Donda
by Kanye West
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6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3155 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 2,070 out of 3155
  2. Mixed: 161 out of 3155
  3. Negative: 924 out of 3155
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  1. Chieffeef
    Sep 3, 2021
    0
    Extreme mids. Kanye and religion is the worst thing since eminem and politics. Donda
  2. Poliser
    Sep 3, 2021
    0
    I only like 2 songs I think it's weird style but it's kanye style the album is not commercial songs
  3. finlaym1
    Sep 3, 2021
    0
    An elevated being, making an elevated album. A mix of gospel and new age rap, makes for a beautiful record.
  4. Thop43
    Sep 4, 2021
    0
    Very underwhelming album that is really overhyped, couple good songs on it but other than that not my cup of tea, Kanye gotta drop the gospel stuff man
  5. Musiclove90
    Sep 4, 2021
    0
    This has to be the worst album ye has released. It’s all over the place and a whole mess. He has definitely gone downhill. Overhyped album that was a huge letdown.
  6. rapstan
    Sep 5, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Did not enjoy this album. Kanye was carried by the features. This album does not touch his earlier work in terms of quality. It was an extensive album in terms of length but I didn’t hear anything that makes me want to listen for the full duration. Unfortunately, Kanye has well and truly fell off.… Expand
  7. THawk
    Sep 5, 2021
    0
    27 Tracks of pure gospel garbage. Bad Beats, Bad lyrics, Bad music all round. WTF are these people who are ranking 10 on? clearly Kanye fanboys with no care for the actual music just riding his D, are you people even listening to the same album?
  8. beticofer
    Sep 11, 2021
    0
    Fantastico. Críticas de vergüenza por motivos políticos. Hay más de 10 canciones muy buenas.
  9. Barkin
    Sep 11, 2021
    0
    Kannst Bad af i mean wtf did he do hahahah donda donda donda what the actual ****
  10. Segundoleo26
    Oct 23, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Básico genérico repetitivo una basura que se siente reciclada muy malo debería retirarse de la música… Expand
  11. ManuelBing
    Sep 17, 2021
    0
    ShiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiIt in my opinion
  12. Ihkw
    Sep 23, 2021
    0
    The album is like shuving burning hot nails in your ears, the best song on there is probably jail. If you like this album your a kanye Stan, it's overrated as hell I like montero better
  13. braiz02
    Oct 10, 2021
    0
    DONDA Kanye West has a reputation of releasing the most well produced albums in the music industry, he is labeled a ‘perfectionist’ as he spends around 300-500 hours producing each song. Kanye has stated that he has superpowers, how he uses these superpowers by expressing himself in a unique and diverse way, denting the world through his art. Kanye is a one of a kind artist as he dedicatesDONDA Kanye West has a reputation of releasing the most well produced albums in the music industry, he is labeled a ‘perfectionist’ as he spends around 300-500 hours producing each song. Kanye has stated that he has superpowers, how he uses these superpowers by expressing himself in a unique and diverse way, denting the world through his art. Kanye is a one of a kind artist as he dedicates his life to expressing himself and creating art that is ahead of his time influencing generations. His 10th studio album “DONDA” is the defining factor of how the use of his superpowers separates him from any other artist. Most artists by the time they release their 10th album (that is if they get there) they lose touch of the sound they have created, and are not as successful as their original sound. Yet Kanye through the decades he has been producing music he continues to surprise the world, as he is a pokemon who just continues to evolve. His idiosyncratic sound of unique lyrics, — that really make you feel what he is feeling— layers of beats that give a dramatic feel to his songs, are all tied into how his superpowers inspire his art and give us candy for our ears. His mother was his best friend as he grew up fatherless, honoring her he dedicated this album for her, with deep meaningful lyrics, soulful sounds, and expressing genuine emotions through his superpowers, Kanye shocks the world with yet another illustrious album.
