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. lukelikesmusicc
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    Most of the hate is from people that think the album is bad because there are some alleged abuses, regardless of that, separating the art from some of the artists (like 1 on 1 song) This is an amazing album. It hits home and is super emotional. WILL TAKE MULTIPLE LISTENS TO UNDERSTAND, there is so much meaning behind each song, this will be a new listening experience and can be superMost of the hate is from people that think the album is bad because there are some alleged abuses, regardless of that, separating the art from some of the artists (like 1 on 1 song) This is an amazing album. It hits home and is super emotional. WILL TAKE MULTIPLE LISTENS TO UNDERSTAND, there is so much meaning behind each song, this will be a new listening experience and can be super enjoyable if you actually make an effort than half listening to it once because you actually miss most of it. I know people that were hating on it but could not even name one feature, give it a chance... You might just fall in love.… Expand
  2. davidaebiffi
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    Kanye West delivered a true musical masterpiece of inestimable value. It sounds so mature and I can feel like this is just like Yeezus. It’s just too ahead of its time and when people will get it it’ll be too late. Thank you Ye that’s just what we needed
  3. enbnh
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    This album is not just a simple album, it's a perfect album it's a work of a lifetime. U know i started listening kanye with Yeezus this album was a inspiration for my way of thinking, with Donda i find again this inspiration.
    Now i want to talk about these featuring BRO Playboi Carti is a **** goat on off the grid same for Fivio    This album is not just a simple album, it's a perfect album it's a work of a lifetime. U know i started listening kanye with Yeezus this album was a inspiration for my way of thinking, with Donda i find again this inspiration.
    Now i want to talk about these featuring BRO Playboi Carti is a **** goat on off the grid same for Fivio



    **** drake
    **** drake
    **** drake    … Expand
  4. Simochaker
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    This is the most beautiful album I've ever heard , despite it being nearly 2 hours long when you finish it ur surprised that you think it's short , i have no words literally , Kanye west did it again
  5. Franklin2050
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    Truly an incredible album, and no doubt the rightful winner of AOTY.

    Notable songs include; Donda, Come to Life, Jesus Lord, 24 and Believe What I Say.

    Not surprising to see this album is breaking a countless number of records given how great it is.
  6. thekingofh
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    There is a reason why Ye is the GOAT. Amazing album, brings me close to tears
  7. andre_pg
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    Takes you on a one and a half hour journey starting with Kanye calling for his mother in the dark and an awesome opening track about him letting loose. The album continues with the best feature parts any of the featured artists ever brought to light and great compositions. After the title track Donda the album takes a break and starts sounding more beautiful and nostalgic but alsoTakes you on a one and a half hour journey starting with Kanye calling for his mother in the dark and an awesome opening track about him letting loose. The album continues with the best feature parts any of the featured artists ever brought to light and great compositions. After the title track Donda the album takes a break and starts sounding more beautiful and nostalgic but also uplifting with more meaningful lyrics reflecting on change in life, religion and family. The album peaks on the track Come to Life with an incredibly gorgeous piano sample and Kanye describing his lowest points to the listener. After a perfect closer track the album leaves you with what feels like a deeper understanding about how religion and his mother, even in the afterlive, helped Kanye keeping up his faith and becoming the man and father he always wanted to be.… Expand
  8. omward567
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    best album I have heard this year for sure. kanye easy hits as 10 rating east
  9. JaytiW93
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    Donda opens with a rhythmic chanting of the rappers late mother’s name and sets the tone for an unorthodox, compelling and at times even unsettling journey in to the mind of arguably the 21st centuries most influential artists.

    The project has been a long time coming and faced numerous delays in a campaign that has drawn attention and criticism in equal measure and the added attention has    Donda opens with a rhythmic chanting of the rappers late mother’s name and sets the tone for an unorthodox, compelling and at times even unsettling journey in to the mind of arguably the 21st centuries most influential artists.

