Donda
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80
It has been a long time coming and with Donda, Kayne West cements his reputation of being someone that you can rely on for doing something, at the very least, interesting.
80
With Donda, he’s crafted his most unforgiving self-portrait yet, one that, like the best works that plumb a person’s inner depths, winds up reflecting our collective imperfections.
71
However you look at the album, it’s not a one-sitting affair. Certainly not for the faint of heart. Unfortunately, those of you looking to indulge in a single listen will likely grow tired once or twice when the real issue sets in.
70
Although the album could do with going on some sort of crash diet, it's a strong and fascinating addition to the Kanye discography.
70
Against all odds, Donda is one of the albums of all time.
70
It's hard not to feel the energy that Kanye exudes on Donda. Though its creation process was an overarching performative event in itself, Ye still managed to (for the most part) control his narrative, and deliver his best body of work in recent memory.
62
The final result is a collection of songs with little binding energy other than a vague Gospel through line, which runs across the tracklist — chaotic like The Life Of Pablo but devoid of the magic.
60
Though this isn’t a complete comeback, frustrated Kanye fans certainly have more grounds for optimism after this record than they did before it.
60
With 27 tracks running for one hour and 48 minutes, Donda can only be a mixed blessing.
60
As an unspooling piece of conceptual art it’s fascinating. As pop, though, it is a thoroughly mixed bag.
60
Donda exists in the image of its creator; in other words, this shit is a mess.
60
Predictably bloated and unnecessarily uneven.
60
The rapper's 10th album follows an odyssey of delays and bizarre not-quite-release parties, the result merely punctuated with moments of brilliance.
60
The first few times through, Donda feels haunted and incomplete, yet there's a spark deep inside the songs that suggests Kanye might merely be ahead of the curve.
60
Kanye’s tenth album arrives barely finished and with a lot of baggage. Its 27 tracks include euphoric highs that lack connective tissue, a data dump of songs searching for a higher calling.
50
A sleeky, self-assured and thoroughly enjoyable late-career effort hidden amongst a sprawling, fragmented 27-track mess.
50
Donda doesn’t underwhelm, it overwhelms. It overwhelms like a new-born baby that has little concern for what you’ve experienced previously and what you have planned, forcing you to listen to its eternal screams.
50
The daunting length of Donda presents us with the rap game equivalent of K2, where one must stand at its base and marvel, slack-jawed, over the notion that anyone might be able to reach its summit with their sanity intact.
50
The problem with Donda and its creator is that the album is not great art and Kanye is too far fallen from his lauded genius to be “bad”.
43
It’s sad that West built all of this hype around a record that should have been his magnum opus. Instead, on display for everyone is his self-preoccupation, circular thinking, and disdain for anything resembling accountability.
40
West’s tenth album is an overlong mess, dotted with moments of sincerity and some spectacular music.
40
There is some sustained brilliance here, but unfortunately it comes from the guest stars – and at 108 minutes, this long-awaited album is in need of an edit.
0
Donda leaves a sour taste that no number of good beats, gospel choirs or church organs will cleanse. Zero stars.
This is why Kim divorced him, he can't finish
Edit: Damn he just finished all over me
Edit 2: Wait I didn't mean it like that
Edit 3: Post nut clarity...
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what a surprise drop by kanye
never heard about this album before
Edit:
damn NME really said
"nah this shit is worse than Justin Bieber's Justice, MGK's Tickets To My Downfall, Dominic Fike's What Could Possibly Go Wrong, DaBaby's BLAME IT ON BABY and Green Day's Father of All Motherfuckers"
they gave these 80 btw
Edit 2:
independent what the actual fuck
Edit 3:
the person in The Independent who gave donda 0, gave dummy boy 20
this person thinks dummy boy is better than ... read more
weak kanye record
Donda Chant - 5
Jail - 87
God Breathed - 55
Off The Grid - 76
Hurricane - 82
Praise God - 77
Jonah - 57
Ok Ok - 75
Junya - 52
Believe What I Say - 73
24 - 73
Remote Control - 78
Moon - 84
Heaven and Hell - 55
Donda - 50
Keep My Spirit Alive - 58
Jesus Lord - 77
New Again - 64
Tell The Vision - 30
Lord I Need You - 81
Pure Souls - 83
Come to Life - 67
No Child Left Behind - 62
Jail pt 2 - 84
Ok Ok pt 2 - 70
Junya pt 2 - 60
Jesus Lord pt 2 - 60
while some tracks definitely could've been cut to make the album more concise, i don't think this final length is necessarily a bad thing. it does slightly drag the album down, but, excluding the second parts (which should have been saved for the deluxe), there is few misses for me; even some less "strong" tracks are still a vibe. it's definitely a possibility this could end up being his last good album, and i'd be fine with that tbh.
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Track List
| 1 | Donda Chant 0:52 | 51 |
| 2 | Jail 4:57 | 84 |
| 3 | God Breathed 5:33 | 73 |
| 4 | Off The Grid 5:39 | 90 |
| 5 | Hurricane 4:03 | 88 |
| 6 | Praise God 3:46 | 81 |
| 7 | Jonah 3:15 | 73 |
| 8 | Ok Ok 3:24 | 69 |
| 9 | Junya 2:27 | 68 |
| 10 | Believe What I Say 4:02 | 86 |
| 11 | 24 3:17 | 83 |
| 12 | Remote Control 3:18 | 71 |
| 13 | Moon 2:36 | 89 |
| 14 | Heaven and Hell 2:25 | 83 |
| 15 | Donda 2:08 | 72 |
| 16 | Keep My Spirit Alive 3:41 | 79 |
| 17 | Jesus Lord 8:58 | 85 |
| 18 | New Again 3:03 | 73 |
| 19 | Tell The Vision 1:44 | 29 |
| 20 | Lord I Need You 2:42 | 74 |
| 21 | Pure Souls 5:58 | 82 |
| 22 | Come to Life 5:10 | 91 |
| 23 | No Child Left Behind 2:58 | 83 |
| 24 | Jail pt 2 4:57 | 63 |
| 25 | Ok Ok pt 2 3:24 | 62 |
| 26 | Junya pt 2 3:02 | 64 |
| 27 | Jesus Lord pt 2 11:30 | 73 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 48 minutes
Year End Lists
| #6 | / | Complex |
| #6 | / | The Ringer |
| #7 | / | TIME |
| #9 | / | Yahoo Entertainment |
| #10 | / | Gaffa (Denmark) |
| #16 | / | Gaffa (Sweden) |
| #31 | / | Slant Magazine |
| #39 | / | Billboard |
| / | Associated Press | |
| / | HYPEBEAST |
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Added on: July 18, 2020