Donda
by Kanye West
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6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3155 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 924 out of 3155
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  1. BRssmateus
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    Although the disclosure process is complicated kanye west style I see excellent stuff in DONDA.
    you can make multiors to give zero at will.
  2. thaleskun
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    simply kanye west bro. this is the best kanye west album in years. 10/10 easily
  3. anselmojunior
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    Álbum incrível. Possuindo feats com grandes nomes do rap/hip-hop o álbum se mostra bem diverso e com mixagens singulares, saindo da mesmice da cena atual.
  4. aure123
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    The album is great. It's so funny to see reviews. it proves Kanye's point. Cancel culture is childish. They loved the album during listening sessions when it wasn't even finished. but the moment everybody saw "cancelled" artists with him - low scores for the album. A lot of people refuse to even listen - yet reviewing it. The album proves the point how so clearly. Media is a joke.
  5. Glennyso68
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    Great album. Great rollout………………………………………………,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,$$$$$$$$$$$
  6. kayzzemusic
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Album of the year. Kanye West once again surprises everyone with an album in honor of his mother Donda West. Although everyone thought it would be another gospel album like JIK, he brought a little of everything he's done in his entire career, with songs without much standard metric that everyone is used to hearing in clothing stores, makes the listener be intrigued and want to hear again and again, an album with many collaborations and not much name exposure making listeners want to know who's who in each song, big names and the return of collaboration with Jay-Z filled the fans of hope that one day Watch the Throne 2… Expand
  7. 21martinsane
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    I Love Kanye, I love his songs and how he gives himself to every lyric, it's amazing because he literally reaches for heaven with his simple, sincere heart. Donda is perfect and I hope that many people will be touched and reached by the glory of God through Kanye's life.
  8. Dronz
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    Very melodic album kinda spiritual there are some songs over there that I consider them to be the best songs I have ever heard
  9. Hoblim
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    Very good album, honest lyrics, Kanye brings the best of the features. Off The Grid one the best "drill" songs of the year. I love how in "24" Kanye and the Sunday Service complete each other. Moon is a melody classic. Jesus Lord a lott nice verses. Donda is already the best project in the year
  10. thiagohvs
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    couldn’t be better for his 10th album, a combination of all of his mastery production
  11. paulogaliza
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    Um disco sensacional que fez valer a pena a espera. a produção do disco está impecável, sonoridade diversa com o que se tem de melhor no momento, feats que agregaram muito e a genialidade do kanye no conceito é surreal.
  12. Imnotgunna
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    Amazing album the mixing could definitely be better tho __________________________
  13. Fabinzz
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    Really great work, with strong songs though the album and remarkable feat`s, a project that only stays behind his amazing work on MBDTF, a beautiful tribute to Donda.
  14. Dragoshenko
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    Executed perfectly. Production is almost flawless. No misses. Features are placed very well throughout the album.
  15. wavyboy1
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    One of the most beautiful things I have ever heard. Kanye really tried a wide variety of flows, subject matters and sonic landscapes. The whole album sounds massive.
  16. admnwt
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    Beautiful mixtape style album, not necessarily a specific sequence but Kanye doesn't fail to deliver pure quality and creativity on this project
  17. Anthonyshamoon
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of my favourite Kanye west projects and would even give it a 10 it’s definitely in my top 5.… Expand
  18. cg11t
    Aug 30, 2021
    9
    Kanye experiments with the sound of ambient music, which is new to his repertoire. He brings his usual knack for full album storytelling to the death, mourning, and acceptance of his mother's death. It is without a doubt that this album will grow and the meanings behind some of the decisions will become more evident over time. Some of Kanye's best qualities are on full display. Some ofKanye experiments with the sound of ambient music, which is new to his repertoire. He brings his usual knack for full album storytelling to the death, mourning, and acceptance of his mother's death. It is without a doubt that this album will grow and the meanings behind some of the decisions will become more evident over time. Some of Kanye's best qualities are on full display. Some of these being great production, clever and sometimes funny wordplay, and getting the absolute best out of his feature artists. Kanye gets very personal, emotional, and vulnerable. He also gets many of his features to do the same. He finally delivers some songs that fans have known about and anticipated for a year and sometimes more.

    Like many of the more recent Kanye albums, he can be often sporadic and all over the place. But that is who he is. That is the Kanye West of today and it is authentic. Some of the production, while sounding good, can be a bit rough around the edges. This has been a staple of Kanye's more recent work as well. I feel in a way, this album is the culmination of the Yeezy era we have been seeing starting with The Life of Pablo. It is a very long album, clocking in at an hour and 48 minutes if you include the four alternate versions of songs on the album. While it is very long, I wouldn't say there are really any songs worth skipping apart from Tell the Vision which is essentially an interlude. The choice to make the whole album censored is something that may change in the future but isn't surprising from Mr. West. It is a bit strange that he wouldn't have his features and himself rerecord new lines so the censorship isn't as noticeable. It doesn't ruin any of the songs, except Tell the Vision which was already a skippable track. I would prefer an uncensored version in the future.

