KANYE WEST "DONDA" COMPLETE ALBUM REACTION / REVIEW

[@gp78931]

1. Donda Chant - 2:02 2. Jail - 2:24 3. God Breathed - 7:22 4. Off the Grid - 11:58 5. Hurricane - 18:29 6. Praise God - 24:02 7. Jonah - 26:56 8. Ok Ok - 29:18 9. Junya - 31:34 10. Believe What I Say - 33:58 11. 24 - 36:43 12. Remote Control - 38:14 13. Moon - 39:28 14. Heaven and Hell - 43:24 15. Donda - 47:50 16. Keep My Spirit Alive - 49:51 17. Jesus Lord - 53:14 18. New Again - 1:01:08 19. Tell the Vision - 1:03:31 20. Lord I Need You - 1:04:47 21. Pure Souls - 1:07:25 22. Come to Life - 1:11:40 23. No Child Left Behind - 1:15:53 24. Jail, Pt. 2 - 1:18:34 25. Ok Ok, Pt. 2 - 1:19:31 26. Junya, Pt. 2 - 1:20:39 27. Jesus Lord, Pt. 2 - 1:21:42

[@ThisisStephennn]

You. Are. The. Goat.

[@TheThirdErnest]

I need to figure out how to do that in video lol

[@gp78931]

@@TheThirdErnest maybe in time for CLB? 🦉

[@frogington3892]

@@TheThirdErnest Put the timestamps in the description and it'll break the vid into sections on the video scroller. I'm not sure about specific formatting but I hope this helped a little

[@mala6238]

Pretty good album.

[@YaBoy_JayDawg]

I’m realizing I am only liking reactors that are providing insight, breaking down bars, and highlighting context of the bars. I am done watching other reactors just bop their heads!!! Keep up the great work homie!!

[@ladidadida2712]

I feel like a good balance of both is good. Reactors like this are great but the simple listeners is good because its good to not get your opinions from reactors that really share theirs

[@charitysimon-peraboh5555]

When it comes to breaking down lyrics, you're No1 for me any day.

[@ad_sk8s929]

Third Ernest and Knox hill are the goats of breakdowns

[@RealAyzeNZ]

@@ad_sk8s929 no doubt about that... The REAL question is... Who do you think is more passionate about hip-hop?

[@peachyred8985]

Same

[@ad_sk8s929]

@@RealAyzeNZ that’s hard af I think Knox is better at breaking down lyrics but Ernest is nice at production and sound of music in general. And it seems Ernest might have more music knowledge although Knox hill does make his own music. I think Ernest does

[@King-Nova]

Nah mallory bros

[@guac1545]

I feel like 'Believe what i say' is the perfect FIFA song

[@apollothegreatt]

certified

[@rahanjazayeri6282]

FACTS

[@jig5483]

W

[@mtndrewww]

Timestamps: Donda Chant: 2:00 Jail: 2:20 God Breathed: 7:20 Off the Grid: 11:58 Hurricane: 18:30 Praise God: 24:10 Jonah: 26:55 Ok Ok: 29:18 Junya: 31:40 Believe What I Say: 34:00 24: 36:45 Remote Control: 38:15 Moon: 39:25 Heaven and Hell: 43:20 Donda: 47:50 Keep My Spirit Alive: 49:50 Jesus Lord: 53:15 New Again: 1:01:05 Tell the Vision: 1:03:30 Lord I Need You: 1:04:45 Pure Souls: 1:07:25 Come to Life: 1:12:20 No Child Left Behind: 1:15:55 Jail Pt. 2: 1:18:30 Ok Ok Pt. 2: 1:19:30 Junya Pt. 2: 1:20:35 Jesus Lord Pt. 2: 1:21:40

[@HrittikAzad]

1:09:05 “this track might be a little too repetitive for me” Kanye: “this the new me so get used to me”

[@rose2.1.0.]

lol

[@sossiosantoro]

ABEL NEVER DISAPPOINTS

[@djraydo2011]

Neverrrrrrrrr he brought heat

[@lordrapgod4803]

I hate super long albums but I was pretty impressed with how good it actually turned out. There are some great moments but there are also a hand full of songs that aren’t necessarily bad but just didn’t quite need to be there. If he narrowed it down to the best 12-15 songs max, it would have been even better. Overall, it’s a really good project.

