Donda vs. Certified Lover Boy | Reviews + Who Won

[@Lowkidoe29]

Haven’t finished the vid yet but CLB felt like fast food rap. DONDA felt like soul food

[@drayton5207]

What does this even mean

[@MrGlanbia]

My brain broke down on the 2nd sentence

[@beansfebreeze]

Would food what

[@Lowkidoe29]

@@MrGlanbia lmao typos bro

[@chip_rodmon1958]

@@drayton5207 CLB is like a crappy product that just wants to sell a lot, DONDA is a quality product that will last a long time

[@johniadipaolo5251]

DONDA makes me think while I'm listening. CLB makes me think 'why am I listening'.

[@user-mz3ni8yu4v]

Ye stans man 🤦‍♂️

[@Cristian_D63]

@@user-mz3ni8yu4v Donda was so good in my opinion it literally turned me into a Ye stan

[@secludedsnail3424]

@@user-mz3ni8yu4v this isn’t about stanning, it’s not even close, CLB isn’t better

[@chodak.black14]

😭

[@teteeheeted]

@@user-mz3ni8yu4v the irony is that by being too blind to see how bad CLB, YOU become the DRAKE Stan. If you’re being sarcastic, continue on

[@realbanger]

Kanye can make a CLB, Drake can’t make a Donda

[@amongus1866]

Fax

[@RiioTzZHD]

Spittin

[@sawlty-suite5131]

elaborate, not a fan of either one btw

[@Romeyjackson]

Oh yeah this is PURE FACTS!!!!

[@mafwissard5085]

@@sawlty-suite5131 Kanye is a very experimental and risky person when it comes to music bc each one of his albums since 808s and heartbreaks while drake has been making the same type of music since 2016 which is what he says in the video but drake just lacks the musical creativity to make something like donda with as much energy im a fan of both but drakes album was underwhelming

[@yashsolanki589]

Not a huge Kanye fan, but Donda won this by a huge margin.

[@Maxipadtriplesix]

Unfortunately Donda only won the internet / critic world, Drake won the culture war

[@averagegoslingenthusiast2033]

@@Maxipadtriplesix yeah look at the charts. Drake is absolutely dominating. Guess that’s what people are into these days 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@good-tn9sr]

Yea people blastin this in Penn State Campus

[@jayden8636]

@@Maxipadtriplesix naw

[@faterneov]

@@averagegoslingenthusiast2033 What charts? on Billboard this week there isnt One drake song on there

[@ultimategamingchannel3800]

This is basically a Donda review with a quick mention about CLB

[@camalex7782]

What was he going to talk about clb was repetitive and boring drizzy takes the L he played I too safe and paid the price Edit: some of yall think I'm some ye Stan who hates drake but no that guys been on my playlist since 2012 , and it's safe to say clb is his worst albumn since we were expecting something like all the music he posted since 2019 , pain 1994 ft playboi carti , toosie slide, and scary hours and honestly those small releases were better than clb because clb had no emotion like scorpion did when he was pissed at kanye . Admit it clb was lazy I could only listen to fair-trade and a few others without getting bored . Also another problem with drake is that he cares more about his views and popularity than his artwork hence why he tries to bait more fans by being so mainstream and posting pics in every damn clubs football shirts Kanye doesn't give a f what other people think of him and his music hence why he never plays his albumns safe and they all sound different , Thanks for coming to my Ted talk . Also there were no bangers like one dance on clb .

[@muleyamwiinga3988]

Ye stan

[@claudiocoto1360]

Bc that's as much as there is to say about CLB 🤣

[@Killerfang25]

@@camalex7782 Trash review. Just like every other videos that keeps saying “Drake recycling his music over and over” LMAO. It’s called taste preference. Drake can make music about similar topic/beats/themes like this over and over and those who’s up for it will listen to it regardless. You don’t like it, don’t shiit on it. Sheesh. Y’all talk about Kanye’s Divine shiit but y’all don’t even absorb it. I bet you right now, some clown out there gonna crucify me in the name of Kanye just ‘cuz of my take on Drake. Who’s a hypocrite now? “🙏” = 💩

[@Killerfang25]

@@claudiocoto1360 LMAO. Well imagine, the week isnt even over yet. Billboard collects datas per week. But in under a week, Drake broke another record. 💀 Apparently, CLB > Donda. I’m sorry. It’s facts = evidential data People saying Donda > CLB is just plain opinions now. 🥲

[@cedricramos5060]

donda will age beautifully im telling y’all

[@Romeyjackson]

Bruh I’m already knowing like man it’s BEAUTIFUL

[@QuietEscapism]

Kanye albums are aging like fine wine while Drake’s album are like rotten food

[@ariannavillegasrosas591]

Like any Kanye album

[@dicacious9763]

@@repentofyoursinsandbelieve629 no one's gonna become a Christian cos of a bot lmao

[@waynicliz]

@@ariannavillegasrosas591 jesus is king will be loved more in the future

[@technoviking3827]

I like how CLB is an afterthought here

[@gavatundejr4986]

Led Zeppelin's Debut > CLB

[@kylem.9525]

@@gavatundejr4986 grass is green

[@ameera.abubakr]

Completely boring,lack of creativity,childish,barely any nuance,utter waste of time,mediocre at best,etc

[@larrysweetlove]

@@gavatundejr4986 I don’t know why but this really made me laugh, especially with you PP. How Many More Times has to be the best album closer ever

[@maheehossain5481]

CLB is an afterthought for Drake too

[@Pumpkinking64]

A christian, artistic genius making a tribute album to his dead mother has got to be one of my favorite musical experiences of all time. So kudos to Sufjan Stevens. Oh also Donda is good too.

[@Fred-ik9jz]

had us in the first half ngl

[@Peeoffmute]

😂😂😂😂

[@rayray29899]

lol

[@freddysamjacob363]

Lmaooo so based. Also, new Sufjan dropping on 20th. Masterpiece incoming

[@noelleelizabeth9991]

Carrie & Lowell vs Donda | Reviews + Who Won

[@maxh7085]

Drake is the perfect example of “why bother making money while standing up, when you can do it lying down.”

