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Donda 2
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3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 139 Ratings

  • Summary: Kanye West announced his sequel to 2021's Donda would only be available on his Stem Player platform. A total of 16 tracks were released 25 Feb 2022 and noted as V2.22.22 Miami version (unknown if this is the only version at this time).

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. HipHopDX
    Mar 2, 2022
    68
    The rawness of Kanye West’s current existence manifests in music that actually means something, which is the first time we’ve been able to say that about a Kanye album in some time.
  2. Exclaim
    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.
  3. Pitchfork
    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.
  4. The Guardian
    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.
  5. The Telegraph (UK)
    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.
  6. The Line of Best Fit
    Feb 28, 2022
    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]

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  1. Positive: 14 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 49
  3. Negative: 26 out of 49
  1. Eminemthegoat13
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    Donda 2>>>>Donda 1. The only way Donda 2 will improve is if they put the goat Marshall mathers aka eminem on it
  2. fishfilet
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    Y’all stop playing with the goat! Yeezy too damn goated! Donda 2 album of the year.
  4. Davidwv97
    Mar 5, 2022
    7
    It's clearly unfinished. The best is yet to come. So far there are about 3 or 4 bangers, some unfinished songs and some filler material. ItIt's clearly unfinished. The best is yet to come. So far there are about 3 or 4 bangers, some unfinished songs and some filler material. It needs another drop. The beats are all good, the lyrics need some work. True Love, First Time in a Long Time, Lord Lift Me Up, Easy and We Did It Kid (this one reminds me of All of the Lights) are great. Future is the weakest link on the album to be honest.… Expand
  5. ShaDowSquidd
    Apr 5, 2022
    3
    The sequel to Donda, this albums hype was mostly fueled by the Pete Davidson/Kim K-Ye feud. I’ll give my honest opinion about the album ratherThe sequel to Donda, this albums hype was mostly fueled by the Pete Davidson/Kim K-Ye feud. I’ll give my honest opinion about the album rather than just straight up hate (like some bozos in here). A red flag for the album already was the fact that it wasn’t dropped on streaming services. Instead, you were forced to buy a $200 music peripheral to listen to the album aka the Stem Player. But you know, it’s not hard to simply rip the files off the stem player or the website and simply upload them to YouTube and SoundCloud. I had to resort to downloading the album and adding it on my local files on Apple Music. Now the album itself, it’s just terribly unfinished. Songs like True Love (rip X), Security, and Sci-Fi sounded like a rough copy with open verses taking up the last 1 min of the song at times. And then other songs just sounding repetitive and boring like Louie Bags (Jack Harlow did his part though will say that), and First Time in a Long Time. The only somewhat solid songs personally were Happy (ft Future) and Flowers. Speaking of features most of em were okay but could’ve been a lot better. But in general the album just sounds unfinished. The mixing in some cases sloppy. There’s instances were the vocals or ad libs are just cut off randomly. In conclusion, I think it had potential to be decent at best. I don’t think it would’ve topped Donda but somewhat better than say Jesus is King. Perhaps with more time to work and perhaps FAR better mixing and editing plus perhaps a streaming release and this album could be a solid 7/10. But, it’s just not good and it’s sad. Ye has been one of the most prominent artists in the game over the last id say almost 15 years and to see an album like this is just terrible in terms of Kanye standards whos well known for being a great producer.… Expand
  6. ThomasZa
    Sep 11, 2023
    1
    mid mid mid, there are no other words to describe this work. why do you treat him as if he were god? I don't understand, he did better than this mess
  7. surroundedbyme
    Mar 14, 2022
    0
    The album is such a dissappointment
    Definitely not worth even checking out.
    There is no talent left.
  8. jAv0
    Mar 19, 2022
    0
    no mucho más que decir a parte de que este tipo no se merece ni el 0 una pena la verdad

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