Will Kanye West make fans wait THREE YEARS for Donda?

Kanye West sent fans into a frenzy on Thursday as he released merchandise for his new album with ‘2024’ written across the back. 

The rapper, 44, had been due to release Donda on July 23 after the first listening party, but he decided to scrap the decision, without giving fans a reason.

Now at his third listening party for the album, Kanye unveiled his 2024 merchandise, leaving some fans believing the album won’t drop for three more years – while others were convinced it was Kanye announcing another presidential bid. 

The rapper put on a show at Soldier Field in Chicago on Thursday night, also offering fans the chance to purchase merchandise. 

Will Kanye West make fans wait THREE YEARS for Donda? Rapper sends fans wild with ‘2024’ merch at listening party while other fans are convinced its another presidential bid

Among the items on sale were Donda caps and T-shirts featuring a picture of Kanye’s childhood home and baby pictures. 

Queues of fans desperate to get their hands on the items filled the stadium, with many left disappointed after the merchandise sold out. 

Shortly afterwards, news of the 2024 merch began to circulate online, with confused fans penning on Twitter: ‘kanye having ‘2024’ on his donda merch actually worries me that he’s trying to run for president again’; ‘Mfs are foaming from their mouths over #DONDA merch

‘THE LINE FOR DONDA MERCH HOLY WOW’; ‘Soldier Field #DONDA merch has “2024” on it Oh brother’; ‘the 2024 merch isn’t for Kanye’s presidential run, it’s actually the release year for Donda’;

‘Kanye sending DONDA to 2024 bro we finished’; ‘Crazy how Kanye did all this and we still not getting #DONDA till 2024’. 

Could it be? At his third listening party for the album, Kanye unveiled his 2024 merchandise, leaving some fans believing the album won’t drop for three more years 

Snap it up: Among the items on sale were Donda caps and T-shirts featuring a picture of Kanye’s childhood home and baby pictures

Kanye ran for president in 2020 under the banner of the Birthday Party, focusing his platform on Christian values, fiscal conservatism and criminal justice reform.

In the end, the Jesus Walks rapper only made it onto the ballot in 12 states and earned 66,000 votes nationally.

Following his defeat, the star began working on Donda, his first album release since 2019’s Jesus Is King. 

What does it mean? Shortly afterwards, news of the 2024 merch began to circulate online, with confused fans questioning what Kanye was implying 

Donda, named after the star’s beloved mother who died in 2007, gives devout fans a glimpse into his crumbling marriage to Kim Kardashian, and features collaborations with Jay-Z and Travis Scott.   

With the songs now featuring on a livestream three times, buzz has been building surrounding the new album.   

As revealed during the previous listening parties, the album includes several rap features, including late Pop Smoke, Travis Scott, Playboi Carti, Pusha T, Baby Keem, Lil Baby, and Lil Durk.

The Weeknd also appears on one anthemic track.

Accounting: Kanye ran for president in 2020 under the banner of the Birthday Party, focusing his platform on Christian values, fiscal conservatism and criminal justice reform

Donda, named after the star’s beloved mother who died in 2007, is the star’s first album release since 2019’s Jesus Is King.  

On Thursday, Kanye held another bizarre listening party for is upcoming 10th album, even setting himself on fire as he promoted his new music.

The rapper had erected a life-size replica of his childhood home as he put on a show, which saw the star pay tribute to his seven-year marriage to Kim Kardashian.

To the rescue: On Thursday, Kanye held another bizarre listening party for is upcoming 10th album, even setting himself on fire as he promoted his new music

Despite arriving an hour and a half late for the show, Kanye kept the audience – who had been offered Covid vaccines outside the stadium – entertained with his bizarre antics, and also shocked when he brought out disgraced artists DaBaby and Marilyn Manson to join him on the stage.

This is the third event Kanye has held to promote his upcoming tenth studio album.

The star drew in 42,000 attendees to his first experience at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz stadium last month, in which he arrived late, did not say a word and stood in the middle of the stage with a sheer mask over his head while the songs played.

A second event featuring an updated version of the album broke Apple Music’s livestream records with 5.4million viewers. 

Dedication: The album’s name and title track make reference to the rapper’s late mother Donda West, who passed away in 2007 at the age of 58 due to complications caused by a cosmetic procedure