Donda
by Kanye West
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6.5

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  1. Comrade_Critic
    Sep 3, 2021
    3
    A bloated mess like the man himself. There was a time where Kanye couldn't miss, but you're lucky if you find 20 good minutes in this 108 minute slog of a release. Sometimes less is more, and these days we could stand to have less Kanye.
  2. franemilio
    Sep 4, 2021
    3
    This album shows exactly what Kanye West is about: innovation, master production and controversial lyrics subjects. Each track has its unique sense of originality and this ilustrates well why West is always one step ahead of the industry. Donda may sound strang at a first listening, maybe even boring, but the project gets better as you give it more listenings. It is just like a good wine:This album shows exactly what Kanye West is about: innovation, master production and controversial lyrics subjects. Each track has its unique sense of originality and this ilustrates well why West is always one step ahead of the industry. Donda may sound strang at a first listening, maybe even boring, but the project gets better as you give it more listenings. It is just like a good wine: open it, let it breath for a while and only then you can enjoy it… Expand
  3. joe_m6
    Nov 11, 2021
    3
    I wouldn't call myself a fan but I **** with Life of Pablo so I gave Donda a chance. Listening to it wasn't a bad experience, I just felt like moving on from it about halfway in. Jail pt. 2 was the only post-Moon song that didn't feel repetitive or churchy. I felt like he was compensating for all the features by adding in all the outtakes from his previous LP. don't get me wrong, theI wouldn't call myself a fan but I **** with Life of Pablo so I gave Donda a chance. Listening to it wasn't a bad experience, I just felt like moving on from it about halfway in. Jail pt. 2 was the only post-Moon song that didn't feel repetitive or churchy. I felt like he was compensating for all the features by adding in all the outtakes from his previous LP. don't get me wrong, the features were all good (none of them like Monster-level iconic but still memorable), but it was weird to not see any credits for such a feature-heavy album… Expand
  4. nicktambunan
    Sep 17, 2021
    3
    The music is always similar to the old music. Nothing interesting and makes us want to hear it again and again. It's just avarage!
  5. IchBinPain
    Sep 1, 2021
    3
    Incredibly over-hyped album, it's all over the place and has no structure. Overproduced with questionable features. Disappointing.
  6. melbean
    Aug 30, 2021
    3
    Has he heard of making cuts to an album? Some possible good but over looked by too much filler.
  7. rafaelflora
    Aug 29, 2021
    3
    So sad to see one of music’s biggest names make such an unsolid and underwhelming album.
  8. Bidesantos
    Aug 30, 2021
    3
    Really all over the place... I can separate the kanye person to the kanye musician and creator of art...but this album was so... jshwhaien iwhejwiw i dont have words...
  9. entropiclogic
    Aug 29, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was hoping for a lot more. If anything, this gave me a good reason to go back and listen to Graduation again. I enjoy stream of consciousness woe is me self reflection as much as the next guy but there was no real structure or identity from one song to the next. Sure, I appreciate his talking about anxiety and relationships, but that's nothing revolutionary and really doesn't say much of anything. I know the stans will spend the next 36 hours highlighting the very overt metaphors and claiming this is another work of genius.
    And while there are some good synthwave sounds, it's a pretty boring album.    … Expand
  10. dperalta
    Aug 30, 2021
    3
    Este álbum es muy mediocre. Las canciones son pesadas y se hacen difíciles de escuchar. No aportan nada nuevo. Y mención aparte a lo largo que es el disco, casi 2 horas es criminal. Después de crear tanto hype con los sucesivos retrasos…
  11. Gagaxtaylor
    Aug 29, 2021
    3
    I think it’s a mixture of all his works, there are good feat but not well developed
  12. thefarmweasel
    Aug 29, 2021
    3
    This is just a bit rubbish in all honesty. i could accept this drivell if it revolutionised music in any way shape or form. Unfortunatley this ablum, though quirky, is no revolution 9. it's just a lazy cash grab that only fails to enforce the edgy character that kanye trys to push.
