On Friday (Aug. 27), the Chicago rapper released his latest album, Donda. The offering is ’Ye’s 10th solo studio LP, and arrives after his 2019 gospel album, Jesus Is King.
The project is named after Kanye’s late mother, Dr. Donda West, and contains 24 songs including the previously debuted track, “No Child Left Behind,” which first appeared in Apple’s Beats by Dre commercial featuring track star Sha’Carri Richardson in July. The song features Kanye’s signature chords and voice as DreamChasers Records artist Vory melodically rhymes, “Back again/I used my back against the wall/Never caught on y’all/Never count on y’all/Always count on God.” Shortly after, ’Ye comes in and croons repeatedly, “He’s done miracles on me.” The co-starring cast on the album includes Jay-Z, Pusha-T, Travis Scott, Lil Baby, The Weeknd, Kid Cudi, Fivio Foreign, Playboi Carti, Lil Durk, Conway The Machine, Westside Gunn, The Lox, Jay Electronica, Roddy Ricch, Chris Brown, the late Pop Smoke and more.
