Donda: With Child

Donda: With Child is the upcoming tenth studio album by American rapper, and record producer Kanye West, originally scheduled for release on July 24, 2020,[1] but unreleased on that date.[2]

Donda: With Child
Studio album by
Kanye West
RecordedNovember 2019 – August 2020
Label
Producer
Kanye West chronology
Jesus Is Born
(2019)		 Donda: With Child
(2020)		 Jesus Is King Part II
(TBD)
Singles from Donda: With Child
  1. "Wash Us in the Blood"
    Released: June 30, 2020

Background

In September 2018, Kanye West announced he would release his ninth studio album, titled Yandhi.[3] He later went to form his gospel group, the Sunday Service Choir,[4] in January 2019. This sparked a transformation where West described himself to be "radically saved." West enlisted a personal pastor for weekly Bible studies[5] to further his journey into religion. In August 2019, West's ninth studio album was re-announced as Jesus Is King.[6] In September 2019, West stated that he was no longer making secular music and that Jesus Is King would have no explicit lyrics.[7] Jesus Is King was ultimately released on October 25, 2019;[8] and the companion gospel album Jesus Is Born was released on Christmas Day.[9] On November 18, 2019, West announced on Twitter that he was working with Dr. Dre on a project titled Jesus Is King Part II.[10] The announcement arrived just three weeks after Jesus Is King was released.[11]

Recording
In March 2020, West recorded in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico before returning to Wyoming due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In March 2020, West recorded new music in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico before returning to Wyoming with his family due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] That same month, American rapper Pusha T stated in a Discord interview that he had been recording with West recently.[13] Pusha T was planning to meet with West on March 16, 2020, to finish up a project, but cited "flights slowing down" as the reason for a delay.[13]

Cinematographer Arthur Jafa prematurely revealed the project during an Instagram Live stream on May 25, 2020, in talk with fashion designer Michèle Lamy. During the stream, Jafa indicated that he was working on video-related material with West for a single from a "forthcoming album" titled God's Country.[14] On June 26, 2020, following the announcement of a collaboration between West's fashion company Yeezy and clothing retailer Gap, West launched the #WESTDAYEVER promotional campaign on Twitter to announce different projects across June 26. One of the projects was revealed to be a music video for "Wash Us in the Blood", directed by Jafa.[15] The video was released four days later, following a teaser on Twitter in which West officially revealed the title of the album as God's Country.[16] On July 18, he announced the title had been changed to Donda and that the album would be released on July 24,[1] but it was not released on that date. The album is named after West's late mother, Donda West, and shares its name with his former creative content company. On July 25, West released a tweet which revealed the cover of the upcoming album.[17]

References
  1. West, Kanye [@kanyewest] (July 18, 2020). "New album DONDA coming JULY 24 #2020VISION" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 18, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. Zidel, Alex (July 24, 2020). "Kanye West Doesn't Drop New Album Donda: With Child & No One Is Surprised". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  3. Maicki, Salvator (September 18, 2018). "Kanye West announces new project Yandhi". The Fader. Archived from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  4. Lake Schatz (January 7, 2019). "Kanye West leads Sunday Service featuring gospel versions of his songs: Watch". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  5. D'Souza, Shaad (October 9, 2019). "Kanye West's pastor worked on Jesus Is King, says Kanye was "radically saved"". The Fader. Archived from the original on October 12, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  6. Holmes, Charles (August 29, 2019). "Kim Kardashian Teases Track List for New Kanye West Album 'Jesus Is King'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 14, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  7. Lake Schatz (September 30, 2020). "Kanye West says he's done making secular music, new album features no cursing". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  8. Leight, Elias (October 25, 2019). "Kanye West Releases 'Jesus Is King,' Capping Hectic Rollout Saga". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  9. Brendan Klinkenberg (December 25, 2019). "Kanye West Releases New Album 'Jesus Is Born'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  10. Orwitz, Edwin (18 November 2019). "Kanye West and Dr. Dre Announce 'Jesus Is King Part II'". Complex. Archived from the original on November 19, 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  11. Hannah Frishberg (November 19, 2019). "Kanye West, Dr. Dre announce 'Jesus Is King Part II' album". New York Post. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  12. Christina Binkley (March 25, 2020). "The Creation and the Myth of Kanye West". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  13. Trace William Cowen (March 24, 2020). "Pusha-T Talks Working on 3 New Projects, Collabing With Madlib, and More in Discord AMA". Complex. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  14. GQ staff (May 25, 2020). "Kanye West Is Working On A New Album Titled 'God's Country'". GQ Australia. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  15. West, Kanye [@kanyewest] (June 26, 2020). "YZY GAP BEGINS MOWALOLA JOINS AS YZY GAP DESIGN DIRECTOR KSG CARTOON MURAKAMI CUDI JESUS IS KING FILM ON APPLE JAMES TURRELL YZY SPLY DOC NICK KNIGHT FOAM RUNNER RELEASE MADE IN USA JESUS IS KING DR. DRE VERSION WASH US IN THE BLOOD VIDEO ARTHUR JAFA #WESTDAYEVER" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
  16. West, Kanye [@kanyewest] (June 29, 2020). "KANYE WEST ARTHUR JAFA PROJECT 02 WASH US IN THE BLOOD FROM THE FORTHCOMING ALBUM GOD'S COUNTRY TODAY STILL #WESTDAYEVER" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
  17. "DONDA ALBM CVR" – via Twitter.
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