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  1. Sep 3, 2021
    1
    Few songs are gems but not because of kanye but because of the features, don't know what kanye brings to the album. Other artists carried the load for him.
  2. Sep 5, 2021
    1
    Only 4/27 songs were good honestly. Couldn’t get through majority of the album. He has not evolved at all.
  3. Sep 13, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. it’s Garbo this foo is 44 trying to stay relevant with his old ass wife too Expand
  4. Sep 11, 2023
    1
    his worst work, extremely mid the king of hiphop has fallen i guess. I'm sorry but it doesn't deserve anything
  5. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    It just doesn’t cut it. It feels like the spectacle heading up to the album release was all he was really going for abs the listener is left confused. Only stans trying to make this album seen better than it really is
  6. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    I'm not sure if I hated this because I kept comparing it to his other work, but it's really bad. I guess we can call it an album?
  7. Aug 31, 2021
    0
    Easily Kanye's weakest album, and I'm a Stan. I don't think he's made anything truly great since Yeezus, but at least his other albums since then haven't been so bloated.

    Sparse production, repetitive lyrics. A few sparks of Kanye's creativity but this really isn't a good album.
  8. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Kanye became a parody of himself and that's sad as hell. Bringing people like DaBaby and Marilyn Manson does not help him either.
  9. Sep 3, 2021
    0
    Pésimo, sobre producido y muy cargado, mucho relleno, la misma propuesta de siempre, Kanye viene entregando lo mismo desde 2013...
  10. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Trash! Offensive! Expand
  11. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    It's unbelievable how mediocre West is. His music no longer sounds like art, just a cluster of lyrics seeking solace in the media scandal. West made the worst possible choices
  12. Sep 3, 2021
    0
    Album far short of the artist that Kanye West proved to be. Definitely sometimes I think this is just a passing outburst and that soon he will be aware of making good music again.
  13. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Mierdanye West es lo más sobrevalorado que existe, urge que le llegue el Flop
  14. Sep 1, 2021
    0
    His worst so far, Ye and JIK are terrible, a terrible run, hes going and moving like a madnan, really a pro-"freespeech" but done wrong, an advocate to lunacy
  15. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Production was amazing. Features were great. Ye's lyrics were a little weak but fit with the album's sound. I was impressed by the album. Not perfect, but I don't think the negative reviews are warranted.
  16. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Another album that really shows us that Kanye should have retired in 2009, What was once a promising artist, today only sins of repetitive and conflicting.
  17. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Kanye tiene talento para la música, pero es difícil separar al artista de la persona cuando nos referimos a este sujeto, decir que es un cabrón sería ser demasiado cortés, no alimentaré su ego calificando bien su trabajo.
  18. Aug 31, 2021
    0
    Horrible, horrible album. Genre should change to gospel, 2 good tracks out of 26. Definitely his worst album, there's even a song with a woman saying Donda repeatedly a million times.
  19. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    So boring, i'd rather listen a BTS album than this. Almost 2 hours of nothing good. One of the worst albums of all time. Boring at all starting with the cover
  20. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Kanye "Rape-Apologist" West
    The almost laughable inclusion of Marilyn Manson on a track called Jail pt2 is enraging and shows Kanye's true colours, this review is for all the women abused by this monster - my prayers go out to you.
  21. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    This album is so boring and monotone. Such a waste of time. I couldn't hear nothing worst than this.
  22. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    This album is a hot mess, too many songs, got bored quickly. He should’ve kept it shorter.
  23. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Álbum tão ruim como o cantor e sua personalidade, é de machucar os ouvidos
  24. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Uma merda assim como tudo o que ele faz! Mto ruim… espero que não lance mais nada
  25. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    nonsense lyrical content, boring beats, couple songs are good but the rest seems like some other unknown artist made it. sounds like rushed but it was delayed so many times I don't what the hell happened. this is not half as good as the old kanye work, he's lost his touch.
  26. Nov 13, 2021
    0
    So boring and excessively long. Donda leaves a sour taste that no number of good beats, gospel choirs, or church organs will cleanse. Zero stars.
  27. Sep 2, 2021
    0
    People go on and on about their political views and then decide to support this man. It is completely different to judge the art from awful people when their art doesn't reflect the awful people they are. It is not the case here. Independent said it best.
  28. Sep 20, 2021
    0
    Dondaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa i’m so sorry because your narcissu son gave you his worst album ever after your name.
