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Kanye West gets a standing ovation after breaking down during emotional livestream debut of his highly-anticipated tenth studio album Donda... where ex Kim Kardashian watched on as he rapped about divorce, the devil, fame and more with features from Jay-Z and Travis Scott

  Kanye West received a standing ovation after he broke down at the premiere of his long-awaited tenth studio album Donda at the Mercedes-Be...

 Kanye West received a standing ovation after he broke down at the premiere of his long-awaited tenth studio album Donda at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday night.

The 44-year-old rapper's album unveiling was broadcast via livestream on Apple Music and attended by the likes of his estranged wife Kim Kardashian and two of their four children.

Donda, which is titled after the rapper's late mother Donda West, gives devout fans a glimpse into his crumbling marriage to Kim, and features collaborations with Jay-Z and Travis Scott, with the rapper losing his composure as his tracks blared out across the stadium. 


After arriving fashionably late to the event, West emerged in a semi-sheer face mask and an all-red getup from his highly-anticipated Yeezy x Gap collaboration and proceeded to pace around the arena beneath a spotlight as the album's various tracks blared.

Raw: Kanye broke down during emotional livestream debut of his highly-anticipated tenth studio album Donda... where ex Kim Kardashian watched on as he rapped about divorce, the devil, fame and more with features from Jay-Z and Travis Scott
Matching: Kim Kardashian also attended the listening party

Raw: Kanye broke down during emotional livestream debut of his highly-anticipated tenth studio album Donda... where ex Kim Kardashian watched on as he rapped about divorce, the devil, fame and more with features from Jay-Z and Travis Scott

Success: Kanye received a standing ovation following the premiere of his long-awaited tenth studio album Donda

Success: Kanye received a standing ovation following the premiere of his long-awaited tenth studio album Donda

The Mercedes-Benz Stadium boasts a 71,000 seat capacity, with West reportedly having 'given away 5,000 tickets' to students in the Atlanta area, while some fans 'paid a couple hundred bucks for seats,' as per Showbiz 411

At one particularly moving moment, a song titled LOVE UNCONDITIONALLY, seemingly dedicated to his failed marriage to Kardashian, began to play, which prompted Kanye to crumple to the ground.


The moving track featured the rapper's late mother Donda's voice repeatedly saying, 'No matter what you never abandon your family.' 

A source told E! News on Thursday that Kanye gave Kim a 'heads up' about the deeply personal song, which evoked a powerful emotional response from the rapper.

'He was respectful and gave her the heads up,' the insider said, adding that Kanye 'did not want to blindside' the 40-year-old SKIMS founder.

Support: The 44-year-old rapper's album unveiling was broadcast via livestream on Apple Music and attended by the likes of his estranged wife Kim Kardashian and two of their four children; Kim pictured with daughter North (left)

Support: The 44-year-old rapper's album unveiling was broadcast via livestream on Apple Music and attended by the likes of his estranged wife Kim Kardashian and two of their four children; Kim pictured with daughter North (left) 

Massive: The Mercedes-Benz Stadium boasts a 71,000 seat capacity, with West reportedly having 'given away 5,000 tickets' to students in the Atlanta area, while some fans 'paid a couple hundred bucks for seats,' as per Showbiz 411 .

Massive: The Mercedes-Benz Stadium boasts a 71,000 seat capacity, with West reportedly having 'given away 5,000 tickets' to students in the Atlanta area, while some fans 'paid a couple hundred bucks for seats,' as per Showbiz 411 .

Red: After arriving fashionably late to the event, West emerged in an all-red getup from his highly-anticipated Yeezy x Gap collaboration and proceeded to pace around the arena beneath a spotlight as the album's various tracks blared

Red: After arriving fashionably late to the event, West emerged in an all-red getup from his highly-anticipated Yeezy x Gap collaboration and proceeded to pace around the arena beneath a spotlight as the album's various tracks blared

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