Days after treating Atlanta residents to a listening party, Kanye West is still inside Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium working on his album.
It is unknown if he plans to finish the album in Atlanta, but the release date of DONDA has been announced as August 6.
Kanye West Living Inside Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium
After the listening party, West was seen attending an Atlanta United game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
West’s new album, DONDA, is named after his late mother. And by choosing Mercedes-Benz Stadium, West is making it very clear that he believes his new songs are what he’s called stadium music.
“I wanted my drums to bang harder in stadiums,” he told Concrete Loop. “Bono [of rock group U2] told me that ‘No one from your community has ever figured this out.’ And if you think about it, nobody of the black community can really sell out stadiums, like 30,000 seaters, there’s not one artist you can think of. I can think of four, you know, white artists.”
He once said in a November 2007 Rolling Stone interview, “All those people that bootlegged the album, there’s a chance they’ll come to the concert, or play the music for their kids, that these songs will connect in different ways. Thai’s more important than sales. My goal is playing stadiums, and I don’t think having millions of illegal downloads hurts that.”
West continues to tweak the DOND album after getting feedback from fellow artists and fans alike. He recently shared his living situation inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on IG:
From a close look at the photo, you can make out what appears to be some Bowflex weights, push up bars, shoes, clothes and unidentifiable box and a simple bed.
What Is DONDA’s Track List?
The DONDA tracklist leaked online hours after West’s Atlanta listening party. Fans are refreshing their Apple Music accounts to see if the album is posted yet. Here is the DONDA tracklisting according to multiple sources on social media:
- 24/ Y’all Gonna Be Okay
- South California (Feat. Pusha T & The World & Famous Tony Williams)
- Junya (Feat. Playboi Carti)
- Remote
- Praise God (Feat. Travis Scott, Pusha T & Baby Keem)
- Never Abandon Your Family
- Hurricane (Feat. Lil Baby & KayCyy)
- Moon (Feat. Don Toliver)
- Jonah (Feat. Vory, Lil Durk & Ty Dolla $ign)
- Pure Souls (Feat. Roddy Ricch)
- New Again
- Tell the Vision (Feat. Pop Smoke)
- I Know God Breathed On This (Feat. Vory)
- No Child Left Behind (Feat. Vory)
- Jail (Feat. Jay Z and Francis and The Lights)
- Life of the Party
- Jesus Lord
- Aye Ye Ye Ye
- Eternal Life (Feat. Big Sean)
- L.I.E.
- Hold the Wine
- I’ve Got One
- This Is the Glory
- Donda Donda Donda
- Lord I Need You
- Come To Lifie
- Our King
- Daylight (Feat. Theopilus London)
- Heaven and Hell
- I’m Not OK
Again, this is not an official list because West continues to craft the album.
While many who have heard ‘Ye’s new music have not commented on it, what we do know comes from the Twitter account of Justin Laboy, who says he and NBA star Kevin Durant were treated to some tunes by West himself before the Atlanta event.
West apparently is trying to make a stellar album that would follow his critically acclaimed “Jesus Is King” album.
There is no word yet on how long West will remain in the Atlanta sports stadium.
A representative for West confirmed to the Associated Press that the music maestro planned to remain inside Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium to complete the album.
West has taken the city by storm since his arrival in Atlanta. July 22 was officially declared “Kanye West Day” by city officials.
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