Donda

Depending on which school of thought you subscribe to, the release of Kanye West’s 10th solo album Donda was either a series of false starts or ingenious promotion by way of three separate stadium-filling Apple Music-exclusive listening events that served to give fans deeper insight into West’s creative process and aesthetic vision. But while announced release dates came and went and became something of a guessing game among fans, the content of the actual final product was rarely in doubt: a 27-track opus that encapsulates nearly all of the music he played over the course of the IRL previews, including multiple versions of several songs. As presented over the course of his three stadium events (at Atlanta’s Mercedez-Benz Stadium and Chicago’s Soldier Field), Donda was continuously evolving, with West seemingly adding and removing celebrated guest appearances, adjusting sequencing, and futzing with the project’s sonics until the very last minute. All the theater, intentional or not, makes the case for Kanye West as one of the most skilled musical architects alive. Donda is lush and expansive with a consistent gospel undertone, West seemingly including everything and everyone he’s enjoyed over the course of his illustrious career. There are allusions to the roots of his solo material (the funky bassline and Lauryn Hill sample of “Believe What I Say”), leaps forward in his decades-long mission to perfect the happy medium between gospel and secular music (“Lord I Need You,” “Pur

Tracks

1~1~Donda Chant
1~2~Hurricane - Version 2
1~3~Moon
1~4~Life Of The Party
1~5~Off The Grid
1~6~Jail
1~7~Praise God
1~8~Come To Life - Deluxe
1~9~Believe What I Say - Deluxe
1~10~No Child Left Behind
1~11~Up From The Ashes
1~12~Remote Control Pt 2 - Pt 2
1~13~God Breathed
1~14~Lord I Need You
1~15~24
1~16~Junya
1~17~Never Abandon Your Family
1~18~Donda
1~19~Keep My Spirit Alive -
1~20~Jesus Lord Pt 2 - Deluxe
1~21~Heaven And Hell
1~22~Remote Control
1~23~Tell The Vision - Deluxe 24.Jonah
1~24~Pure Souls
1~25~Ok Ok - Deluxe
1~26~New Again - Version 2
1~27~Jesus Lord - Deluxe
1~28~Ok Ok Pt 2 - Deluxe
1~29~Junya Pt 2 - Pt 2
1~30~Jail Pt 2 - Pt 2
1~31~Keep My Spirit Alive Pt 2

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Kanye West
Release Date: 11 February 2022
Genre: Rap & Hip-Hop
Label: DEF JAM
Distributor: Universal Music