Donda by Kanye West

Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West

New School Critics

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4.8 • 692 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2021

⏱️ 83 minutes

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In October 2007, Donda West gave an incredible speech where she discussed social justice in the context of both hip hop and her family. And, obviously, that meant talking about her son: Kanye West. Fourteen years later, Ye sampled that speech for the song Donda in the most epic way possible. On this episode, we break down this climactic track and how it kickstarts the final act of the album. If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community. You can also watch this podcast in video form over on our YouTube channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	Everybody want to know what I would do if I didn't win.
0:37.0	I guess we'll never know.
0:38.3	So keep your love.
0:45.3	I don't get enough of it.
0:48.3	Jesus just rose again. Listen to the kids.
1:04.0	Welcome to watching the throne.
1:06.0	A lyrical analysis of yay.
1:10.0	Oh, look that. My name is Chris Lambert. My name is Travis Bean. A lyrical analysis of yay.
1:12.1	Oh, look at that.
1:13.0	My name is Chris Lambert.
1:22.1	My name is Travis Bean, and this is a very special episode because we are finally going to get to talk about Donda.
1:24.5	Yeah.
1:25.2	Oh, man.
1:34.4	Yeah, and talking about Donda is something that we've been looking forward to for a little bit ever since we did Donda chant.
1:43.0	Oh, yeah. I remember the Donda chant. That was great. And the Donda chant remix we did on our YouTube channel. That was a lot of fun.
1:45.8	Yeah, met with some mixed reactions.
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