A ‘Donda’ Listening Guide

Affectionately named after West’s late mother, “Donda” is as much of a tribute to the woman as it isn’t. Much like most of Kanye’s work past 2011, the album is characterized by its lack of cohesion, at least on the surface. Many of the tracks feel disparate and out of sequence from one another, providing a bit of whiplash from song to song.