    The project has been a long time coming and faced numerous delays in a campaign that has drawn attention and criticism in equal measure and the added attention has not been unwarranted. Donda contains Ye’s largest and most diverse collection and of songs and at times the albums length can feel daunting and the addition of the pt2 remixes can feel a little like an effort to market the rappers upcoming Stem Player (a device which allows users to remix and edit songs on the fly) but no album containing instant classics like Hurricane, Jail, OK OK, Heaven and Hell and the Lauryn Hill sampled Believe What I Say (Kanye’s most dancefloor ready cut since 2016’s Fade) can be considered anything but a 10/10 especially in today’s landscape of albums only serving as a vehicle for Tik Tok targeted singles and lacking substance, Donda has heart, beauty and genuine emotion and is well worth a listen, play around with it, edit the order, cut the songs you choose, do anything just don’t ignore it.    … Expand
  10. Bubba2077
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    Some of Kanye's most personal and best work. Roll out was incredible. There is something for everyone to enjoy in this album.
  11. Oluwafemi
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    Something different from the norm, Kanye once again breaking barriers. his best work since TLOP. Loved every bit of the album. 10/10
  12. Blinkangels182
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    Some absolute feels although out this album. From start to finish I don’t feel the need to skip an entire track.
  13. hassouss
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    The production is very good, Kanye’s use of organ and gospel beats in the more gospel-y songs is very good, and the rap and drill aspect is equally very good. We saw a phenomenal feature from Fivio, and a strong verse from DaBaby, unlike anything he’s ever previously done. Other features have performed very well, such as Travis, Roddy, and Cudi. The only song I wasn’t a fan of was Tell TheThe production is very good, Kanye’s use of organ and gospel beats in the more gospel-y songs is very good, and the rap and drill aspect is equally very good. We saw a phenomenal feature from Fivio, and a strong verse from DaBaby, unlike anything he’s ever previously done. Other features have performed very well, such as Travis, Roddy, and Cudi. The only song I wasn’t a fan of was Tell The Vision. Most of the bad reviews are due to the people not liking Kanye as a person, or due to his beef with Taylor and Drake.… Expand
  14. Ethan1gk
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    One of his greatest albums. Haters will hate the media hates him is deranged about this new album
  15. DrMemes
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    This is not an album of dance tracks. Many of the tracks do not even feature any sort of discernible beat. I would say that it is a sonically accurate way to represent what I personally felt when my father passed away: as if the back track of the world had ceased and there was little rhyme or reason to everything. and I was not even as close to him as he was to his mother - the albumsThis is not an album of dance tracks. Many of the tracks do not even feature any sort of discernible beat. I would say that it is a sonically accurate way to represent what I personally felt when my father passed away: as if the back track of the world had ceased and there was little rhyme or reason to everything. and I was not even as close to him as he was to his mother - the albums namesake. Instead, there are droning organs giving a sense of church service - there is mourning interjected with moments of joy at the glory of just being alive and gratitude for the creator and bursts of posturing. This is not an album for someone looking for bangers - tho there are a few. This is not music meant for post modern nihilistic sentiments - hope is the prevailing message. Ignore the negative press surrounding specific features. It makes thematic sense to have Dababy and Manson. Not a record for everyone but its worth exploring at least once to listen to an artist unlike any of their contemporaries bare his truth.… Expand
  16. Pedrozanin
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    Álbum que expressa bem os sentimentos de sua vida a surra na juliette que não é artista
  17. RicarDoom
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Powerful album, not for everyone and it's ok no to like it but it's so inspirational and beautiful.… Expand
  18. mbadelaide
    Sep 3, 2021
    10
    AMAZING MUSIC. Kanye is the GOAT! This album is literal experience on so many levels. You cry, you jam out and you fell euphoric. The production on this project is literally more that amazing and is insanely unmatched by any other artist. I think this could be one of Ye’s best work. Kanye is a genius with suck amazing talent, making music that literally alters every single emotion in aAMAZING MUSIC. Kanye is the GOAT! This album is literal experience on so many levels. You cry, you jam out and you fell euphoric. The production on this project is literally more that amazing and is insanely unmatched by any other artist. I think this could be one of Ye’s best work. Kanye is a genius with suck amazing talent, making music that literally alters every single emotion in a person. This is also a beautiful tribute to his mother!!… Expand
  19. yungcola
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Incredible collection of songs. From jail to off the grid to keep my spirit alive to come to life, this album is FILLED with instant classics. Seeing the super low ratings have to only be a product of Kanye having Marilyn Manson and Dababy on the album. Don’t let external factors cloud your judgement, this album is incredible.… Expand
  20. Allie5
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    I enjoyed whole album experience aparat of tell the vision which is miss for me.
  21. Fantonto
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    Gracias Kanye, muy cool Escuchar moon y come to life es lo mejor que me ha pasado en meses, que bonito suena el AOTY
  22. Poseidon528
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    Sonically this is another style that ye pursues. Tracks here fulfill all tropes a rap album needs to fulfill while still pushing the constraints of music as Kanye always does
  23. CJack8
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    What an album. The pinnacle of artistry in the generation, pushed though a genre-bending experience.
    As you can tell by the score distribution, the album is polarizing, however the run from Jail to Ok Ok; might be the best 7-song-string on any album ever.
  24. Iliamerk
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    Honestly I think Donda is fire. Jail, God Breathed, Off the Grid, Praise God, Ok Ok, Junya, Moon, Heaven and Hell, Keep my Spirit Alive, Jesus Lord with Jay Electronica, Tell the Vision, Lord I Need You, Pure Souls, No Child Left Behind. All great songs. How can you not like these songs?

