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Ye (formerly Kanye West ) rarely responds to chatter surrounding his name on social media these days. However, the rapper had time on Wednesday (April 29) when he responded to a fan on X to defend his release strategy for Donda 2 .

Donda 2 arrived in February 2022, but instead of landing on DSPs, West went an alternate route and uploaded the project strictly onto a STEM Player, which he sold for $200 and challenged the dominance of streaming services.

“ Donda 2 was released on the Stem Player and sold over 100 thousand units at 200 dollars each,” he wrote in defense of the hockey puck-sized device.

Yeezy’s reply came in response to a fan who appeared to be disappointed that Donda 2 flew a bit under the radar due to its non-traditional release.…