[@ebenezeramare1]

I'd rather he just cut out some of the empty space and keep all the songs except for tell the vision

[@kidcudi908]

Kanye never disappoints, yeezus even ⛽️

[@burritogamer3984]

@@ebenezeramare1 yea like god breathed outro could have been shortened, some repetitive lines too.

[@adhambhabie]

highly anticipated reaction for a highly anticipated album

[@Alex-sh2nd]

Yeah this album is great. Not perfect, but great. Super robust in presentation and so many of the songs are just fantastic.

[@mala6238]

Agreed. I feel the same way.

[@trakc17]

its top 5 kanye for me tbh

[@pranav-codes]

It has its flaws, but the MOMENTS really hit.

[@King-Nova]

@@trakc17 hell no have u even listened to all his albums? Ye is my favourite but this is his second lowest, jik is the lowest, however kanye doesnt really have any bad albums

[@anthony-martinez]

BigDee this is nowhere near jik lmao. come to life is one of his greatest ever, defo top 10

[@tamaralockett2079]

This is the best reaction and break down to this album!! Really enjoyed this. 🙏🏻 Heaven and Hell & Off The Grid are definitely my favourite tracks, but so many good ones on this album.

[@gabriel_phipps971]

I really respect you because you understand the devotion that ye has to God and you are ok with him praising God.

[@kelvinleung6746]

This album is a masterpiece. It's not perfect but its so close for me.

[@JRBK416]

How do you sit through a song like new again where it’s literally just a choir singing “‘make me new again” for almost the entirety of the song? You seriously enjoy that shit? Crazy ...

[@kelvinleung6746]

@@JRBK416 it’s more than just choirs 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Godpil]

@@JRBK416 you wont feel it if your not a deep person...that shit hits your heart in another way. if u just listen to music for your ears then yes.. you wont dig. if you listen with your soul, you'll FEEL it. its a shout and cry ' make me new again' and you can feel how you become new singing it loud.

[@ipman127]

@@Godpil Facts real shit

[@anchitkumar8963]

This will go down as his magnum opus. Give it a few years. To come out with something like this when you are under the microscope all the fucking time. This is him coming on terms with his mother's death that has had him off the hook since her death. The meaning and his healing through god and representation of his struggle to come on terms with it all is sublime. A fantastic masterpiece that will be appreciated more later in time just like all the best albums in history have been.

[@samratmukherjee3610]

Ernest really appreciate the effort that you put in, love your breakdowns fam

[@krystal538]

Best reaction I’ve seen to this album! Your commentary was just always on point and yeah you did pause but unlike some other reactions it wasn’t annoying or unnecessary. Good stuff man

[@MontyDatta]

Had to sub. Some of the best reaction and breakdowns

[@Erosmaximus]

Ye took the best aspects of gospel and threw it together with the best aspects of rap, and it worked so beautifully. whether you like it or not this is a one of a kind album, nothing sounds like DONDA

[@corleone908]

That's cap there so many songs that sound like other shit most of this album is filled with mumble rap and auto tune

[@catsouplover7745]

This is huge cap, the album wasnt bad, but it was clearly unfinished, a lot of instrumentals let a lot to be desired and a lot of songs are carried by features like jay z and the weeknd.

[@cyanprince00]

@@catsouplover7745 It needed to be cut down a bit. 27 songs? DAMN. They could've put the 'part 2' tracks in a extended or deluxe version of the album. Closer to 10 or so songs, maybe some extras after - where MV's connect with some of the tracks.

[@deadboylifex]

@@corleone908 where's the mumble rap ? they're not talking about killing, girls or flexing everywhere

[@corleone908]

ez so you heard carti and was like yeah that's fire ?

[@sumukhbharadwaj6216]

54:10 "I think this is the most vulnerable that I've ever heard Kanye..." I guess you missed out on the album Ye. He was super vulnerable on that.

[@josiahsugai8470]

Yo!!!! I have been so HYPED for this video to drop!! Thank you for your hard work bro! We appreciate it!

