Kanye West calls out for censorship, accuses Universal of releasing his album, Donda, without his approval

Donda's

release

this Sunday seemed like the final chapter in a melodrama that had captivated the music industry for the past few weeks.

Nay!

A few hours after the release of the project, Kanye West - who had literally caught fire on stage - rekindled the embers around his tenth album.

The rapper accuses Universal of having broadcast the project without his agreement and of having blocked the release of

Jail Pt. 2

, a title with controversial guests: Marilyn Manson accused of rape by several women and rapper DaBaby pinned for his homophobic remarks .

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Donda,

his tenth album with controversial guests

“

Universal released my album without my consent. And they're preventing Jail 2 from being on the album,

”the rapper said on Instagram. The release of the record had been postponed several times and the track list several times modified as the rapper multiplied the spectacular listening sessions in Atlanta and Chicago, his hometown.

It was during one of these concerts that he revealed the presence of Marilyn Manson and DaBaby on his album.

The 52-year-old goth singer had been accused of rape and sexual assault by a number of his former companions.

Rapper DaBaby had been struck from the programming of several festivals after homophobic remarks.

The song would have been unavailable for a while on streaming platforms before being available again on the album.

"

A slap in the face

" for the "

survivors

" of sexual assault

"

Guess who's going to jail tonight?"

»Sing Kanye West and Marilyn Manson in chorus on the chorus of

Jail Pt. 2.

Not Manson, at least for the moment.

Targeted by a wave of accusation launched by actress Evan Rachel Wood last February, Brian Warner - his real name - has always denied the allegations of "

consensual relations

".

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Game of Thrones

actress

,

Marilyn Manson asks for the prosecution to be dropped

It didn't take much for the

Westworld

star

to respond to what she considers a "

slap in the face

" given by this track to

"survivors"

of sexual assault.

The actress sang

You Get What You Give

by New Radical during a concert.

The singer's name is mentioned at the end of the song, the perfect opportunity for the actress to wave a middle finger, to the cheers of the audience.

Neither Marilyn Manson, nor Kanye West, nor even Universal have yet reacted to the affair.

But the huge buzz caused by this new controversy has already been very profitable for Kanye West.

The most listened to album in 2021 on Spotify

The numbers give the spin. According to US media

Donda

prances to the top of the charts. In 24 hours, the album set a new record on Apple Music.

Donda

reached number one in 152 countries worldwide and the last famous listening session broadcast live on Apple Music totaled 5.9 million views, breaking another record. Same story with Spotify who announced that the album has been the most listened to of the year so far.

Regarding the musical quality of the project, the reviews are more measured and seek to understand Kanye West's marketing strategy. "

Is this a clumsy attempt to give its opinion on

cancel culture

, using the worst possible examples, or simply a desire to start a bogus controversy?"

Asked The

Times. 

Only Kanye West has the answer and we are, with him, never safe from a new twist ...