021
its sunset sherbet and #DONDA tonight pic.twitter.com/ITjhJ7IBoI
â "Rebranding"âŠ.. (@JXMEEEEL) August 30, 2021
whenever ye and cudi hop on the track together #donda pic.twitter.com/JIbYy6tc9m
â Daniel Lues (@turnupdansss) August 30, 2021
when kanye drops #donda and tyron woodley doesnât drop jake paul pic.twitter.com/NiXZsIDdUf
â Pnutye? (@pnutye) August 30, 2021
society if donda was 45 minutes pic.twitter.com/g7oA2BaHdV
â ? (@midwestbmo_) August 30, 2021
Iâve thinned the new Kanye album down in a play list to 11 songs and I think I nailed it haha @kanyewest how do you go from 7 songs to the cheesecake factory menu of albums #DONDA
â JK (@J_Kbrzzy) August 30, 2021
The features carrying #Donda pic.twitter.com/yY5fyCVpq8
â Ghost of Romo (@GhostOfRomo) August 30, 2021
I'm 4 songs into #DONDA ⊠So far, I'm looking forward to Friday. #CLB pic.twitter.com/LFAkxdlNdk
â bennuendo (@bennuendo1) August 30, 2021
https://twitter.com/12gage86/status/1432427192517070849
Alright I need a break from DONDA hereâs what Iâm jamming out to rn pic.twitter.com/F7bpgMTJDr
â Ra (@YolmLive) August 30, 2021
However you feel about the album, itâs clear Kanye still knows how to get people talking. Donda has already broken records for hitting number one in 130 countries on Apple Music. Tellingly, Donda also broke the record for highest-grossing US tour, with over $7 million in t-shirts sold. Now thatâs good music.
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