• Record Label: N/A
  • Release Date: Feb 25, 2022
Metascore
48

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Mar 8, 2022
    50
    The current release of the album otherwise known as Donda 2 — is a noticeably unfinished album. ... Not that the album is unfinished to the point it's entirely unsatisfying; there are clear winners here.
  2. Mar 2, 2022
    43
    Every now and then, he can still crank out his signature sweeping production or drop a line that stops you in your tracks. But no minor edit or revamped version of Donda 2 can conceal the album’s inherent flaw: It is presented as a revolutionary work but it is decidedly a non-event.
  3. 40
    Donda 2 is a complex of lacklustre ambling beats twinned with sluggish energy, only occasionally piquing (“We Did It”, “Too Easy”, "Pablo"). In fact, rarely does Ye find any stride. [review is for V2.22.22 Miami version]
  4. Feb 28, 2022
    40
    The most disappointing thing is how thin much of Donda 2 sounds, how messy and badly structured the songs are, how few pop hooks or memorable melodies it conjures, and how weak and repetitive West’s rhymes often are.
  5. Feb 25, 2022
    40
    It occasionally feels demo-like, half-finished: the corroded electronics on Louie Bags are intriguing, but the song features what sounds like a placeholder vocal. Great lines are few and far between.
User Score
3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 139 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 139
  2. Negative: 82 out of 139
  1. Mar 2, 2022
    0
    The album is such a dissappointment I can't even explain it, man. Definitely not worth even checking out. Ye has lost it, the talent is gone,The album is such a dissappointment I can't even explain it, man. Definitely not worth even checking out. Ye has lost it, the talent is gone, it's just the ramblings of a egomaniac at this point. Full Review »
  2. Mar 2, 2022
    0
    Wack. Easily the worst album Kanye has ever released (not even sure it even deserves to be called an album honestly). Not worth the wait.
  3. Mar 2, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. I didn't like the album. I didn't like the songs. I didn't like the production. Full Review »