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. Tcoch28
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    Kanye is the greatest artist of all time and honestly saying anything that contradicts that point makes you sound like you don't care about black people.
  2. AllanAstro
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    From beginning to end, Donda is everything we have waited for, simply put, leaks we heard and loved, make their place on DONDA with a refined form. Including a variety of songs that were never heard before (as albums should be presented)
  3. andrevborba
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    I simple don't have words to describe how important is that album. Kanye made, in my opinion, his best album of the last years. It's powerful, amazing feats, great melody, an construction really beautiful.

    But for some brainless, this is trash because it's "not the old kanye" I can only see a new kanye, and the most artistic moment of his entire career. And if you give this 0 because of    I simple don't have words to describe how important is that album. Kanye made, in my opinion, his best album of the last years. It's powerful, amazing feats, great melody, an construction really beautiful.

    But for some brainless, this is trash because it's "not the old kanye"

    I can only see a new kanye, and the most artistic moment of his entire career. And if you give this 0 because of DaBaby or Manson, please, do a favor, go sleep, go get a job, just not come to give some bad rating with this trash argument    … Expand
  4. caurinox1
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    Donda é como ir á igreja - sendo você cristão, ateu, religioso ou o qualquer outra coisa que você seja- aos domingos.
    Vou explicar: Kanye West representa aqui a pessoa que vai a igreja. Ele tem mil problemas, ele está se divorciando, vai ficar um pouco mais longe dos filhos. Ele perdeu a mãe, ele sofre com isso. Ele não tem mais a mãe aqui pra dar colo a ele quando ele precisar e isso    Donda é como ir á igreja - sendo você cristão, ateu, religioso ou o qualquer outra coisa que você seja- aos domingos.
    Vou explicar: Kanye West representa aqui a pessoa que vai a igreja. Ele tem mil problemas, ele está se divorciando, vai ficar um pouco mais longe dos filhos. Ele perdeu a mãe, ele sofre com isso. Ele não tem mais a mãe aqui pra dar colo a ele quando ele precisar e isso machuca. Kanye teve uma infância difícil, tem cicatrizes, tem dores e tem lembranças dos tempos em que tudo era difícil. Mas as coisas estão melhores? Algumas sim, outras não mudaram e parecem até imutáveis. E os conhecidos dele? Também tem dores, também tem problemas, também tem perdas. E ele os absorve. Nós absorvemos as angústias alheias também quando o angustiado é alguém por quem temos apreço. E agora ele tem as dores e questões dele e as dores e questões de, sei la, mais 5 pessoas. Isso tudo enfrentando um divórcio, pensando nos filhos, na mãe, nos problemas que estão ao redor dele. São muitas coisas.. mas estamos na igreja. Quando tudo parece não ter sentido, quando tudo parece nos levar para a ponte mais alta da cidade que nos convida para dar fim em tudo alguém estará lá para nos salvar? Não nos salvar, tipo, impedindo que nos joguemos da ponte. Pergunto se alguém, de fato, estará lá para nos salvar? Para salvar ele?
    Deus está, pelo menos em teoria. Nossos antepassados e os antepassados dos nossos antepassados já tinham o costume de se agarrar na fé quando precisavam de um Salvador que não se encontrava entre os homens. Esse salvador é Deus? Quem sabe se ele existe? Mas se não chamar por ele, por quem ele irá chamar? Quem é que vai nos salvar?
    Um domingo na igreja é um dia em família. É pra ser um dia feliz, um dia de cantar junto ao coral, de ser grato por estar com quem mais amamos, por mais que alguns ambientes religiosos sejam extremamente tóxicos, o que aquilo e aquele significa pra ele é maior do que isso. E o momento de estar na igreja aos domingos é o acalanto para uma alma que sofre por mil motivos. Uma alma negra, de um homem negro, de alguém que tem tudo e todos contra si, de quem é invalidado e atacado a todos os momentos, de quem está constantemente vendo sua cabeça sendo oferecida a pseudo-justiceiros que pensam estar numa posição segura para fazer julgamentos. Eles realmente julgam, mesmo que sua vida não seja exemplo para nada e nem para ninguém. E eles não se vêem lá, eles não se vêem em Donda. O que eles vêem é um homem negro que é um alvo fácil, o que eles vem é alguém que eles podem atacar gratuitamente, afinal quem irá defende-lo depois de tudo? Quem vai salva-lo?
    Essa bagagem que levamos para a igreja costuma pesar, ye sabe disso.
    Perturbado com a própria perturbação e a perturbação do perturbado, Kanye faz nascer o álbum Donda..

    Uma visita à igreja aos domingos.    … Expand
  5. Edgar_XD
    Aug 30, 2021
    5
    Se siente incompletp, asi de simple, se siente como un monton de cosas producidas y compuestas en un par de horas en vez de sentirse como un album
    Que enorme decepcion
    Simplemente siente flojo, medio terminado y eso apenas
  6. erikadizon
    Aug 31, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. rubbish album rubbish album rubbish album
    rubbish album rubbish album. rubbish album.    … Expand
  7. celticnature
    Aug 31, 2021
    0
    You can find anything in this album, except Jesus. This wouldn't be a problem, if this wasn't supposed to be a Christian record. Kanye should never have invited a r*pist to be in it
  8. Daiisen
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    Desde mi punto de vista uno de los mejores álbumes del año,