  13. KubaKemp
    Aug 29, 2021
    3
    Didn’t live up to the hype, lots of fillers and skips, tbh worse than jesus is king. i think most of the time i listened to the same chorus, bland beats
  14. Jcapb
    Aug 29, 2021
    3
    Donda definitely doesn’t have that novelty we found on his 2008-2016 era. Same formula, but nothing exciting. From the lyrics, the beat, and everything surrounding its release. I think think he lost his audience in the depth of his personal problems, we saw it in the last album and it’s just becoming worse…
  15. jeffypoo
    Aug 29, 2021
    3
    Incoherent, poor arrangement, and repetitive. Once the irrational hype dies off, I suspect this one is going to be quickly forgotten.
  16. 21stCenturyGuy
    Sep 1, 2021
    3
    What the hell is this album? It feels like fluff and it feels like it's draining my life away. You especially feel it when you get to that last track. Not good
  17. Znoffy
    Aug 30, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I believed that a great album would come. However, nothing surprised with the decline of production and composition. Improve :)… Expand
  18. maria_amaro
    Aug 30, 2021
    3
    For me this album is really messy. Some songs make sense others not a little bit. Some of the songs are very messy and are not good at all. I understand what Kanye wanted to do but it’s not his best album, i would say it’s his worse.
  19. Johnnypete91
    Aug 30, 2021
    3
    Very cluttered and not worth the wait. I was hoping this album was a lot better. There were a few songs that were decent but overall Kanye’s worst album as a whole.
  20. WhatIsThisWhat
    Aug 31, 2021
    3
    Can he please go away already? He is detached from reality and really has nothing worthwhile to say.
  21. Hawg
    Sep 4, 2021
    3
    I was really looking forward to this album, Kanye needs to come back to reality. I’m guessing he didn’t have a lot of faith in it also hence the push backs.
  22. Flamebane
    Sep 3, 2021
    3
    Just a ton of tired songs with not a ton of variety literally one of his worst albums.
  23. KandiceP
    Sep 4, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not my cup of tea. It sounds like the same song over and over again. Plus it’s full of gospel.… Expand
  24. Metalevel
    Sep 8, 2021
    3
    I seriously don't get all the hype, I'm usually open to most music and I love some of his work in the past, but this is just a mess with a few dusty gem stones scattered throughout the album. I don't see much new and innovative, having listened to over half the album and some of the songs people are praising. There's some great lyrics in there sure, but the sound that comes with it, justI seriously don't get all the hype, I'm usually open to most music and I love some of his work in the past, but this is just a mess with a few dusty gem stones scattered throughout the album. I don't see much new and innovative, having listened to over half the album and some of the songs people are praising. There's some great lyrics in there sure, but the sound that comes with it, just doesn't do it for me.… Expand
  25. popdancer
    Aug 29, 2021
    2
    Only Kanye this this is his best album. It’s too much filler. His best work is in the past.
  26. Junghova
    Sep 1, 2021
    2
    Outside of moon and hurricane, for an album that is almost 2 hours there sure is alot of garbage. Kanye jumped the shark on this one. Biggest disappointment of 2021 thus far.
  27. Crownelius
    Aug 30, 2021
    2
    A production without a cover and songs that do not cite contributions. Is this his way of making it look conceptual and revolutionary? It's just tacky, ugly and malicious. There's no ̶t̶r̶u̶m̶p̶ card, the music has never sounded so poorly contrived. If he didn't plan on taking a award out of Swift's hand, he might plan on stealing her marketing ideas.
