The wide scope is a testament to how long he has had this type of influence. The group of high schoolers decked out in bleached T-shirts and distressed denim may call Yeezus his masterpiece. The older gentlemen in a white polo likely has an affinity for “old Kanye” from the College Dropout era. Each has likely been impacted by Kanye differently. Hundreds more fans, young and old, populated the sidewalks. Cars sat bumper to bumper on every street that funnels into the massive stadium. Bootleg T-shirt vendors manned their corners. The main difference, fans are dressed in Kanye West merch and expensive Adidas Yeezy sneakers instead of Matt Ryan and Calvin Ridley jerseys. The atmosphere surrounding Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Thursday night is what I’d imagine a Sunday afternoon Falcons game feels like. Although this was technically our second time hearing the album, the city was buzzing with anticipation, again. Which brings us to his second listening this past Thursday night. If the turn out in Atlanta is any indication though, there are also plenty of people ready to appreciate the art for what it is and move past it all. Some have stuck to their guns and continued to stay away from Kanye and his music since. As bizarre as it was, it has defined the newest era of Kanye, something that seemed like it would be more challenging considering the turbulence of his past few years stained by his pro-Trump antics that have still left a sour taste in plenty of people’s mouths. Pulling an all-nighter fueled by sets of push ups just to fall asleep in the morning was almost like his own performance art. And as pedestrian as certain activities were, they still felt important. Now, it was being shown to whoever wanted to see it. The stream gave fans a glimpse into the album making process that we usually get from secondhand stories told years later. He did pushups, slept, and invited friends like Chance the Rapper and The LOX over. 5 Apple Music posted an audio free live stream of Kanye in the bedroom. Over the past two weeks, random photos of the room surfaced on the internet, and then on Aug. He was (and still may be) living in a small room with white brick walls tucked away in the tunnels of the Atlanta Falcons’ home field, and pieced together the final portions of Donda with friends. With more work to be done, Kanye did Kanye type things and moved into the stadium to finish the project. The official release of the album was supposed to happen two weeks ago following the first listening, but as we know, it didn’t. He stood out on the stark white stage, which appeared to be the size of a football field, as he wandered casually around its perimeter, occasionally dropping to his knees or raising a fist in the air, as a version of his 10th studio album, Donda, named after his late mother who passed away in 2007, blared through the stadium. He was dressed head-to-toe in bright red wearing a shiny crimson version of his Yeezy Gap Round Jacket and his now-signature nude face covering. Two weeks ago, Kanye West stood alone at the center of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
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