[@Killerfang25]

I know right? I mean that’s what it feels like to be at the top. What else Drake got to prove? Even numbers don’t lie. Drake just surpassed Kanye’s album within less than a week and simultaneously broke records. 🤷‍♂️

[@thomascraig9285]

@@Killerfang25 still worse

[@Killerfang25]

@@thomascraig9285 and that’s exactly why: Facts > Opinions

[@thomascraig9285]

@@Killerfang25 so if you are presented with two albums and one sells 10k more than the other first week, does it make it a better album?

[@Killerfang25]

@@thomascraig9285 I mean ask yourself this, if both albums were as good as both fans claim to be, then the better album should be holding the top 1, right? ‘Cuz why the hell would the album be top 1 if it isn’t? If Donda is better than CLB, why is it number 2? If numbers doesn’t matter, then why do people count the numbers in the first place? To compare right? What’s point of comparing? To find out how many people prefers the album more base on quality, right? But does the 2nd place means it’s bad? Nope. Not at all. But it’s not better than CLB. Not in the eyes of facts. But it may be better in the eyes of opinions. You get it yet?

[@johnpaulcross424]

Drake hasn’t put out a creative work since he dropped IYRT, but in the end they both win with streams and attention off of that garbage beef.

[@realbanger]

More life, If you’re reading it, and WATTBA are Drake’s last great projects. Everything else has been angry and full of lies

[@freddysamjacob363]

I mean, views wasn't anything "creative"

[@Pinsin45]

@@realbanger ill start it at the home front im on one

[@nikeman116]

Views was pretty good on my opinion tho. Definitely the last time I tried anything new

[@jerryseinfeld9815]

There have been a lot of good drake TRACKS since then but a complete drake album nah

[@pipoca7248]

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but I was expecting Alfo to like Believe What I Say more. Probably because of the sample.

[@trajanledesma]

He didn't even mention anything about it

[@calebroberts4760]

I can't take a review seriously that doesn't mention that song

[@shape8198]

@@calebroberts4760 A few other big music reviewers have entirely glossed over the song as well. Very disappointed in the music KZbin scene

[@vidswithliam4243]

As much as I love this song, and I honestly think it’s arguably like top 10 in his discography, it admittedly doesn’t fit the theme of the album very well. With that being said, it still should absolutely be included in any sort of abridged album people are making lol.

[@epelitokalautawa614]

Same, that is one of my favorite tracks from the album

[@maheehossain5481]

CLB was an alright album. Had some decent songs, some misses, sounded like Drake tryna get some hits on the radio. I ain't too mad about it. I honestly don't think Drake cared too much about a single song off the album, it was all about getting some new music out to get some streams and to make some money. Donda was art. Donda was a man who had already experienced the biggest highs and lows of celebrity coming back to make an album about his faith, family and mother. You might not like all of the songs, but you can't argue that the music doesn't have heart behind it. The highs off this album rate near the top of Ye's discography too, Come To Life made me cry on second listen. Donda > CLB and it isn't close. We're only gonna be talking about one of these albums in 10 years, and it's not the one where a man raps about being a lesbian.

[@mahdikhalil2026]

Come too life was the same for me. 1st listen meh. but on the 3rd listen I was crying like crazy

[@darksparkzx9078]

Couldn’t have said it any better💯

[@adamhurd1560]

We won't be talking about either of these albums in 10 years time, neither of them are anything more than speedbumps in their respective careers.

[@thomascraig9285]

@@adamhurd1560 bro that’s what they have said about every Kanye song

[@jayzor]

@@adamhurd1560 I’ll come back to this comment 10 years down to prove you wrong, DONDA will be still talked about and listened to just like any of Kanye’s first 6 albums.

[@BaritonePapi]

Drake is the McDonald’s of rap. It’s decent, some people despise it and it sells. Kanye is at least a four star restaurant that has a two hour wait but overall worth every second

[@dr.phylisphical9294]

5 star but thats just my opinion.

[@pluto3059]

Best take so far fr

[@Killerfang25]

Kanye is like Vatican City tryna be holy but in it only for money. Drake is like Toronto teaching new generations about dinosaurs but them wanna-be saints only want school to teach about religion. 🤷‍♂️

[@dr.phylisphical9294]

@@Killerfang25 kanye has billions from his company he earns so much more from his company its funny you say that he is in it for the money. Kanye helped people in prison and is building a giant university and places that can help the people drake has all flash its even obvious in his music thats why he's not a billionaire. He is also revolutionizing music with the technology he has so stop.

[@dr.phylisphical9294]

@@Killerfang25 didnt drake make a song called gods plan but he is still out here with a bunch of chicks.

[@donniblackstar]

I forgot of what it was but someone had said, Drake is jealous of Kanye's respect and abilities while Kanye is jealous of Drake commerical success and position.

[@tuzombao4559]

On point

[@ButterSauces]

If drake jealous of ye abilities then why don't he try making some different music instead of playing with masses

[@swishdjr]

@@ButterSauces man if they squashed the beef and dropped their collab album…

[@nish8399]

@@swishdjr it was called wolves bruh, they were almost done but the whole pusha thing happened

[@navonmyhand7999]

@Cucio That's part of what I don't get about them two. Drake, if he wants respect he can start anytime by not making extremely safe and commercial pop music, and do *literally* anything else. He will be will applauded for it. He has the world at attention with any album/mixtape drop, do something with it. Kanye, why does he want Drake's commercial success and numbers? He was like the biggest artist of the 2000s and the 2010s, at worst in the top 4 of both with the likes of Beyonce, Jay-Z, Taylor Swift and Drake himself. Plus.... he is a billionaire!!! I know egos can be frivolous but cmon.

[@CoachJohnMcGuirk]

Kendrick had the best album you guys just haven't heard it yet but trust me it's the best he let me hear it the other day.

