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  1. Aug 6, 2021
    0
    Terrible. Compared to his previous albums, this is just a mess of boring beats and nonsensical lyrics. Huge downgrade from his past work. I died inside when i was in the middle of listening to it, and it had to force my way through it.
  2. 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.
  3. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    This is the horrible álbum of the year. This songs of all álbum is desaster
  4. Aug 17, 2021
    0
    The most overrated artist of all time. His last good album was a decade ago.
  5. Nov 12, 2021
    0
    A complete disaster, it's a horrible album. Just a little proof that he is the most overrated artist of this decade.
  6. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    No amount of gospel songs gives this album dignity. Kanye is (thankfully) irrelevant, and the world is healing. I tried the Kim Kardashian way of streaming (do it mute), and you get the full sense of the world.
  7. Aug 31, 2021
    3
    Can he please go away already? He is detached from reality and really has nothing worthwhile to say.
  8. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    When DONDA came out I ran quickly to listen to it, but it was not worth it, it sounds practically the same as the rest, nothing new or recommended
  9. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    To no surprise a trumptie releases the worst possible ablum in recent history. With stale, repetitive bad melodies along with the inclusion of M*rilyn M*nson and DaB*by makes this the absolute worst body of work i've ever heard.

    Donda has experienced one of the most fraught and drawn-out music releases in recent memory. Marilyn Manson’s inexcusable presence leaves a sour taste that no
    To no surprise a trumptie releases the worst possible ablum in recent history. With stale, repetitive bad melodies along with the inclusion of M*rilyn M*nson and DaB*by makes this the absolute worst body of work i've ever heard.

    Donda has experienced one of the most fraught and drawn-out music releases in recent memory. Marilyn Manson’s inexcusable presence leaves a sour taste that no amount of gospel can cleanse. if you're looking for an album of the year go listen to 'Plastic Hearts' By Miley Cyrus, one of the most cohesive, yet unique sounding project released.
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  10. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Incrível como a cada dia que passa o Kanye West parece mais interessado em causar polêmica do que entregar um álbum de qualidade. Os fãs? Vão engolir qualquer coisa e fingir aclamação enquanto choram no banheiro pois não tem mais argumentos já que além de problemático, Kanye não é mais artista.
  11. 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.
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  12. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esse álbum é simplesmente ruim. Sem mais nada a declarar. Apenas Ruim. Péssimo. Expand
  13. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don’t know why people overappreciate this. It’s only a normal album compared to previous his albums Expand
  14. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    This whole track is filler. There’s so many moments where he either just randomly speeds up flow to complete a sentence to the beat, repeat words two or three times to create a pause for his next verse, or just say uh for space. He doesn’t have it anymore. Still, some beats are good. I’ll give him that.
  15. Aug 29, 2021
    2
    Álbum pouco contributivo não deixa de ser ruim mas pros padrão de kanye e pouco
  16. Aug 29, 2021
    2
    Not nice, too much filler. Not enough Kanye verse. Very repetitive. No song really stood out to me either
  17. 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…
  18. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Honestly, it is hard to believe that Kanye built this album. It is dull, boring and long. Most of the songs that made the album good were removed and replaced. "Up From The Ashes", for example.

    When you listen to Kanye's music, you already wanna play it again when it ends, but that doesn't happen with Donda. Very sad.
  19. Sep 3, 2021
    0
    I am disappointed with this album. it is repetitive and boring. I expected better.
  20. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Meh. It could have been 10 tracks. filled with fillers. a stain to his discography
  21. 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.
  22. Nov 12, 2021
    0
    very bad, listeners get bored and don't want to listen to it again, the album is one color and nothing special
  23. Nov 15, 2021
    0
    is there really someone who considers this to be good? I'd rather hear fart sounds than this.
  24. Nov 16, 2022
    0
    Just doing my part. The faster kanye understands that he has to change the sooner we'll be back at listening good music like old times
  25. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Kanye West debería dedicarse a lo único que sabe hacer, ser el payaso de la prensa para poder vivir de ello
  26. 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.
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  27. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Once again Kanye puts out hot garbage with a flavor of egomania, he's lost the little talent he had to begin with. The more overrated artist in history.
  28. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Terrible, Kanye can't do it anymore, its a basic album that he try to make great, but man, you just cant...
  29. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Unfortunately a huge disappointment. After all his previous albums which were absolutely stunning this album is a huge downgrade.
    I hope his next album gets better again!
  30. 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
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53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 19
  2. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. 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.
  2. Sep 2, 2021
    60
    Donda isn't without its highlights, but taken as a whole, it's both confused and confusing.
  3. 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.