Marilyn Manson, the shock rocker who has been accused of sexual assault by many women, is said to be working on Kanye West’s next album Donda 2 “every day.” Digital Nas, a Kanye West collaborator, made the remarks in a Rolling Stone interview released on Monday. All of the charges of abuse leveled against Manson have been denied.
“I see Marilyn a lot in the studio,” Digital Nas said. “Like, every day I go to the studio, Marilyn is there working on Donda 2.“ The producer claimed that Manson’s contributions to the album will not be “rap beats,” saying “[West] wants Marilyn to play what he makes, and then Ye will take parts of that and sample parts of that and use parts of that, like he did [generally when making] Yeezus.”
Manson and West’s cooperation was initially exposed to the public when Manson joined West onstage at a live performance in Chicago to promote his album Donda. Manson would later appear on the deluxe edition of Donda’s “Jail pt 2.” “This time around, [West] has several producers from Yeezus working on Donda 2,” Digital Nas said, “as well as Marilyn, myself, and a number of producers from Donda 1.”
The reason West has brought Manson (real name Brian Warner) into his circle, Digital Nas speculated, could be tied into West’s religion. “I’m just assuming it is from a standpoint of like, ‘We’re all sinners. We all make mistakes. We shouldn’t point the finger at someone for the mistakes they’ve made or something like that.’”
One of Manson’s accusers, Evan Rachel Wood, said in a new documentary that the singer “essentially raped” her while filming a music video. Through a lawyer, Manson disputed her charges. Manson is being investigated by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, which raided his residence in November.