Albums Kanye West - DONDA Deluxe (Discussion Thread)

[TrifeGod]

If this shyt wasn’t titles after his mother that passed I fee like people would be going in harder on this.

I’m listening on and off and it just sounds like the call of duty of music. I and pray one day we can get out of this fake singing harmonizing what sounds like gibberish chamber of music.

Sad that a “artist” of his caliber can’t release a solo album, this is a compilation.

 

[Jean Jacket]

He read all the comments online calling it trash

It's a save.

Facts remain, it's hard making a traditional cinematic LP in the streaming age.

They should have had more segways.

Kendrick is going through the same thing.

It's like making a movie...really.

 

[Ziggiy]

“irrelevance is the direction in which each successive post-Pablo album is veering, like some endless noodling over the same beat into the heavens. This album is flabby dad bod in musical form. Midway through streaming it, a trap jingle for Old Spice came on. It took me 20 seconds to realize this wasn’t one of the 27 tracks off Donda. That’s the type of album we’re talking about here. But if this slog somehow brings you closer to God, more power to you.”

Critic’s Notebook: Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Is a Muddled Wallow in Navel-Gazing – The Hollywood Reporter



YIKES looks like the Honeymoon’s over with the white media

 

[Alexander Wiggin]

What Kanye should have done is making this a live concert performance straight up and then record the live for the streaming and physical release. It's clearly not meant to be a studio album

 

[Leao2005]

Covering his *ss in case album is not well received.
Gonna blame the lable for releasing the ''unfinished album'' and ruining his genius process

It’s current at 3.73/5 on rym

this album is well over received well

in contrast fishscale is at 3.80 and All eyes on me is at 3.63

 

[Stick Up Kid]

East coast bias notification.
Illmatic is NOT an AEOM or LAD level Album

It's a 2pacalypse now, level album, if that

Compare the consensus greatest hip hop album of all time to 2pacalypse brehs

Kanye stans are furious this album was mid to average after all the theatrics

 

[Rollie Forbes]

I couldn't get past the 3rd song. New kanye isn't for me. Just makes me miss the old one

Same. I'm listening to this joint waiting for a soul sample, a Mos Def verse, or SUM!

 

[Jesse Pinkman]

Chris brown calling Kanye a hoe on IG.

What the hell is going on, dude is on the album

 

[Po pimp]

Well on day 1...im calling this trash

This shyt trash, Imma listen later though

Y’all two were directly under me, so I’m not gonna quote everyone who called it trash. I just wanna know, would you consider yourself a Kanye fan?

 

[staticshock]

Jail with Hov is fire


Didn’t think they’d ever work together again but I’m glad they did.

why doesn’t the song tracks says who’s featured in the song on Apple Music?

 

[DraymondT]

Pitchfork gave Kanye's last two albums a 7.1 and 7.2. They haven't been on his wave in ages.

Yeezus got rave reviews from everyone, not just them. As it should...it's an amazing album with huge influence.

Ye and JIK were both 3-4/10 at best albums so them hovering in the 7 range is flagrant anyways. Even they couldnt have pretended those trash ass shyts was 8+

 

[gho3st]

Leave it up to Kanye to release the most polarizing album of the year




This nikka just CANNOT get out of his own way. There’s true greatness SCREAMING to be let out on this album and instead of hunkering down with Consequence, Cyhi, Rhymefest & somebody like Kirk Franklin this nikka wanna dikk around with Marilyn Manson

Album is good but could have been a fcking classic .

there are some gems on there

 

[Jermio]

Chris brown calling Kanye a hoe on IG.

What the hell is going on, dude is on the album

Leave it to Kanye to fukk up a Chris Brown feature. Song is trash.

 

[Monoblock]

Just like I'd figure..this is boring and bloated.

 

[Ziggiy]

Chris brown calling Kanye a hoe on IG.

What the hell is going on, dude is on the album

He’s got a writing credit but is not physically on the album.


Souljah Boy mad too.


Seems like a bunch of artists were expecting to be included on the album. But Kanye’s been doing shyt like this since at LEAST MBDTF, working with a vast patchwork of artists and then picking and choosing the best verses, hooks, features, etc. to be included on the final product.


I have no idea why any artist would EXPECT to be included on a Kanye album until the shyt is actually released.