Kanye West’s tenth studio album Donda arrived unexpectedly on Sunday (August 29), clocking in at nearly two hours and 27 tracks.
While Kanye fans celebrated the long-awaited release, there were seemingly just as many who found the project underwhelming — including The Breakfast Club co-hosts Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy.
During Monday’s (August 30) “Rumor Report” with fellow co-host Angela Yee, Charlamagne admitted he wasn’t initially impressed.
“I listened to it yesterday,” he said. “I don’t know if it’s lackluster or too long, maybe both. Upon first listen, for me, it was kind of lackluster and long. An hour and 48 minutes is nuts.
“Even without all the part twos on there, it’s just still too long and it gets exhausting. And the music, to me, sounds kind of dated.”
But DJ Envy wasn’t as gentle and decided to directly address people such as Kanye West’s manager Bu Thiam and Pusha T who have to regularly deal with Kanye and his often dramatic antics.
“Kanye is a clown,” DJ Envy said matter-of-factly. “He is a clown and a circus. He is a clown and circus, and I’m ashamed of the people around him — Bu, Free, Pusha, Monopoly … he is a clown.
“And if you don’t get your guy together — like Charlamagne said seven years ago, when he came up here and said, ‘The people around you don’t love you.’ And Kanye, the people around you don’t love you. You are a clown.”
Charlamagne agreed Kanye was surrounded by “enablers” of his “toxic behavior.”
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The Donda rollout was unsurprisingly a mess, which is likely what Envy was referring to when he made his comments. The project was originally promised on July 23, then August 6 and finally, August 27 — but it never materialized.
Kanye also held three public album listening parties — two at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium and one at Soldier Field in his hometown of Chicago — and simultaneously stirred up plenty of controversy.
On Thursday (August 26), Ye brought out DaBaby and shock rocker Marilyn Manson for the Solider Field event in attempt to make some kind of artistic statement about cancel culture, angering people in the process.
DaBaby was recently under fire for his perceived homophobic remarks at Rolling Loud Miami in July, while Marilyn Manson is currently facing several sexual assault lawsuits from 15 different women.
Lets not forget….this ninja IS bi-polar. Why is all of this shit that went on with the album shocking?
Being bipolar doesn’t make you an indecisive prick.
Kanye a clown but this dude Charlemagne basically said 69 is better than Eminem. No respect for any of your opinions after that. Clown
Facts
Album is dope. DJ Envy is not taking his own advice as he allows his co-host to make a mockery of himself every day. He is no better than Kanye’s “yes men.” I feel this comes from Kanye not being on the breakfast club in forever. He made Charlamagne look bad a few years ago too when Ye was dropping and he switched all the tracks (or he saw that the public wasnt rocking with it and claimed Ye changed it on him so he wouldn’t get crushed).
Your music takes a knock when you try to give a constant fuck off to your critics, Eminem constantly goes through this but without the public antics and fuckery. Dude is alone plain as day and since when does management care about an artist? Kinda sad to watch but he’s a billionaire so fuck it! Shout-out to Khanye!
The album is pretty damn good. Just wish it wasn’t released edited. All the bullshit antics were fucking annoying too. He still managed to sell out 3 massive shows during a pandemic and have everybody and there mom stream his album twice. I don’t think kanye gives 2 fucks about what this bum thinks of him.
Your music takes a knock when you try to give a constant fuck off to your critics, Eminem constantly goes through this but without the public antics and fuckery. the dude is alone plain as day and since when management care about an artist? Kinda sad to watch but he’s a billionaire so fuck it! Shout-out to Khanye!
Your music takes a knock when you try to give a constant fuck off to your critics, Eminem constantly goes through this but without the public antics and fuckery. the dude is alone plain as day and since when does management care about an artist? Kinda sad to watch but he’s a billionaire so fuck it! Shout-out to Khanye!
So hes an idiot but since he’s a billionaire so its ok? How fucked up was your upbringing?
Spot on DJ Envy… I have been saying this since day one!
diddy has new music soon.
No Envy and C are the fucking clowns here. Theyre only mad because he let Da Baby come on stage. Because we both know what they did to each other in the parking lot before they heard him say that. Enough said!! By the way he’s already at 350k and he dropped on a sunday so eat a dick or rather keep eating dicks. Son cant even go to school without getting picked at because y’all wanna make ass jokes with each other but Ye is the clown. No he’s the multi grammy, strong opinionated, heart on his sleave, whos impact will have an effect on music for the foreseeable future, nutting in Kim K 3- 4 times billionaire! So who the fuck are you??. Oh yeah, two closeted homosexuals, multi date raping, cancer to the culture, without a drop of creativity amongst you. And as bad as I Hate talking about C Tha God Because hes from South Carolina The State I love so much. You give us a Bad Name. Its hard enough to get up outta here and its not like you giving a helping hand to the sticks. Like Ye said, ” 50 told him go ahead switch style up and if they hate let them hate and watch the money pile up” that’s what he did then and that’s what he still doing now he’s winning by like 3 billion give or take ?
