On “Donda” Kanye West Goes Through Spiritual Growing Pains

By Adam Fugere Superstar grapples with the complexity of the gospel after “Jesus Is King.”

Kanye performing "Donda" live. Image via David X Prutting/BFA/Courtesy of Donda.
As may now seem typical for a Kanye album, the music of “Donda” cannot easily be separated from the album’s tumultuous rollout. Although “Donda” was first slated for release on July 24, 2020, fans did not hear the album until almost a year later, when West hosted the first of three public listening parties. Attendees of the July 22 listening event watched West, who sported a red Yeezy puffer jacket with m...

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