The 27-song album, which arrived unexpectedly on Sunday morning, features West's musings on his late mother (the album's namesake), mental health and criminal justice. More than a month after Kanye West's long-awaited 10th studio album was initially scheduled to be released, "Donda" is streaming online. Several big names who attended the show included Kardashian West, 50 Cent, Lil Kim, Caitlyn Jenner, A$AP Rocky and 2 Chainz.Watch Video: Kanye West claims his label released 'Donda' without his approval
In 2016, he debuted his album “The Life of Pablo” during a massive event and fashion show at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It’s not the first time Kanye has hosted a listening event for an upcoming album. At the time, his tweets indicated that his project would release on the same day as his rival Taylor Swift’s project “Folklore,” but his album ended up being postponed. Last year, West announced on Twitter - with colorful cover art and a track list - that he would release his latest album.
West’s new project is a follow up to his 2019 gospel-themed album “Jesus is King,” which won a Grammy for best contemporary Christian album. The rapper-producer gifted 5,000 tickets to faculty, staff and students from some Atlanta HBCUs including Clark Atlanta, Morehouse, Spelman, Morris Brown and the Interdenominational Theological Center. West, 44, is mostly known as being associated with Chicago, where he spent most of his childhood, but he was born in Atlanta - a Georgia city where there are no restrictions against large gatherings. The commercial, scored and directed by West, featured “No Child Left Behind,” a song from the album. track star Sha’Carri Richardson, during the NBA Finals on Tuesday that his highly-anticipated album will be released Friday. The 22-time Grammy winner revealed in a commercial, featuring U.S.
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While sporting an all-red outfit with orange shoes, West sometimes walked, fell to his knees, and pranced around on a white flooring about the size of the football field, where the city’s professional football and soccer teams play home games. Kanye West waves to the audience during his “Donda” listening event Friday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. He let his music do the talking while most attendees listened to each song in silence and applauded at the end of each track of his album that features gospel themes, hip-hop vibes, his Auto-Tune vocals and recorded speeches made by his mother. Unlike West’s typical high-energy concerts, he appeared more mellow than usual. Some of the big names who attended the event were Rick Ross, Khloe Kardashian and his soon-to-be ex-wife Kim Kardashian West, who showed up in a red jumpsuit with their kids. Pulling off the listening session - which was livestreamed on Apple Music - was an impressive feat for West, who sold out the venue after he announced two days ago that the first public listen of his highly-anticipated album would take place. His album was named after his mother, Chicago State University professor Donda West, who died at the age of 58 following plastic surgery complications in 2007. West unveiled his 10th studio album, “Donda” in front of a packed crowd at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Kanye West barely said a word during his impromptu album listening session Thursday night, but the mercurial rapper still had most attendees standing on their feet while hanging on every word of his new project.
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