Playing around with the touch-sensitive controls as X sings, “True love shouldn’t be this complicated, I thought I’d die in your arms,” is one of the most rewarding parts of the listening experience, inviting experimentation and remixing on the part of the listener. The late Florida rapper’s hauntingly emotional vocals create the perfect first-time experience for anyone just powering up the Stem Player. Ye has previously stated the importance of his album openers and on Donda 2, he kicks off the journey with “True Love” featuring XXXTENTACION. This review will dive into the potential of each song, moving through the sixteen-song tracklist as a preview of what’s to come in this next chapter of Ye’s historic career, but it is important to remember that this album is changing every single day and we are seemingly still in the infant stages of Donda 2. There are specific songs that sound like voice memo demos that would live permanently on Ye’s phone, while other records appear to be fully mixed, mastered, and ready for public consumption. On some songs, there are open verses and sudden changes in mixing volumes that disrupt the listening experience. The album is clearly not finished but it will be updated over time as he continues to work on it. Going against the norm yet again, Ye chose to release the skeletal version of his eleventh studio album, Donda 2, only on Stem Player. Even if you’re only getting the Stem Player because Donda 2 is presently exclusive to it, your first listen to the album will be a special experience, unlike any other album listening session you’ve had in the last few years. Regardless, producers and music lovers will get a real kick out of the Stem Player when they start testing out everything that the minuscule computer can accomplish.
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