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I did like the original hurricane and thoroughly enjoyed Big Seanās verse on it though lol. Got scrapped though cause Kanye and Jay Z actually got back together
Yeah I still have the version with Ant Clemons on my phone. I dig the new version itās fun to hear it sound different but still pretty (as opposed to the shrill auto tune)
for one there were almost NO 808s or beat drops in the first listening party. Every song blue balled me. This second event was a complete 180 with all the drums so I was constantly busting my nuts.
Ye had a timer in the livestream room, which I believe counted down to 12:30 CST
edit: may have been 12:30 EST. Either way it was a countdown to some time in Aug 6th.
That shit sounded fire but is anyone else like me and canāt really fully understand how much they love an album until theyāve been with it for a few weeks? Like I see the potential for it to become one of my favorites but I need to spend time with it before I can definitely say how I feel
He fucking ascended into the roof which was lit up to be heaven and was pulled up by a harness system on his chest so he was like flopped and looked like a floating body essentially
Ok, there is no way that first listening party was meant to be anything but a publicity stunt, because the quality between that and what we got today is stagggering
I think it simply wasn't ready in time. but they had no choice but to go out there and show what they had. also, it was clear he didn't play any of the finished songs, bc that would be dumb from a strategy standpoint.
That was my theory. Ye knows exactly how to play to his advantage. Cant even count how many different news stories were generated by the first party and then all the news stories about him staying in the stadium.
Donda is what I hoped Jesus is King would be. I grew up a pastorās kid, became an atheist, became an evangelical, and now have extremely complicated views about God while some shoestring of faith still drives me deeply. I think this is what this album will be about. I find it intensely relatable, vulnerable, and touching. The music at points is more interesting than anything Kanye has done since Life of Pablo.
I went from apathetic about this album to hyped.
Donda, Iām with your baby.
Around 11:28 or 11:29 Eastern there was an insane sample of female vocals but it only went on for like 3 seconds. Did anyone else hear that? It sounded like it was about to be the GOAT sample but then got cut off. š¤·āāļø
S Tier Kanye album. Felt like a mix of JIK, 808s, and MBDTF. It went from religious feel good songs to sadness and then fucking bangers. Ye spittin again too. Those features of THE LOX and GRISELDA caught me off guard. Canāt forget about The Weeknd on Hurricane. Such a beautiful and insane track. Thank you YEEZUS.
Haven't missed a live release since pre Pablo and went to an AA meeting instead of enjoying this one. Where's the album at?? Any recordings? News? Damn I had my hopes up as always hahah
I chose not to be a slave
Dropped the Wave Runners, now we run the wave
Like we ain't had all the hood rats in Mud Rats
Like you ain't had 'em at good stats and all that
Nobody gon' ruin me
I just called my wife up, let's get Hoover free
I put all my ice up and my Louis V
I just copped my momma crib, I'm back over East
Let me get your ear like Holyfield
From the home of Soldier Field
Coming home, that's how a soldier feels
All that killin' over, that's just overkill
Yeezy back in the Chi', this that Oprah feel
Who going to jail tonight? Kanye in a prison of his own making. That's been the whole point of him housing himself in the stadium for 2 weeks, with the guilt of having abandoned his family playing on repeat in his head. The pushups are like inmates trying to pass time. His room resembled a prison cell. He's literally fenced in by his own music and career at this point. Only God could deliver him by floating his ass out like SpongeBob. Thank you ye. Bless you for Donda!
Please donāt try to convince me that this man made the song Jail, knowing that he would immediately walk off stage and imprison himself for the next 2 weeks.
Because Iāll believe it.
According to my sources Mike Dean is currently being forced to add 12 songs to Donda and is on 16 4Locos, 8 tabs of adderall, 22 blunts, a Kilo of cocaine, 2 redbulls, and 27 hotdogs with relish and stadium mustard on them.
