Kanye West Donda release update – ‘Hurricane’ with The Weeknd & Lil Baby ‘will be first single from album after leak’

FANS ANTICIPATE FUTURE OF DONDA

Rumors swirling on Twitter questioned whether the album would ever be released, whether Kanye would have a third listening event, and what the rapper is waiting on for his release.

"Shoulda named that s--t Dónde cause where tf it at," one person joked, using the Spanish word for "where".

"if kanye has a 3rd party nobody should show up, gotta teach that n---a a lesson," another person joked.

"'Hurricane' more like 'Hurri-up-Kanye' hahaha am I right lol lmao rotf," another said.

Another source suggested Kanye may be to see when he drops his new album.

24 TRACKS EXPECTED ON DONDA ALBUM

West's Donda album is expected to be 24 tracks long, reports .

The music website adds that it "appears to include a string of features, some of which were previewed last month, like Playboi Carti, Pusha T, Roddy Ricch as well as a highly anticipated collaboration with Jay-Z.

"However, West has since added some other artists on the album.

"Kid Cudi previously said he wasn’t on the original cut of ‘Donda’, but [has recently] revealed that West reached out and they 'made it work'."

KANYE HAD A 'STUNT DOUBLE' AT LIVESTREAM EVENT

While many were stunned when Kanye appeared to levitate during his event, one person clarified that it was a stunt double.

"It was a stunt double who ascended, not @kanyewest," one person said on Twitter.

FANS JOKE THAT DONDA WILL NEVER DROP

Some on Twitter joked that Kanye may never drop his new album.

"A credible source close to Kanye's camp says that DONDA is dropping on August 32nd, 2021," one person joked, citing a fake date.

CAN YOU PRE-ORDER DONDA?

Donda was initially due to be released on July 24, 2020, but Kanye missed the deadline, and it was then was scheduled to drop on Friday.

You can  through iTunes right now.

If you have an  subscription, you were able to preview the album from Saturday.

DOES KANYE HAVE A 'MENTAL CONDITION'?

Earlier in 2018, the Jesus Is King rapper 

“I think everybody got something. But like I said on the album, it’s not a disability. It’s a superpower," he remarked, referencing his 2018 release of Ye.

In November of 2016, Kanye experienced a "" which led to the cancellation of 21 of his tour dates.

Set off by the anniversary of his mother Donda West's death, the singer was overwhelmed by stress from trying to balance his The Life of Pablo tour, album, and his Yeezy fashion line.

After recovering, he told Charlamagne Tha God in an interview: “I think I’m in a stronger place than I ever was after the breakdown or, as I like to say, the breakthrough.”

KANYE RAPPED ABOUT 'SUICIDAL THOUGHTS'

 during his legendary Donda live stream performance, as one of his unreleased songs mentioned "suicidal thoughts" following his divorce from .

The rapper stunned fans during his monumental live stream performance at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Thursday night.

In the emotional track that focused on painful memories, the famed musician sang about "losing all my deepest friends" and experiencing "suicidal thoughts."

KANYE LIVING AT ATLANTA STADIUM WHILE HE FINISHES DONDA

Ahead of releasing Donda, Kanye West posted a photo inside of his “minimal” room while living in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The minimal room included a bed with a white comforter placed in the back right corner, a small closet, a flat screen TV and a digital clock.

Kanye made no effort to decorate the room, though he noticeably lined his sneakers and an opened suitcase against the bare wall.

Many of his fans took to the comments section to question his choice to live in the tiny room, as one person commented: “Not even a window?”

Another jokingly asked: “Are you gonna play in the Falcons preseason games?”

KANYE BROKE DOWN IN TEARS AFTER FIRST DONDA LIVE STREAM

The Sun exclusively revealed last Monday that  at his first album launch after playing a song about his divorce from Kim.

The controversial star's new single Welcome to my Life includes lyrics about his difficult last two years.

Over that time period, Kanye dealt with his split from the reality star, a meltdown on Twitter, and a failed bid to become US President.

After the initial listening party in Las Vegas, an insider revealed: “It’s a very deep, sad song about Kanye, with him reflecting on his marriage with Kim.

“He talks about the kids and mentions her taking everything. After he played this song he paused for like, two minutes, and cried. It was really somber."

'KIM AND KANYE ARE ON GOOD TERMS' FANS SAY

At the listening party, Kanye unveiled his new song  which claims Kim's "still in love" with him

He raps: “Time and space is a ­luxury but you came here to show that you’re still in love with me.”

The couple married in Italy in 2014 but  earlier this year after ­drifting apart

Fans also believe Kim's continued support of her ex-husband is a sign of a rekindled romance.

One Twitter user asked: "Are mommy and daddy getting back together?"

