The president of DaBaby’s label, though, says that’s not true. This would make sense, considering the verse addresses last month’s backlash to DaBaby’s homophobic comments. Donda came out on Sunday, though shortly before the album dropped, Kanye alleged that the release delay was due to DaBaby’s label refusing to clear his verse on “Jail Part 2,” the track that includes him and Manson. How are you doing? Do you need some water? An Advil, perhaps? The chaos doesn’t end there. Meanwhile, a bunch of his fans left some rude signs outside Kanye’s childhood home. Perhaps he and his Birkin collection have since vacated?Īnd this morning, fresh on the heels of Donda’s release, Drake enlisted a gaggle of pregnant-woman emojis to announce that his newest album, humbly titled Certified Lover Boy, will come out this Friday. The messages? An image of Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, and a text promising that Drake “will never recover.” The next day, Kanye attempted to dox Drake, posting a screenshot of the location of Drake’s haunted bachelor pad in Toronto. After he tossed a few Kanye-targeted lines into a song by an artist named Trippie Redd, Kanye posted a screenshot of a group text to which he had just added Pusha T (apparently, a rival of Drake’s). This, unfortunately, checks out.Īt some point throughout all this, Drake entered the chat. On an entirely separate and no less chaotic note, someone listed a bag of air from the first listening event on eBay for $3,333.33. (Both artists are credited on the album.) Kanye ended the night by lighting himself on fire in front of a replica of his childhood home. As did Marilyn Manson, who’s currently facing numerous lawsuits alleging sexual assault. DaBaby, who spent most of July making and then doubling down on homophobic comments, showed up to lurk behind West as the album played. Kim Kardashian, who filed for divorce earlier this year, walked out in the same white Balenciaga gown and veil she wore to marry Kanye in 2014 for what appeared to be a staged wedding re-creation. By August 5, he had emerged for a second listening party, where the twin-size mattress he’d slept on while completing the album became a prop.įor the third and final listening party in Chicago, Kanye really leaned into the chaos, bringing out a few choice guests. Days later, he emerged from the room to attend a soccer game. Afterward, West allegedly moved into a “private room” in the stadium, which looked like this. While Donda was first announced all the way back in 2020, the rollout and ensuing drama really picked up last month, when West hosted a listening party at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. ![]() ![]() ![]() At this point, it feels like every step of this album’s rollout has been mired in some form of headache-inducing controversy, confusion, beef, or just all-out havoc, and it doesn’t appear that the chaos will be ending anytime soon. Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Universal MusicĪfter an undisclosed amount of time spent holed up in a stadium locker room, Kanye West’s latest album has finally surfaced: Donda, named for West’s late mother, dropped on Sunday morning.
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