[@monsterwith21faces92]

Ya i was there too the features were great ngl

[@tonydub98]

Haven’t heard it yet, but I’ll listen to it at the top of the morning

[@per_petual1453]

same dude it was so good i loved before the hangman's noose

[@ianmay9372]

@@per_petual1453 amazing brother

[@gidd]

streets saying Kdot is moaning on it👀

[@DairInNeutral]

A bit sad that you didn’t mention Believe What I Say in the review. That felt like prime Kanye. I also wished you talked about how beautiful Come To Life is

[@TomBruhh]

I really like Believe What I Say, I just think it feels so weird and out of place on the album. It has a completely different aesthetic and feel to literally all the other tracks. Might have been better on a different album.

[@calvin7978]

@@TomBruhh makes me wonder what original Donda was like. Believe what i say and wash us in the blood were the teaser songs

[@camalex7782]

@@TomBruhh was supposed to be on yhandi in 2019 but he skipped that albumn

[@loganpittmusic4388]

Believe What I Say is my favorite track on the album, but honestly, it doesn’t fit on the project really. Still my favorite though

[@spencerpoole8166]

I agree with Mister Bruhh, on its own it's a top tier Kanye track but it really feels more like a TLOP song than anything

[@ros_berth]

Come to Life has to be one of the best Kanye's songs of all time

[@xxxsugoitacion]

yeah bro.

[@MrChlamydias]

I cried bruh

[@ihatetheUN]

fr i swear no song has ever made me as emotional as that one

[@jackxavier3915]

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[@squidward_tortelllini]

who tf else can make a beat out of a guy preaching and make it fire NOBODY BUT YEEZUS

[@monsterwith21faces92]

Kanye always takes risks and make classics that's why he has one of the most impressive catalogue in Hip Hop Drake is just lazy these days and making just bland albums

[@rdelamora17]

When Drake dropped his 6th album, he dropped Certified Lover boy. When Kanye dropped his 6th album he dropped Watch the Throne.

[@Killerfang25]

I know right? I mean that’s what it feels like to be at the top. What else Drake got to prove? Even numbers don’t lie. Drake just surpassed Kanye’s album within less than a week and simultaneously broke records. 🤷‍♂️

[@monsterwith21faces92]

@@Killerfang25 he's gotta prove a lot Just by doing numbers he didn't prove nothing why do you think Wayne is one of the goats not because he sold over a million first week but because he has some great albums Drake's albums don't have a specific theme or concept He's selling out because young white girls love to see a 35 year old man calling himself a lover boy and a lesbian

[@Killerfang25]

@@monsterwith21faces92 LMAO. Why you gotta bring Wayne into the topic? Of course he’s the fkn goat ‘cuz he mentored Drake, which is why Drake is doing fkn numbers and do you know why Drake constantly thank Wayne every single album he can? Sheesh. Do the math. And for you to claim such thing that Drake albums don’t have specific theme or concept? How? What’s your basis? Do you want me to copy and paste the theme of each every album for you or do you want my personal take off the theme of album. Because either way, if you claim if like that then I’m sorry but I don’t think you “really” listen to Drake albums at all. That’s so crazy for you to claim lmao. Even if I prefer Drake more than Kanye or simply don’t like Kanye, I would never say that because at the end of the day, claims with no backbones is just a definition of pure hating. 🥲 He’s “selling out”? Lmao. I mean, shii, #1 spot on billboard chart was “sold out” to CLB- and Donda became its runner up. And that’s exactly how Drake stands out more because simpletons like you catch more of the Lesbian- bars rather than the deep ones. 👌

[@monsterwith21faces92]

@@Killerfang25 ain't got time to argue so... Ohk drake is a GOAT a boy lover and a lesbian

[@quinn1606]

The entirety of Donda feels very well put together and it all flows together well for me, that being said, the PT 2 tracks feel like DLC

[@ElectricMan3444]

Sadly at the time I writing this I only seen Jail part 2!! BUT IT SO AWESOME!!!! And it be cool if Kayne added more different lyrics!!! BUT IT STILL AWESOME AND IM ABOUT TO CHECK THE OTHER PART 2

[@vtolavolt]

Donda feels like a passion project, bringing the best out of everyone who's involved in it. Certified Lover Boy feels like an "album" that his breeder Pusha T can demolish

[@Killerfang25]

Even if Kanye and Pusha T teams up together to win battles, at the end of the day, Drake is the one breaking records after records and winning the war. 🤣😂🤣😂

[@potatobrain4035]

@@Killerfang25 even then he’s not putting in effort, soon that’s going to stop working and people are going to move on from Drake. Also other artists that are gaining popularity quickly and putting in effort will grab people’s attention more than Drake is

[@Killerfang25]

@@potatobrain4035 Ehhh. Speak for yourself my guy. If people like you can’t stand “the Drake” flavor that Drake fans (or even people who only heard of Drake and liked him for how his music is) adores, then find different artist. Plain simple. Usher never changed for how he is, singing as always. Eminem never changed for how he is, rapping as always. 🤷‍♂️ If anything, he’s consistent af. He may experiment here and there on features but that’s just how he is my guy. Expect no more or less. 👌 But we’ll see bro. I mean, that’s the same old shiit they been saying since IYRTITL 2015 or Views 2016. “People gonna get tired of him.” 2021 and yet broken another record. Even doubled Donda’s EAU. 🤭

[@Killerfang25]

@Alan Hernandez And I love how ignorant people looks like when claiming Drake is a trash yet their lives is probably worst than trash. 🤣😂🤣😂

[@tysonevarard968]

@@Killerfang25 says the dude who's been in LITERALLY EVERY COMMENT THREAD I've seen on this damn video. Lurking through comment sections is one thing, now having multiple arguments about why drake>kanye ad nauseum is another. I'm not even looking for an argument. Please for your own sake, find something more productive to do with your time. What other people think about music you like shouldn't concern you, or even anybody at all, this much.

[@JohnMushitu]

DONDA is a masterpiece, a bit flawed but it still is. CLB on the other, I don't even know where to start describing that mixtape disguised as an album 😂😂😂

[@Pivot-Shorts]

A masterpiece is a massive stretch. 7-8 really good songs. More than half is filler.

