{"id":335397,"date":"2021-09-06T09:36:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T06:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/asian-hip-hop-artists-react-to-donda-and-certified-lover-boy\/"},"modified":"2021-09-06T09:36:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T06:36:55","slug":"asian-hip-hop-artists-react-to-donda-and-certified-lover-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/asian-hip-hop-artists-react-to-donda-and-certified-lover-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"#Asian Hip Hop Artists React To \u2018Donda\u2019 And \u2018Certified Lover Boy\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a415a6f5e4bc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a415a6f5e4bc\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/asian-hip-hop-artists-react-to-donda-and-certified-lover-boy\/#BLKD\" >BLKD<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/asian-hip-hop-artists-react-to-donda-and-certified-lover-boy\/#1MILL\" >1MILL<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/asian-hip-hop-artists-react-to-donda-and-certified-lover-boy\/#Bohan_Phoenix\" >Bohan Phoenix<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/asian-hip-hop-artists-react-to-donda-and-certified-lover-boy\/#VannDa\" >VannDa<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/asian-hip-hop-artists-react-to-donda-and-certified-lover-boy\/#Big_Spoon_%E5%A4%A7%E5%8C%99%E7%BE%B9\" >Big Spoon \u5927\u5319\u7fb9<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Asian Hip Hop Artists React To \u2018Donda\u2019 And \u2018Certified Lover Boy\u2019<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2021\/09\/Donda-CLB_1280x720_09062021-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"Asian Hip Hop Artists React To \u2018Donda\u2019 And \u2018Certified Lover Boy\u2019\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span>Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images; Drake\/Instagram<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<span class=\"location\">Kanye West, Drake, BLKD, VannDa, Bohan Phoenix, 1MILL, Big Spoon \u2013 <\/span> As expected, the newest albums from two of hip hop\u2019s biggest stars, Kanye West and Drake, have become a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> spectacle\u2014to put it mildly.<\/p>\n<p>Released on August 29 and September 3, respectively, <em>Donda<\/em> and <em>Certified Lover Boy<\/em> have dominated the conversation and the charts, with West <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/news\/9625170\/kanye-west-donda-billboard-200-chart-number-1-album\">landing his 10<sup>th<\/sup> number 1 studio album<\/a> while Drake\u2019s <em>CLB<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chartdata\/status\/1433960612401401862\">smashed<\/a> the record for biggest single-day streams for an album in Spotify history.<\/p>\n<p>Asian hip hop artists have tuned into these major hip hop events and shared their thoughts on social media.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BLKD\"><\/span>BLKD<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">: better album lods, Ye or Drake?<\/p>\n<p>: Little Simz.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udd39\ud835\udd43\ud835\udd42\ud835\udd3b (@imBLKD) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/imBLKD\/status\/1433783497827618818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WIbNoWNEshQ&amp;t=50s\">Filipino rapper and activist BLKD<\/a> took to Twitter to comment on the better album\u2014and recommended <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/0DBoWQ52XUHtrZQdfAqOVj\">Sometimes I Might Be Introvert<\/a><\/em>, the brilliant new record by British r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er Little Simz.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1MILL\"><\/span>1MILL<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-559092\" src=\"https:\/\/app.hiphopdx.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_7168-177x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2021\/09\/IMG_7168-177x300.jpg 177w, https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2021\/09\/IMG_7168-768x1302.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2021\/09\/IMG_7168-604x1024.jpg 604w, https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2021\/09\/IMG_7168-84x142.jpg 84w, https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2021\/09\/IMG_7168.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\"><figcaption id=\"attachment_559092\" title=\"\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thai rapper shared that he\u2019s feeling the Right Said Fred-interpolating \u201cWay 2 Sexy,\u201d from <em>CLB<\/em>, which featuresguest spots from Atlanta rappers Future and Young Thug.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bohan_Phoenix\"><\/span>Bohan Phoenix<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Somebody said Certified Lover Boy sounds like its made by an algorithm after an AI learned all of Drake songs and I can\u2019t stop thinking about that<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bohan \u535a\u6db5 (@BohanPhoenix) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BohanPhoenix\/status\/1433829526858080266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Chinese-American rapper Bohan Phoenix tweeted that he can\u2019t stop thinking about how <em>CLB <\/em>sounds like it\u2019s \u201cmade by an algorithm after an AI learned all of Drake songs.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VannDa\"><\/span>VannDa<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-559093\" src=\"https:\/\/app.hiphopdx.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_7163-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2021\/09\/IMG_7163-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2021\/09\/IMG_7163-768x949.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2021\/09\/IMG_7163-115x142.jpg 115w, https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2021\/09\/IMG_7163.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\"><figcaption id=\"attachment_559093\" title=\"\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Cambodian rapper-producer cannot make up his mind between the two and asked his fans instead.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Big_Spoon_%E5%A4%A7%E5%8C%99%E7%BE%B9\"><\/span>Big Spoon \u5927\u5319\u7fb9<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-559094\" src=\"https:\/\/app.hiphopdx.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_7167-262x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2021\/09\/IMG_7167-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2021\/09\/IMG_7167-768x878.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2021\/09\/IMG_7167-124x142.jpg 124w, https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2021\/09\/IMG_7167.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\"><figcaption id=\"attachment_559094\" title=\"\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hong Kong producer Big Spoon \u5927\u5319\u7fb9 shared that while he considers \u201cNo Friends In The Industry\u201d as the \u201cbest song\u201d on the latest Drake record, he\u2019s \u201cnot really feeling\u201d <em>CLB, Donda, <\/em>or even Baby Keem\u2019s \u201cFamily Ties,\u201d which features his cousin Kendrick Lamar.<\/p>\n<p>West courted controversy with the appearance of the embattled Marilyn Manson and DaBaby during the third public listening party for\u00a0<em>Donda<\/em>\u00a0in Chicago. Manson is facing <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/entertainment-arts-57685153\">abuse and sexual assault allegations<\/a>, while DaBaby had been dropped by numerous music festivals for homophobic comments he made during his Rolling Loud performance.<\/p>\n<p>Drake\u2019s <em>CLB <\/em>track, \u201cTSU,\u201d had drawn scrutiny for having R.Kelly listed as a co-writer. The disgraced R&amp;B singer is currently on trial for federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges in New York City and multiple sex charges in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>After the release, both albums have been met with mixed\u2014mostly negative\u2014reviews, with <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/kanye-west-donda-album-review.html\">Vulture\u2019s<\/a><\/em> Craig Jenkins writing on the new Kanye West record, \u201c<em>Donda<\/em>\u2019s messaging clashes as much as its music,\u201d noting on the disparity between the subject and the output. He adds, \u201cIs Kanye leading a charge toward Christian forgiveness and redemption, or is this another act of misguided defiance from the guy who wrote \u2018Can\u2019t Tell Me Nothing\u2019 and spent the last five years showing us the many ways that he meant it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Writing for <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/culture\/archive\/2021\/09\/drake-certified-lover-boy-review\/619993\/\">The Atlantic<\/a>, <\/em>Spencer Kornhaber describes Drake\u2019s latest outing as \u201cundazzling\u201d and that \u201cthe rapper embraces his caricature on his new album, but being in on the joke turns out to be pretty boring.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"MC Galang\"><br \/>\nby MC Galang\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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