It is definitely a good thing that he delayed the album and has moved into the stadium to complete it.
With this being said, if what we heard at the listening party is anything to go by, many tracks seem unfinished and should be tweaked, in my opinion. I like to have faith in his creative process, and I believe he only wants to release a record when he is 100% satisfied with it. However, I do feel that Kanye will release the album. I have to say, I am not honestly expecting it to drop on time. In the interval between the first date and the new date, other titles were considered, including Donda With Child.Īfter all of this malarkey, Donda is finally slated to release on August 5. However, the record simply didn’t release, with Kanye not uttering a single word about it. The album was originally supposed to release on July 24, 2020.
DondaĪll of these previous delays all led up to the most devastating blow of them all, Donda. After enduring a Tidal-only release, and tracklist changes, The Life of Pablo was officially released to all streaming platforms on April 1, 2016. This was Chance the Rapper’s fault, though, as he insisted that the track “Waves” be put on the album. Surprise, the record did not drop on that day. In a move that foreshadows what we recently witnessed with Donda, Ye hosted a massive release party for the album on the 11. The date was then later announced to be February 11, 2016, with Kanye posting and altering many different tracklists. This record was originally supposed to be released in 2014, under the title So Help Me God. After this, the date was again changed to November 22, and it was released on time following the third change. After announcing that the record would not follow the school theme of his previous records, the date was changed to October 12. In the Summer of 2010, Kanye West’s fifth album did not yet have a title, but it did have a scheduled release date of September 14. However, Kanye then decided to release his record one month earlier, on November 24, stating he felt it was finished and he wanted fans to hear it as soon as possible. It was originally slated to drop in October of 2008, but then the date was changed to December 17. The release of Ye’s fourth album is somewhat of an anomaly compared to the others. His ears work like he’s on some daredevil super shit.” This shows the value of quality to Kanye when it comes to his art. This may seem like a lazy excuse, but his former manager John Monopoly is quoted saying “He’s so meticulous. The explanation given was that the record was just not completed. The release date was originally July 12, 2005, then August 16, and then finally on August 30. This one has some differences, though, as there were two delays. Late RegistrationĪs if this wasn’t enough, Ye’s sophomore album, Late Registration, was also delayed, this time even longer. This was due to parts of the album being leaked during December of 2003, leading to Kanye reworking the album. After originally being slated to release on January 27, 2004, The College Dropout was pushed back a total of fourteen days and was instead released on February 10. It is a bit ironic how the first album by Kanye West was also the first to be delayed. Here is a definitive (hopefully) list of every delayed Kanye album. Due to Kanye’s rich history of delaying, or just straight-up canceling records, many fans of his tend to disregard anything he says in terms of dates and times. is about to drop a new record?!” and then the giddy response of “Let’s Gooooooo!” However, deep down, they knew that there was a very slim chance of the album actually releasing (or at least on time). There was the occasional “Hey, man, did you hear that the G.O.A.T. However, to many Kanye West fans, all of this hubbub meant next to nothing.
This event, coupled with all of the recently surfaced photos of Ye wearing various masks, circulated massive amounts of hype for the project. At the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, Kanye West was hosting a listening party for his upcoming album Donda.