![]() ![]() ![]() The poor sound at Soldier Field, an open-air stadium where the Chicago Bears American football team play, made it impossible to comprehend the lyrics of the new recordings. Even West took occasional breaks to read his phone. His entourage, particularly Manson, mostly moped on the front porch and stairs, looking bored and occasionally nodding their heads. ![]() For three-fourths of the audience, that made them invisible except for on video.īut while West occasionally ‘performed’ songs using arm gestures, a black mask stretched the full length of his face, allowing no glimpse of emotion. West and the sulking posse mostly hung out on the front porch. And then West arrived with an entourage that included Manson and DaBaby (the former facing sexual assault allegations and the latter cancelled appearances after making homophobic comments at Rolling Loud Festival in Miami). While those featured West alone inside a sports stadium listening to his own music surrounded by thousands of fans, in Chicago people arrived to the sight of a full-sized replica of the rapper’s childhood home, reproduced on a hill of dirt and topped with a neon cross.įog wafted around the house for nearly four hours, during which nearly 60,000 people were allowed through the doors. The Chicago event was far more complex than the first two ‘experiences’ he staged in Atlanta. Indeed, the third listening party for ‘Donda’, the much-delayed, forthcoming 10th album from West, was a manic grab bag of towering theatrical symbols and melodrama that overshadowed the new music by several miles. READ MORE: On the scene at Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’ playback in Atlanta: “It feels cathartic”įollowing that? Try a mock wedding featuring a potential Kim Kardashian lookalike, or maybe the real thing. ![]() The album features star-studded collaborators, including Lil Baby and Jay-Z, who Kanye previously teamed up with for their 2011 Grammy-nominated joint album “Watch the Throne.He called it “The Donda Experience” but the experience Kanye West staged Thursday in Chicago was a pantomimed funeral procession complete with dozens of black vehicles, hundreds of marching mourners in black jumpsuits, and Marilyn Manson. West named the album after his mother, Donda West, who died in 2007 at age 58. West initially announced the album would arrive in July 2020. Kanye West debuts 'Donda' in bizarre, wordless appearance in Atlanta USA TODAY reached out to West's rep for comment. It reads, "Donda Studio at Mercedes-Benz Stadium." The same day his manager Abou Thiam posted a photo on Instagram of signage in the stadium to designate the "studio" West is working out of. In a much-scaled-down version of what stars typically show off on "MTV Cribs," his room consists of a twin bed with a white comforter and pillow, a pair of free weights and a small dorm-style closet. He shared a photo of his minimalistic bedroom in the Atlanta stadium on social media. On Tuesday, West still seemed to be settled into his new digs. He shared an Instagram video of Atlanta United fans chanting "olé" during the match. The rapper was even spotted among fans at an Atlanta United soccer match at the stadium Saturday, sporting the same reddish-orange attire and face-covering balaclava he wore at his unveiling. ![]()
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