DONDA: WITH CHILD is Kanye West’s tenth studio album, arriving nine months after October 2019’s JESUS IS KING. It is named after Kanye’s late mother, Donda West. He first announced the project via Twitter on November 18, 2019. The post also revealed that Dr. Dre would be involved in its creation. At the time, it was to be titled Jesus Is King, Part II.

During a May 2020 Instagram Live interview, cinematographer Arthur Jafa revealed that he and Kanye were working together on a video. He also mentioned that Ye was preparing for the release of an album called God’s Country.

On June 30, Kanye released the album’s first single, “Wash Us in the Blood.” He also confirmed that the album’s title would be God’s Country in a tweet, but the name underwent another change.

On July 12, his mother’s birthday, Kanye previewed a portion of the title track, “DONDA,” on Twitter. On July 18, Kanye tweeted the album’s tracklist, new title, and release date; he deleted the tweet within minutes. On July 21, Kanye tweeted yet another title and tracklist, saying:

DONDA: WITH CHILD new album and movie this Friday

On July 25, one day after the album was scheduled to release, Kanye tweeted the cover art with the following caption:

DONDA ALBM CVR

This tracklist includes several songs from the Yandhi era that were due to appear on Jesus Is King. These songs are “Up from the Ashes,” “New Body,” and “Hurricane.”