Kanye West finally makes ‘Donda 2' available on streaming platforms, 3 years after initial release
Rapper and producer Ye (formerly Kanye) has finally made his album 'Donda 2' available on streaming platforms three years after its initial release. His tenth studio album was made available only on the Stem Player, which was a device he developed in collaboration with a British company called Kano Computing. The artiste received a lot of flack for this decision, and many loyal fans refused to buy the product just to listen to one project. The album has been released under the artiste name Donda.
The album has found its way onto Spotify and YouTube Music but is yet to be released on Apple Music and consists of 18 tracks. Artistes like XXXTENTACION, Don Toliver, Migos, Jack Harlow, Travis Scott, Playboi Carti, Baby Keem and Future are featured in the album. Fans will be curious about most of these collaborations, as since the initial release, Ye has burnt many bridges, and his standing in the industry has changed quite a bit.
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Kanye's sequel to his popular album from 2021 was recorded in Los Angeles and Miami under his own label, YZY, with Future acting as the executive producer. West has decided to keep Kim Kardashian 's SNL monologue in the track 'Sci-Fi', even after their recent rifts and legal battles. The monologue had Kim talk about Kanye's successful career as a musician and a husband, and she called him 'a talented, legit genius who gave me four incredible kids'.
Kanye's last studio album that was launched on streaming platforms was Vultures 2, which he released with rapper TY Dolla $ign. According to both fans and critics, the album was far from the usual quality that is expected from Ye, with the entire album trying to balance an experimental sound with Kanye's classic style. The album List, however, was Bully, which he released on YouTube as a short film. The film had Kanye's son Saint fighting masked wrestlers while the entire album plays in the background.
Listen to 'Donda 2' here
One has to wonder whether this is an attempt to get back in the good graces of fans, peers and critics after Kanye went on an unhinged streak on X (formerly Twitter) earlier this year.
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