  29. Sep 1, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tan poco necesario sacar un álbum igual al anterior solo por su narcisismo, urge retiro a este pedazo de kk seca Ayyyy me Dondaaaaa ☠️☠️☠️ Expand
  30. Aug 31, 2021
    0
    Awful sounds , was expecting more There are a quite good lines but everything sounds boring and plane
  31. Aug 31, 2021
    0
    what's this album about? what's this album about? what's this album about? what's this album about?
  32. Sep 5, 2021
    0
    I’m torn when it comes to “Donda”, and as of writing I still haven’t given a score. Like I said, there are some of Kanye’s best songs here that I’ll probably be playing long after the heat has past. But there are also plenty of songs that I’ll never listen to again, maybe more so than the ones I loved, and I can’t just ignore them. I’m less worried about the state of Kanye’s creativityI’m torn when it comes to “Donda”, and as of writing I still haven’t given a score. Like I said, there are some of Kanye’s best songs here that I’ll probably be playing long after the heat has past. But there are also plenty of songs that I’ll never listen to again, maybe more so than the ones I loved, and I can’t just ignore them. I’m less worried about the state of Kanye’s creativity after this record compared to “Jesus Is King”, but with every messy record and just as messy album rollout I’ve become less and less invested on every next move that West is making. It’s frustrating seeing him being capable of making something great like right alongside something completely forgettable or even straight up bad, but “Donda” continues to be a display of Kanye West’s unfocused creativity Expand
  33. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    kanye realized he’s run out of new things to do so he made a masterful amalgamation of his entire career
  34. Aug 31, 2021
    0
    What is this trash, baby? Go pray to your jebus for some inspiration next time
  35. Sep 2, 2021
    0
    Extremamente superestimado, fui ouvir esperando ser um álbum no mínimo coeso e me decepcionei
  36. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    This is the horrible álbum of the year. This songs of all álbum is desaster
  37. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Kanye West debería dedicarse a lo único que sabe hacer, ser el payaso de la prensa para poder vivir de ello
  38. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Music for hedgefund bros indeed. Pure garbage with criminaIs as features. Kanye’s worst album
  39. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Es un pesimo album, Kanye West se ha quedado sin ideas y el cree que haciendo cosas extrañas va a funcionar, pero esta vez no, es un album exageradamente largo y sin sentido.
  40. Aug 31, 2021
    0
    Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  41. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Un álbum sin sentido, con sonidos totalmente diferentes que hacen que no sea cohesivo. La canción del opening es una completa asquerosidad, y que no haya quitado a DaBaby da asco. EL PEOR ÁLBUM DEL AÑO
  42. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Ele poderia se aposentar. Que álbum merda. Ficou apenas uma vaga lembrança de quem já foi.
  43. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Honestly it’s super boring. Kanye’s lost his touch. The production was mediocre, but the actual content itself is just lost. I’m sad to say I’m letting go of Ye.
  44. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Kanye siendo kanye, nada novedoso, es aburrido ver cuando un artista masculino no se reinventa y habla de lo mismo. Expand
  45. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Horrível, colocou 8585675 pessoas e ficou uma bomba fora o homofóbico do dababy- mas não pode esperar senso desse daí né
  46. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    This is the worst album of all time, Taylor Swift ended him, drake ended him, stream the new Halsey's album, periodt
  47. Sep 3, 2021
    0
    Kanye said that universal released this album without his approval, and sure enough it does sound incomplete and no where near as good as his earlier projects.
  48. Sep 2, 2021
    0
    It's just a bad album, I didn't like it at all. Including that it is basic, and too long for what it offers us, he should have left it at 0 songs, and never put out this album.
  49. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Art is art but there is nothing on this earth that is worth featuring two abusive men & a homophobe on this album. There is nothing new other than these s candles. It sounds like his previous albums and not in a good way.
  50. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A huge mess. There are any connection between 27 songs, definitely the worst album Expand
  51. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Trash as always, nothing new, homophobic, trump supporter, cliche songs, bleh
  52. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    His mother must be ashamed of this album, Kanye just showed us 27 ways of wasting our time with trash.
  53. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    All spectacle and controversy with no substance. Kanye’s inclusion of Marilyn Manson and DaBaby to take advantage of their “scandals” underlies the ignorant noise that’s replaced the genius.
  54. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Nada de reinvención, mismo bodrio, aburrido y sin chiste como toda su discografía.
