Kanye West has ‘MOVED INTO Mercedes Benz Stadium’ where he held Donda listening event and ‘will stay till the album is done’
Kanye West has allegedly decided to live at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta while he completes his next album Donda.
The 44-year-old rap star held his highly publicized streaming launch event for the album there on Thursday – but has yet to release the finished record.
And now he is said to be taking up residence in the concert arena as he puts the final touches on Donda, TMZ reports.
Wow: Kanye West has allegedly decided to live at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta while he completes his Donda album whose listening event he threw there Thursday (pictured)
In order to do so he would have to scrap his scheduled gig at the Rolling Loud festival in Miami this weekend, which he has reportedly done.
Kanye is said to have enlisted a chef for the duration of his stay at the venue, where a living space and a studio have been cobbled together for his use.
News of his apparent residence at the Mercedes Benz Stadium comes after pictures began floating around Twitter of him in the stands on Saturday.
An Atlanta United FC soccer game was being held there and Kanye was glimpsed wandering among the audience.
Glam: The 44-year-old rap star held his highly publicized streaming launch event for the album there on Thursday – but has yet to release the finished record
As it happens he was still wearing his stage outfit, including a jacket from his line with Gap and a mesh mask that completely obscured his face.
His fans were left crestfallen after Kanye failed to release the album even after the release party, and this Saturday he announced it would drop August 6.
They have had to cope with delays on previous records of his, including his first gospel album Jesus Is King which was postponed multiple times before its release.
Kanye’s frequent collaborator Malik Yusef tweeted Friday: ‘Still working but almost done, we appreciate y’all patience on bro nem #DONDA #badkids #goodmusic.’
Spotted: News of his apparent residence at the Mercedes Benz Stadium comes after pictures began floating around Twitter of him in the stands on Saturday
Kanye’s audience during his listening event on Thursday included his estranged wife Kim Kardashian and their children.
Kim, who was wearing a skintight red outfit that fans noticed matched Kanye’s, was also accompanied by her younger sister Khloe Kardashian.
Donda is named after Kanye’s late mother who died in 2007 aged 58 of heart disease and post-operative complications after having multiple cosmetic procedures.
During the listening party he played a song called Love Unconditionally in which he sang: ‘I’m my family’ amid his divorce from Kim.
Support: Kanye’s audience during his listening event on Thursday included his estranged wife Kim Kardashian, their children, Kim’s sister Khloe and their friend Jonathan Cheban
He begs his lost love to ‘come back to me’ and includes audio of Donda recalling that her father taught her to ‘love unconditionally’ and ‘never abandon your family.’
Kanye put on an emotional display during Love Unconditionally, even falling to his knees onstage as Kim looked on.
Kim finally filed for divorce this February after months of rumors that her marriage to Kanye was on the brink of collapse.
They have reportedly agreed to split custody of their four children – North, eight, Saint, five, Chicago, three, and Psalm, two.
Cover art: His fans were left crestfallen after Kanye failed to release the album even after the release party, and this Saturday he announced it would drop August 6