  28. All_ButTrU4
    Sep 3, 2021
    2
    Regardless of the controversial and grievously chosen features(you already know who i mean) it still offers nothing. It reaches for meaning and falls flat. Even the best song "jail" feels bogged down and under done. It feels like an overthought effort dependent on hype. Post J.I.K kanye hasn't recovered the groundbreaking talent of his peak performances. A disappointing release thatRegardless of the controversial and grievously chosen features(you already know who i mean) it still offers nothing. It reaches for meaning and falls flat. Even the best song "jail" feels bogged down and under done. It feels like an overthought effort dependent on hype. Post J.I.K kanye hasn't recovered the groundbreaking talent of his peak performances. A disappointing release that would've benefited from time… Expand
  29. cadusoares
    Aug 29, 2021
    2
    What the actual **** happened to kanye? This is just disrespectful. He just spits straight up nonsense for almost two hours, the bars here are one worse than the other. The beats are so generic they sound like mother****ing MIDI audio clips. Honestly Sad af that this mf is crazy and can’t even make good music now.
  30. lukascabahug
    Sep 1, 2021
    2
    Bloated with filler that would give Kylie Jenner’s lips a run for it’s money. Questionable production choices, mediocre feature performances, and lyricism that really comes off as desperate and cringy. It’s sad to see such a talented person waste their artistic potential so remarkably.
  31. pruimtime11
    Aug 29, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you thought Jesus is King was bad, get ready for this. The man who used to make precise perfect albums that you had no problem listening to from start to finish, presents you with 27 songs clocking in just under 2 hours. The first track is a great intro of what's to come. If you enjoy that song, you'll love the rest of the trash. Hurricane is a good song, that's about it.… Expand
  32. MothoJordan
    Aug 29, 2021
    2
    Uhm too many tracks and and it dont help that its filler. Album is too long. Remixes could have been released later as the album is already bloated.

    Concept is not cohesive Production blend Features often steal the show The title is confusing cause references to it are few and far apart in the album. Try to listen to it my advice take breaks. Definitely the hype works against this    Uhm too many tracks and and it dont help that its filler. Album is too long. Remixes could have been released later as the album is already bloated.

    Concept is not cohesive Production blend
    Features often steal the show
    The title is confusing cause references to it are few and far apart in the album.
    Try to listen to it my advice take breaks.

    Definitely the hype works against this project unfortunately.    … Expand
  33. MusicNerdViking
    Aug 30, 2021
    2
    What the hell is this? No, seriously, what is this? This album is severely lacking in any substance, and yet, it tries to be this huge, almost two-hour-long tribute/concept album dedicated to his late mother, Donda. This album is so unfinished, not like how The Life of Pablo felt unfinished because that was the whole aesthetic of the album, mind you, but Donda, on the other hand, is soWhat the hell is this? No, seriously, what is this? This album is severely lacking in any substance, and yet, it tries to be this huge, almost two-hour-long tribute/concept album dedicated to his late mother, Donda. This album is so unfinished, not like how The Life of Pablo felt unfinished because that was the whole aesthetic of the album, mind you, but Donda, on the other hand, is so unfinished, it's unenjoyable. The only song I really enjoyed was the track titled "Believe What I Say" because there, it doesn't sound like a demo and actually has a strong tempo that stays the same throughout the song's length. The worst song, on the other hand, is the track "Off the Grid." Off the Grid, just like this album's production. There are moments on that song where the distorted bass is way louder than everything else and is mind-blowingly distracting, and the hook is hot garbage. All of the other tracks on this are either trying way too hard to do a complete re-hash on Runaway's epicness, which is what made the song incredible in the first place, or simply just existing to fill up run-time. I'm having a hard time just grasping what Kanye could be aiming for with this record; is he trying to make a tribute album to his mother, or is he making a hip-hop album with production that is hip-hop's equivalent to black metal? Whatever he was going for, I can at least appreciate that he's making an album solely dedicated to his mother; however, in hindsight, this definitely needed extra time in the studio.