Wow your amazing and everything you say is TRUE. KEEP WINNING MA!!! Luv ya!!!
Ok Stan calm down
billionaire but signed to a label sounds legit, dude turned to p i m p in god like all kon man do, yeah he came in the game as kon man productions, nut tin in kim k int an achievement shes far from a 10 in most peoples eyes, not that i wouldnt buss 1 down her throat or get behind it but i wouldnt consider it a huge accomplishment every other dude in the industry been in it waye before kanye paid for the privilige aint bumped none of his trash in a decade but to each they own
We still talking about a guy who said slavery was a choice,woaw!
You seem to be rather invested on proving to others how genius, gorgeous and successful your man crush kanye is. It’s a little awkward that you feel the need to defend another grown man against a gossip radio show. Kanye became a billionaire because of people like you who support trash music, ugly clothes, and a megalomaniac who can’t accept constructive criticism. The overwhelming consensus is that the album is garbage. Accept it. You like it then that’s fine but the majority spoke
Kanye is manic depressive unmedicated nut and the album is trash ..the same people that was against him when he supported trump are now on his dick being a obsessive fan..fucking weirdos
Look @ Donda’s 1rst Week Fuckin Sales U Idiot, What R Yours Doin?
Lmao, says some guys who’ve never produced anything significant but a trash talking celebrity gossip show. That album is beautifully and masterfully produced and super creatively marketed. He got ppl to pay to listen before paying to listen. ??♂️ Kanye stays relevant and creative and is a tormented genius. Furthermore when artist collab with him, his creativity enables them to step up their game. Now socially he’s off lately, but pls don’t deny his musical abilities.
The breakfast club is just gossip, nobody takes Envy seriously. This Album is dope. You can tell Kayne put his heart into it. You think people just handed him a billion because he’s famous? No, he earned it, because he has more IQ then most.
I couldnt have a career like you guys do. It seems like your job is to bring eachother down. Who gives a dick about his album and the clown he is, envy wasnt you lacking at once but when dame dash checked you on being a boss NOW you got real estate OKURRRRR, and charlamange or w.e. your name is.stop the bull shit i can remember when fredo from onyx had you shooked, ready to come out your boots. When you got spanxed in front of HIT ASS 97, NOT HOT 97 FOH
This article is a “clown” and so are the people involved with this. Album is a classic and just because YE isn’t rapping about the same bs all these other “clowns” are saying y’all hating on him. Beats are colder than ever. Stop hating on the man cause none of us can even begin to think about creating something that is even a fraction as good
Album is good but no way is it a classic.
It’s not good, stop it
How blind can you be? This guy is off his medication and has completely lost it. As expected, the album is an incoherent mess. If you really cared about the guy you’d beg him to get some help.
Disappointing is an understatement. Even reaction channels are fast forwarding through and only listening to the other artists. Mental illness is a bit hard when you refuse to take your meds. It shows throughout the album.
Thought was alright. Not bad but just aint the type of music I like to vibe to.
Damn yall pised of Ye stans. Lol never really understood why a grown man tries to stick up so much for an artist they like. Its even worse on the internet. I mean they dont even know you and you out there calling people names, braggin how much succeess another man has. Get you bag up! Stop BS.
Facts, you can’t critique Kanye without his Sunday service followers losing it. Kanye has made some good albums, but he has never been a good rapper/MC. This album isn’t terrible, but thank goodness for streaming because I would be upset if I paid for it.
Stop hating on Ye Envy and CTS! The album is great!!!! I downloaded 20 out of the 27 songs. Stop hating cuz he more talented and got more money than yall ?
The only clowns here are the Breakfast Club. Sellouts and Schmucks.
Right, your mentally unstable hero that thought it was a good idea to marry a glorified porn star and run for president is just fine. These other guys are the only clowns.
YE stay winnin’! Add these bums to his list of haters.
But the album is trash
The album doesn’t really do anything for me, it just makes me go “meh”, at least compared to my favorite Ye album, Late Registration. I mean its not bad, it just ain’t for me you know?
The album is unlistenable. Since his debut Kanye went from hiphop savior to an arrogant, alt-right asshole. It’s hard to decide if he plays the clown or he is a clown, but anyway Donda is trash, and definitely not hiphop. Yes, there’s rapping on it, too, but it’s more likely a wack pop album with overrated autotune singers.
I haven’t cared about Kanye’s music since Twisted Fantasy but at least he actually has a talent and made his mark on hip hop. Charlemagne is a talentless hack that has more in common with Loose Women than anything of actual note.
