To be a Kanye West fan today means to expect some headaches and some delays. And in true fashion, the rapper kept his fans waiting over two hours for a livestreamed listening party of his new album Donda 2 on Tuesday night.
And when West finally did show up, the follow-up to last summer’s Donda felt more akin to an overhyped drop of discarded and disjointed tracks rather than a full-fledged studio album, replete with choppy audio and a number of glitches.
Instead, West seemed to bank on his strained relationship with his family and ongoing divorce with Kim Kardashian translating into momentum for the album’s release, which he’d only made available on his $200 handheld audio listening device, Stem Player.
Over the course of the two-hour Miami event, West roamed about the stage, which was stark aside from a burnt-out church, resembling his childhood home in Chicago, engulfed by a shallow pool of water, as he played his new tracks, which centered on his selfishness, feeling disconnected from his four young children, and his estrangement from Kardashian.
He also didn’t dare miss the opportunity to take some swipes at Kardashian’s new boyfriend, Pete Davidson. West had already made his feelings about Davidson clear earlier this month, unleashing a torrent of childish memes at the comedian on social media while egging on his followers to harass the 28-year-old (he only called off the dogs when Kardashian complained).
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But it was still jarring to hear West specifically target Davidson at the sold-out event in LoanDepot Park. “God saved me from that crash, just so I can beat Pete Davidson’s ass,” he rapped alongside The Game on “Eazy.”
Another song seemed to reference a text that Davidson had sent West, trying in vain to extend an olive branch to him by stating that he had no intention of getting in the way of West’s relationship with his children. “He’s not a threat, send him a…
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