    Overall score: 1.6/10
    Favorite tracks: Believe What I Say, Heaven and Hell, Jail pt. 1, some parts of Hurricane
    Least favorite tracks: Off the Grid    … Expand
  34. joshuat17
    Aug 29, 2021
    2
    Previous album was still better! This one was good but it was too long and non sense
  35. Karltissyrascal
    Aug 30, 2021
    2
    2 stand out tracks, the rest was church and it ain’t Sunday… just not my vibe… we will always have my beautiful dark twisted Fantacy
  36. Athalia
    Aug 31, 2021
    2
    The album is pretentious. This was meant to be a tribute to ye's mother, the namesake, Donda. But instead was just a self-glorification poly. A year of waiting and hyping, the results were disappointing. Postponing and preponing the release just to avoid competition is clear as day. There is no way I did believe the album was released without his approval. Lol he is so scared of drake, IThe album is pretentious. This was meant to be a tribute to ye's mother, the namesake, Donda. But instead was just a self-glorification poly. A year of waiting and hyping, the results were disappointing. Postponing and preponing the release just to avoid competition is clear as day. There is no way I did believe the album was released without his approval. Lol he is so scared of drake, I can't EVEN!!… Expand
  37. ggbamgbose
    Aug 29, 2021
    2
    Unnecessarily long garbage. There are a few okay tracks but the album as a whole is terrible.
  38. Luqk4s
    Aug 29, 2021
    2
    Álbum pouco contributivo não deixa de ser ruim mas pros padrão de kanye e pouco
  39. WRC9
    Aug 29, 2021
    2
    Not nice, too much filler. Not enough Kanye verse. Very repetitive. No song really stood out to me either
  40. ItAintClassic
    Aug 29, 2021
    2
    If anyone takes Kanye's lyrics to heart these days, or looks to them as any sort of inspiration, I feel bad for you. The man is suffering from a severe mental illness and taking us along for the ride. I can only hope he drops the mic and gets behind the boards for other people. He has a dangerous mix of mental illness and narcissism that should not be taken seriously. Any respectableIf anyone takes Kanye's lyrics to heart these days, or looks to them as any sort of inspiration, I feel bad for you. The man is suffering from a severe mental illness and taking us along for the ride. I can only hope he drops the mic and gets behind the boards for other people. He has a dangerous mix of mental illness and narcissism that should not be taken seriously. Any respectable church should still welcome him to attend, but not perform or be an influencer. And anyone letting DaBaby, Young Thug or PopSmoke on your record ain't a man of God. It's sad to watch.… Expand
  41. TheAngryUser
    Aug 30, 2021
    2
    Donda has two good songs. Off The Grid and Hurricane. The rest are absolutely trash. Donda would be rolling in her grave if she heard what her son has conjured up.
  42. Kanyewesttrash
    Aug 30, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Scrap the album, don’t waste your time. It’s like The Game of Thrones - long waiting with a trashy final.… Expand
  43. Jnokonwo
    Aug 30, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album literally the definition of horrible the only song I liked is the one the played on the commercial it's just Uninspiring trash I couldn't even get passed the intro my ears just hurt so bad.… Expand
  44. Lilliehkvgujch
    Aug 31, 2021
    2
    Why? Just why ??????????
    He had so much time to make something great and he did this. It seems like he didn’t even try to make music on his “old” Niveau ?!?
  45. AR1995
    Sep 5, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A painfully sharp contrast to the classic albums released a decade ago that made Kanye who he is today.… Expand
  46. Ferrandor
    Sep 9, 2021
    2
    Kayne it's totally overhyped with this album, it's just bad, so simples songs that are boing, is just he being selfish talking about being a "god" and people only hype about that cus it's they are all fanboys, absolutly terrible
  47. ParticleWave
    Sep 8, 2021
    1
    Pretentious, uninspired, auto-tuned fluff. Hopefully this will be the nail in the coffin for 10-15 tears of crap hip hop albums.
  48. snmcfadden
    Sep 5, 2021
    1
    utter crap, kanye needs to go back to his roots and understand what made him good to begin with because he has been getting worse and worse for a long time now
  49. Naley
    Aug 29, 2021
    1
    So boring… just another proof of Kanye pretending he’s a god . For his standards it’s such a shame
  50. Kev8o95
    Aug 30, 2021
    1
    The first track gave me optimism but every track after was so poor, auto tune nonsense, still a Kanye badly in need of some sort of intervention
  51. 0dinanwa
    Aug 30, 2021
    1
    So boring and excessively long. He could've trimmed it down to a reasonable amount and he would have gotten an okay project out of it.