[@thomascraig9285]

@@Pivot-Shorts masterpiece

[@TagoMago2010]

@@thomascraig9285 7/10 not a masterpiece. Ok Ok, Junya, Donda, New Again, Tell The Vision, Ok Ok pt 2, Junya pt 2, Jesus Lord pt 2 aren’t ‘masterpiece piece songs’ and arguably Hurricane and Keep My Spirit Alive aren’t for everyone either. So including all of them and Donda Chant that leaves you with (my opinion Atleast) 16/27 that are great - phenomenal. For me the album is between a 6.5-7.5. Still very good tho overall but not a masterpiece besides a few tracks.

[@Killerfang25]

Billboard: CLB > Donda Billboard = majority of people 🤭 Kanye fans: I love Donda Kanye Stans: Donda > CLB

[@TagoMago2010]

@@Killerfang25 people with actual musical taste and valid opinions: Donda > Certified Lesbian Boy

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

When I finished CLB, I thought “that was alright” and added about 3 tracks to my “songs I been listening to recently” playlist. I added about 10 from DONDA onto it and I find myself bumping at least half of the album almost every day.

[@YoYo-pl5oz]

same

[@yes-jp5fj]

Bro I straight up added 16 from Donda 💀

[@Seánasadventure]

I actually love the corny Christian lines. As a Christian you hear these corny kind of lines all the time and it just makes you want to roll your eyes. When Kanye does it, it feels like a wink and nod to the cheesiness of the church at times.

[@kamtheman9952]

I couldnt agree more! Everytime i hear Travis Scott say, "The devil my opp" I laugh out loud, but I love it.

[@jonathanallen8122]

I needed someone to officially declare a winner. Thank you! It felt like a sneeze finally happened.

[@Killerfang25]

Streaming-wise, Drake surpassed Kanye in less than 1 week and broke another record. 🤷‍♂️ Other than that, it’s all just opinion.

[@thomascraig9285]

@@Killerfang25 okay bro but donda is better music that’s all people care about. The only people that care about streams are the drake stans in this

[@Killerfang25]

@@thomascraig9285 Imagine, the week isnt even over yet. Billboard collects datas per week. But in under a week, Drake broke another record. 💀 CLB > Donda. I’m sorry. It’s facts = evidential data People saying Donda > CLB is just plain opinions now. 🥲 “Summary” Billboard: CLB > Donda Billboard = majority of people 🤭

[@karmic2277]

@@Killerfang25 Donda is just better music. You’re absolutely delusional.

[@Killerfang25]

@@karmic2277 tell that to entire world and lets see who’s delusional. 🤣😂

[@kayberg5417]

Comparing DONDA to CLB is like comparing a fine wagyu steak to a molded burger king patty found in a dumpster

[@ילדטובירושלים-ת8פ]

Ikr that lesbian line alone made the album feel luxurious af

[@option7]

@@ילדטובירושלים-ת8פ deadass stfu 💀

[@ילדטובירושלים-ת8פ]

@@option7 you agree tho right

[@option7]

@@ילדטובירושלים-ת8פ no

[@Killerfang25]

Donda is like Vatican City tryna be holy but in it only for money. CLB is like Toronto teaching new generations about dinosaurs but them wanna-be saints only want school to teach about religion. 🤷‍♂️

[@georgegriffiths1437]

if kanye released the 2nd listening party, this wouldn’t even be a question

[@mors_4769]

This is still not even a question, like, even the worst Kanye albums are better than CLB lol

[@jerryseinfeld9815]

But then we wouldn’t have the choir version of Praise God and the Ye verse on Off The Grid. Also Come to Life

[@chukwuemekaokereke2917]

Lmao pretty much all the songs played at the second listening party are equal or better in quality now. Also, believe what I say and Come to life were not played at the second listening party. Both fantastic songs

[@babyboydaz]

All I need is that track "never abandon your family"

[@PUREtrollin]

Donda will be remembered for a long time. Drakes album will be forgotten within a year. Just like all of drakes most recent albums ever since 2016, he's a commercial artist. Kanye pushes boundaries and revolutionizes music. If kanye wasn't so misunderstood and hated by close minded people he would be dominating music charts more often. People don't listen with their ears they see things based on waves and clout, superficial ass world.

[@mandem2362]

Lol Views was Drake’s most hated album literally because it expanded the sound.

[@PUREtrollin]

@@mandem2362 at least it had it's own identity and was something different.

[@thewhiteswanguitarist6002]

In my opinion, I think donda is the same to Kanye fans as FIOE was to the strokes fans: was much more dark in tone than their previous work and some of the songs felt like demos. However, if you know the history of that album, you know that it was eventually seen as great and has some of the stroke’s highest points in their discography (heart in a cage, ize, you only live once). So in my opinion, I think donda will become a classic in a few years :)

[@lloiddd3435]

Yeah I agree. I would say a lot of Kanye’s past albums are like that as well. From 808’s and heartbreak to yeezus which people have started to like a lot more. Another example could be Arctic Monkeys with AM and their latest album, which have aged very well despite the amount of criticism they faced when they were released. In conclusion, people usually dislike change at first and become acclimated to it overtime. With both of these albums, people will need to take their time and maybe give it a couple of listens before saying that’s it’s mid or garbage imo 🤷🏾

[@ajk_16]

I like this take

[@dodoextinct4597]

@@lloiddd3435 AM is alright but tranquility hotel at the other hand

[@CastroJr92]

Yeah will say I'm not a fan of 1st Impressions of Earth as a whole but there are memorable songs on it.

[@notbrian6805]

Because of the Donda hype I've been going back and listening to Kanye's discover. Listened YE and Yeezus yesterday and I really do like them, favourite song so far is Violent Crimes

[@simplifiedstuff2135]

How was your experience with YEEZUS?

