The house also included a large cross on its roof, nodding at the religious themes both on the album and in West’s recent creative pursuits, like his controversial Sunday Services. The stage was built around a replica of West’s childhood home on the South Side of Chicago, complete with a front porch and a stoop, where he later appeared with Manson and DaBaby. Much like West’s previous Donda music preview events, the listening party included several spectacles. The event, held at Soldier Field and live streamed on Apple Music, garnered early criticism after it was announced that there was no requirement for proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test to attend. West’s Chicago listening party, held on Thursday, was polarizing before it even began. Kanye West’s divisive listening party in Chicago Here’s what to know about the controversy surrounding Kanye West’s 10th studio album, Donda. Later on Sunday, West also claimed that his parent label, Universal Music Group, put out his album without approval and said they were responsible for blocking “Jail pt 2.” Donda’s release has also been critiqued on social media by West collaborators like Soulja Boy and Chris Brown, who were unhappy with the final lineup of the album. On Instagram, West alleged DaBaby’s manager wouldn’t clear the song “Jail pt 2” for use ( DaBaby’s management has denied this claim and the song is now part of the album on all streaming platforms). The drama continued after the album’s release on Sunday. Manson is currently facing four lawsuits alleging sexual abuse, while DaBaby was blacklisted from several music festivals after making homophobic comments last month. At the show, where, among other moments, West set himself on fire in front of a replica of his childhood home and Kim Kardashian made an appearance in a Balenciaga haute couture wedding dress, the rapper also brought out Marilyn Manson and DaBaby on stage-sparking swift outrage from viewers for his apparent support of both artists. While Donda, a whopping 27-track project named for West’s mother, has ample material to spark dialogue among fans and critics, most of the conversation surrounding the album has centered on West’s third and final listening party, held Thursday night in his hometown of Chicago. After many delayed release dates, three dramatic listening events and rumors online of new developments in a longtime beef with Drake, Kanye West’s new album Donda dropped on Sunday amid a swirl of controversy that should hardly come as a surprise from an artist who unironically wrote a track titled “I Am A God” and once claimed that slavery was “a choice.”
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