After finishing "JESUS IS KING" in 19 years, Kanye began to prepare for the production of "DONDA";
After the release of the track list was exposed last Year 7, the release of the album was repeatedly postponed until the recent grand audition, which pushed expectations for Kanye's 10th album to the top, but the release was postponed again;
Despite the many effects, "DONDA", which has been postponed again, seems to reveal that Kanye wants to immerse herself in the production of her mother all the time.
All red, under the Akira shape,
The "air" at the audition,
Sell for $3,000:
Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium, a full-red Kanye with a new color Yeezy x Gap down jacket on the top, is also another piece of information about the follow-up operation of the inter-ride series;
With the undisturbed Yeezy 1020V at her feet, and with a light brown mask, Kanye once again pays homage to AKIRA through its overall styling.
As early as 2007, in the "Stronger" MV, Kanye restored multiple bridge sections of AKIRA, and even prepared a 1:1 motorcycle, but it was not unveiled in the MV due to copyright issues;
About 42,000 spectators, staring at the "AKIRA version" of Kanye, Kim in the same red shape, and numerous singers and celebrities;
As a result, some fans collected "live air", put it on the Internet for trading, and were speculated to $3,000;
Some felt that the "air" represented the "atmosphere" of the audition, and many netizens agreed with the performance art and said: "I need air from that event. ”
Also sold was the long T around the audition, with a back print of Kanye's mother's childhood, which sold for $120 on the spot and has now doubled in the resale market;
After the audition, the city of Atlanta also announced that it would designate July 22 of each year as "Kanye Day", and many effects confirmed the shock of the audition.
Manic chaos / quiet introspection,
Joining Disc A/B at TS, Jay-Z?
The blogger who arrived at the scene @Photosofkanye, thinking that the track of this audition was somewhat "manic and chaotic";
Most of the tracks are semi-finished works that Kanye completed in 1-2 days before the audition, and clips of only 1-2 minutes, such as "Praise God" assisted by Travis Scott.
Audition session with Kanye working before
Kanye always loves to "fill" his own real instant emotions in the songs in the last moments, as do most of the lyrics of "YEEZUS";
@Photosofkanye also participated in the Las Vegas audition, the latter atmosphere is "quiet and introspective" and the song is more complete, according to this speculation, "DONDA" album may also be presented in a very different style on the Disc A/B side;
In addition to the reverie of the album format, this track also has a large number of singers to support, including Roddy Rich, KayCyy, Lil Baby and other new generation Rapper;
And the aforementioned TS, 2Chainz, who rushed back from Greece to record songs, and Jay-Z, who gave VERSE.
At the audition, a large number of fans came to the scene, reconciled with the Jay-Z couple, reached an exclusive live broadcast and advertising agreement with Apple, and many singers helped, as if the entire music world was standing next to Kanye at the moment, except for his mother.
Frequent adjustments in production,
is associated with the mother,
Behind the scenes of DONDA:
After "JESUS IS KING", "DONDA" is more like Kanye "keeping a call" with God;
In April last year, Kanye revealed that she was working with Dr. Dre on "JESUS IS KING PART II", followed by "Wash U in the Blood" with TS in June, and also announced the original title of the new album - "God's Country";
But in July, on the 71st birthday of Kanye's mother, Kanye released a new 2-minute single that began with her mother reciting the lyrics of KRS-One's '93 single "Sound of Da Police";
《Sound of Da Police》封面
The title of the album, which was subsequently changed to Kanye's mother's name DONDA, revealed 12 songs and the cover of the new album;
But recently, the album cover has been rumored to be changed to "art painting", which is more related to Kanye's feelings for her mother;
Kanye borrows from the work of the late female artist Louise Bourgeois, who used the painting to express the grief of losing her mother and overcome the trauma;
The unexpected death of Kanye's mother due to illness in 2007 also made him very painful, and it is more appropriate to use Louise's works with the title of the album.
Coincidentally, the main body of the painting is the same red as the kanye audition, and it can be found that the all-red shape is a "pun tribute" in addition to AKIRA.
Has been postponed, has always been "existing",
Maybe "DONDA" is a piece,
Kanye's reluctant album:
The planning and production of the "DONDA" album in the middle and late stages was deeply inspired and influenced by Kanye's mother, and we all know that for Kanye's entire musical career, her influence on her mother was very significant;
His mother's teaching career made Kanye focus on education and training from an early age, recording the self-written rap of "Green Eggs and Ham" at the age of 13, and his mother paid for his first studio;
Although he dropped out of Kanye University, after "The College Dropout" was hailed as the album of the year, his mother became Kanye's manager, managing his music career, accompanying him to various awards ceremonies and completing his musical dreams together;
In 2007, my mother died at home due to surgical complications, and on the other side, "Graduation" swept the major music charts;
In an interview with Q Magazine in '15, Kanye was asked what he sacrificed for success, and he replied, "My mother. If I had never moved to Los Angeles, she would still be alive. ”
Only 12 days after the death of her mother, Kanye returned to the stage to endure tears and sang "Hey Mama", this time "DONDA" named after her mother, which was delayed again and again, changed the track, and seemed to be always in a confusing state of being produced;
Even though Kanye's comments under each po article are "DROP THE ALBUM", it seems that as long as the album is unfinished, Kanye's nostalgia for her mother has been spreading, and at some point, no result seems to be better than "result";
Donda is currently scheduled to be released on August 6, and if it is postponed again, it is not incomprehensible to me.