  55. Sep 16, 2021
    0
    Why is this piece of trash was ever released! I’m so ashamed to used to like your music, now I’m on team Drake!
  56. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    This is just an over-produced, disappointing piece of work that shames the discography Kanye West has produced in the far past.
  57. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Way too long. Nobody needs all 27 of this songs. Most of them feel like filler tracks. And envolving people like Manson didn't help sell it to me. A reflection of how and why Kanye is slowly becoming irrelevant in the music industry
  58. Aug 31, 2021
    0
    That are no words in the english language that can properly describe how awful this music made me feel.
  59. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    pure trash, i'm not surprised at this release its purpose was to raise awareness towards these sort of people
  60. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ew, creo que Ed Sheeran se esfuerza más en su música y aún así es sheet Expand
  61. Aug 31, 2021
    0
    This album is just a mess, there are a few good songs but sir, 27 tracks… The tracklist is just all over the place, making difficult to get involved in the project. Most of the collaborations don’t bring anything exciting and there are a lot of skips. The last thing, Ariana Grande is not featured in the title track “Donda”, it’s other girl, so i don’t understand why he didn’t clarifiedThis album is just a mess, there are a few good songs but sir, 27 tracks… The tracklist is just all over the place, making difficult to get involved in the project. Most of the collaborations don’t bring anything exciting and there are a lot of skips. The last thing, Ariana Grande is not featured in the title track “Donda”, it’s other girl, so i don’t understand why he didn’t clarified that, Ariana had to do it yesterday on ig. Expand
  62. Nov 26, 2021
    0
    Worst album. Poor beats, poor music, poor voice & poor lyrics. Had high expectation because of his earlier good work. He. Should retire from industry.
  63. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Horrible and disappointing. This is the worst album that has ever been released.
  64. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Music for hedgefund and full of something meaningless so normal and unexpected unnecessary
  65. Aug 31, 2021
    0
    a psychopath may work out an good album but kanye the lunatic will never. pure sh*t.
  66. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    boring, trash, just a amount of garbage // album chulo nojento podre lixento
  67. Aug 31, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Seriously going to play Sour again to heal my ears from the injuries made by this album. Expand
  68. Nov 12, 2021
    0
    Péssimo, simplesmente um álbum que você se arrepende de dar play! Decepcionante.
  69. Sep 2, 2021
    0
    Absolute trash. Meandering and way overlong - also overproduced, despite featuring precious few actual songs. And West is garbage on the mic, when he's even showing up on his own songs. Anyone impressed by this tripe needs to listen to more music - or at least to stop talking about music.
  70. Sep 2, 2021
    0
    just pay for my therapy right now, the worst musical experience of my life, now i understand why kim kardashian listened on the mute, it's the only way to play the album without killing your brains
  71. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    To no surprise a trumptie releases the worst possible ablum in recent history. With stale, repetitive bad melodies along with the inclusion of M*rilyn M*nson and DaB*by makes this the absolute worst body of work i've ever heard.

    Donda has experienced one of the most fraught and drawn-out music releases in recent memory. Marilyn Manson’s inexcusable presence leaves a sour taste that no
    To no surprise a trumptie releases the worst possible ablum in recent history. With stale, repetitive bad melodies along with the inclusion of M*rilyn M*nson and DaB*by makes this the absolute worst body of work i've ever heard.

    Donda has experienced one of the most fraught and drawn-out music releases in recent memory. Marilyn Manson’s inexcusable presence leaves a sour taste that no amount of gospel can cleanse. if you're looking for an album of the year go listen to 'Plastic Hearts' By Miley Cyrus, one of the most cohesive, yet unique sounding project released.
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  72. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Su persona deja mucho que desear no podemos dejar que un homofóbico machista tenga éxito después de todo lo que hizo
  73. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    An album claimed to be a condolence to his dead mother. Donda lacks in substance and character. His worst work to date
  74. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Very disappointing. The album is messy and the production is not great. Kanye could've done much better.
  75. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Too much hype for a disappointing album. Didn't meet my expectations whatsoever.
  76. Sep 1, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Trash, bruh, got hyped for this boring **** I'm big sad. Waiting for this Expand
  77. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    the best song on this album is a 4/10. not a lot of redeemable qualities on this.
  78. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    I've been fed up with the way it got literally, like, the whole music industry in the album. He's trying to blur the fact that it's nonsense, boring and bad like hell.
