February 23, 2022
Alicia Keys and Fivio Foreign performed "City of Gods" with the singer tickling the ivories, but that wasn't the only surprise. The Game, Migos, Jack Harlow, Marilyn Manson, and DaBaby showed face, and features on Donda 2 also include Soulja Boy,Future, a posthumous look from XXXTentacion, and many others. Unsurprisingly, many of West's lyrics were about his divorce from Kim as well as the world's responses to his comments. There was also a sample of Kim's Saturday Night Live appearance, Vice President Kamala Harris's "We Did It Joe" meme, as well as a tribute to the late Virgil Abloh with the bar, "I stopped buying Louis [Vuitton] after Virgil passed."
Although the performance didn't seem to have any major setbacks, there was a bit of an audio issue toward the end. As Fivio was performing live with the track, there was a delay for those watching from home. It made for a dislodged sound between the track playing and what the rapper was saying on the mic, so much so that people complained about it on social media. There was also an issue during his performance with Manson and DaBaby, prompting West to throw his microphone and continue on without it, thus prompting a new hashtag about all of the engineers being fired from production.
Meanwhile, Donda 2 is yet another emotional outpouring of West's thoughts and emotions, and much of the album teetered the lines 808s & Heartbreak and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Fans will be able to stream this one on West's Stem Player and it is surely going to be a moneymaker for the Rap mogul.
Check out highlights and commentary about the Donda 2 Experience below.