Most publications took this as an announcement of the album's release date, though it went unreleased on the date. He had worked with Future in the past, featuring on his single " I Won" (2014). Victor later told the magazine that it is "coming sooner than you think", explaining: "The procession is starting and it's not stopping." On January 27, 2022, West captioned an Instagram photo of his childhood home in flames with a date of February 22 along with the title Donda 2, also mentioning fellow rapper Future will serve the role of executive producer. In an interview with Complex on January 3, 2022, Victor Victor Worldwide CEO Steven Victor exclusively told the website that West had begun working on a sequel to his tenth studio album Donda (2021), entitled Donda 2. Because of its exclusive Stem Player release, Donda 2 became the most pirated album worldwide in February 2022, with emulators of the device shared online. Some were more negative towards West's vocals, though a few critics complimented certain elements of the production. Donda 2 received mixed reviews from music critics, who often criticized its subject matter, song structures, and lack of concept. It was preceded by the singles " Eazy" and " City of Gods", released in January and February 2022, respectively both of them charted inside the top 50 of the US Billboard Hot 100.Īn accompanying concert entitled "Kanye West: Donda Experience Performance", showcasing songs from the first iteration, was held by West at LoanDepot Park on February 22, 2022, selling out 47 IMAX theaters across the United States. West began the recording and production of the album in early January 2022, continuing into the next month.
More tracks were later included in updates the first of which were added the following day.
It was released as an exclusive on West's Stem Player service, with four tracks first being made available on February 23, 2022. Donda 2 is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Kanye West.
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