Kanye West has dropped a new song, “DONDA”, that is deeply personal. Late Sunday night, the rapper took to social media to share the new track which is in honor of his late mother, Donda West, who would have been celebrating her 71st birthday on Sunday, July 12.
The track starts with Donda’s voice reciting KRS-One lyrics from the song “Sound of da Police” before Kanye jumps in after 90 seconds.
“In loving memory of my incredible mother on her birthday, my mom reciting KRSI lyrics,” Kanye wrote on Twitter in a message accompanied by a video of the song which includes a montage of Kanye and his mother together. “This song is called ‘DONDA.'”
Donda West passed away in 2007 at age 58 due to complications from “coronary artery disease and multiple post-operative factors due to or as a consequence of liposuction and mammoplasty.”
You can check out the latest Kanye track below.
Kanye West – ‘DONDA’ (Audio & Lyrics)
They will overcome
The Devil is using you
Confusing you
Our job is to understand who is who
Righteous indignation
In this nation
We gon start a revolution
In this basement
And at the end of the day it’s truly restless
Y’all had y’all statistics
And all them goofy questions
Y’all had y’all fake leaders
Don’t worry we got it
And Plus it’s only 21 days
To break a habit
Mama I need you to tuck me in
I done made some mistakes and they rubbed it in (Boy!)
I know you and grandma had enough of them (Boy!)
Why I gotta be so stubborn then
I’m doin this one for y’all
So we can end racism once and for all
How many prisons they gon’ make (all)
Watch the safe
One hand wash the other
Both hands wash the face