[@KeltikManEater]

Violent crimes is one of his best songs fosho but wait till ye hear things like runaway or pinocchios story man kanye will change yer lifestyle on its head wit his music

[@obeseduck3861]

My favorite ye song is ghost town

[@notbrian6805]

@@simplifiedstuff2135 no solid opinion yet, gonna need a few mir listens but so far black skinhead and bound 2 def gonna be in rotation

[@notbrian6805]

@@KeltikManEater I tried listening to TLOP and MBDTF before but they just wouldn't stick with me,but this has happened to me with different albums before like Blonde so gonna give them another try

[@astrothunder3580]

Bro what is up with people not liking Junya?? It’s song is hard af and definitely top 10 on the album at least

[@aeric4304]

I said the same thing about remote control, everyone seems to dislike it but I catch myself humming that song several times a day

[@christopherdelgado4512]

Seriously.

[@richardli6775]

@@aeric4304 I’m not messing with remote control as much as before. I think that’s a sign it needs some work.

[@matthew5200]

@@aeric4304 disagree with remote control as it felt very derived and uninspired, but junya is a bop

[@3cks86]

Junya Watanabe I'm da shit!!!💯💯💯 That's Classic Ye all day, I think since it was clean and didn't have cussing in mfs automatically hated it...That's my favorite song on DONDA

[@David_liba]

I absolutely love god breathed. Brings for me some yeezus vibes back, wich is my favorite album of all time

[@perryekwueme996]

This is how a real “music review” should be. Even if I did like CLB (which I don’t) I can absolutely understand why you wouldn’t because you explained it thoroughly. The in-depth analysis of Donda also reflected what YOU wanted. Unlike other reviewers that make it sound like their tastes are absolute. THANK YOU

[@CRAiCED.]

Drake went for numbers, Kanye went for quality. Kanye won both

[@Killerfang25]

LMAO. Get your facts straight. Drake already surpassed Kanye in less than a week and broke another record. In terms of quality- that’s a personal take so that’s irrelevant. 🤷‍♂️ Drake beats Kanye in numbers. Facts Kanye beats Drake in quality? Opinion. 👌 Numbers reflect quality. I mean, why would numbers soar high if quality sucks ass? 🤔

[@theexclusivefool5121]

@@Killerfang25 can you shut up already?

[@killme9534]

@@theexclusivefool5121 Dude has 106 comments and I’ve seen him everywhere in the comment section so far. Some people are really just that dedicated to defending opinions because “Look number one! Money and sales, number one!”

[@Killerfang25]

@@theexclusivefool5121 Haa? Keep your foolishness exclusive, my guy. I’m not buying. I already got tons of fools to deal with here. 👋👋

[@Killerfang25]

@@killme9534 I’m here having discussion with everyone else? What are you here for? Get of my D 🤣😂🤣😂

[@manchild3437]

I'm Catholic and I really cannot listen to Christian music. It just sounds cringe. But albums like Donda and George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" are great examples of albums that incorporate Christian themes in an actually listenable way. They simply sound more genuine.

[@ппилфий]

George harrison wasn't hindu

[@kevinbcannell]

The comment on Andre's verse being better than the entirety of CLB had me cheering in agreement. Such a shame it never made the album.

[@astronova6150]

I got news for uuu

[@genuinebrendan]

I swear every single video Alfo HAS to mention Runaway is his favorite song of all time.

[@pradayou5405]

@@eposa5421 how you questioning another man's favorite song

[@jobsmine]

If universal had given Kanye 3 days I’m sure Donda would be 10/10 album.

[@XD123771]

Which makes me think we might get a Kanye version

[@astronova6150]

Donda (kanye's version)

[@antonlemche2994]

Just because its long does not mean it’s bloated. I feel there is a continuous theme ruining through all of Donda, and all the songs are connected so it feels like a piece, not a compilation

[@matthewallen1834]

You're absolutely right. There's a great album hiding inside of "Donda." However, rather than 17 songs like you suggested, I'd trim it down to 12.

[@iitsCarml]

Which 12?

[@iceylatte2027]

probably the most honest Donda review i’ve seen. i’ve seen people praising every part of it as perfect when i really just don’t think it’s a cohesive project. the highs are high but the lows are very low

[@Poplarman]

Alright bro Ye wasn't bad, I love how personal and raw it is. It feels like he's opening up and showing us vulnerability, that's not common for a guy like Kanye West.

[@UnemploymentScrub23]

Jesus is King was pretty bad compared to his entire discography and I like Ye better than 808s and Yeezus but that’s just me.

[@muchtartidakbahagia]

Ye is top 5 kanye's album for me unironically

[@Prodbyjah464]

Ye is good with some great stand outs it’s just when you have to compare to the rest of his discography it doesn’t really come close, like take away your personal enjoyment of the record and think logically, does the quality of that album really compare to his first seven albums or nah

[@yy-pt2lh]

I also think that since universal released DONDA without Kanye's consent the tracklist is all over the place and in the end, it wouldn't have been what Kanye intended us to hear.

[@calvin7978]

i think that if the tracklist was truly out of order, kanye would’ve def changed it by now

[@richardli6775]

The track list was actually really well organized I’d say.

[@NAETEMUSIC]

"Im not sure there is another artist in history who can replicate their sound over and over again and still keep fans"" *AC/DC has entered the chat*

[@Killerfang25]

Trash review. Just like every other videos that keeps saying “Drake recycling his music over and over” LMAO. It’s called taste preference. Drake can make music about similar topic/beats/themes like this over and over and those who’s up for it will listen to it regardless. You don’t like it, don’t shiit on it. Sheesh. Y’all talk about Kanye’s Divine shiit but y’all don’t even absorb it. I bet you right now, some clown out there gonna crucify me in the name of Kanye just ‘cuz of my take on Drake. Who’s a hypocrite now? “🙏” = 💩 Oh by the way: Billboard: CLB > Donda Billboard = majority of people 🤭

[@Killerfang25]

@@bw-xv2rz Exactly, they are made for different purposes right? It’s like asking this: “CLB vs Donda” which is a better profession? An all-star basketball player or a Pope of Vatican city? “CLB vs previous albums” Which is a better player? Stephen Curry or Lebron James? “CLB (vs previous albums) vs Donda” Which one will survive? A boy (CLB) or a man (Donda) with a pitbull (Drake’s previous albums) 🤷‍♂️

[@Killerfang25]

@King Nova Are you low?

