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Kanye West Release Hidden Album To Major Streaming Platforms

BY Nii Ogbamey Tetteh May 1, 2025 1:52 PM EDT
Photo Source: Instagram/@kanye_west_only

Kanye West has made public his 2022 album, which was accessible only to users of his streaming platform, Stem Player.

Sources close to the artiste have said the 18-track album, his eleventh release, is now available on major streaming platforms, including Spotify and YouTube Music.

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He had recently indicated that he was hoping to make the project available to a wider audience. The project with the nametag DONDA is now accessible to both his fans and critics.

The tracks are said to be no different from those on the previously restricted album, except that some of the titles on the album have now come with different names.

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Early in April, Kanye West apologised to Jay-Z, following his unruly comments concerning his fellow musician and Beyoncé’s children.

West had made a series of social media posts referring, among other things, to Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s children as “retarded.”  His apology was contained in a post on X (Twitter) but did not come without other unprintable words targeted at other people.

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He wrote: “I’m sorry Jay Z… I be feeling bad about my tweet but I still feel I gave my life to this industry and thought so many people were my family but when I needed family on some real shit none of these rap n****s had my back.”

Beyoncé and Jay-Z did not make any public comments after Kanye disrespected them and their children, but reports indicated that the couple were considering legal action at the time.

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Controversial rapper Kanye West, now Ye, recently released a controversial song titled ‘COUSIN’ on April 21, admitting to inappropriate behavior with his younger male cousin during their childhood.

The track details Ye finding explicit magazines in his mother’s closet and reenacting what he saw with his cousin. The confession has sparked outrage and debate about how the rapper went about the shocking revelation.

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In a post on X, Ye explained that ‘COUSIN’ was inspired by his cousin, who is serving a life sentence for murdering a pregnant woman.  He reflected on their childhood, suggesting that showing his cousin those magazines at age six may have influenced his later actions.

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