It Is Finally Here?
Kanye West’s very anticipated new album Jesus Is King has finally arrived. Jesus is King is meant to be a gospel album and it definitely has spiritual influences. The album’s lyrics are purely spiritual, which is a different sound for Kanye. He has had spiritual lyrics in the past, but not to this extent. Jesus is King is basically a Christian rap album and its content is Christianity without the cringe.
Kanye was supposed to release this album in Sep. The release was delayed, scheduled and rescheduled throughout Oct. Finally, the album was released on the afternoon of Friday, Oct 25. In my opinion, it was worth the wait.
The features on this album are incredible. The most prominent ones include The Sunday Service Collective, Clipse and Ty Dolla $ign. They work well by lending their vocals in their own different ways.
This album might not be for you if you’re in the mood for non-spiritual lyrics or a Kanya-produced album. Kanye’s content is very spiritual and he didn’t produce the album. However, I would still recommend giving the album a listen-to.
While I think the album is great, I also think that the drama surrounding this album is just as important, including the many release dates, the production and the fact that it is very divisive. Kim Kardashian let slip the release date and the tracklist, which proved to be wrong. By delaying the release date Kayne made a fool of his wife. When Kim gave another release date and it turned out to be false Kanye made a fool of his wife again.
I have talked to so many people about the album. Some love it. Some hate it. On my first listen I fell in love with the album. Needless to say, I had to cut ties with them for disagreeing with me. That’s a joke. It is alright to disagree on an album. I love the album; maybe you hate it. And that is okay.
TJ Pittinger is a freshman studying theology.