#THE LOX DONDA SERIES#

#THE LOX DONDA SERIES#

In September 2020, West sent out a series of tweets about his relationship with Universal Music, mostly addressing his desire to buy his master recordings back from them. Ultimately, the album missed its planned release date. In the following days, West continued to post track listings, only to subsequently delete them. West announced a release date of Jand posted a track listing for the album. On July 21, 2020, West confirmed the album title had been changed to Donda in honor of his mother, after whom he had also named his creative company.

In October 2021, the Donda Stem Player was issued, allowing users to remix the songs and adding new ones, while a deluxe edition was released on November 14.Дuring a conversation with French fashion designer MichГЁle Lamy in an Instagram Live stream on May 25, 2020, American cinematographer Arthur Jafa revealed that he was working on video material with West for a single from his forthcoming album, titled God's Country. The appearances from DaBaby and Marilyn Manson created controversy amongst audiences as a result of their separate allegations of homophobia and sexual abuse. The album has been certified platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), alongside being awarded the certification and a gold one in Canada and New Zealand by Music Canada (MC) and Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ), respectively. It reached the summit in 18 other regions, including Australia, France, and the United Kingdom, becoming West's first number-one album in the second country. It stood as West's 10th consecutive chart-topper on the US Billboard 200, tying the record set by Eminem. Donda is a nominee for both Album of the Year and Best Rap Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, while ' Jail' and 'Hurricane' have been nominated for Best Rap Song and Best Melodic Rap Performance, respectively.Дonda initially scored the most first-day streams for an album in 2021 on both Apple Music and Spotify. Some noted an improvement from West's previous work and praised the composition, though numerous reviewers criticized the long runtime. The album received mixed reviews from music critics, who were mostly divided towards its cohesiveness.

' Hurricane' was released as the lead single in September 2021, and was followed by both ' Believe What I Say' and ' Off the Grid' in November. Upon its release, Kanye West accused Universal Music Group of having released Donda without his approval, which the label denied. Themes explored include religion, Kanye's divorce from Kim Kardashian, and Donda West, whose forename is used for the title. It is both minimalist and maximalist, with darker lyrical content and the reduced use of drums in comparison to West's prior efforts. The album's style has been described variously as hip hop, gospel, progressive rap, and pop, and incorporates elements of trap and drill.

The third and final listening event was conducted at Soldier Field in Chicago on August 26, 2021. Its first public listening event was held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 22, 2021, followed by a second event there on August 5 that set a record for the biggest Apple Music livestream. West, BoogzDaBeast, Dem Jointz, Mike Dean, and Ojivolta primarily helmed its production.Дonda was initially set for release in July 2020 under the title of God's Country, but experienced multiple delays. It features guest vocals from the Sunday Service Choir, Jay-Z, Playboi Carti, Lil Baby, the Weeknd, Vory, DaBaby, Baby Keem, and Marilyn Manson, among various others vocals from Chris Brown were also included prior to the album being updated. West recorded much of the material at multiple locations in the summer of 2021, including Bighorn Mountain Ranch in Wyoming and Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Donda is the tenth studio album by American rapper Kanye West, released through GOOD Music on August 29, 2021, with distribution handled by Def Jam Recordings.

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