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Soulja Boy Wants All The Smoke With Kanye West Over ‘Donda’ Snub
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Kravitz / Getty Soulja Boy is not cutting Kanye West any breaks. Big Draco’s online assault on Yeezy continues to heat up. As spotted on Complex the “Kiss Me Through The Phone” performer is still in his feelings about not making the final cut on Donda. In case you have been living under a rock Soulja recorded a verse for “Remote Control” but when the much delayed and hyped LP finally dropped his verse was missing. Naturally he felt a ways and took to social media to express himself. According to the rapper that has done everything first, Kanye told him he loved the verse and would be making the album. The tweets ranged from the album’s sales performance “Donda flopped” to challenging the Chicago, Illinois native to a fight “I wanna fight, Do u k...
Charlamagne Tha God Critiques Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Album
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Robin L Marshall / Getty Since the Sunday drop of Kanye’s highly anticipated album, Donda, many users on social media have been praising Yeezus for his damn near two hour long album as it has its fair share of slaps on it. DJ Envy for one isn’t interested in partaking in the love fest and won’t even listen to the album as he’s soured on Kanye West in recent years going so far as to call him a “circus clown with the stupid jacket and big shoes.” But his The Breakfast Club co-hosts Angela Yee and Charlamagne Tha God have taken in the album in its entirety and while they do like the project, The God called it “lackluster” and like many of us they felt it was a tad bit too long. “I think if you scale the project down to like 12, 13 records, it can be a great ...
“DONDA” Is Finally Here: Listen to Gesaffelstein’s Production on Kanye West’s 10th Album
It was a rocky road to DONDA—speckled with last-minute delays and controversial performances—but Kanye West‘s most anticipated album has finally hit streaming platforms. In true Ye fashion, the record flaunts a staggering list of features, producers, and songwriters. Among them is Gesaffelstein, who is credited as a producer on three DONDA cuts. The electronic music luminary famously contributed production to two songs on West’s iconic 2013 album Yeezus, “Black Skinhead” and “Send It Up,” both of which also feature French compatriots Daft Punk. The robots weren’t included this time around, but Gesaffelstein held his own with some incredible work in the studio. At a length of nearly nine minutes, “Jesus Lord” is dark ...
Kanye West Says Universal Released ‘Donda’ Without His Approval, DaBaby’s Presidential Support Got Him Spot
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty Kanye West finally released his latest album, Donda, on Sunday (August 29), but it hasn’t been drama-free. According to Ye, the project was released by Universal, the home of his Def Jam recording home, without his permission. Yeezy took to Instagram—where else?—to reveal the conundrum. “UNIVERSAL PUT MY ALBUM OUT WITHOUT MY APPROVAL AND THE BLOCKED JAIL 2 FROM BEING ON THE ALBUM,” wrote Ye in all caps, so you know he’s peeved. “Jail” is the track with Jay-Z and Francis and the Lights while “Jail Pt. 2” features the same beat with the lineup additions of DaBaby and Marilyn Manson. West also shared, and deleted, texts between him and his A&R/manager, Bu Thiam, that it was DaBaby’s management who wasn’t clearing his verse on “Jail Pt. 2.” H...
Kanye West’s New DONDA Stem Player Puts Music Production In The Palm of Your Hands
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Kanye West might be on to something here. The rapper, who might be known as just Ye if he has his way, is currently on tour across the country playing an album his fans can’t even get their hands on. While all this is going on, West continues to express his interest in the tech world. The embattled rapper’s tech branch of his YEEZY company unveiled its new Donda Stem Player that will allow users to “customize any song,” basically turning any regular old joe into a music producer. According to The Verge, Ye’s website states the device will cost $200 and will allegedly ship sometime this “Summer” with his album DONDA. So basically, we’re not holding our breath till we see this thing in the hands of actual people. As far as the specs...
Gesaffelstein Revealed as Producer of “Jesus Lord” From Kanye West’s “Donda” Album
It turns out Gesaffelstein is included in two songs on Kanye West‘s Donda, an album that fans fear may never release. Last month, we learned that the iconic French electronic music artist produced the track “No Child Left Behind” off the album, one of the most anticipated in recent memory. We’ve now discovered that he’s teamed up with West on a second cut titled “Jesus Lord.” While Donda has not been officially released, fans have uploaded clips of the track after it was debuted at his various listening parties and livestreams dedicated to the new album. As you can hear in the video below, the lengthy track also features fabled rappers Jay Electronica and The LOX. Although West is known to frequently change elements of his unreleased tunes, the vers...
