Go check out the whole thing for more great hip-hop joints and killer music writing. I wrote this about Maxo Kream for POW’s end of year list. “MAMA’s PURSE” - Maxo Kream ( WEIGHT OF THE WORLD) Including the LOX was a brilliant flick of the wrist after their monumental Verzuz appearance, but we’re left with the frustrating notion that Ye is still capable of rapping like this when he wants to. We are left with a genuine and vulnerable Ye whose grief and longing for his mothers’ presence is palpable. 2,' which features the best rapping we’ve heard from Ye in years. It’s inexplicable why the Andre 3000-featured “Life of the Party” was left off the standard release, but at least we got “Jesus Lord pt. However, like every other Kanye album, there were still transcendent moments on the nearly two hour-long opus. It was inevitable the resulting project was going to disappoint folks after the unprecedentedly extravagant rollout. Bringing DaBaby and Marilyn Manson alongside for the final listening event in Chicago didn’t help much either.

While the DONDA experience was intriguing in the visual and performative aspects, the process of sitting through multiple listening parties to hear a (still) unfinished-sounding project quickly grew tiresome. It’s common thinking at this point to suggest that Kanye West puts his fans through a lot of shit.

2” - Kanye West featuring Jay Electronica & The LOX ( Donda)

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