Kanye West Claims 'Donda' Was Released by Label Without His Approval

Earlier today (August 29), Kanye West‘s much-delayed album Donda finally arrived on streaming services, a couple of days after his third listening party at Soldier Field in Chicago. But now, West says the album was released without his permission, writing in a post on his Instagram account: “UNIVERSAL PUT MY ALBUM OUT WITHOUT MY APPROVAL AND THEY BLOCKED JAIL 2 FROM BEING ON THE ALBUM.” Though representatives for the label offered no comment to Variety, the publication cited unnamed sources calling West’s claim “preposterous.”

The 27-track Donda features guest appearances from the Weeknd, Jay Electronica, the Lox, Young Thug, the late Pop Smoke, Pusha T, Travis Scott, Lil Baby, and Kid Cudi. Marilyn Manson and DaBaby, who made controversial appearances at West’s third listening party, feature on ‘Jail, Pt. 2’, an alternate version of ‘Jail’, which also includes a verse from DaBaby. ‘Jail, Pt. 2.’ was not available upon Donda’s initial release, but was eventually added onto the record. West had previously posted a pair of screenshots on Instagram showing text threads that calimed the album was delayed because of a hold-up with DaBaby’s manager. The photos have since been deleted.

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Kanye West Claims ‘Donda’ Was Released by Label Without His Approval

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