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  1. Aug 29, 2021
    2
    If anyone takes Kanye's lyrics to heart these days, or looks to them as any sort of inspiration, I feel bad for you. The man is suffering from a severe mental illness and taking us along for the ride. I can only hope he drops the mic and gets behind the boards for other people. He has a dangerous mix of mental illness and narcissism that should not be taken seriously. Any respectableIf anyone takes Kanye's lyrics to heart these days, or looks to them as any sort of inspiration, I feel bad for you. The man is suffering from a severe mental illness and taking us along for the ride. I can only hope he drops the mic and gets behind the boards for other people. He has a dangerous mix of mental illness and narcissism that should not be taken seriously. Any respectable church should still welcome him to attend, but not perform or be an influencer. And anyone letting DaBaby, Young Thug or PopSmoke on your record ain't a man of God. It's sad to watch. Expand
  2. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    When DONDA came out I ran quickly to listen to it, but it was not worth it, it sounds practically the same as the rest, nothing new or recommended
  3. 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.
  4. 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…
  5. Aug 29, 2021
    9
    Very strong album. Very few misses on the album, but when it hits, it really hits. Songs like Come To Life will go down as one of my favorites of all time. Most of these negative reviews are coming from Drake fans anyway
  6. Aug 29, 2021
    6
    You could cut at least 10 of these tracks and be left with a great album….
  7. Aug 29, 2021
    3
    So sad to see one of music’s biggest names make such an unsolid and underwhelming album.
  8. Aug 29, 2021
    10
    Kanye delivers! Great features, melodies, and concepts throughout the album
  9. Aug 29, 2021
    2
    Not nice, too much filler. Not enough Kanye verse. Very repetitive. No song really stood out to me either
  10. Aug 29, 2021
    9
    The long awaited album from Kanye, is a long and exciting journey with creative features and one of the best production we have seen in an album.
  11. Aug 29, 2021
    5
    The abuse of that distorted bass in almost every song make you tired and makes the album feel longer.
  12. Aug 29, 2021
    10
    the vulnerable raw side that Kanye is showcasing here is nothing short of a brilliant experience, the writing, the production and even the features feel as an honest attempt from Ye to capture his struggles and his demons, and how bit by bit he can conquer that evil with the help of his new found spiritual beliefs.
    GREAT WORK YE
  13. Aug 29, 2021
    2
    Álbum pouco contributivo não deixa de ser ruim mas pros padrão de kanye e pouco
  14. 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
  15. Aug 29, 2021
    8
    This one's actually good unlike his last album Jesus Is King
    The problem is that it has too many songs 27, if some were discarded it'd be a 10/10
    Jail song of the year smh
  16. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Just more typical self centered Kanye being self centered Kanye.

    In a world living in a pandemic, tragedy all around, people dying, rampant racism, i think there's no better time to focus on how Kanye West feels about his dead mother from 15 years ago after a botched cosmetic surgery. Let's not mince words. Kanye west is a deluded narcissist, and a lot of that has been seen in his
    Just more typical self centered Kanye being self centered Kanye.

    In a world living in a pandemic, tragedy all around, people dying, rampant racism, i think there's no better time to focus on how Kanye West feels about his dead mother from 15 years ago after a botched cosmetic surgery.

    Let's not mince words. Kanye west is a deluded narcissist, and a lot of that has been seen in his performances and music. This is just more of your typical, rushed (bc of quality, not due to lack of spending time on it) product that just doesn't sound well. There's some gems here, but a majority of this album is filler to stoke Kanye's ego and earn him more money. I think Kanye has absolutely lost it, and the from now on the only reason his name will be googled will be just to continue to observe his dumpster fire of a life.
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  17. Aug 29, 2021
    10
    A beautiful tribute to his late mother, with truly some of the greatest production he has ever done.
  18. 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.
  19. Aug 29, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. DONDA donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda donda Expand
  20. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    This whole track is filler. There’s so many moments where he either just randomly speeds up flow to complete a sentence to the beat, repeat words two or three times to create a pause for his next verse, or just say uh for space. He doesn’t have it anymore. Still, some beats are good. I’ll give him that.
  21. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The worst album anyone could have the bad luck to listen to. From the beginning to the end. No excuses, Expand
  22. Aug 29, 2021
    6
    In itself, the way this album was promoted was phenomenal, it's just that we were too expecting something extraordinary. A few songs I don't like (e.g. Hurricane, Come to Life, Remote Control), but there are also songs that I liked immediately (e.g. Jail, 24, Moon). I was a bit disappointed, however, I think this is a reasonably good album in terms of performance.
  23. Aug 29, 2021
    10
    He’s a terrible person, but an amazing artist, I feel like the wait was worth it.
  24. Aug 29, 2021
    9
    Fantastic album with an equally amazing rollout that was fun and entertaining. I was worried about the final product since the hype behind this was so massive, but I am not disappointed at all. I’ve been listening to it for a few hours now and I just can’t get enough. The only thing for me is how it’s censored. Now I don’t mind no cussing at all, but I really wish they didn’t swear in theFantastic album with an equally amazing rollout that was fun and entertaining. I was worried about the final product since the hype behind this was so massive, but I am not disappointed at all. I’ve been listening to it for a few hours now and I just can’t get enough. The only thing for me is how it’s censored. Now I don’t mind no cussing at all, but I really wish they didn’t swear in the first place if it’s gotta be censored. But at the end of the day it really isn’t a big deal. Great album, really give it a listen before giving it a rating just based off of your feelings for Mr. West himself. Expand
  25. Aug 29, 2021
    10
    Album of the year for me. One of the best projects he has made since My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Yeezus and The Life of Pablo.
  26. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    So freaking bad. Like really! He had his fans waiting for this!? It's like he doesn't care about the music anymore and all he gives 2 s#!+$ about is his name and making sure people know it. This fool need to go back to his roots and stop playing in the wrong sand box.
  27. Aug 29, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esse álbum é simplesmente ruim. Sem mais nada a declarar. Apenas Ruim. Péssimo. Expand
  28. Aug 29, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jail and hurricane are literally the best!!!! **** Taylor and her desperate ass "supporting" Halsey now when her album dropped like 5 days ago and wants her fans to buy and stream it to block ye but he's still going to win. Expand
  29. Aug 29, 2021
    10
    Masterful cohesive mess, emotional journey, possibly his most artistically viable work.
  30. Aug 29, 2021
    10
    After a long wait, Donda is finally here! With a lot of v collaborations and amazing visuals before the release, Kanye didn’t fail to create a masterpiece again. One of his best works up to this date.
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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.