[@angel_of_rust]

@@Killerfang25 go back to reddit Drake stan

[@Killerfang25]

@@angel_of_rust ROFL. Go back to school. Apparently you don’t have anything to say. Come back here when you’re smart enough to have a convo. 👌

[@colorsred2771]

Someone finally gives 24 the recognition it deserves!

[@brendenbowers1]

So glad you mentioned Heaven and Hell as a highlight, I can’t get enough of that song

[@davidweston1219]

Donda was Kanye’s perfect concept album. It was about recovering from grief, being consumed by ego and that there is hope for everyone. It’s the perfect synopsis of his career and his personality. It begins with the heartbeat of his dying mother, and the album is him looking for hope while also showing his journey isn’t linear and conflicted. The album ‘ends’ with him showing that even though no one is perfect, there is hope and no child is left behind.

[@SirSymph]

I think the great thing about Donda is everyone has there own album they can create out of it. I actually think 'Junya' and 'Believe What I Say' are 2 of the best songs on the album

[@madimakes]

music is certainly subjective. "God Breathed" is one of the more wonderful songs of the decade by a hip hop artist. i cannot describe

[@dr.phylisphical9294]

Music isnt subjective to the point where trash becomes good not talking about any rapper thats just in general their are standards in music.

[@madimakes]

@@dr.phylisphical9294 one man’s trash…

[@dr.phylisphical9294]

@@madimakes yes you said it yourself aswell as me one man's trash and kanye is not that ome man.

[@Juli_is_Online]

Kanye has been continuously pushing artistic boundaries, challenging himself and evolving his sound in so many interesting new ways in the past years, I mean just look at 2018 alone. Drake in That time, since 2015, has basically stayed completely stagnant and shit out the same album since Views, it really seems like he doesn’t give a shit about music anymore and just about staying on the charts. I mean at least Scorpion had Nice for What, this was just one long tedious snooze fest. I miss IYRTITL times

[@gabrielles2562]

The disconnect you felt with JIK is because it's an explicitly Christian. It was a great album. Donda and JIK are very similar conceptually and musically. I'm 100% certain alot of these songs were originally intended for the now scrapped JIK2

[@freddywilson6784]

It is not a great album.

[@sickashan]

Nah jik was trash

[@DairInNeutral]

Nah JIK sucked lol. Also the only song that was from JIK era was God Breathed, but even that song was revamped quite a bit

[@heybulldog90]

I wouldn’t call JIK great but I still go back to a handful of songs. I love donda because even though it may seem bloated to some it still follows a through line, he seems to be focusing wholeheartedly on the music which leaves me excited for his next project.

[@gabrielles2562]

@@freddywilson6784 just say you hate your christian dad. it's okay.

[@AntwoneAntJackson]

New Again is the Graduation song off the album. Kanye went back to that sound but the lyrics are about moving forward; that juxtaposition is why to me that song is not only underrated but a beautiful piece of art.

[@ReallyRoland701]

I love Ye, especially if you view it as a precursor to Kanye's next bug release, Kids See Ghosts. Especially since both are very short (~25 minutes each), combining them creates one of my favorite Kanye albums ever. Honestly though, Kids See Ghost may be my favorite Ye album on it's own though, and adding Ghost Town to it would almost certainly make that definitive.

[@vdal2902]

Gee, i sure wonder which of these would Certified Kanye enjoyer, Alfo Media would enjoy more... Sometimes I Might Be Introvert by Little Simz is still the better rap album released that day.

[@freddywilson6784]

But Donda came out on Sunday ya silly

[@vdal2902]

@@freddywilson6784 NGL, i kinda forgot that detail since everyone was still talking about it by friday when CLB and SIMBI dropped lol

[@RibsBjj]

I believe Kanye just starting to mess around with this new ideia, his testing what works and what doesnt. I think we gonna have an even more amazing album soon

[@georgegriffiths1437]

i’m 99% sure alfo will say DONDA>CLB but i’m still so nervous

[@iNostraD]

That 1% is just disrespectful.

[@YeFansMalaysia]

Obviously he will rate donda more, but i want him to review clb as complete trash. Haha he always produce videos that kanye fan love

[@Killerfang25]

Trash review. Just like every other videos that keeps saying “Drake recycling his music over and over” LMAO. It’s called taste preference. Drake can make music about similar topic/beats/themes like this over and over and those who’s up for it will listen to it regardless. You don’t like it, don’t shiit on it. Sheesh. Y’all talk about Kanye’s Divine shiit but y’all don’t even absorb it. I bet you right now, some clown out there gonna crucify me in the name of Kanye just ‘cuz of my take on Drake. Who’s a hypocrite now? “🙏” = 💩

[@thomascraig9285]

@@Killerfang25 because the review is right

[@Killerfang25]

@@thomascraig9285 errr Lets review/opinions vs facts: Billboard: CLB > Donda Billboard = majority of people 🤭 Kanye fans: I love Donda Kanye Stans: Donda > CLB 🤷‍♂️

[@PicklezTF]

Im so happy to be alive to experience this. I've never cried over music but 24 and Moon brings me to tears almost every time.

[@judefischer3821]

Basically clb is joss Wheaton’s justice league and donda is the Snyder cut

[@milkweed8525]

That metaphor makes no sense

[@larrysweetlove]

@@milkweed8525 yeah no sense. Maybe say ‘Donda was Justice League, Listening Party 2 was the Snyder Cut’ would make more sense

[@Killerfang25]

Donda is like Vatican City tryna be holy but in it only for money. CLB is like Toronto teaching new generations about dinosaurs but them wanna-be saints only want school to teach about religion. 🤷‍♂️

[@phabiorules]

That's not a good analogy. They are both rap albums, but they are completely different in terms of production, inspirations, themes, and style. I'd say a better comparison is Endgame and fant4stic. Yeah they are both team based super hero films, but everything else is completely different.