Agreed. Charlemagne? Lol more like Charlatan. He’s corny. But for as much creative talent that Kanye does have, this was a sub-par effort at best and seems more like a man who is kind of lost, surrounded by yes-people. How can anyone legitimately nod their head to this like it’s some masterpiece?
Kanye is garbage!!!
Bruh bruh baysmoke
Us a lame. Cus at the same time u getting all passionate for no reason talking to these people u dont know about an artist u dont like to try and place urself on a pedestal .
Cut it out!!!!!!!
It’s garbage. My ears started to bleed after listening to it.
That album is absolute garbage. Billboard Hot TRA$H 100 is the only place it belongs. Anyone who disagrees is just as disillusioned as he is.
I dunno, I feel like this album could be a cry for help, or his rock bottom. I just honestly feel bad for him and wish he could just make music like he did back in the day. Remember when Kanye had a sense of humility in his music? I can’t even explain what the hell I forced myself to listen to but it was absolutely embarrassing to listen to. People pay for this shit?
So you mad he don’t make music that he used to make? He’s an artist in every aspect of life and has grown. Maybe you should too.
Hey erk, bottom line the music is wack
This headline is extremely misleading. Envy didn’t even listen to the album. He is just pissed off at Kanye for whatever reason. Charlemagne said he wasn’t blown away on the first listen. That’s not really “destroying” an album.
Kanye is an overinflated zealous bigot that needs more people like the Breakfast Club to give him a cold shower.
Album was too ling and needed edited badly. Some of that ambitious stuff he does needs to stay in the studio or in his car so he can listen to it hisself all he wants. I think it sounds better in his head and he probablys listens to it so much he cant distance himself from it. But as far as being a yes man, he makes guys millionaires and you think itd work if they told him to cut it out? I cant blame those guys at all, kanye has been enabled by the world not just the folks around him.
Let’s talk facts: charlamagne is a walking rapist! FACT
Dj Envy has the perfect name: dude ain’t a dj can’t scratch, can’t rock a crowd, nothing and his name is perfect ENVY= (from Latin invidia) is an emotion which occurs when a person lacks another’s superior quality, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it. Dude had the emotions of a female. And as for Angela yee, I’m truly sorry no one ever called you beautiful.
Breakfast club is only licensed because it meets a quota. Kanye stay winning!
Ye got 1 more great album in him tho this wasn’t it
While everyone sits here insulting each other’s opinions of this album and regardless of its quality which is completely subjective and based on personal music preferences. What I think is even more interesting is the fact that Kanye has proven himself a marketing genius…how much money did he make on the 3 listening events and the album didn’t even drop? Look at everyone talking about him and the album. Look at all the press this album has received and the continued coverage…look at the sales numbers already….Kanye once again has proven to the world that all his antics just ensure that he remains relevant…hate him or love him we are all playing into his game and helping him stay winning…
Yea but that can only go for so long until people get tired of his shit and want good music.
You hit the nail on the head! He’s is crazy like a FOX.
Kanye is a Genius!! And they all want a piece of it, right down to desperate Jay-Z , Drake and Puffy. What Kanye need to do, is keep all of them away He shouldn’t trust A Wicked Snake.
Besides all that, when do we get to hear some good music
There shoulda been a behind the scenes video of the creative process, that would’ve been funny as hell
All of them are in “trouble ” who needs that shit ride’n on ones back? Grow up, and get real.
Not feeling this album. I miss the Old Kanye
The new Kanya been known for trash Albums. But the New Kanya has also drop some classic albums.
Charlemagne need to tune down the make-up off his face ! And stop sounding like a hater on the Mic. Because he is not Kanye that can pull down the money like him. The only person other then Kanye is MJ that can pack a Stadium multiple times without saying a word.. that’s what you call a Genius.. Keep up the good work Kanye! May God continue to Bless you!!
Kanye art is complex and sense, i initially was underwhelmed too, but it grew on me
It took severance listens for me to get into Yeezus, 808s, and mbdtf
But I’m glad I put in the effort to appreciate them
Kanye album wasn’t bad and wasn’t great but has some amazing good songs on it. I believe the album should of been 10 songs or 12 at most. He could of stopped it but I think creativity took control. He wanted too many features and wanted to play the streaming games. Some tracks were edited where he cut verses off to fit. The production on it was amazing. Ppl mad it’s gospel.
What other albums are they comparing to this that they actually think is better?
How many albums in the history of rap is bangin top to bottom?
Charlamagne said memphis and detroit has the best rappers. Which one of them has a better album than Donda?
Ummm hello Kendrick lamar every album is a top to bottom listen and every album was better than kanyes psychotic maniac ass his album is sitting at number 5 right now ge sold 45,000 copies while Halsey sold 75,000 drake’s album just sored passed Kanye