Kanye West’s latest music finds the Grammy winner addressing the end of his marriage toKim Kardashian.
On Thursday, the 44-year-old rapper held a listening party for his 10th studio album,Donda, at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, previewing a song called “Love Unconditionally” that discusses their ongoingdivorceand the impact it’s had on him.
The track begins with the voice of the rapper’s late mother, Donda West — who died unexpectedly in 2007 at the age of 58 — offering words of advice about love and marriage.
“Two lessons that he passed along to his children,” his mother says. “The first is that no matter what, you never abandon your family. The second was that no matter what, you love unconditionally.”
West then repeats the lyrics “I’m losing my family” as the track continues.
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West got emotional as the song played on Thursday, dropping to his knees in front of a crowd of supporters.
Kim — who filed for divorce earlier this year after six years of marriage — witnessed the performance in person, having made a surprise appearance at the listening party.
Her four children with the West (daughtersNorth, 8, andChicago, 3, plus sonsSaint, 5½, andPsalm, 2) were also spotted in the crowd for the occasion, as was sisterKhloé Kardashian.
Kanye West and kids.Kim Kardashian/Instagram
In February, Kim moved forward with divorce proceedings following a challenging period in their relationship last year.
At the time, an insider told PEOPLE that Kim never wanted the 22-time Grammy winner to be removed from their kids' lives and “has made it clear that Kanye can talk to his children anytime he wants.”
As they continue to navigate their divorce, Kim and Kanye appear to be a united front as co-parents. A source told PEOPLE earlier this week that the former couple have beenspending some family time with their kids.
“Kanye has accepted that Kim wants a divorce,” the insider said. “For a long time, it was very hard for him. He was disappointed. He has come around though.”
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Since his split from Kardashian, Kanye has been linked to model Irina Shayk.
In June, the pair werespotted together celebrating Kanye’s birthdayin France. At the time, a source told PEOPLE that the duo has “known each other professionally for years” but Kanye “started pursuing [Shayk] a few weeks ago.”
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Last week, following reports that they were cooling off, a source told PEOPLE that the Kanye and Shayk, 35, are"very much still dating."
As for Kim, she “is fine with Kanye dating,” a sourcetold PEOPLE on Monday. “She just wants him to be happy.”
source: people.com