    The album “DONDA” starts off just how you expect it, with something you have never heard of before. Kanye recorded his mothers final heart beats and made it a song named “Donda Chant '' where a female voice states his mothers name at the pace of her last heartbeats “Donda '' 58 times in honor of the age she passed away (His mother passed away during a plastic surgery procedure, where Kanye felt blamed for because she got the surgery due to the pressure of his sons limelight). Giving a deeper meaning to the album, with many religious references/preaches, as 8 of the 27 songs have religious titles. The song “Jesus Lord” helps explain what he is trying to do with the religious references as he states “ If I talk to Christ, can I bring my mother back to life?”, demonstrating how he uses these religious energy in hopes to bring him and his mother closer together. Kanye has been using a choir since his second studio album “Late Registration” which was his mothers favorite album, emphasizing in their synchronized melodic vocals that add a soulful effect to the many layers he has within his songs. In this album he brings the choir back in honor of his mother, with songs like “Heaven and Hell” where the soulful choir chants deepens the feeling of the song making it feel like you are on top of the world, just how Kanye portrays to feel at times. He also honors his mom once again by producing a song that samples his mothers favorite artist, Lauryn Hill. The song “Believe What I Say” is sampled from Lauryn Hills song “Doo Wop (That Thing)” , a very upbeat song that puts a smile on your face regardless of where you are. Kanye is able to express his superpowers by creating songs that will unite him and his mom in a very talentedly unique way.
    There are times in this album where Kanye is not only praising god but where he compares himself to god—but I think that is just his superpowers talking— almost because he knows that his mother is with god, and by comparing himself to God it will bring him closer to his mother. The song “Off The Grid” is one of those songs where you get the godlike comparisons as the song has many layers varying from a deep bass, featured vocals, and lyrics such as “I got this God power, that’s my leverages” referring how his superpowers that help him express himself in a incomparable artistic level, tying him closer to his mother. Jail is the second song of the album and has a feature from Jay-Z who has not worked with Kanye since 2016. Kanye West is known for bringing the most out of any artist he works with through the use of his superpowers, but in his songs he usually outshines them with his lyrical flows, for the song Jail that wasn’t the case. Jay-Z’s verse introduced the deep, heavy, meaningfulness of the album with lyrics like “Made in the Imagine of God, that’s a selfie” where even Jay-Z is expressing his superpowers and is setting the godlike tone that was projected throughout the album. Or lyrics like “Hova and Yeezus, like Moses and Jesus” where Jay-Z is referring to him and Kanye to biblical characters, illustrating the image of god-like figures whose talents together are powerful. '    … Expand
  14. NotShared
    Oct 22, 2021
    0
    Don’t beg for reviews on Reddit just because you suck. Album is **** you are a joke, your haircut sucks and so does your style.
  15. DequanJdfh
    Oct 31, 2021
    0
    Even worse than the boring, preachy Jesus album. Kanye doesn’t know how to make good music anymore. I don’t know what happened to him. He fell off and will never recover
  16. ngxpsn
    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
  17. stevencd
    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.
  18. nicoxg
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    No creo que Donde de Kanye West sea un mal album,tampoco es de los mejores,pero me gusta el estilo y la historia del album.
  19. styddles
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    is there really someone who considers this to be good? I'd rather hear fart sounds than this.
  20. pablovj
    Mar 19, 2022
    0
    Es malísimo no hay por donde cogerlo . Producción y letras pésimas . Escucharlo es una pérdida de tiempo
  21. AlejandroCalero
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    Chica aprende a cantar y deja de dar pena con la Kim Kardashian que ya cansas, mejora tus letras de paso que me dan cringe. Nadie sabe como te han nominado a un grammy de album of the year por esta bazofia. Que pereza me das
  22. Voidtoker
    Dec 2, 2022
    0
    **** this Nazi. Knew he was absolute **** when he interrupted Taylor Swift. IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT and for all you dumb ****s to realize who this **** is.
  23. Penaldothediver
    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
  24. tombradygoat
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    what the heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeellll is this **** my expectations were low but holy ****
  25. todaywasagooday
    Dec 1, 2022
    0
    Let's be honest guys, this album is **** I didn't like anything about it. Kanye has lost it.
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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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