Reset’s ‘Donda’ Listening Party: Did Kanye West Deliver On His 10th Album?

Hate it or love it, Kanye’s new album has fans and artists talking about it around the world. Even the cartoon Peppa Pig had something to say.

By Stephanie Kim
Reset’s ‘Donda’ Listening Party: Did Kanye West Deliver On His 10th Album?
In this Feb. 8, 2006, file photo, Kanye West and his mother, Donda, hold his three awards backstage at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. West's 10th album "Donda" dropped on Aug. 29, 2021. Reed Saxon, File / AP Photo
Reset’s ‘Donda’ Listening Party: Did Kanye West Deliver On His 10th Album?
In this Feb. 8, 2006, file photo, Kanye West and his mother, Donda, hold his three awards backstage at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. West's 10th album "Donda" dropped on Aug. 29, 2021. Reed Saxon, File / AP Photo

Reset’s ‘Donda’ Listening Party: Did Kanye West Deliver On His 10th Album?

Hate it or love it, Kanye’s new album has fans and artists talking about it around the world. Even the cartoon Peppa Pig had something to say.

By Stephanie Kim
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After months of waiting, Kanye West’s new album is finally out. In Donda, the rapper and fashion mogul explores his faith, takes on cancel culture and pays tribute to his late mother Donda West.

Reset reviews Kanye’s 10th album and discusses Donda West’s influence on the new record and his overall career.

GUESTS: Dylan Green, contributing editor at Pitchfork

Garrard McClendon, professor of education policy studies at Chicago State University and author of Donda’s Rules: The Scholarly Works of Dr. Donda West