Drake and Kanye West have been hot topics since both artists delivered their new albums, Certified Lover Boy and Donda, respectively. Unless Kendrick Lamar finally drops his long-awaited DAMN. follow-up, that’s likely not going to change any time soon.
Case in point, Akademiks shared a screenshot on Tuesday (September 7) that allegedly shows a text exchange between Kanye and an engineer who was working on Donda. The conversation doesn’t go well, and the engineer is fired for his apparent lack of punctuality.
The messages begin with Kanye texting the unidentified person at 9:34 a.m., “Good morning. Let’s work.” Roughly two hours go by with no response, so Ye supposedly texts, “You’re fired. Go home.”
The person on the receiving end then responds, “I’m really sorry. I have no excuse. I set an alarm for 7:30am. And for whatever reason my phone wasn’t alerting me. I woke up at 11:08 to missed calls and got dressed as fast as I could. Lou was already on his way to get boogz and they just got here. I didn’t call back right away cause I was in panic trying to find a ride. I know this is unacceptable. I’m sorry.”
Kanye then writes back, “Stop texting. Go find God.”
According to longtime producer Mike Dean, the Donda sessions were no joke. In a recent interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, the infamous weed-loving creative touched on the process to complete the long-awaited Donda album. He also made it clear just how integral the three public Donda listening parties were to finalizing the project.
“It was interesting,” he said. It was grueling, lots of hours, lots of changes. Came out great though. For this album, it was… I mean, Kanye had three listening parties. So each listening party was like a test kind of. And after each one, I think he wanted … I can’t talk too much about his process.
How Kanye West 'Donda' Listening Parties Were Crucial To Finishing The Album
“He took all the information he got from everyone, including online reviews, personal friends’ reviews, and he just kind of digest it all and adjust the album the way he wants. I definitely looked at how the crowd moved to different songs … because I was up in the top of the stadium, deejaying the whole thing. I was up in a little circle. No, I was just up on a house, maybe four layers up, next to the top layer, running the songs off my computer.”
Donda finally arrived on August 29 with features from JAY-Z, Travis Scott, Lil Baby and more. The project debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with over 327,000 total album-equivalent units sold in its first week, marking Kanye West’s ninth consecutive album to land in the coveted spot.
The man is a hard worker i’ll give him that.. demands perfection from his people as well..
Karma is a bitch. Watch Kanye gets his.
I think your right in the karma sense , but listen to pure souls Kanye has a serious god complex , I get he is worth an ~ 6billion but he don’t need to be on that Bezos tip.
Kanye has his and everyone hates it. Good that excuse making sorry motherfucker couldnt get to work because he was probably out partying telling everyone hes working with Kanye. Yes go find god now bitch
You have got the be a stupid motherfucker to waste an oppornitunity to work with Ye like that. It is that or maybe he fell asleep from listening to that boring Donda music Kanye recorded and let me tell you it is not easy to wake up from that
Dudes an engineer for a Kanye album and he’s “trying to find a ride” lol tf… I would think if he made it that far he’d atleast have a car
Not all engineers paid and Kanye records random places. Person could just be renting an apt, no vehicle.
Yeah I just googled it, avg 70k… still tho, you ain’t working with no blueface or skinny9 or whatever lol, you working with KANYE WEST, rent a car if you have too.
Uber is a thing. Lyft is a thing. Taxis are a thing. Hotels right next to the stadium are a thing. I’m sure Kanye pays WAY more than 70K. Dude fucked up. You should be there at 8am if you’re working with ANY multi Grammy winning artist. Let alone a dude that’s a billionaire.
Man had 3 listening parties because he was so scared of negative reactions.
Thats kinda how bi polar and other mental health disorders work bro
Keep believing that
So you’re saying Kanye isn’t mentally ill and obsessive compulsive? LOL. Keep believing THAT.
I mean, he isn’t wrong. If I am Kanye West, or any signed, successful artist with a budget, and I have to call you repeatedly to get you to come to the studio….., you just proved that you are not worth my time. And you don’t value your career at all if you are blowing off Kanye Wes
Hey look, it’s a Fake Christian Gay Ray Charles.
Hey look, it’s that 30 year old moist guy still staying in his mom’s basement and has never owned anything in his life.
You’re describing yourself again, buddy. I’m sorry the pandemic and a lack of education caused you to lose your home but look at the bright side….at least Yeezus has arrived. Maybe you can pray to him for so deliverance.
He got alot of nerves fuc@#! Sell out!!!
Rest your moist self.
Ooooooppppppssssss. Maybe show up at work at 8 every morning regardless of what time he wants you there.
What a bum, he fvcked up this engineer
I’m sorry, nothing about that turd is God related.
He is a user, and adulterer and all round creep.
Very Christian attitude there Kanye.
He was already late when he sent first text. Otherwise he wouldn’t have sent the “let’s work” in that case it’s much more reasonable even quite nice of a boss as far as you’re late texts go. Then hours of being ignored, until he was fired. Then he rambles on about panic and waiting on a ride. Come on. Absolutely nothing wrong with how he handled it.
this guy is working with ye and doesn’t wake up until 11am? talking about his alarm? then he wants us to feel sorry for him? ye texts you reply in 5 don’t act cute
Everybody can say this and that abt. Ye but at the end of the day how many of yall bosses are happy when you late. When given a opportunity like this i dont give a damn if you had to sleep in the parking lot stupid be on time, you working for KANYE WEST………….
How about fire your engineer for the crackling noise at the end of pure souls!!! Wtf. Remaster the track.
uhm the crackling noise is most definitely a stylistic choice of using texture for the part in the song, sounds like it could be just intentional saturation from using analog equipment probably to make the organ sound vintage so its for vibe my friend. Master sounds fine.
donda is garbage
Yikes!
Ever heard of Early bird gets the worm? Him waking up at 11 shows how responsible he is, he missed his opportunity, and all the other excuses made it worst, Dumb ass. Go find God ??♀️