Drake’s ‘Licensed Lover Boy’ Obliterates Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’ In Streaming Numbers

Within the latest construction of the streaming and album sales battle between Drake and Kanye West, it’s been revealed that Drizzy’s Licensed Lover Boy has surpassed the first-week streaming figures of Yeezy’s DONDA album in lawful three days. In step with Rolling Stone, Licensed Lover Boy amassed 430 million on-inquire of audio streams stateside between Friday and Sunday, whereas DONDA tallied no longer up to 423 million streams in its first eight days of availability on streaming platforms.

Released no longer up to 1 week aside, the metrics surrounding DONDA and Licensed Lover Boy underlie the heated contention between Kanye West and Drake, who possess sent shots at one any other online and musically. Rumor additionally has it that Kanye’s resolution to extend the commence of DONDA became as soon as due partially to his desire to trot toe-to-toe with Drake’s Licensed Lover Boy in a showdown to witness who is the more standard and superior artist.

Whereas Drake without a doubt has the sting in phrases of the numbers, by formulation of indispensable reception, Kanye has won the exiguous edge, as DONDA, whereas polarizing, marks but one other inventive jump for Yeezy.

Drake’s overwhelming stature because the finest artist in tune presently could maybe possess performed a immense part in Licensed Lover Boy‘s obliteration of DONDA‘s identical album sales. Alternatively, DONDA, which became as soon as previously the most-streamed rap album of the one year in its first week, even being a contender is a testomony to Yeezy’s beget standing as a global icon.