  52. Sarita_
    Aug 30, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ngl, Fivio Foreign verse is really good, the only positive thing to come out of this.… Expand
  53. danmenard
    Aug 30, 2021
    1
    It's a skip album tbh. didn't make a noise outside US purrr. i'd still give it a 1 for effort though especially for he dramatically levitated during that streaming party he held okuuurt
  54. Joetepke
    Aug 29, 2021
    1
    Used to be a huge kanye fan. This dude hyped up this whole album for months, named it after his dead mom, posted weird ass **** on social media for weeks, didnt drop the albulm 10000 times… then he drops this trash. Lmao. Honestly pretty funny
  55. midoaly
    Aug 29, 2021
    1
    This is so wildly self indulgent. At least half of the songs on the album are completely devoid of rhythm or melody (Donda Chant, Donda, Ok Ok, No Child Left Behind...) - just weirdly a-rhythmic organ chords over religious text read with a vocal effect... Truly a waste of everyone's time.
  56. madler817
    Aug 29, 2021
    1
    There may be some good songs on Donda but if there are I didn't find them. This album is incredibly long and instantly unforgettable. Kanye is running on fumes at this point. Maybe he needs a 5-year break doing something else. How is this the same guy who put out Late Registration and Yeezus?
  57. N8thr
    Aug 29, 2021
    1
    Unfortunately, the wait was for an overproduced, unimaginative copy of frank ocean without the good singing and without much rapping at all. Repetitive droning and chanting more so than anything that could be considered rap. Sucks, don’t waste your time like I did.
  58. Fur1996
    Aug 30, 2021
    1
    Seriously, all the hype for this. The same old god love and **** dude,u fell off.
  59. nogue
    Aug 30, 2021
    1
    Um albúm na qual estão presentes um estuprador, e um homofóbico, é um show completo de horrores, na qual west os introduz em canções vazias, na qual o conceito gira em torno de louvores a uma divindade e religiosidade, é no entanto contraditório e vergonhoso.
  60. Vformusika
    Sep 4, 2021
    1
    I respect him as an artist but he's kind of overrated, literally NOBODY outside the RAP community thinks he's that good ! This album is terrible.
  61. Yeezusmp3
    Aug 30, 2021
    1
    Although I'm obviously a huge Kanye fan, I didn't like the album at all. The album is incomplete and sloppy.
  62. Ryarli
    Aug 30, 2021
    1
    There’s a lot to unpack here. Too many songs, terrible people, and way too much Jesus for my personal taste. There’s definitely some promise and interesting sounds - but it’s just not worth sifting through the mud to find gold.
  63. gigiohare
    Aug 30, 2021
    1
    absolutely nothing interesting to say. empty words about nothing against a pretty soundscape that means nothing, redeems nothing, proves nothing, saves nothing but the artist’s own ego and determination to self-aggrandize.
  64. andrie
    Aug 30, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a great album, but NO. Stream reputation by Queen Taylor Swift, that album is much better and the best!!… Expand
  65. Eliasbarco
    Aug 31, 2021
    1
    Horrorific, not felt like kanye, just felt like someone really high made a few songs
  66. thegibbysan
    Aug 31, 2021
    1
    None of the songs really hit for me. A longggg album with 1 or 2 good songs. Overall disappointing
  67. WilliamHarley
    Aug 31, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sad to get let down so badly. The production is amazing, but the songs/lyrics are terrible and uninspired. Getting harder and harder to keep supporting this. Maybe 2 track (Jesus Lord and Jail) on the whole album I like.… Expand
  68. liamnow
    Aug 31, 2021
    1
    no good album, everything see it again. No relevant, super lazy. Is not his best album
  69. fafajujunior
    Aug 31, 2021
    1
    muy básico, esperaba sonidos nuevos, ritmos nuevos y lamentablemente las letras no me deslumbran. esperaba otra cosa
  70. tonydiediedie
    Aug 31, 2021
    1
    Im a huge Kanye west fan, loved his first batch of albums, when his ego started to show, it reflected itself in his music trends... but then he started to host the pornhub awards and then change into this gospel singer rapper... i disliked that album. But then i was hoping Ye would go back to his roots...