[@paulcressman2065]

I hate you. I was about to go to bed and then you released this. Looks like ima be losing some sleep lol

[@CanaanEne]

This is the exact review I was waiting for 💯💯💯

[@maramaleef4034]

I really loved this. I’ve listened to the album a number of times now, but honestly, I always learn something new or hear something I didn’t before after watching your reviews. Thank you!!!! For taking the time to edit this down for us. Please keep doing this, love it ❤️

[@thehiddenone8892]

I think it’s crazy that people don’t realise that the Weeknd is referencing his actual father holding on to him and not letting him drown when he was travelling from Ethiopia because Abel and his family were immigrants I think that’s crazy considering he never really talks about that time also the Dawn reference is 🔥I love the song

[@henskejdhshs]

dawg thats not what happened this was someone elses chorus the weeknd just covered it

[@thehiddenone8892]

@@henskejdhshs Abel wrote the chorus it’s obvious because he references Dawn FM

[@zedpilled]

@@thehiddenone8892 the chorus was written in 2018 by Ye long before dawn fm was a thing, the song was originally supposed to be Yandhi

[@rubendeno]

Big thanks for all the work you put in making this video for youtube and breaking down the album. Greetings from the Netherlands

[@valeriefelicia]

Also a dutch fan over here 🙏🏽

[@ccaallmmee]

Respect my guy, applaud the effort. I listened straight through when it came out, here for your thoughts! Peace

[@athi2092]

Amazing dude i really appreciate your works on the channel !! I was really waiting for this all day !! 🔥🔥🔥

[@GTnos11706]

Love your reactions brother, this album is a vibe! Ye next level

[@rbkylebacabis6684]

You're the best breakdown reaction channel. You're right about that for sure !!!!

[@coastercraziness]

Bro I’m so glad you have this in depth of a review. You already know I haven’t watched it all yet, but I’m so hyped for this video 🔥

[@manuel3hernandez]

Heyyyyyyyy

[@travisace]

Come to life is like the true ending and no child left behind is like the outro song played at the end of the credits so you can just sit there and soak in everything u heard.

[@aaronaustin9624]

I’m a huge Kanye fan (he’s one of my favorites). That being said, I love Eminem and NF and Twenty One Pilots and already know this reaction is going to be fire based on the ones you’ve done on the past. Hyped!

[@georgetanner9953]

Kanye and NF are two of my top four favorite artists of all time along with The Weeknd and Kid Cudi ‼️

[@nish8399]

@@georgetanner9953 weeknd, ye and cudi are also some of my faves but really nf. nf is a spiritual miracle type guy with the same type of flow

[@marcusmaire8197]

@@georgetanner9953 Lol your list is the most diverse and unique one I’ve seen

[@NicolasCharly]

@@marcusmaire8197 Not really though, it's pretty conventional... I find it sad people who solely listen to one type of music...

[@marcusmaire8197]

@@NicolasCharly It’s not conventional at all to have Kanye, NF, Kid Cudi, The Weekend on the same list. It’s unique.

[@christianhonig663]

u never wasting your time g. always appreciate and enjoy ur content

[@Learke]

At 1:14:44 someone said Come To Life reminds them of Mah's Joint and I couldn't agree more. I reckon it's because both Ojivolta and Mark Williams of the Glory Sound Prep production group produced it

[@remillie.]

you're AMAZING! always love your reactions so much

[@Teenie19XX]

The Donda chant ( First Track) is suppose to represent his mom’s last heartbeats before she passed

[@matheusvinicius1913]

Deep 😭

[@mikey.lunsford157]

best breakdowns on youtube hands down. keep up the good work!

[@hitman9198]

Knox Hill is by far the best. I've even seen some smaller youtubers that are legit. Ernest is only good for one type of music.

[@Alex-sh2nd]

@@hitman9198 I like Knox a lot but he lacks the critical reviewing of Ernest and instead opts to over analyse everything he reacts to.

