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  1. Aug 29, 2021
    10
    Besides being a straight forward gospel lyrical album, Ye delivered one of the best albums in 2021. Soulful, energical and with a little touch of melancholy, DONDA first reflect Kanye misses on her mom, how his spiritual connection is really important for his personal life and art and we can't deny the major inspiration he got on JESUS!
    Some track aludes to previous Ye albums, but it
    Besides being a straight forward gospel lyrical album, Ye delivered one of the best albums in 2021. Soulful, energical and with a little touch of melancholy, DONDA first reflect Kanye misses on her mom, how his spiritual connection is really important for his personal life and art and we can't deny the major inspiration he got on JESUS!
    Some track aludes to previous Ye albums, but it doesn't sound repetitive or outdated in any way. It's a WORTH 10 for me
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  2. 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
  3. Aug 29, 2021
    10
    his best work in some time the features were amazing and ye himself always adds to each track
  4. Aug 29, 2021
    7
    A tribute to where he is in life, Donda, and his faith. Donda isn't a perfect album by any stretch of the word but there was emotion, time and a ton of effort but into this album and you can tell.
  5. Aug 29, 2021
    3
    I think it’s a mixture of all his works, there are good feat but not well developed
  6. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Just like most things the past few years, dude is all about the spectacle, and rarely about the music. Brand over substance. Hard pass.
  7. 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.
  8. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    terrible album, he should of kept it to himself. don’t support him as he is a terrible person
  9. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    This is definitely his worSt work yeT. Not cohesive at all. TheRe arE too mAny songs that sound exactly like stuff we’ve heard froM hIm before. The productions Is just lazy and reused. His voiCe and lyricism lacked. I wisH it could have been better. FrankLy, i found a lot of the songs on thIs album Weird. Yes, weird. This album is just not enjoyable at all and i want the two hours i sPentThis is definitely his worSt work yeT. Not cohesive at all. TheRe arE too mAny songs that sound exactly like stuff we’ve heard froM hIm before. The productions Is just lazy and reused. His voiCe and lyricism lacked. I wisH it could have been better. FrankLy, i found a lot of the songs on thIs album Weird. Yes, weird. This album is just not enjoyable at all and i want the two hours i sPent listening to it back. Expand
  10. Aug 29, 2021
    10
    100% This album is soooo good
  11. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Overrated as hell, the gospel thing is just for money, the lyrics are weak.
  12. Aug 17, 2021
    10
    I don't understand why that **** of @yawfi enjoys ruining the reputation of every album on kanye West's on metacritic without any argument. I invite you to delete his reviews and ban him from this site.
  13. Aug 17, 2021
    0
    The most overrated artist of all time. His last good album was a decade ago.
  14. Aug 13, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This stuff is very strong. Beautiful, mThis stuff is very strong. Beautiful, wonderful. Extraordinary Expand
  15. Aug 12, 2021
    10
    Really very very good arrivo in Inghilterra Elisabetta non mi inchino poop ho da
  16. Aug 12, 2021
    10
    Very good album. There are no songs that stand out from the others. Definitely very alternative. Spatial audio. Those who have left 0 are asked to go to an otorino. Posso venire a trovarti mongolo ti stacco la testa vedrai che nn esci più neanche dalla finestra di casa tua
  17. Aug 10, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very interesting album, it is a highly anticipated return of Kanye. Who doesn't like it is very stupid Expand
  18. Aug 10, 2021
    10
    Ascoltato il 2º listening party dell ultimo disco di Kanye West posso dare un parere a freddo. È un mix fra yeezus, tlop e jik, i primi due per come è strutturato, il secondo per le sonorità. In generale buon disco anche se nulla di stratosferico,anche se è un disco molto più deciso e sicuro di sé, tutto molto più variegato e in generale molto più avanti rispetto all ultimo uscito. PerAscoltato il 2º listening party dell ultimo disco di Kanye West posso dare un parere a freddo. È un mix fra yeezus, tlop e jik, i primi due per come è strutturato, il secondo per le sonorità. In generale buon disco anche se nulla di stratosferico,anche se è un disco molto più deciso e sicuro di sé, tutto molto più variegato e in generale molto più avanti rispetto all ultimo uscito. Per come è strutturato come ho detto è molto simile a yeezus e tlop (forse più al primo), senza singoli usciti in anticipoe canzoni che spiccano eccessivamente rispetto alle altre. Per il resto, testi ben curati e alcune idee molto interessanti. Per ora è un 6,5/10 molto relativo e variabile. Expand
  19. Aug 10, 2021
    10
    Very interesting album and must alsoVery interesting album and has yet to be officially released
  20. 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.
  21. Aug 6, 2021
    7
    One of the first reviews for this...well I guess im not really making a review lol
  22. Aug 6, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. it's just really bad, the expectation is high and it's just that, but that's it, the expected Expand
  23. Jul 24, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awful sounds , was expecting more There are a quite good lines bur everything sounds boring and plane Expand
  24. Jul 23, 2021
    10
    Insanely good music. Kanye West is GOAT. The sky is blue. Every song is at least an 8.5 (with 5 of them 10 imo). His best album i dare say, even better than MBDTF. When people listen to it they’ll go mad, great features who all do equally well and sing sick verses/lyrics. Kanye West is a genius, he creates beautiful songs that blend in well and transition into one another, compellingInsanely good music. Kanye West is GOAT. The sky is blue. Every song is at least an 8.5 (with 5 of them 10 imo). His best album i dare say, even better than MBDTF. When people listen to it they’ll go mad, great features who all do equally well and sing sick verses/lyrics. Kanye West is a genius, he creates beautiful songs that blend in well and transition into one another, compelling storytelling, the type that hooks a listener and makes them not get old of it, The best song is 100% Kanye West’s best song OAT (bold statement i know) I’d say they’re all in his top 30, a few in his top 10 and 5.
    999999999/10
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  25. Jul 23, 2021
    7
    Awful mixing with subpar beats and underwhelming choruses and lyrics. It was not hard to listen to in the good sense, essentially. One of the biggest misses of the year so far, especially coming from an artist that has shown his capabilities in the past.
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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.