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  1. Sep 3, 2021
    3
    A bloated mess like the man himself. There was a time where Kanye couldn't miss, but you're lucky if you find 20 good minutes in this 108 minute slog of a release. Sometimes less is more, and these days we could stand to have less Kanye.
  2. Sep 4, 2021
    3
    This album shows exactly what Kanye West is about: innovation, master production and controversial lyrics subjects. Each track has its unique sense of originality and this ilustrates well why West is always one step ahead of the industry. Donda may sound strang at a first listening, maybe even boring, but the project gets better as you give it more listenings. It is just like a good wine:This album shows exactly what Kanye West is about: innovation, master production and controversial lyrics subjects. Each track has its unique sense of originality and this ilustrates well why West is always one step ahead of the industry. Donda may sound strang at a first listening, maybe even boring, but the project gets better as you give it more listenings. It is just like a good wine: open it, let it breath for a while and only then you can enjoy it Expand
  3. Nov 11, 2021
    3
    I wouldn't call myself a fan but I **** with Life of Pablo so I gave Donda a chance. Listening to it wasn't a bad experience, I just felt like moving on from it about halfway in. Jail pt. 2 was the only post-Moon song that didn't feel repetitive or churchy. I felt like he was compensating for all the features by adding in all the outtakes from his previous LP. don't get me wrong, theI wouldn't call myself a fan but I **** with Life of Pablo so I gave Donda a chance. Listening to it wasn't a bad experience, I just felt like moving on from it about halfway in. Jail pt. 2 was the only post-Moon song that didn't feel repetitive or churchy. I felt like he was compensating for all the features by adding in all the outtakes from his previous LP. don't get me wrong, the features were all good (none of them like Monster-level iconic but still memorable), but it was weird to not see any credits for such a feature-heavy album Expand
  4. Sep 17, 2021
    3
    The music is always similar to the old music. Nothing interesting and makes us want to hear it again and again. It's just avarage!
  5. Sep 1, 2021
    3
    Incredibly over-hyped album, it's all over the place and has no structure. Overproduced with questionable features. Disappointing.
  6. Aug 30, 2021
    3
    Has he heard of making cuts to an album? Some possible good but over looked by too much filler.
  7. Aug 29, 2021
    3
    So sad to see one of music’s biggest names make such an unsolid and underwhelming album.
  8. Aug 30, 2021
    3
    Really all over the place... I can separate the kanye person to the kanye musician and creator of art...but this album was so... jshwhaien iwhejwiw i dont have words...
  9. 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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  10. Aug 30, 2021
    3
    Este álbum es muy mediocre. Las canciones son pesadas y se hacen difíciles de escuchar. No aportan nada nuevo. Y mención aparte a lo largo que es el disco, casi 2 horas es criminal. Después de crear tanto hype con los sucesivos retrasos…
  11. Aug 29, 2021
    3
    I think it’s a mixture of all his works, there are good feat but not well developed
  12. 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.
  13. 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
  14. 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…
  15. Aug 29, 2021
    3
    Incoherent, poor arrangement, and repetitive. Once the irrational hype dies off, I suspect this one is going to be quickly forgotten.
  16. Sep 1, 2021
    3
    What the hell is this album? It feels like fluff and it feels like it's draining my life away. You especially feel it when you get to that last track. Not good
  17. Aug 30, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I believed that a great album would come. However, nothing surprised with the decline of production and composition. Improve :) Expand
  18. Aug 30, 2021
    3
    For me this album is really messy. Some songs make sense others not a little bit. Some of the songs are very messy and are not good at all. I understand what Kanye wanted to do but it’s not his best album, i would say it’s his worse.
  19. Aug 30, 2021
    3
    Very cluttered and not worth the wait. I was hoping this album was a lot better. There were a few songs that were decent but overall Kanye’s worst album as a whole.
  20. Aug 31, 2021
    3
    Can he please go away already? He is detached from reality and really has nothing worthwhile to say.
  21. Sep 4, 2021
    3
    I was really looking forward to this album, Kanye needs to come back to reality. I’m guessing he didn’t have a lot of faith in it also hence the push backs.
  22. Sep 3, 2021
    3
    Just a ton of tired songs with not a ton of variety literally one of his worst albums.
  23. Sep 4, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not my cup of tea. It sounds like the same song over and over again. Plus it’s full of gospel. Expand
  24. Sep 8, 2021
    3
    I seriously don't get all the hype, I'm usually open to most music and I love some of his work in the past, but this is just a mess with a few dusty gem stones scattered throughout the album. I don't see much new and innovative, having listened to over half the album and some of the songs people are praising. There's some great lyrics in there sure, but the sound that comes with it, justI seriously don't get all the hype, I'm usually open to most music and I love some of his work in the past, but this is just a mess with a few dusty gem stones scattered throughout the album. I don't see much new and innovative, having listened to over half the album and some of the songs people are praising. There's some great lyrics in there sure, but the sound that comes with it, just doesn't do it for me. Expand
  25. Aug 29, 2021
    2
    Only Kanye this this is his best album. It’s too much filler. His best work is in the past.
  26. Sep 1, 2021
    2
    Outside of moon and hurricane, for an album that is almost 2 hours there sure is alot of garbage. Kanye jumped the shark on this one. Biggest disappointment of 2021 thus far.
  27. Aug 30, 2021
    2
    A production without a cover and songs that do not cite contributions. Is this his way of making it look conceptual and revolutionary? It's just tacky, ugly and malicious. There's no ̶t̶r̶u̶m̶p̶ card, the music has never sounded so poorly contrived. If he didn't plan on taking a award out of Swift's hand, he might plan on stealing her marketing ideas.
  28. Sep 3, 2021
    2
    Regardless of the controversial and grievously chosen features(you already know who i mean) it still offers nothing. It reaches for meaning and falls flat. Even the best song "jail" feels bogged down and under done. It feels like an overthought effort dependent on hype. Post J.I.K kanye hasn't recovered the groundbreaking talent of his peak performances. A disappointing release thatRegardless of the controversial and grievously chosen features(you already know who i mean) it still offers nothing. It reaches for meaning and falls flat. Even the best song "jail" feels bogged down and under done. It feels like an overthought effort dependent on hype. Post J.I.K kanye hasn't recovered the groundbreaking talent of his peak performances. A disappointing release that would've benefited from time Expand
  29. Aug 29, 2021
    2
    What the actual **** happened to kanye? This is just disrespectful. He just spits straight up nonsense for almost two hours, the bars here are one worse than the other. The beats are so generic they sound like mother****ing MIDI audio clips. Honestly Sad af that this mf is crazy and can’t even make good music now.
  30. Sep 1, 2021
    2
    Bloated with filler that would give Kylie Jenner’s lips a run for it’s money. Questionable production choices, mediocre feature performances, and lyricism that really comes off as desperate and cringy. It’s sad to see such a talented person waste their artistic potential so remarkably.
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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.