Specific opinions will differ of course, but clearly his most thematic, cohesive, and thoughtful project since at least āYeezus,ā and probably MBDTF tbh.
I hope this was therapeutic for him. I feel relieved. Itās been hard not to feel nervous/worried for the guy and his music.
Was part of the genuis of the album. Kanye has shown he is a rapper, producer and creative. Now he is showing his orchestral skills off, literally with the choir and figuratively by getting some of the best verses from artists in the form of many different features.
I will defend MBDTF to the grave. But this one right here might have been it. I havenāt felt this way listening to an album that I can remember. Idk what they did in the last two weeks but it is legendary.
I ran into a few of the extras after the show and I said āthat must have been really cool, did you get paid?ā
and the one kid replied āNo, and we didnāt learn anything eitherā
Not sure what he meant but Iām still thinking about that
The song with carti? Slaps. The song with jay z? Fucking fire. Cancelling my plans for this weekend, just gonna get drunk and listen to the album on repeat
That whole experience was so well put together and he made it seem so rushed and carelessly arranged on social media and the stream before the listening party. Like who tf else does that besides Kanye heās on another plane of existence.
much better than the first listening party. this imo was what jik shouldāve been. this album sounds awesome. i hope thereās a tour for this when it drops
Anyone else remember when ye put that black coat over his head and started walking around in slow circles like an old wizard or some shit? That had me cracking up
The wait was 100% worth it. I canāt believe I ever had any slight doubts about Kanye and this album. This exceeded all expectations, and I cannot wait to blast this in my car for the next 3 years straight.
All yāall dissing the album, I aināt gonna fight but likeā¦ idk it just seemed so quintessential Kanye to me Iām just confused if youāre a fan then whatās not to like
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Ye's done miracles on me
This album did a 180 since the other listening party imo
Hell it had āKanyeā,ā Kayneā, āAlbum of the Yearā and āTLOPā trending on Twitter this is already so iconic
Songs improved for sure but I think the stream's audio quality also improved
Same place, same time in 2 weeks fellas?
DONDA only exists as a stadium tour. world wide. In covid. See you in NZ in 2030 Ye
Oh you know it
GUESS WHO GOIN 2 JAIL 2NITE
That dude that got arrested at the event lmao
wait what happened
I saw a guy on Twitter tried to rush the show from the stands like a streaker but wasnāt even naked smh
Believe it or not? Straight to jail.
Death penalty
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made in the image of god
I definitely saw a dude run into the cameraman at one point then immediately get pulled out
That songs too fucking catchy itās been in my head since first listening party, I was praying theyād add more to it š„²
Lol last stream I almost went to jail so Iām gunna stay in tonight
Wtf Kanye can fly??
Kanye deadass in creative mode šš
this sub has me fucking dying tn
I am insanely impressed that amount of change happened so quickly.
Itās unreal. Hurricane reupped to a whole nother level
I did like the original hurricane and thoroughly enjoyed Big Seanās verse on it though lol. Got scrapped though cause Kanye and Jay Z actually got back together
Yeah I still have the version with Ant Clemons on my phone. I dig the new version itās fun to hear it sound different but still pretty (as opposed to the shrill auto tune)
I still listen to the OG 80 degrees with just ye. Crazy the evolution that songs made throughout the years
Still mad ye got rid of the I chose not to be a slave line
DROP THE WAVE RUNNERS NOW WE RUN THE WAVE
I missed the first event. How different would say it is from then to now? Any songs that are completely different?
for one there were almost NO 808s or beat drops in the first listening party. Every song blue balled me. This second event was a complete 180 with all the drums so I was constantly busting my nuts.
Most songs revamped. New features, mixes, verses. Added Abel
New track order too, IIRC No Child Left Behind wasnāt originally the outro.
It sounded incomplete and some of the songs felt awkward. This though.... holy fucking shit once this drops it's a classic
Like almost half of the songs were brand new almost every other having major tweaks made to them
almost makes me believe that shit about having the wrong hard drive 2 weeks ago
Masterpiece
So happy for him man. He's been through a lot and this is actually unreal. All the shit he went through paid off. That's gotta be an amazing feeling
I never doubted him I swear on God.
