By Kevin E.G. Perry, The Independent | Kanye West finally released his “lost” 2022 album Donda 2 to streaming services on Wednesday, but within hours, the record had been taken down after the controversial rapper was threatened with legal action.
The 47-year-old rapper, also known as Ye, initially released the album via his own platform, Stem Player. Earlier today, it belatedly arrived on services such as Spotify, Tidal, and YouTube Music.
However, West then posted on social media that DeAndre “Free” Maiden, who manages the producers Jahmal “Boogz Da Beast” Gwin and Brian “All Day” Miller, had contacted him to request the album be taken down over his failure to pay them for their work.
Gwin and Miller were responsible for producing eight of Donda 2’s 18 tracks.
West’s post showed a screenshot of a message from Maiden, reading: “We did not & do not consent to the usage of our work for Donda 2 or ANY Ye project! He’s owed us $ for almost 3 years now, has refused to pay, yet keeps stealing our work.”
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