Finally, Kanye West has released his new studio album Donda. The album came well after the end of the rapper’s third listening party, a Chicago event that featured controversial appearances by Marilyn Manson and DaBaby, who also shaved on a track that previously had a guest verse by Jay -Z. The song is called “Jail” and the album version includes the original JAY-Z verse instead of DaBaby’s. The official credits for “Jail” include Brian Warner (Marilyn Manson) as one of the composers and lyricists. The last track on the album “New Again” credits Chris Brown as co-composer and co-lyricist. Additional guests at Donda include Weeknd, Jay Electronica, The Lox, Young Thug, the late Pop Smoke, Pusha T, Travis Scott, Lil Baby and Kid Cudi. Listen to Kanye West’s new album Donda low.
West announced for the first time Donda last summer, after previously saying he would release a new album titled The Land of God. He released “Wash Us in the Blood” with Travis Scott, and shared different versions of the album’s tracklists before trying out another new song called “Believe What I Say”. On July 20, 2021, a few days before the album’s arrival, West scoffed Donda“No Child Left Behind” in a Beats ad featuring protagonist Sha’Carri Richardson. He also sold the Donda Stem Player in conjunction with the album’s release.
West was scheduled to retire Donda after the first listening event on July 22, but postponed the release, announcing a new release date on August 6 through a rep a few days later. (The album, of course, did not be released on August 6.) Between the events of July 22 and August 5, West seemed to be settling into Atlanta Stadium to complete the work of the ‘album. He also aired some of the pre-release breakthroughs.
The album comes amid huge changes in the rapper’s private life. He has recently officially introduced his legally changed name for a single word: Ye. The name change request came months after the news that he and Kim Kardashian West were divorcing. Kardashian West appeared in the crowd for both of them Donda events in Atlanta with their children. At the Chicago event, she and West re-enacted their wedding.
Kanye West’s latest studio album was the 2019 Grammy Award-winning gospel album Jesus is king.