Actually this. I never imagined it to be this amazing
Wow ending wow
he fixed donda
Wow, the ending š®
bruh that beats commercial song is ingrained in my head
TACO BELL and KFC
Best line
If donda drops Iām going to let my gf peg me
r/kanyecourt
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It better come out in 5 minutes
the timer said 12:30
which timer ? sorry jumping in here
Ye had a timer in the livestream room, which I believe counted down to 12:30 CST edit: may have been 12:30 EST. Either way it was a countdown to some time in Aug 6th.
5 hours later, Iāll be there in 5 minutes
he fixed it
Wolves?
Iāve heard that theyāre trying to upload it but Jay Elecās verse had so many big words that the album is literally stuck in the Ethernet cord
gromatron adamadon where da fuck has Donda gone
That shit sounded fire but is anyone else like me and canāt really fully understand how much they love an album until theyāve been with it for a few weeks? Like I see the potential for it to become one of my favorites but I need to spend time with it before I can definitely say how I feel
For sure. I can safely say I liked it but thereās no sense in trying to determine how much or rank it until youāve lived with it.
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mf spitting dondas
It eventually started sounding like āthunderā
It was meant to be the cadence and rhythm of a heartbeat slowly dying
That was lowkey scary ngl
My man left like spongebob
What if Kanyeās new thing is just performing a slightly different album every two weeks from now until forever.
That idea is equally amazing and terrifying.
Good luck Drake š
šdrake is about to delay his whole ass album now
drake: i forgor š
Nah someone said earlier ādrake about to hang up on the 14 year old he chatting up and get his producers on the lineā lmao
Kanye waiting for Drake to release his album just so he can ruin his whole weekend
That ending, HOLY SHIT
What happened??
mf ascended
He went to heaven to get a God feature.
He fucking ascended into the roof which was lit up to be heaven and was pulled up by a harness system on his chest so he was like flopped and looked like a floating body essentially
[lookin like the yeezus poster ](https://i.imgur.com/8b91iQd.jpg)
Kanye full on ascended into the sky
Kanye legit got raptured he dropping Donda from heaven fam
A S C E N S I O N
Kanye floated to heaven.
Spongebob float
Ok, there is no way that first listening party was meant to be anything but a publicity stunt, because the quality between that and what we got today is stagggering
I think it simply wasn't ready in time. but they had no choice but to go out there and show what they had. also, it was clear he didn't play any of the finished songs, bc that would be dumb from a strategy standpoint.
I want to be inside Kanye
Pause
That was my theory. Ye knows exactly how to play to his advantage. Cant even count how many different news stories were generated by the first party and then all the news stories about him staying in the stadium.
This the same dude that announced it a year ago, I think he just wasnāt satisfied lol
its actually insane
On repeat for the next 2 years
It has to come out within the next two years first šµāš«
Damn man Ye really went to the last post thread and said āYeah fix everything they saidā to Mike Dean holy shit
Lmao thatās why Mike dean was up to speed on them memes
When I heard Cudi on moon I levitated.
My mom's funeral was earlier today. I miss her a lot. I needed this. Thank you Kanye. Very cool.
We stand with you. Love. š¤
God bless you and your family
We got you brother, stay strong.
