Tonight, Kanye West hosts the third live listening party of his new album Donda. Although the last two took place in Atlanta, it is broadcast live from his hometown, Chicago, where he installed a replica of his children’s home in Chicago, Soldier Field. Watch it happen on Apple Music. (Pitchfork earns a commission for purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)
The house was surrounded by vehicles and candles, while a large screen shared biblical verses. Kanye appeared on the bench alongside Marilyn Manson, who is currently facing multiple lawsuits for sexual assault. A new DaBaby feature appeared to replace a previously shared JAY-Z verse. Several new songs were added to the album for their third public debut. Vaccines and COVID-19 testing were not required for this limited capacity event.
Kanye has been making fun of himself Donda since last year. In July 2020, he shared a song excerpt entitled “DONDA“Showing a sample of West’s late mother, Donda, reciting lyrics from KRS-One’s” Police Sound. “Later that month, she tweeted and deleted a 20-song song list, later sharing an updated list. of 12 songs from his next album, called Donda. The LP was supposed to drop on July 24, 2020, but it never came out.
The rapper revived the hype around the record last month, when he announced the first Donda listening party, which took place at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on July 22nd Donda at the event, which was scheduled to be published the next day. He never showed up.
Subsequently, West pushed the album’s release date to August 6 and announced a second Donda listening party, which took place last night, once again at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The event was broadcast live by Apple Music. West later revealed that he would finish the album live during the live stream, which showed Kanye’s homes in the sand and a countdown clock hanging on a wall in the sparse room. Before releasing the album, Kanye sold a device called the Donda Stem Player.
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This article was originally published on August 26 at 11:10 PM East. It was last updated on August 27 at 00:42 AM East.