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In the end,it was Drakewho forcedDondasarrival.
Or is it so simple?
So lets get up to speed on all thingsDondawith a guide to the album.
Itll take a bit but still only a fraction of that 108-minute run time.
How the hell did we get here?
(Dont even get us started onYandhi.)
And for a third time, the album didnt appear that following Friday, when albums are traditionally released.
Upon the albums release, GOOD Music president Pusha-T praised West inan Instagram postexplaining the album.
This is about power, money, influence and taste…nothing more, nothing less, he wrote.
Watching you joystick the culture makes us all proud.
Okay, but what about Drake?
All these fools Im beefin that I barely know, he rapped.
(West is 44.
You will never recover, West wrote.
It sure seemed that way … until hours later on August 29, when Westposteda message to his Instagram.
Im not taking my brother off, West wrote.
He was the only person who said he would vote for me in public.
In another text, he added, So the album is not coming out.
DaBabys manager, Arnold Taylor, denied Wests claimon Instagram, calling it social media bullshit.
Jail pt 2 became available to stream hours after the rest of the album.
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Wait, thesecondversion of the song?
As for the officially released version ofDonda?
No Cudi verse on Remote Control, but still Cudi vocals on Moon.
West also adapted the album to things that happened between listening events.
Time and space is a luxury, he raps.
But you came here to show that you still in love with me.
So who else is featured on this album?
And the list goes on!
Among the rappers joining Keem in working with West for the first time?
Also featured on that song is KayCyy, a rapper whos beencirclingWest for over a year prior.
Whats all this about Ariana Grande vocals?
Youd think an easier question would be whoisntfeatured onDonda, but not quite.
This nigga Kanye smh.
Not by his own choosing, thats for sure.
Just told these grown men stop it with the funny shit.
The rapper released a statementtoRolling Stoneon September 4, expressing his disappointment with being caught between the artists.
A few weeks ago Kanye reached out about me being a part of theDondaalbum, Andre said.
I was inspired by his idea to make a musical tribute to his mom.
It felt appropriate to me to support theDondaconcept by referencing my own mother, who passed away in 2013.
We both share that loss.
I just want to work with people who inspire me, he said.
West has yet to comment on Drake playing Life of the Party or Andres statement.
This post has been updated throughout.