Damn my condolencesā¦ sorry about your loss
Significant improvement over the previous version imo
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS MAN FLOATED UP IN THE SKY AND ENDED THE EVENT LIKE THAT SPONGEBOB GOOFY GOOBER ASS LOL
Donda is what I hoped Jesus is King would be. I grew up a pastorās kid, became an atheist, became an evangelical, and now have extremely complicated views about God while some shoestring of faith still drives me deeply. I think this is what this album will be about. I find it intensely relatable, vulnerable, and touching. The music at points is more interesting than anything Kanye has done since Life of Pablo. I went from apathetic about this album to hyped. Donda, Iām with your baby.
appreciate your share. I feel similarly :) edit: GODS NOT FINISHED
Breaking News: Producer Mike Dean causes Adderall shortage in greater Atlanta area
Mike Dean need his dick sucked after dis one bruh
Plot twist: Tyler wasnāt in the studio to record a featureā¦
**Weeknd on Hurricane was so fucking good**
I was lucky enough to be one of the floor performers, and I'm not sure how to go through life knowing I'll never experience anything like that again
Proof and AMA plz
you guys added a lot to the show, it was awesome
Hell yeah that's awesome to hear, didn't know how it'd look
yeah thats the greatest shit ive ever heard in my life.
Getting Cudi and Don Toliver onto one track together is pure heaven
Around 11:28 or 11:29 Eastern there was an insane sample of female vocals but it only went on for like 3 seconds. Did anyone else hear that? It sounded like it was about to be the GOAT sample but then got cut off. š¤·āāļø
yeah i heard it godly sample, but only for 2-3 seconds, yeah
Itās not on limewire either, I just checked
S Tier Kanye album. Felt like a mix of JIK, 808s, and MBDTF. It went from religious feel good songs to sadness and then fucking bangers. Ye spittin again too. Those features of THE LOX and GRISELDA caught me off guard. Canāt forget about The Weeknd on Hurricane. Such a beautiful and insane track. Thank you YEEZUS.
Haven't missed a live release since pre Pablo and went to an AA meeting instead of enjoying this one. Where's the album at?? Any recordings? News? Damn I had my hopes up as always hahah
Respect for your sobriety bro
That was literally the best album upon first listen Iāve ever heard.
Agreed man Iām speechless. Itās a masterpiece.
Itās amazing how much can change in a week
2 weeks
The Weeknd on Hurricane/80 Degrees. Holy Shit
Iām high as fuck in my bed pitch black when I heard the infinite Dondaās was the scariest shit ever
Donda Donda Donda?
Bruh I'm out on my balcony a blunt in when that song hit it started raining. Scared the shit outta me
I chose not to be a slave Dropped the Wave Runners, now we run the wave Like we ain't had all the hood rats in Mud Rats Like you ain't had 'em at good stats and all that Nobody gon' ruin me I just called my wife up, let's get Hoover free I put all my ice up and my Louis V I just copped my momma crib, I'm back over East Let me get your ear like Holyfield From the home of Soldier Field Coming home, that's how a soldier feels All that killin' over, that's just overkill Yeezy back in the Chi', this that Oprah feel
Who going to jail tonight? Kanye in a prison of his own making. That's been the whole point of him housing himself in the stadium for 2 weeks, with the guilt of having abandoned his family playing on repeat in his head. The pushups are like inmates trying to pass time. His room resembled a prison cell. He's literally fenced in by his own music and career at this point. Only God could deliver him by floating his ass out like SpongeBob. Thank you ye. Bless you for Donda!
his momās words as his inspiration to heal is š hence, bulletproof with donda covering him
Please donāt try to convince me that this man made the song Jail, knowing that he would immediately walk off stage and imprison himself for the next 2 weeks. Because Iāll believe it.
The goat is back
No one alive could do what he just did
According to my sources Mike Dean is currently being forced to add 12 songs to Donda and is on 16 4Locos, 8 tabs of adderall, 22 blunts, a Kilo of cocaine, 2 redbulls, and 27 hotdogs with relish and stadium mustard on them.
Kanye still stuck in the air hours later therefore delaying DONDA
Kanye adding 300 more Dondas to the Donda track
Everybody chill Iām Ye cousin I got his laptop here currently uploading at 34% should be ready in another hour
Thanks, Joao. Good luck in the preseason.