    Totalmente innovador, contiene bastantes elementos que en muchas ocasiones se sale de lo que uno está acostumbrado, la producción está a un nivel muy por encima de lo habitual, un trabajo muy espiritual y completo.
  9. Prettymermaid
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolute Masterpiece!!! It's sad that "critics " can't properly do their job and simply review the material given instead of using this album as a platform for Woke points. This is some of Kanye's best work. Period.!… Expand
  10. SandyCheekz
    Aug 31, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sick as heck … Expand
  11. smejacobb
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    It doesn't deserve the hype at all. So boring and lengthy. Sounds like each song is just a loop, repeating over and over.
  12. rudahjunqueira
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    this album is just trash, it doesn’t show any growth at all. kanye can do better
  13. Diegour77
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    ewww im shaking crying and throwing up this album is terrible he should retire
  14. Mariora
    Aug 31, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Trash does anyone really listen to him and enjoyed it ???? duh. Only wish this album fails… Expand
  15. kolbert
    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.
  16. Peterrrr
    Aug 29, 2021
    10
    Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
  17. MikkelArndt
    Aug 29, 2021
    10
    This is Kanye Greatest piece of art yet. Perfectly capturing the essence of what it means to be fearless, Hopeful and Scared and how his believes and his upbringing has helped through the harder times in his life.
  18. Romnan
    Aug 29, 2021
    9
    Really beautiful album, I have a couple minor complaints which takes away one point but it's still beautiful.
  19. Lukenz2001
    Aug 29, 2021
    10
    Amazing album, one of the best in his discography. How can you listen to jail and not be amazed
  20. JesusEmilio
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El mejor álbum de la década insuperable,magistral, simplemente perfecto sin errores como siempre nos ha entregado kanye su vida y su trabajo… Expand
  21. Jsanity
    Sep 4, 2021
    10
    Beautiful eulogy dedicated to his mother. We don’t need no drums!! Another classic to add to Ye’s discography
  22. Johnny33
    Aug 29, 2021
    10
    Anyone who rates this lower than an 8 is listening with preconceptions, instead of opening their heart. Ye is back and this is the best he’s been since TLoP. This is an album that is heartbreaking, cathartic, uplifting, and bangs at the same time. It’s a meditation on grief. It is an audioprayerbook written by a man still finding his faith, and how important and transformative God can be,Anyone who rates this lower than an 8 is listening with preconceptions, instead of opening their heart. Ye is back and this is the best he’s been since TLoP. This is an album that is heartbreaking, cathartic, uplifting, and bangs at the same time. It’s a meditation on grief. It is an audioprayerbook written by a man still finding his faith, and how important and transformative God can be, if you open your heart and love others. It will be hard for any other album to approach the perfection that Kanye’s put out with “Donda” - a sure contender for AOTY. 10/10… Expand
  23. spadilla911
    Aug 29, 2021
    10
    Album of the year Just the rollout process itself shows us the genius Kanye is.
  24. Quieteron
    Aug 29, 2021
    10
    2021 Album "Donda" is not what I would consider a album it's a experience thousands of years of human evolution has lead to this album 10/10
  25. Arturo2w
    Aug 29, 2021
    10
    Simplemente god, buen álbum en todos los sentidos, diferentes ritmos sin bajar la calidad del disco
  26. Kozabyte
    Aug 29, 2021
    9
    Really good album, almost every song is a hit, some songs go really hard while others are calm adding variety to the album. Censoring and the track "Tell The Vision" are disappointing though.
  27. pvaishnav
    Aug 29, 2021
    10
    This album speaks to your soul.

    Kanye never fears experimenting with his work. And this album is the perfect example of this. He is the real GOAT.
  28. tomstakes
    Aug 29, 2021
    8
    Kanye has delivered a beast of an album with a tremendous track list of 27. All the songs don't need to be here, that's for sure. However, this does not take away from the fact that some of his best music since 2010 sits on this record. His synth use on the album shines brightly on tracks like Hurricane and No Child Left Behind. Some of the features on this album do fall flat, however theKanye has delivered a beast of an album with a tremendous track list of 27. All the songs don't need to be here, that's for sure. However, this does not take away from the fact that some of his best music since 2010 sits on this record. His synth use on the album shines brightly on tracks like Hurricane and No Child Left Behind. Some of the features on this album do fall flat, however the ones that hit hard really elevate some of the tracks. His lyrics are divisive and at times comical, which is what fans of his have come to accept over the last few releases. This is mixed in between heart felt lyrics however that we really haven't spotted since 808's and heartbreaks.

    Some say less is more, but in this situation we'd rather more than none at all. A solid album that could have benefited from some trimming.    … Expand
  29. rodrigoher
    Aug 29, 2021
    9
    Una joya, sin duda Kanye nos sorprende cada que lanza un nuevo álbum, el álbum está muy bien estructurado, la mayoría de las canciones son excelentes, las demás son buenas, puedo destacar entre las mejores, a mi gusto, Heaven and hell, Hurricane, Moon, Believie What i say, entre itras, en conclusión una gran obra, disfrutabke si eres oyente casuak,, claro si lo escuchas sin prejuiciosUna joya, sin duda Kanye nos sorprende cada que lanza un nuevo álbum, el álbum está muy bien estructurado, la mayoría de las canciones son excelentes, las demás son buenas, puedo destacar entre las mejores, a mi gusto, Heaven and hell, Hurricane, Moon, Believie What i say, entre itras, en conclusión una gran obra, disfrutabke si eres oyente casuak,, claro si lo escuchas sin prejuicios maliciosos, y oara los seguidores de Kanye, simplemente perfecto y lo que se tenía esperado dezde hace años, gran álbum de un gran artista… Expand
  30. Mantatay
    Aug 29, 2021
    8
    Like if TLOP and JIK had a baby and that baby was rad as hell. There are a few songs that could have been shortened or even omitted but this is a damn good album. So many great features. The production is elite, but that is always the case with Ye. I think most will consider this a return to form.
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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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