  79. Aug 31, 2021
    0
    Tremenda basura auditiva, ya retírate mierkanye, urge que se sidaj amén, #StreamFolklore
  80. Aug 31, 2021
    0
    He used to be good...unfortunately this album drags so much. Quality over quantity...
  81. Sep 6, 2021
    0
    This album was supposed to drop before and that shows how scared he was beacuse the album has no cohesion he is just trying to express an idea that is so cliche it had to be controversial. But the reality is that it was a failed attempt it os awful and it charges me with negative vibes
  82. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    This album is just bad! I wasn’t even able to finish it, like it’s sooooo long.
  83. Aug 31, 2021
    0
    I really have to say something . .
  84. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Really? 2-3 tracks of album with 27 on, in my playlist for week-two. Rest? I don`t have words to describe it.
    Another "genius masterpiece". Just listen "Tell The Vision". You may understand what i'm talking about.
  85. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    After all the hype and the controversity, huge disappointment. Ye created some of the best album from the last decade(see MBDTF), but this is mediocre at best. Lots of useless fillers. It could have been reduced to 9/10 tracks.
  86. Aug 31, 2021
    0
    I genuinely have no idea what people who like this are hearing. This was 2 hours and it was terrible pretty much all the way through. It was like being waterboarded by audio
  87. Sep 7, 2021
    0
    Awful music. Every song is 2 min and made from random sounds. Kanye is not good rapper at all.
  88. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Weak songs, overproduced and the collaborations are disgusting. Will Kanye make good albums again? All the wait and buzz for him drop this? An album all over the place, repetitive and incoherent. Expand
  89. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Not worth the wait. Flat beats and all sounds similar. Kinda disappointing really
  90. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Not worth waiting not gonna lie. Terrible album. The worst thing I have heard in my life. Just. Ew.
  91. Aug 31, 2021
    0
    I truly don’t know what I was expecting. But this was garbage from start to finish. The production isn’t even good, which was shocking. I definitely wouldn’t ever listen again.
  92. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    wasted my time listening to this trash, what a mess, no doubt this is one of the worst albums I've ever listened to, let's pretend it does not exist.
  93. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Um album com participação de um homofóbico e de um ESTUPRADOR, não mereceria uma boa avaliação nem se escrito por Deus

    É nojento e degradante, e de uma falta de sensibilidade absurda. Vocês realmente vão apoiar alguém que apoia um criminoso tão vil e que nunca mais deveria trabalhar na indústria? Quantas mulheres e quantos lgbts sofrem todos dias com esses crimes, e imagina sofrer com
    Um album com participação de um homofóbico e de um ESTUPRADOR, não mereceria uma boa avaliação nem se escrito por Deus

    É nojento e degradante, e de uma falta de sensibilidade absurda. Vocês realmente vão apoiar alguém que apoia um criminoso tão vil e que nunca mais deveria trabalhar na indústria? Quantas mulheres e quantos lgbts sofrem todos dias com esses crimes, e imagina sofrer com isso é ver seu abusador em um album de sucesso, e não com a carreira acabada
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  94. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    It's such a boring album! That's all, just boring, nothing special. Sorry...
  95. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Dababy??? Marilyn Manson??? this is unforgivable. you don't give visibility to horrible people like that unless you're an **** like them. there's no way to defend **** like that
  96. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Not good at all! People who voted him 10/10 probably just supporting him without even considering music quality lmao. Trash album
  97. Sep 1, 2021
    0
    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
  98. Aug 31, 2021
    0
    There is a significant difference between art and spectacle. Donda is a spectacle that is under produced, lacks depth, and lacks true artistry. Kanye West fans will try and defend this album with secret meanings and a blind following of their so called rap Messiah but will fail to accept the simple fact that Donda is not good. No, just because the artist has intent does not mean it is aThere is a significant difference between art and spectacle. Donda is a spectacle that is under produced, lacks depth, and lacks true artistry. Kanye West fans will try and defend this album with secret meanings and a blind following of their so called rap Messiah but will fail to accept the simple fact that Donda is not good. No, just because the artist has intent does not mean it is a good tribute and no, just because Kanye has put out good works in the past doesn't mean his new work will be of the same quality automatically. Frankly I would rather listen to mediocre stuff put out by a 15 year old on SoundCloud than Donda. Expand
  99. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    I went into this album with high expectations ( since it’s been delayed so much), but came out feeling empty. There’s not a single song on this album that I like. I hope most of y’all could enjoy it, cause I simply could not.
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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.