Hit after hit follows as Kanye continues to implement a similar dark meets light aura while utilizing features with purpose. Once the Donda Chant intro finishes, the listener is graced with the triumphant “Jail”. Using a satisfying mix primarily heavy drums and background guitar riffs, the track is only elevated by the ambient chorus echoing from Kanye as he sings, “Guess who’s going to jail tonight?”. The track kicks it a notch further by the time JAY-Z’s verse kicks in, rapping about the return of the dynamic duo that forged Watch the Throne. Donda is close to being the best thing Kanye has come out with since My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy if it wasn’t weighed down by its duration and sloppy track-listing. Each track sounding like a concoction of dark ominous tones fostered from Yeezus yet fused with this Jesus Is King inspired angelic atmosphere that creates this wonderfully realized abstract blend of hip hop and gospel that was supposed to be in the prior project. But is Donda better than his previous project Jesus Is King ? Kanye’s first categorized gospel album is not as up to par to other previous works and the reason was due to its failure to creatively grasp the genre with messy composition littered in many songs. When looking back, Jesus Is King was a misstep in Kanye’s discography that had poor execution to an otherwise interesting concept.īut where Jesus Is King hobbled, Donda was able to take to physical rehab and start the process of running. Dedicated to his mother, Donda is the tenth solo studio album released by the Chicago rapper and producer. The project contains a whopping 27 tracks being an hour and 44-minute listen. ![]() After three weeks of listening parties, Kanye West’s Donda has finally been released.
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