Kanye West Spins ‘Donda 2’ Being Declared Ineligible for Album Chart as a ‘Big Win for the Kid’
variety.comChris Willman Music Writer“We won we won we won we won,” Kanye West wrote in a since-deleted Instagram post Tuesday. The victory he was celebrating?
The declaration that his “Donda 2” album will not be eligible for the Billboard 200 album chart, since it is not available apart from the purchase of one of his $200-plus Stem Player devices.“Big win for the kid.
We can no longer be counted or judged,” West wrote on the social media site (punctuation added). “We make my own systems. We set our own value aaaand yesterday’s price is not todays price baaaaabeeeee!!!!!”The rapper’s seemingly elated response to the fact that he won’t be debuting anywhere on the chart — let alone at No.
1 — was a belated reaction to Billboard announcing five days ago that “Donda 2” would be ineligible. At least it’s not in its present form and distribution model, which may be highly subject to change, given recent-past experience.
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