COVID-19 Vaccine Shots Being Offered At Anti-Vaxxer Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’ Chicago Listening Event
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty In more Kanye West news, while you still can’t get your hands on his album DONDA, you can leave his listening session vaccinated against COVID-19. The New York Post reports fans who feel like wasting their time listening to West’s unreleased album at his upcoming Chicago listening event held at Soldier Field Stadium Thursday (Aug.26) can also get the COVID-19 vaccine. While the vaccine will be available, the publication reports that masks and proof of vaccination will not be required to attend, a huge difference from the Lollapalooza music festival that required attendees to prove they were vaccinated or tested negative for the virus. TMZ reports that more than 1,500 doses of the Johnson & Johnson and the now FDA-approved...
Kanye West Recreating Childhood Home For ‘DONDA’ Listening Tour Stop
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty The saga for the release of Kanye West new DONDA album continues. In the latest publicity grab—it is what it is—for what’s become a traveling tour, Yeezy is recreating his childhood home for the listening event at Chicago’s Soldier Field. Apparently, the “Power” rapper is building up a model of his old Chi-Town crib in the stadium, as seen below. Recently, besides tofu beefing with Drake, Kanye West wiped all the photos from his Instagram feed except for one—an image of his aforementioned childhood home on the South Side of Chicago. Well, there are more pics now, though. The first pair of DONDA listening sessions were held at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. West seemingly took up residence in the arena, claiming he would be compl...
Producer Mike Dean Dispels Rumors He Left ‘DONDA’ Team: “It’s Fans Who Are Toxic”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Marc Piasecki / Getty Legendary producer Mike Dean is refuting rumors that he is no longer working with Kanye West for his highly anticipated album, DONDA. The veteran producer confirmed he has been at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta attempting to finish Kanye West’s long-delayed DONDA album, but after rumors began to fly that he had walked away due to a “toxic environment,” Dean spoke out to dispel the claims. Dean took to Twitter to reveal that he is still working on Kanye’s tenth studio album adding, “People read too much into tweets. Lol.” Dean continued, blaming the media for “taking things out of context”, before noting that he was simply giving a fan a”shoutout.” “I mean toxic fans asking question u moron writers. Jesus. People take shuto...
Kanye West ‘Donda’ Album Has New Release Date, Again
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Kanye West’s 10th album, Donda, has yet another new release date. Don’t say we didn’t tell you that Yeezy’s pump faking is nothing new. It was way back on Thursday, July 22 that Kanye West held a listening session at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the new album. The reviews were generally positive—hey, a last-minute Jay-Z verse—but at the strike of midnight on Friday, July 23, there was no album to be found on streamers. Then it turned out that Kanye West was shacking up in MB Stadium and was holding yet another listening session Thursday, August 5. Once again, the reviews were generally positive and it seemed like an even lengthier project—this time The LOX got a last-minute look. But besides the most devout of Yeezy Stans, most ...
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Producer DJ Toomp Tells The Truth About Kanye’s ‘Donda’ Thus Far [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty While this might be one of the most anticipated albums of the year it is clear Donda is quite ready yet. DJ Toomp wasn’t totally impressed by what he heard from Kanye and gives his reasons why. As spotted on HipHopDX the famed producer sat in on an interview with B High ATL. While they discussed several topics during their sit down he was asked about his experience recently at Yeezy’s album listening event at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. He admitted he was floored by vibes during the live event but walked away feeling underwhelmed by the material. “I would really love to help him put that album together,” he admitted. “I want to hear some more lyrics, man. Definitely beats. But as far as the artist, I want to hear lyrics. W...
Balenciaga Creative Director Slotted To Curate Kanye West’s 2nd ‘Donda’ Listening Session
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Kanye West is switching things up for his second Donda listening session. He has selected Balenciaga’s Creative Director to curate this week’s event. As spotted on High Snobiety the rapper is hosting an additional get together for his fans to soak in all the vibes from his forthcoming album. According to the media outlet Yeezy has enlisted the talents of Demna Gvasalia, Creative Director of Balenciaga and co-founder of Vetements, to oversee the festivities. Naturally the announcement took not only his fans by surprise but also the fashion industry alike. Demna is one of the game’s most influential figures and has the track record to prove it. Under his reign the luxury brand produced the Balenciaga Triple S sneaker....
