Kanye West‘s Donda stem player — the innovative device that allows users to curate their own listening experience by customizing individual components of a song — is finally making its way to those who ordered one, and it comes with a few surprises.
According to various social media posts from fans who’ve got their hands on the product, Kanye’s Donda stem player features three new songs in addition to the original 27 album cuts that are available on streaming services.
The most notable of these new songs is the André 3000-assisted “Life of the Party,” which Drake leaked on his SiriusXM radio show in early September at the height of his reignited rivalry with Kanye.
While 3 Stacks’ lauded guest verse remains intact (albeit censored, much like the rest of the album), Ye’s combative verse from the leaked version, which heard him return fire at his OVO nemesis, is replaced with his original verse that Tyler, The Creator praised as “warm and true.”
“Southside gang mentality way heavy,” Ye raps. “I was thinking out the box even in a Box Chevy/And my favorite art teacher name was Mrs. Levy/’Round the time I learned to put my feelings to a medley.”
“Life of the Party” also features an outro from DMX, borrowed from a viral video of him attempting to comfort his daughter during an amusement park ride, as well as sampled ad-libs from The Notorious B.I.G. during Kanye’s hook.
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Additionally, the Donda stem player contains “Up From the Ashes,” a song originally recorded for Kanye West’s previous album Jesus Is King, and an updated version of “Never Abandon Your Family,” which was played during Kanye’s first Donda listening session in Atlanta back in July (but was cut from the final tracklist).
Elsewhere, Kid Cudi‘s guest appearance on the Young Thug-assisted “Remote” is restored. It’s unclear whether these new Donda songs will make their way to streaming services or remain stem player exclusives.
Unveiled just days before Kanye West‘s 10th studio album hit streaming services in August, the Donda stem player was developed by Ye’s Yeezy Tech brand and the electronics company Kano.
The game-changing gadget features four touch-sensitive light sliders that allows listeners to manipulate a song’s “stems,” including vocals, drums, bass, samples and more. It appears to be just the first step in Mr. West’s foray into the tech industry.
The Donda stem player is available through Kanye West’s official website for $200.
Legend. Despite what all of these shitheads say nowadays, he’s still a legend and his music is still better than most. Donda isn’t MBDTF, but it is far better than 95% of the garbage released today.
crazy how his fans been calling people who critisize his music “oldheads” for years now they act like ones literally
First, you assume I am one of those fans who have been calling his critics “old heads.” You are incorrect, I’ve never done it, so your comment instantly loses all validity. Second, it doesnt make sense to call his critics “old heads” because the dude has been in hip hop since the mid to late 90s. He is old school, he is new school, and he has been the one over the past 20+ years innovating like no other hip hop artist. I have no issues with people who dont like him, believe what you believe, but his music is better than the best majority of these newest dudes. I’m at an age where I witnessed eminem, dmx, nelly, kanye, lil wayne, 50 (I’m blending a cpl classes) all come in as new guys, then drake, kendrick, sean and j Cole were the new school, and we’ve had another 2 “newer schools” since the late 00’s class but who is still around? Those dudes (minus nelly, 50 and dmx who failed to evolve. RIP X, one of my faves). I like some newer music, every class of rappers has solid artists, and I have continued to like “new music” for over 20 years, but Kanye’s new is better than these new dudes and that is undeniable.
This boy still raping his ‘fans’ LOL pull out already Khanye! shout-out to Khanye!
“the innovative device that allows users to curate their own listening experience by customizing individual components of a song” I have no idea WTF they mean by this. Why are headphone people so fucking weird ? I listen to 95% of my music in the car on MP3 so I dont get it.
You can arrange the songs your way. For example you can turn on or off: drums, samples, instruments, rapping, features, etc basically everything. I think it is a great idea. I might buy such thing in the future if it becomes a trend.
basically, it lets you “adjust” the individual parts of a song i.e. the vocals, drums, bass, samples etc. so if you wanted to, you could listen to “hurricane” without the vocals or “off the grid” without the beat, for example.
Ok I get it now. It basically mimicks what a producer or mixing technician can already do. I mean it makes sense if youre into that sort of thing. I mean it would be more fun if you could do your own remixes. Its not incredibly hard to find an instrumental on youtube though if your goal is just to listen. Personally, as a listener I could care less about tweaking a song unless its to make a full on remix.
shit gay
Dear Kanye: Like Frozen…let it go, let it goooo
Donda won‘t get any better by all these versions. It’s mediocre at best
Still a number one album that went platinum. We get it. You aren’t happy with your existence.
Lol no sweat yall don’t want to buy the thing don’t buy it just enjoy the new music and stop bitchin lmao that track w 3 Stacks is hot and uk it
the last thing we need is everybody’s unmixed projects out there with the sync all screwed up
This is why the american dream is dead. These pieces of garbage cock riding dreams. Filthy rich with no real contribution to humanity. Your all stupid
*You’re
TRASH
That André verse is really something else, but as if we really need any more Donda tracks.