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Kanye West Throws Mic In Frustration During 'Donda 2' Listening Event

Kanye West Throws Mic In Frustration During 'Donda 2' Listening Event

Published Wed, February 23, 2022 at 3:33 PM EST

Kanye West held his Donda 2 listening event at Miami’s LoanDepot Park on Tuesday night (February 22). While the first half of the show went relatively smoothly, the second half suffered technical difficulties, causing Ye to explode in frustration during his live performance. 

As Ye revisited some of the original Donda tracks, including “Hurricanes” featuring Lil Baby and The Weeknd and “Jail” with DaBaby and Marilyn Manson, the sound began to experience some audio hiccups, and Kanye ended up throwing his mic on the ground in frustration.

Fans began to react on Twitter almost immediately, with many assuming Kanye had forgotten his lyrics. But mostly, people were just betting on how many staff members were going to get fired following the technical difficulties.

“Kanye just fired all these mfs,” a fan wrote alongside the names of the sound designer, playback engineer, front of house engineer, system engineer, monitor engineer, and piano techs.

Despite the turbulence, the Donda 2 listening party was still a success in the eyes of Kanye West fans. 2 Chainz, Baby Keem, Migos, Pusha T, Alicia Keys, Fivio Foreign, DaBaby, Playboi Carti, and Marilyn Manson all made appearances throughout the event. 

Donda 2 will only be available to purchase on Ye’s  Stem Player device for around $200. The album won’t be available on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, YouTube, or any other streaming services. 

Check out some of the fan reactions to last night's Donda Experience Concert, and stay tuned for more in this and other hip-hop news. 

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