    Well he did, but it was a miss. The album is too long, if it had stayed a 8 track    Im a huge Kanye west fan, loved his first batch of albums, when his ego started to show, it reflected itself in his music trends... but then he started to host the pornhub awards and then change into this gospel singer rapper... i disliked that album. But then i was hoping Ye would go back to his roots...

    Well he did, but it was a miss. The album is too long, if it had stayed a 8 track album maybe it would salvage itself into an introduction to the next album he does, which would have been a cool tease.

    But the tracks fall into unprofessional cuts with annoying wanna be outdate kayne wanna be beats... and it just sounds off, lame and especially with the HYPE, it ended up as a torture deal to hear all those 27 tracks with no sense of structure.

    I dislike this album and it sucks because it had to much potential, just how many times you gotta say jesus and lord and talk about how god heals, yet you act like a dick in real life , egotistical and at times confused and lost , isnt that the purpose of gospel music?

    Dont buy this album its time Kanye knew the world doesnt revolve around him. I have said good bye to Kanye. Heres hoping Kendrick Lamars and Drakes new albums are worth listening to.    … Expand
  71. samohtxotom
    Sep 1, 2021
    1
    This album is the musical version of Kanye's political rants, incoherent and without order.
  72. Eweweeewew
    Sep 2, 2021
    1
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  73. DVSN0506
    Sep 3, 2021
    1
    Super long album for no real reason and the people rating it so high are liars. Let’s be honest he’s not a good artist but I still think he could’ve don’t better. I understand that it’s a tribute but this was not good at all he should’ve kept this to himself
  74. Calvint1227
    Sep 3, 2021
    1
    Disgusting excuse of a Kanye album. So much wasted potential with donda. Kanye’s rapping falls short nearly everywhere except barely getting by with “off the grid”. Every beat sounded/felt the same, Kanye usually samples well however here he barely did, he stuck to the same snare pattern on the majority of the songs. I’m actually offended by the way donda turned out. With all the hype thisDisgusting excuse of a Kanye album. So much wasted potential with donda. Kanye’s rapping falls short nearly everywhere except barely getting by with “off the grid”. Every beat sounded/felt the same, Kanye usually samples well however here he barely did, he stuck to the same snare pattern on the majority of the songs. I’m actually offended by the way donda turned out. With all the hype this album should’ve been able to captivate better sounds and emotions. The closest to this being parts of “hurricane” and “off the grid”. The album also lacks a cohesive them save some religion. However Kanye already did this and did it better on his “Jesus is king” album. 1/10 because it’s an absolute disaster, Kanye should probably stick to producing Travis Scott songs and others alike. He never reigned king over his ability to rap anyways. Other C tier rappers could put rap him especially with what we just saw on donda.… Expand
  75. ccirag
    Sep 3, 2021
    1
    Few songs are gems but not because of kanye but because of the features, don't know what kanye brings to the album. Other artists carried the load for him.
  76. MarloParlo
    Sep 5, 2021
    1
    Only 4/27 songs were good honestly. Couldn’t get through majority of the album. He has not evolved at all.
  77. Dondawasass
    Sep 13, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. it’s Garbo this foo is 44 trying to stay relevant with his old ass wife too … Expand
  78. ThomasZa
    Sep 11, 2023
    1
    his worst work, extremely mid the king of hiphop has fallen i guess. I'm sorry but it doesn't deserve anything
  79. kid247
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    It just doesn’t cut it. It feels like the spectacle heading up to the album release was all he was really going for abs the listener is left confused. Only stans trying to make this album seen better than it really is
  80. WalissonOliver
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    I'm not sure if I hated this because I kept comparing it to his other work, but it's really bad. I guess we can call it an album?
