Update, Friday, February 18th, at 11:13 a.m.: It just got a little harder to get more of. The rapper announced that his upcoming Donda 2 will only be available on the Stem player he previously released around Donda, and not on streaming services like Spotify or Apple Music. "It's time to free music from this oppressive system," he said. wrote on Instagram. "It's time to take control and build your own." Now, "oppressive arrangement" is a bit relative when we're talking about fans buying $200 gadgets to be used for music production, BUT! The move follows Ye's previous single, "Easy", which was released exclusively on Spotify for its first 24 hours. And of course, we've seen a rollout before - who knows if it'll stick to it? For now, the rapper posted a draft of a track listing for the album, which includes "Pablo," "Mr. Mayagi," and "Do I Look Happy," with no sign of "Easy."
If You Can't Get Enough Donda from the three live debuts and the final 27-song album — plus five more on Deluxe! - Do you have some news for you? The rapper, formerly known as Kanye West, announced a sequel album, Donda 2, on Instagram on January 27. It is executive produced by Future, which brought Yeh out on its December Rolling Loud California set, and is set for February 22, or 2/22. /22. (Think a clever date might encourage him to meet a deadline?) Steven Victor, the former COO of Yeh's Good Music, previously told Complex on January 3 that you were working on "Donda 2". - meaning that the notoriously perfectionist musician is expected to finish the album in about two months. Dongda 2 follows Yeh's recent single "Easy", featuring the game, a Pete Davidson callout and a terrifying cover. Meanwhile, the album art, Ye's childhood home is on fire, echoing the Chicago Donda release event where the rapper set himself on fire outside a replica of the house.
Besides releasing new music, you've recently found ways to stay in conversation. For one, he's dating Uncut James star Julia Fox, who has made a hobby of ending their extravagant relationship. He had some friction in his ongoing divorce from Kim Kardashian, following Davidson's dig, most recently claiming that a second Kim K. There was a sex tape (Kardashian denies). And with the three-part documentary Jean-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy set to hit Netflix throughout February, Yeh has demanded a final cut of the film, which directors Cudi and Cheek have rejected. Curiously, Donda 2 is expected to release a day before the second part of Jean-Yuhs, which will hit Netflix on February 23. On top of all that, it's set to headline Coachella — and possibly debut Donda 2's live — in April. Talk about Yeezy Season.