Kanye West is finally ready to unleash his long delayed Donda album. Following a private listening party in Las Vegas over the weekend, a taste of the first official single arrived on Tuesday (July 20) via Beats By Dre and YouTube after initially debuting during Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
Titled “No Child Left Behind,” the snippet came with a video clip featuring U.S. track and field sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, who was banned from the Tokyo Olympics for a positive drug test earlier this month, sparking a massive debate in the process.
The caption also confirmed the project’s release date of Friday (July 23).
“.@itskerrii doesn’t need you to let her do anything,” it reads. “Scored and edited by @kanyewest. Featured track is ‘No Child Left Behind.’ DONDA is officially out in 48 hours!”
The one-minute clip begins with Sha’Carri Richardson in the starting position, getting ready to take flight as she bumps the track through the new Beats By Dre Studio Buds.
Toward the end of the video, details on a “DONDA Listening Event” pop up, revealing it all goes down Thursday (July 22) at 8 p.m. EST on Apple Music.
Kanye West's New Album Arrives This Week According To Justin Laboy
On Sunday (July 18), REVOLT TV personality Justin Laboy revealed Kanye had played the album for him in its entirety at the Las Vegas event and claimed it was an instant “classic.” He also noted Lil Baby was at least one of the project’s special guests.
“Kanye played his new album for me & @KDTrey5 last night in Vegas. Man listen!” he tweeted. “The production is light years ahead of its time, and the bars sound like he’s broke & hungry trying to get signed again. Any artist who plan on dropping soon should just push it back Face with look of triumph #Respectfully.”
He added, “This Kanye x Lil Baby record so crazy. Y’all gon leave that mf on repeat ALL DAY & NIGHT. BABY REALLY A GOAT. LETS ARGUE. His name is @kanyewest & this new album he’s dropping this week is a classic. DONT @ ME #Respectfully.”
As for the album’s content, there’s reportedly no Kim Kardashian slander on it despite the couple’s impending divorce. According to Page Six, Kanye doesn’t speak negatively about Kardashian at all, even though there was a rumor circulating online he compared living with her to “prison” on one of the songs.
“Kanye actually played the song for Kim personally before the listening party,” an insider close to the former couple reportedly said. “It’s emotional and personal. Not negative at all.”
What the fuck was that? I can’t believe ppl still listen to Kanye. Shit is trash.
nice try at trolling :/
dont know how after a 20 sec snippet you call this trash but whatever
That song in the snippet commercial sounded like it was going somewhere! But I will say that Kanye west hasn’t had a good album since Graduation.
MBDTF was one of the greatest albums of the last 20 years dumb dumb.
That was shockingly bad…
Looks like we getting another faith+1 type of shit. I at least hope there is bangers like wash us in the blood. Other then that it is what it is.
Wait pple still checkin for his music? Lmao
Absolutely right. We keep hoping that there is something left in there. Doesn’t look like there is.
Kanye has no faith . He is an absolute scumbag. I’ve never listened to his albums ever, I refuse to listen to this little weak nobody. I. Sorry I know there is alot of Kanye kardashian fans but im a real person and im checking for isaiah rashad next week . At least he raps from his heart and not his bank account balance. Kanye is abit like Drake. So bankable and fake and controllable its sickening cos then there fans become controllable.
Just remember this… much like drug addicts , they target weak minded people bcos they are weak minded themselves and this gives them some sort of validation due to the control they are under. Kanye is aware of what is going on. He isn’t no Christian or follower of Christ (the king of all Kings) , Kanye is and always will be A slave to the Zionists. What kind of a Christian murders his own mother ?? Seems to be a recurring thing in “hip-pop” these days…
Where are the MF drums? Where’s the 808?
Let’s argue and don’t @ me? Is this guy schitzophrenic
Sounds like the Phantasm church scene. I’d definitely check it out though
Clout chasing
Another case of making bad music, but it’s gospel so sometimy Christians will cop the album on some religious obligation, and won’t listen to it again after the first day.
If you listen closely, you can hear Satan farting loudly into the wind. Enrage him. Still don’t see how you can go from worshipping himself (Satan) to worshipping God but still hangout and work with LBGTQ artists? Those two don’t mix.