  81. timmytime
    Aug 31, 2021
    0
    Easily Kanye's weakest album, and I'm a Stan. I don't think he's made anything truly great since Yeezus, but at least his other albums since then haven't been so bloated.

    Sparse production, repetitive lyrics. A few sparks of Kanye's creativity but this really isn't a good album.
  82. WellingtonDias
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Kanye became a parody of himself and that's sad as hell. Bringing people like DaBaby and Marilyn Manson does not help him either.
  83. Eddann123
    Sep 3, 2021
    0
    Pésimo, sobre producido y muy cargado, mucho relleno, la misma propuesta de siempre, Kanye viene entregando lo mismo desde 2013...
  84. LeandroR
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Trash! Offensive! … Expand
  85. NelsonB
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    It's unbelievable how mediocre West is. His music no longer sounds like art, just a cluster of lyrics seeking solace in the media scandal. West made the worst possible choices
  86. danhoney
    Sep 3, 2021
    0
    Album far short of the artist that Kanye West proved to be. Definitely sometimes I think this is just a passing outburst and that soon he will be aware of making good music again.
  87. mateofalconvale
    Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Mierdanye West es lo más sobrevalorado que existe, urge que le llegue el Flop
  88. bhooks
    Sep 1, 2021
    0
    His worst so far, Ye and JIK are terrible, a terrible run, hes going and moving like a madnan, really a pro-"freespeech" but done wrong, an advocate to lunacy
  89. frankdl145
    Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Production was amazing. Features were great. Ye's lyrics were a little weak but fit with the album's sound. I was impressed by the album. Not perfect, but I don't think the negative reviews are warranted.
  90. Fernanmaxi
    Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Another album that really shows us that Kanye should have retired in 2009, What was once a promising artist, today only sins of repetitive and conflicting.
  91. Panchogul
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Kanye tiene talento para la música, pero es difícil separar al artista de la persona cuando nos referimos a este sujeto, decir que es un cabrón sería ser demasiado cortés, no alimentaré su ego calificando bien su trabajo.
  92. lyekay1
    Aug 31, 2021
    0
    Horrible, horrible album. Genre should change to gospel, 2 good tracks out of 26. Definitely his worst album, there's even a song with a woman saying Donda repeatedly a million times.
  93. FirebreatherID
    Aug 29, 2021
    0
    So boring, i'd rather listen a BTS album than this. Almost 2 hours of nothing good. One of the worst albums of all time. Boring at all starting with the cover
  94. Arkham318
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Kanye "Rape-Apologist" West
    The almost laughable inclusion of Marilyn Manson on a track called Jail pt2 is enraging and shows Kanye's true colours, this review is for all the women abused by this monster - my prayers go out to you.
  95. leobartowski
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    This album is so boring and monotone. Such a waste of time. I couldn't hear nothing worst than this.
  96. Mockingjay99
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    This album is a hot mess, too many songs, got bored quickly. He should’ve kept it shorter.
  97. Thiagolana
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Álbum tão ruim como o cantor e sua personalidade, é de machucar os ouvidos
  98. luizhenrique212
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Uma merda assim como tudo o que ele faz! Mto ruim… espero que não lance mais nada
  99. Jorgev35
    Aug 29, 2021
    0
    nonsense lyrical content, boring beats, couple songs are good but the rest seems like some other unknown artist made it. sounds like rushed but it was delayed so many times I don't what the hell happened. this is not half as good as the old kanye work, he's lost his touch.
  100. hieubqt1711
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    So boring and excessively long. Donda leaves a sour taste that no number of good beats, gospel choirs, or church organs will cleanse. Zero stars.
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53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. musicOMH.com
    Sep 3, 2021
    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.
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  2. AllMusic
    Sep 2, 2021
    60
    Donda isn't without its highlights, but taken as a whole, it's both confused and confusing.
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  3. HipHopDX
    Sep 2, 2021
    62
    There are times where Kanye recaptures the magic of his golden years. ... But there just isn’t enough good here to look past the flaws. 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.
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