[@Killerfang25]

@@phabiorules No it wasn’t a good analogy. It was just a straight trolling comment. But your analogy, that I can agree with. 🤝

[@chodak.black14]

Donda was a whole experience that I keep coming back to. CLB made me sleep so fast I missed 3/4 of the album

[@SuperT0MaT0]

I have an edited version of donda, where it’s just shy of an hour. No Child Left Behind Donda Hurricane Moon 24 Lord I Need You Heaven and Hell Believe What I Say Pure Souls Jesus Lord (part 2) New Again Come to Life Jail Idk this version cuts a lot of the fat and to me sequences it in a way that makes a lot more sense

[@sofsings101]

I like your vision but I really think No Child Left Behind has to be the outro

[@andrewdonatelli8712]

I think the big thing here is we know Kanye will keep refining this ideology he has had through the past few years and eventually give us the album we've been waiting for. He's clearly getting better at it and Donda really feels like the first canon project we've got from him since Pablo. That being said, I wish he would drop the TLOP album-making process of just going with it. It worked once perfectly but it really hasn't worked again since and everything has felt slightly unfinished and I know if he just took more time to think it through we could easily get the same quality level of Kanye that we used to get. I think he'll get there eventually though. Drake on the other, all his albums do feel finished but it's been the exact same so long it's hard to care. He's been telling us that exact same stories, using the same flow, singing the same, and saying the same punchlines his whole career essentially. I only made it about 14 tracks into CLB and just started skimming the rest of the songs. They're all over 5 minutes and he's just saying the same shit on the same production we've been getting for years. Drake also doesn't really invent new styles either, he's very quick to wave ride, and a lot of the time it just doesn't work either. When Carti got big, 10 minutes later Drake was on a Pierre beat with Carti and it just sounds off. They don't take the time to figure out what a Carti x Drake song sounds like, meanwhile, Kanye had 2 Carti features on the album and one on WLR and they sounded great together because they figured it out. The major difference is Drake exists for sole popularity. There's virtually no substance or anything to really care about, it's just background music you don't have to think about. He'll get the hottest features and best producers and say the same shit he always does, say a few funny lines that turn into memes, and he can exist off of pure hype alone. Kanye is always trying to do something new and I think recently with the new album process he's been doing, he doesn't always find exactly what he was trying to say in time so we get a lot of incomplete work. He made Donda in essentially 3 weeks... Kanye took 5000 hours on just making Power back in 2010. Donda was definitely the better album and is the best project we've gotten from him in years, but I do miss the Kanye who worked overtime constantly to deliver fully finished projects that are timeless.

[@god47398]

i have three things to say about this vid: *first time listening to off the grid* man that hook sounds like a first draft what the hell *fifth time listening to off the grid* WE OFF THE GRID GRID GRID secondly, calling certified boy lover degrassi era drake is an insult to degrass era drake. comeback season and room for improvement are way better projects that are less bloated. thirdly, great video. to be honest, after i realized a year ago that gods country was never coming out, i began relistening to jesus is king over and over again and after hating it the first listen i found myself loving it. as for the 2018 good fridays, i think it mightve been for the best that kanye split love everyone into 5 different albums but i still would have liked to hear the alternate version as one ye album.

[@jbquigley2010]

I'm not really religious, but Donda leaves you with a happy and positive feeling that's hard to describe

[@dlein93]

9:15 yooo you cut "Believe What I Say"?? That's the best track on the album!

[@derek2678]

Cant believe you left off believe what i say on your perfect album, one of my favs on the album fs

[@jadensavellano5188]

sometimes ur not feelin a kanye track until u listen to it randomly for the fourth time and then it just hits different 😤😤😤

[@darkly77]

Damn this is a really well balanced and fair review

[@vibangigan5336]

This album really seals a thought I’ve had about Kanye for awhile that his work as a producer outshines his lyrical work.

[@cash5512]

My new ranking of kanyes albums : 10. JIK 9. Ye 8. Donda 7. Graduation 6. 808s 5. TLOP 4. The college dropout 3. Yeezus 2. Laze registration 1. MBDTF Anyways. I like both albums, but don't think that clb or donda are great. I would give the w to kanye tho

[@dez-m]

YEEZUS IS SO UNDERRATED! I am so happy to see it in a top 3!

[@cash5512]

@@dez-m yeah ikr

[@colbylatimer2858]

So I’m a much bigger Kanye fan. Being from Texas I appreciate all of the Houston stuff on CLB which made me lean towards it more. I feel like Kanye’s albums take me more time to really appreciate. From release I would rank CLB higher but I know Donda will hold up to time better like all of Kanye’s work

[@sym3167]

then youre not a kanye fan

[@tarotsushima3332]

@@sym3167 You can be a fan of a musician without having to blindly like everything they put out 😐. To me, Donda's more likely to withstand the test of time than CLB but if OP likes it more then all power to them because a lot of Kanye tracks are growers.

[@phabiorules]

@@sym3167 if he likes Kanye, then he is a Kanye fan.

[@Spectre0799]

I disagree with a lot of the Donda takes, but I wholly respect and enjoy this video.

[@Squantle]

I still can’t wrap my head around Alfo not liking Ye. I Thought About Killing You, Ghost Town and Violent Crimes especially are some top tier Kanye. The rest of the songs are good, with No Mistakes just being a bit short, Yikes and Wouldn’t Leave being a bit rough around the edges and All Mine being an… acquired taste. For me, despite its brevity, Ye is on par with many of Kanye’s first 7 albums, even surpassing some.

[@UnemploymentScrub23]

All Mine is a banger and Ye’s verses are excellent on every track. He says he wants Kanye to take a step back but that just is stupid and something a Kanye fan should not say.

[@loverboyclement6767]

Yea, I’d say ye is a no skips album

[@astronova6150]

Thw fuck did u just say about yikes??

[@historyofnetworktv]

As a fellow Kanye superfan, I would like to hear your thoughts on the Yandhi leak. I liked Ye, but I did not like Jesus Is King as I felt it was a shortened version of Yandhi, which, even in leaked form, I felt was on par with Life of Pablo.