    My personal favorite quality of the album is the soundscape and setting of the album. This is reflected in the listening parties with different scopes. Much of this album is undertoned by the sound of organs in the background. This gives the feeling of being in a void or desolate place. In the first listening party, Kanye walked around a desolate stage with nothing in "his world" so to speak. In the second listening party, he is enclosed in a single room surrounded by blackness and sometimes faceless people. In the third, he is back at his childhood home, but it is taken from its original spot and once again placed in the middle of a barren wasteland. he is now surrounded by people from his past life. Sinners, covered in black as well as Kanye.

    My only complaints are that, while no individual song is skip-worthy, it can be daunting to listen to the whole thing in one listen. Because of its length, this will be an album that people will either love or hate. Overall, there are also songs for people looking for different things. For people looking for upbeat bangers, there is Praise God, Junya, Heaven and Hell, Pure Souls, Jail, and the incredible Off the Grid. For people looking for more somber or chill songs, there is Hurricane, Jonah, Believe What I Say, 24, and No Child Left Behind. If you just want to cry, then there is Moon, Jesus Lord, Lord I Need You, and Come to Life. In a few years, this album will be remembered as a classic in true Kanye West fashion.    … Expand
  19. joyrd23
    Aug 30, 2021
    7
    This album is what would happen if Yeezus had a baby with Jesus is King...Yeezus is King

    Even if the album feels oversaturated at times with it's bonus tracks and songs which haven't reached their full potential, the musical "genius" is ​undeniably present and this album has many tracks which are objectively top 5 tier kanye. However, there's one thing that is not oversaturated on this    This album is what would happen if Yeezus had a baby with Jesus is King...Yeezus is King

    Even if the album feels oversaturated at times with it's bonus tracks and songs which haven't reached their full potential, the musical "genius" is ​undeniably present and this album has many tracks which are objectively top 5 tier kanye.

    However, there's one thing that is not oversaturated on this album, and those are the features. Fivio Foreign might have given the best verse of his career on "Off the Grid", and even kanye stepped up too, delivering his best verses in years.

    Coming back to it's musical aspect, the album's mixing doesn't seem to be that great, showing the illusion of a rushed album, which this album is certainly not in terms of its sound, even if the album doesn't have a realized theme of what it wants to be in terms of track listing and (in)consistent musical themes

    While it may not be MBDTF or College trilogy levels of greatness, DONDA proves Kanye is here to stay however controversial he may be in the public eye.    … Expand
  20. rocketbih88
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    I think people are too quick to judge this album. The more you listen to it, the better it gets. There really isn’t a single song I would skip, I liked the production on this piece.

    This album was what Jesus is King was supposed to be. This is Kanye outlining his thoughts about this stage of his life and how he returned to religion to get closer to his Mom again. Jesus Lord is a great    I think people are too quick to judge this album. The more you listen to it, the better it gets. There really isn’t a single song I would skip, I liked the production on this piece.

    This album was what Jesus is King was supposed to be. This is Kanye outlining his thoughts about this stage of his life and how he returned to religion to get closer to his Mom again. Jesus Lord is a great storytelling piece. I think the reception will be similar to Yeezus in the way that it was polarizing, but is a soon-to-be cult classic. There are a lot of tracks on this album but each one has a unique flair to it. Kanye himself is very polarizing, but you can separate the art from the artist himself. If that’s what you need to do to enjoy this album, do so.    … Expand
  21. Alexis310
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Listening to "Donda" is a cultural reset, its the oxygen u breathe, a lifestyle, an escape from this cruel world filled with thieves, its an art, the first gift you open on christmas, hug from a loved one, everything u ever wanted in life.… Expand
  22. joshualagunasss
    Aug 30, 2021
    9
    Ye realmente ha viajado al año 3021 para producir este álbum y regresó al presente para lanzarlo. Una obra de arte de inicio a fin. Considero que, a pesar de lo largo del álbum, West nos dio realmente todo lo que buscaba expresar. Definitivamente van con MBDTF y TLOP como mi sagrada trinidad kanyista.
  23. Raju_innocentxv
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am a biggest fan of ye and after multiple listenings i have realised this is my fav ye album ! Every song has a purpose, new sound , oustanding musacility! BIASED CRITICS CANT SPOIL A MASTERPIECE !… Expand
  24. arturfrankocean
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    kanye mais uma vez acertou. esse álbum é incrível!!!
    >jail
    >pure souls
    >come to life
    >moon
  25. DjRober55
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    Kanye reinventándose, sabe hacer una armonía de sonidos entre el estilo urbano moderno y góspel.
  26. PV3103
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    His best work in years, incorporating elements not only from his past works but also those of current music trends, to create an incredible and highly memorable project
  27. Alejo3
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Álbum de la década, uno de los mejores discos del año con sonidos bastante bien mejorados después de Jesus is king… Expand
  28. Rauljiemenz
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This the best album This the best album
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  29. cunha04
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    good album kanye, sounds like a well done mix of the life of pabll and jesus is king
  30. rmataylor31
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    Great album, well done Mr. West. I really liked Donda and hate the independent for rating it 0 :(
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. musicOMH.com
    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.
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  2. AllMusic
    Sep 2, 2021
    60
    Donda isn't without its highlights, but taken as a whole, it's both confused and confusing.
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  3. HipHopDX
    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.
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