Kanye West Takes Over Twitter Trends, With This Major Leak Song Featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign

Published 07/08/2023, 11:00 PM EDT

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Breaking records by reaching no.1 spot on Apple Music within 24 hours was Kanye West‘s album, ‘Donda.’ It was a gospel album named after his late mother, Donda West. Ye had a profound and intimate bond with his mother. Prior to her passing in 2007, West consistently expressed his deep love and admiration for her. As a tribute to her memory, he named this 10th studio album after his beloved mother. Released in 2021, the deluxe version of the album encompasses a staggering 32 tracks.

Despite being prohibited from performing at the event, ‘Donda’ managed to secure two Grammys for West. He even pulled out a $176,000 profit in 24 hours from the ‘Donda’ rollout in 2021. Notably, in 2019, an unreleased song named ‘New Body’ from the gospel album ‘Jesus is King’ was leaked. Unfortunately, due to ‘creative differences’ between Nicki Minaj and West, the song never saw an official release. However, a leaked ‘Donda’ version of ‘New Body’ featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign has now surfaced on Twitter.

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Reportedly, Nicki Minaj made four attempts to adapt the lyrics of ‘New Body’ in order to align with the religious characteristic of West’s gospel album, ‘Jesus is King.’ Despite its potential for success, the song unfortunately never saw an official release, according to Minaj. However, with the recent leak of the Donda Version featuring Minaj, the song has garnered significant attention on Twitter, trending on the charts.

According to reports, the leaked version of ‘New Body’ is believed to have originated from the ‘Donda: With Child’ era, which served as a precursor to West’s album, ‘Donda.’ Initially intended for West’s unreleased project ‘Yandhi’, ‘New Body’ features verses from all three artists involved. Notably, the leaked 2020 version of the song also included verses from Desiigner and Ant Clemons.

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With the supposed new leak, West has again climbed the Twitter trends. And Twitteratis shared reactions for the supposed leak.

Fans erupt in sharing their views on Kanye West’s ‘New Body’ leak

Numerous fans have expressed high praise for Nicki Minaj’s contribution. Despite the extensive effort she put into perfecting ‘New Body’ through multiple attempts, Minaj’s performance in the new version is receiving widespread acclaim from her admirers.

On Twitter, there was considerable confusion among fans regarding the origin of the song. Some believed it to be from the scrapped album ‘Yandhi’, while others thought it belonged to ‘Jesus is King.’ It is worth noting that ‘Yandhi’ was an album that Kanye West had planned but ultimately abandoned.

Certain fans went as far as to remark that the song was not genuinely new, as it had already been circulating for years, likely due to its resemblance to previously leaked versions.

In contrast, there were fans who expressed discontent with this particular version, asserting that the rendition of the abandoned album ‘Yandhi’ was truly flawless and incomparable.

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There might be polar opposite views on this leaked ‘Donda’ version, but West never fails to stay off the trending Twitter charts.

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What do you think about this leaked version? Let us know in the comments below.

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Riva Khan

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Riva Khan is an entertainment reporter at NetflixJunkie. Given her love for the language and writing, she has honed her narrative skills from a young age. She loves her latest tea in Hollywood and keeps an eye on the news.

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