[@arononeill6991]

Great review i think this is the best review of donda and clb so far

[@chickfilaluvverrrr1773]

okay but fr im so relieved that you mentioned the emotion in the laptop lyric in no more parties in la. that is one of my favourite lyrics by ye and it really shows the ammount of stress, forgiveness, humor, and feeling that the old kanye gives. rapping about whatever he wants and some how making it fit when it doesnt belong.

[@codedots]

One has got soul, one doesn't. If you don't know which one it is you need to find GOD.

[@keithwilliams1018]

Just listened to Donda all the way through at work today....got me through my 12 shift. ...album is banging

[@a.ffirmative]

Drake somehow made a worse album cover than a black screen

[@Spectre0799]

Your refined tracklist is a W

[@MrTeamFoolish]

I don't get why JIK gets written off so easily. To me its still one of his best.

[@brooksodell3949]

This guy is a super fan, you have my blessing

[@marxthesocialist5231]

Donda porbably made more people consider christianity than any other outlet in a very long time.

[@sergiomoreno6861]

A proper video essay about Donda vs CLB should be like this, a review of Donda and a quick mention of CLB.

[@frankymcdonald7176]

Since Donda was dropped against Kanye's wishes I think that it would've been about another month or two until Kanye would have personally released it and it would have sounded more finished. Still leagues better than CLB tho in my opinion.

[@NKDBLR]

i feel like opinions are definetley a part of this review especially, like, off the grid is my favorite song ive ever heard that shit has me so hyped, honestly yes the message is pretty much the entire reason for the album, but to just have music that sounds amazing is a good thing too

[@unofficial5151]

Ain't even close y'all 😭😭😭

[@seank.2589]

Very rich topic to discuss on so many levels. I hope more people contribute to the conversation and pick it apart.

[@damonlillycomedydlc8788]

“Tell the devil good night go to sleep “ was referring to Drake not the actual concept of “The Devil “

[@dr.phylisphical9294]

No meant what he said literally.

[@CanadianCaymanRS]

I agree....why can't losers ever lose in peace was another drake reference

[@dr.phylisphical9294]

@@CanadianCaymanRS except drake lost and kanye won.

[@josephhicks8540]

How do you know that was a drake reference?

[@hamishdabson6138]

How could you not like believe what I say?!!!!! That song was so freaking good

[@muhammadsiddiqui9075]

donda was a very cold album, which kind of contrasts with the more warm feeling most religious music tends to feel like

[@johbo81]

DONDA actually had a premise behind it which made it an amazing experience that gets better everytime. CLB is what happens when mainstream appeal and egotism gets an undeserved opportunity.

[@tony3966]

Donda killed it... Period!

[@dappplle]

HOT TAKE : Donda is Kanye's 2nd best album (maybe even his best). A lot of people complain about the amount of features, but imo they made the album feel like a massive event with really helps the album. Donda has 3 10/10 tracks with for me is incredibly rare and no other Kanye album has reached this achievement. The only album that rivals it is The life of Pablo. Even if you removed all the emotional attachment I have and looked at the album objectively it would still be a top 5 Kanye album. (Plus I'm not even a Cristian but tracks like Jesus lord, 24 and come to life still hit incredibly hard)

[@Prodbyjah464]

Maybe our ears are different but for me donda has like 2 10/10 songs for me which is some of the least in Kanye’s discography, mbdtf has 5 10/10 songs, yeezus has 3, college dropout has 4 and so on… maybe I’m buggin or somethibg

[@willyyg]

I’m gonna pretend you didn’t just say God Breathed is one of the worst tracks

[@aldairmartinez5001]

It is tho

[@Yung_daniel98]

It is

[@lacroixisgoodmf2982]

you never miss bro

[@TheMovieSequelDude49]

Is this really even a contest? CLB vs. Donda is like me, a guy with asthma, trying to win a race against Usain Bolt.

[@heinzketchup5236]

Believe what I say is one of my personal favorites on the album

[@ghostsinthesnow_makes_music]

no junya on your ideal 17 tracks?? that's one of the best bangers off the album

[@tastytacos8514]

First listening party I was hooked🧛🏽⛷

[@ghostsinthesnow_makes_music]

also not giving praise to New Again is straight up not christlike. that's a tie with junya for biggest banger on the album. the best songs tho imo are Come to Life, Heaven and Hell, and Jail

[@wagturbo]

5 mins in and I completely forget that he’s comparing the 2 albums cause he’s talking about donda so much, which I love😂

[@skylark1772]

6:58 You're going to be casual about something you no longer fear. It's DONDA for me. CLB feels juvenile. Great review

[@Killerfang25]

Trash review. Just like every other videos that keeps saying “Drake recycling his music over and over” LMAO. It’s called taste preference. Drake can make music about similar topic/beats/themes like this over and over and those who’s up for it will listen to it regardless. You don’t like it, don’t shiit on it. Sheesh. Y’all talk about Kanye’s Divine shiit but y’all don’t even absorb it. I bet you right now, some clown out there gonna crucify me in the name of Kanye just ‘cuz of my take on Drake. Who’s a hypocrite now? “🙏” = 💩

[@carterpaulette66]

@@Killerfang25 man it'd even be fine if he recycled his music with some new inspiration, some new energy, *something*. CLB is trash because it's the same uninspired garbage that Drake has released since Views

[@Killerfang25]

@@carterpaulette66 Ah. Well I mean find different artist for different taste then. Or if you still wanna listen to Drake, wait for his singles. 🤷‍♂️ I don’t get why y’all expect Drake to change like Kanye did. Eminem hasn’t changed the way he does things. Shii, if it’s not broken, dont fix it. CLB>Donda did higher numbers though. 🤷‍♂️ People who say CLB trash are more likely to be the trash themselves. 🤭

[@reborn1003]

@@Killerfang25 Why can't you respect their opinions?

[@ritamchakraborty1649]

DONDA IS NOW ONE OF THE BEST RAP ALBUM EVER MADE. HE IS REALLY LIVING 10 YEARS AHEAD.