Kanye West and Jay-Z Surprise Atlanta Audience

July 23, 2021

Kanye West is expected to drop his latest album today, Friday, 23 July, but that’s not the only surprise he has for fans.

The 44-year-old rapper had originally intended to release “DONDA” – named after his late mother, Donda West – in July last year, but for a variety of reasons it was delayed.

On Thursday night, 22 July, in front of a sold-out crowd of thousands at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, West surprised fans with a listening party of the new material as he walked around in silence for 48 minutes.

But the biggest surprise came when Jay-Z could be heard rapping “This might be the return of the Throne” on a track at the end of the album.

Claims of a feud between the two rapping heavyweights started surfacing after Jay-Z and his wife, Beyonce, snubbed an invitation to West’s wedding to Kim Kardashian in 2014.

During an interview with Charlamagne Tha God in May 2018, the “Jesus Walks” hitmaker confided: “I was hurt about them not coming to the wedding. I understand they were going through some things, but if it’s family, you’re not going to miss a wedding.”

However, it looks like the beef is over, and the two are talking and collaborating again.

Keep an eye – and ear – out for West’s 11th album on streaming services later today.

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