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In Atlanta, Kanye West Finds Protection and Redemption

The rapper debuted his 10th studio album with a dramatic show that featured 5,000 dancers and bore the hallmarks of Balenciaga creative director Demna Gvasalia
Kanye West on stage for his show in collaboration with Demna Gvasalia of Balenciaga. Courtesy.
Kanye West on stage for his show in collaboration with Demna Gvasalia of Balenciaga. Courtesy.
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ATLANTA — Masked and wearing a bulletproof vest, Kanye West appeared on a small stage inside the Mercedes-Benz Stadium Thursday night to debut his long-awaited 10th album, Donda. A sparsely decorated bedroom scene set the tone, with two pairs of shoes and a spiked jacket from Balenciaga’s apocalyptic Autumn/Winter 2020 collection that saw models walk across a flooded runway at Paris Fashion Week in March 2020, just days before lockdowns took hold in Western Europe.

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