[@hitman9198]

@@Alex-sh2nd lol what? That makes absolutely zero sense. Way to try and sound smart

[@hitman9198]

@@Alex-sh2nd you mean he isn't a hater like Ernest and understands KZbin and life better than Ernest. There is a reason why his channel is over double the size of Ernest's. For one he is definitely very knowledgeable when it comes to music he is a musician himself. And the most important if he doesn't like something he is very respectful and moves on so yeah his breakdowns are majority positive. Most people don't want hear anyone trashing their favorite song or artist by anyone. Ernest hasn't figured that one out.

[@hitman9198]

@@Alex-sh2nd so yeah a simple mind would say Knox is pandering. But that's not even close whats going on lol

[@thiefmat]

awesome reaction man. the emotions and production value in this album are immaculate.

[@yuvenation6829]

You are the only reactor who can make me sit through an hour long reaction video to an album.

[@tofudelivery394]

I love your channel man, you help me understand lyrics that I miss and you got solid takes!

[@tjonson07]

The amount of yelling out “crazzzyyyy” after everything is to much for me On another note, I would love a weekend with Kanye production run of songs

[@MKultraInstinct]

That shouldn’t even be legal in the music industry 🤣

[@PackZTerrible]

😂 😂 Ive waited just for the hurricane reaction and yeh i was blown away too. Im not really a kanye fan but he us one of the best producers

[@mikaelledin3225]

You did a really good job on this Ernest!

[@New_genre_entertainment]

I really appreciate the detail you provide when you do your breakdowns. Keep it up bro.

[@Cf.8463]

After nearly 4 years, I rank you as the #1 Donda reaction. No overreaction to a couple of bad bars and songs here and there + you incorporated the production into the overall value of the music. That’s a W!

[@JosueOrtiz237]

Best reaction to the album I’ve watched. It just felt legit. So glad I found your content, you gained a new subscriber :)

[@Rorogee1]

Me too and I’ve watched a lot regarding this album haha

[@MalachiMunn]

thanks for editing this down!! way more digestible this way 🤙🏼

[@KenjaD2ROfficialMusic]

Yuhhh the album musically go hard

[@deanthomas1900]

Bro really just dropped this the same time fantano dropped his review

[@deenov3450]

The best reaction breakdown channel hands doooowwwwn

[@emilianofajardo9487]

Really need that one guy who posts timestamps in the comments to come through rn

[@Blonde-ocean]

I need to see his reaction to Moon bro but idk the time stamp

[@KiiroSagi]

Bro you're the best music reviewer I've ever seen. You catch so much stuff it's crazy. Respect!

[@jordanaustin95]

I feel like you could've gained 3-5x more views on this if you dropped within the first day of release, but still always A+ content! You break the music down like no other, keep doing you ✌️

[@Iamarthur]

Appreciate the hard work you do fam

[@saulmaringarcia6414]

The last 10 minutes of the video was definitely my favorite no 🧢

[@flickertit]

Donda is where it is for a reason. Life before and after his mom's passing.

[@Xicano414]

Love your vid homie! Dope insight! You're absolutely right about needing to take this in to appreciate more. In my humble opinion, easier to enjoy as an older adult. I'm 40 and I fuck with Donda heavy for the themes, content which I can listen to with my toddlers, and overall artistic value. I also appreciate party albums..but this is for some old heads trying to appreciate life.

[@kamogelothokwane8312]

Appreciate you taking your time to review this album. It's popular opinion rn that the album is not good. Refreshing to see someone giving It a proper fair shake

[@aivito2521]

yoooo i subscribed after the dave reaction and that was all i had to see. u cold w it crodie.

[@andreaaprico1704]

Thanks for your hard work Ernest!

[@JusB1113]

Excellent deep dive into the album. Love your perspective, only wish you had spent more time on the Jay Electronica verse. Your reaction was definitely worth the wait, thanks bro!

[@EzweniMusic]

Best reaction; your sonic reflection on the narrative of the album was amazing 👌🏽

[@game1121]

Leaving a comment for the algorithm.

[@nathanyard2009]

I think ur the best reactor for sure. I’ve been watching these all week and ur by far the best.

[@zents1989]

this was entertaining to watch / thanks also come to life is top 10 ye song ever hot take but its def up there

[@thatfeelingtarot]

Gratitude to Kayne and Ernest for the time. I’m going to sit with it a while.