WHO IS KANYE DATING?

Kanye West and model  are reportedly still dating, even though some fans spread rumors that he had rekindled things with his ex, Kim Kardashian.

A source told  that West and Shayk are still on, noting, "They are very much still dating."

Shayk and West recently spent the Fourth of July weekend together.

KANYE REPORTEDLY CALLED MANAGER ABOUT MIXING MISTAKE

Kanye west reportedly called manager Mike Dean about a mixing mistake during his Donda listening event,  reported.

The outlet noted the performer "was seen shouting into the device as the project played in front of hundreds of fans at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium."

Dean later revealed he was the one Kanye was on the phone with.

"He was actually calling me from [sic] a mix mistake!” Dean wrote. “Lol.”

KANYE'S PROFILE PIC CHANGES ON MAJOR MUSIC PLATFORMS

A Twitter user noted on Saturday that Kanye's profile photo had changed on several music streaming platforms.

"Kanye’s profile picture on Apple Music, YouTube, SoundCloud, etc. have been changed to black. Black large square #DONDA," Photos of  wrote.

FANS JOKE THAT DONDA WILL NEVER DROP

Some on Twitter joked that Kanye may never drop his new album.

"A credible source close to Kanye's camp says that DONDA is dropping on August 32nd, 2021," one person joked, citing a fake date.

THURSDAY'S ALBUM RELEASE WAS 'DIFFERENT'

In his second live streaming event, Kanye debuted a version of Donda that was "" than the previous version.

The LA Times reported that the new versions of the songs played last month had "new vocals" from Kanye and other singers.

KANYE'S EMOTIONAL PERFORMANCE

During the live stream on Thursday, Kanye also made headlines when he became emotional while begging his ex  - who was in the audience - to "come back".

Some of the emotional lyrics in the song Love, Unconditionally included "Never abandon your family," "I'm losing my family" and "She’s screaming at me, ‘Daddy, how could you leave?'"

At one point during the performance, Kanye got on his knees as he sang: “I’m losing all my family, darling come back to me."

The performance marks the second time Kanye has performed the emotional song, which he 

KANYE HAD A 'STUNT DOUBLE' AT LIVESTREAM EVENT

While many were stunned when Kanye appeared to levitate during his event, one person clarified that it was a stunt double.

"It was a stunt double who ascended, not @kanyewest," one person said on Twitter.

KIM KARDASHIAN AND FAMILY WERE PRESENT AT LIVE STREAM

Kim filed for divorce from Kanye back in February after six years of marriage.

Despite their split, she has made an active effort to remain in the rapper's life as even attended the rapper’s encore album listening on Thursday.

Kim and their four kids - North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm - returned to  two weeks after the first listening event for Donda.

FANS JOKE THAT KANYE 'LEFT EARTH' TO COMPLETE 'DONDA'

As Kanye was propelled into the air, fans joked that he "went to the moon" to finish his Donda album.

KANYE COLLABORATED WITH DR DRE IN 'GLORY'

Dr Dre collaborated with Kanye West in his highly-anticipated “Donda” album.

Their collab is called “Glory” and it features athlete Sha’Carri Richardson.

FANS JOKE ABOUT WHERE THE ALBUM IS

Some fans took to Twitter to joke about how long Kanye is taking to drop his newest album.

"Shoulda named that s--t Dónde cause where tf it at," one person .

Dónde is the Spanish word for "where?"

FANS SLAM KANYE AS HE 'STILL HASN'T RELEASED HIS ALBUM'

"one of my best friends went into labor yesterday and birthed a whole a-- human being but kanye still hasn’t released his album," one person tweeted.

"Kanye is the greatest magician ever. He shows us the album then makes it disappear," another said.

KANYE’S FATHER STRUGGLING WITH PROSTATE CANCER

While he is likely still struggling to heal from his mother’s death, Kanye has received an abundant amount of love and support from Ray.

The rap genius has also been very present for his father who, as it was announced back in 2018, has battled with prostate cancer.

24 TRACKS EXPECTED ON DONDA

West's Donda album is expected to be 24 tracks long, reports .

The music website adds that it "appears to include a string of features, some of which were previewed last month, like Playboi Carti, Pusha T, Roddy Ricch as well as a highly anticipated collaboration with Jay-Z.

"However, West has since added some other artists on the album.

"Kid Cudi previously said he wasn’t on the original cut of ‘Donda’, but [has recently] revealed that West reached out and they 'made it work'."

WHEN IS DONDA BEING RELEASED?

Confusion remains over the exact new launch date of Kanye West's ‘Donda’ album.

iTunes is now showing that ‘Donda’ will be available from August 13.

Apple Music, meanwhile, has instead earmarked August 15.