    Love the choir sound, the emotional energy, the organ and piano melodies. Partial critics upset at    Honestly I think Donda is fire. Jail, God Breathed, Off the Grid, Praise God, Ok Ok, Junya, Moon, Heaven and Hell, Keep my Spirit Alive, Jesus Lord with Jay Electronica, Tell the Vision, Lord I Need You, Pure Souls, No Child Left Behind. All great songs. How can you not like these songs?

    Love the choir sound, the emotional energy, the organ and piano melodies. Partial critics upset at features because of their political stance show how unfairly rated the album is.

    And I cannot sell my soul!    … Expand
  25. Poopybutt123
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    DONDA IS a masterpiece regardless of the controversy surrounding it. I enjoyed listening to it in its entirety, finally something that's not all about sex, money, and drugs. The album is a cultural reset that will influence generations for many years to come.
  26. KendrickYe
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    The Taylor and Drake stans will never win. Ye will always make the best music.
  27. Lalenques
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    This is going to be the best HIp Hop album of 2021 and, at least for me, this is a top 5 Kanye project.
  28. junkboi709
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    Another album that's way ahead of it's time, only 2 skips (first track, Tell the Vision) out of 27 tracks, other than that, this album shows that Ye still got it.

    So many good tracks, Jail, God Breathed, Off The Grid, Hurricane, Praise God, Jonah, Ok Ok, Junya, BWIS, 24, Remote, Moon, Heaven n Hell, KMSA, Jesus Lord, New Again, LINY, Pure Souls, Come to Life, NCLB.
  29. bezzihanks
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    this album had an amazing rollout and absolutely excellent addition to kanyes discography
  30. Jjgonzalez1005_
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    DONDA is an absolute masterpiece and here's why. Firstly, it captures the stages of grief Kanye has expressed while dealing with his mothers' death. Second, once again Kanye brings the best out of the features, to the extent where a couple of them have one of if not the best verse of their career so far. Thirdly, Kanye consolidates his position as a GOAT in the industry by being able toDONDA is an absolute masterpiece and here's why. Firstly, it captures the stages of grief Kanye has expressed while dealing with his mothers' death. Second, once again Kanye brings the best out of the features, to the extent where a couple of them have one of if not the best verse of their career so far. Thirdly, Kanye consolidates his position as a GOAT in the industry by being able to excel in different genres of music (rap, drill, pop, gospel, to mention a few present in DONDA). Finally, DONDA reflects how Kanye disregards everything the media and general public tries to "cancel". He finds the best out of artists like DaBaby and Marilyn Manson, which have definitely acted very wrongly in the past. However, he disregards it at he knows their artistic potential (aiming to pardon everyone and get them closer to God). And by the way, this is MY opinion. I still have mixed feelings about these two on the album, but I've tried to ignore their actions and focus on their ART.… Expand
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53

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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