[@samratmukherjee3610]

You are getting closer to that 200k damn can't wait Ernest you have earned it love you so much

[@kosta764]

easily the best donda reaction/breakdown

[@kanishksharma4963]

i prefer one video for a whole song btw your reactions are best.

[@travisace]

Yesssss. Let's goo bro I'm mad hyped

[@jdmszn]

Watched it all. Stay on the grind brother🙏

[@tanyac9660]

Just an Ernest Arellano The Third fan watching another reaction to an artist I don’t really care about bc TTE’s reactions are so 🔥🔥🔥

[@jho0seph]

The sample at 45:00 is from "20th Century Steel Band" a music called: Heaven and Hell is on Earth launched at 1975.

[@wendyraymond1751]

Thoroughly enjoyed it..thanku so much ...love an God bless x

[@therealenriqueparra]

I really enjoyed this album. Such a beautiful to his mom.

[@tbrZW]

Best reactor on KZbin 💯. I'm now convinced

[@titoescobar1]

Donda Chant is her chanting Donda to the pace of her heart beat as she was passing, Kanye has the ECG recording of her last heart beats

[@rxstarmade8463]

Great video as always

[@arno.claude]

commenting because the people up there love it

[@crtrozi6059]

Been waiting for this one

[@andrewrios5772]

Was waiting for this one

[@ivanochoa6437]

I was waiting for this reaction

[@Stardust414]

Abel's serenade was a heavenly surprise - XOTWOD 💜 Fivio, Lil Baby, Lil Durk brought the 🔥🔥🔥 Would love to see US & UK drill on the channel

[@WRoark]

I’m not a commenter but this right here this is it

[@rossxjohnson]

Maybe a reach but i feel like in Ok Ok, was a go at drake at the beginning and even his flow with the okay okay and the reference to the joker and the text message with the picture of the joker. Also in Pure Souls the 1 dollar to everyone and God's Plan which Ernest paused just before, that was also a go at Drake.

[@LLuann]

That was one of my first thoughts. It sounded so much like a drake flow and he it talking shit about it

[@nrgao]

I went to the second listen in ATL and Moon came on and i said this is Street Lights pt 2. It was spiritual. That and Come to Life were real like existential experiences.

[@stressfreepaperchase3215]

44:15 sorry it is not No Doubt. It goes back farther than that. I dont know the rap song but it is before your time. It was a heavy sample in early Hip-Hop but the original song is "Heaven and Hell is on earth" from 20th Century Steel Band.

[@ZChoate]

The vocals in the background you alluded to at 34:20 ..sound like "Wolves" to me.

[@ZENN121]

Helping the algo, here's to your 8 hours of editing D:

[@MasterFerrrix]

i know he didnt want to disrespect anything...but that donda chant suposed to mimic her last heartbeats...kinda makes it a sick opening track...

[@bryanmarrero9817]

Kanye West Heaven and Hell sample is from 20th Century Steel Band song “Heaven and Hell on Earth” made in 1975. Then J-Lo took that to put in “Jenny From the Block” made in 2001.

[@djraydo2011]

Proper reaction! Thank you

[@vaishnavsahu2495]

Oh I better get my popcorn for this .

[@adamproject9034]

Hard Work pays off my homie

[@NateT092]

Hr & Half of Gold. Love the album Tho. Put my speakers on blast with soundcard, was lit first listen. Top 5 kanye album.

[@travislackey7131]

Watched the whole video already. My girlfriend always tells me I get done too fast. She must’ve been talking about this.

[@jdm4385]

dope video man

[@TankGamingADHD]

Thanks for not sitting and bopping your head in silence. This is what reactions should be

[@cristianguzman8190]

Lol “god in my cell, that’s my celly” meaning like in a jail cell god is with me like a cell mate. celly is slang for cell mate

[@adamacosta4615]

aye im an old head too. ive never had someone say how i experience cartian things like you've.

[@levipatterson2609]

My highlights were Vory's Jonah hook, Hurricane, Believe What I Say, Remote Control, and Come to Life