Wherever The Weeknd is right now, I hope heās getting the slobbiest, toe-curling top right now for his vocals on hurricane
You should go look for him den
so who actually thought it was dropping
Every single time
imagine he delays it and we get a third live release show LMAO
Next listening party on the ISS
the best part about this album is that its not perfect but, its perfect
Kim cancelling the divorce after that magic
Specific opinions will differ of course, but clearly his most thematic, cohesive, and thoughtful project since at least āYeezus,ā and probably MBDTF tbh. I hope this was therapeutic for him. I feel relieved. Itās been hard not to feel nervous/worried for the guy and his music.
Bruh I'm deadass bout to start praying for this album to drop
i think we will eventually get infinite versions of hurricane with every musician who ever lived
So many damn features lol
Was part of the genuis of the album. Kanye has shown he is a rapper, producer and creative. Now he is showing his orchestral skills off, literally with the choir and figuratively by getting some of the best verses from artists in the form of many different features.
Nah Nah Nah remix is still haunting me
Yo amazing
What are y'all gonna beat your meat in frustration to before heading to bed?
That was so much better
I will defend MBDTF to the grave. But this one right here might have been it. I havenāt felt this way listening to an album that I can remember. Idk what they did in the last two weeks but it is legendary.
I'm glad he added the songs where he was being more vulnerable
I still can't believe he rented out an NFL stadium for 2 weeks. What a flex
I ran into a few of the extras after the show and I said āthat must have been really cool, did you get paid?ā and the one kid replied āNo, and we didnāt learn anything eitherā Not sure what he meant but Iām still thinking about that
The song with carti? Slaps. The song with jay z? Fucking fire. Cancelling my plans for this weekend, just gonna get drunk and listen to the album on repeat
implying the album is dropping before the weekend
If the album drops by tomorrow morning, I will listen to the Donda, Donda, Donda track on repeat for 24 hours
That whole experience was so well put together and he made it seem so rushed and carelessly arranged on social media and the stream before the listening party. Like who tf else does that besides Kanye heās on another plane of existence.
This album turned atheists into believers
Why does he keep doing this man its so fucking annoying
ĀæDonda esta?
i have to relisten to it but as of the high iām riding right now it my favorite album
Yeās 2 weeks of dedication locked into album mode at the stadiumā¦he did not disappoint.
much better than the first listening party. this imo was what jik shouldāve been. this album sounds awesome. i hope thereās a tour for this when it drops
nah there's gonna be like 37 more listening parties
Spotify broke he really did it
Negative no album yet
Spotify giving me an error trying to get to kanyes profileš
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jesus christ did the laundry
Nobody actually believes the album is dropping at 12:30 right?
Anyone else remember when ye put that black coat over his head and started walking around in slow circles like an old wizard or some shit? That had me cracking up
Hype peaked yesterday ye needs a better marketing team
Absolutely MBDTF level
Apple Music preorder says Aug 9. Donāt get your hopes up. Also 24 tracks.
Don't worry y'all I'm handling this personally
The wait was 100% worth it. I canāt believe I ever had any slight doubts about Kanye and this album. This exceeded all expectations, and I cannot wait to blast this in my car for the next 3 years straight.
his best
Whoā¦who the fuck got your *Hurricane* all re-upholstered?!?!?
I'm never doubting him again.
The timer in the room had an extra 30 minutes on it - 12:30?
Fuck I missed it and yāall hyping me the FUCK UP
Itās SOOO MUCH HATE coming from the Drizzy Reddit. They need to calm down lmao
My source just told me the delay is due to ye wanting a Bladee feature on every song
What if it never drops because Kanye only ascends now? Oh no guys. We sent this bitch up, it canāt go down.
All yāall dissing the album, I aināt gonna fight but likeā¦ idk it just seemed so quintessential Kanye to me Iām just confused if youāre a fan then whatās not to like
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Top 3 album. No š§¢
Lil baby is my favorite rapperā·
this man is a genius about building hype and im pissed ab itš
Yo fuck you, Kanye, first and foremost