By Kelecia Johnson
On October 25, the
infamous Kanye West released his new album named, JESUS IS KING. Kanye mostly
focused on hip-hop/ rap, and this album wasn’t any exception. This is his
ninth studio album, here he re-introduced gospel music through his own classic
style of rap.
This album has been
promoted throughout 2019 by the Sunday services hosted by Kanye himself. His
primary hosting was held at Coachella’s Sunday service where he performed
“Water,” the seventh of eleven tracks on this album. Kanye West also traveled
to many different Sunday services, such as the Greater Allen AME Cathedral of
New York to assist in celebrating their 185th anniversary. He used all these
visits to promote his music.
The reactions to
this latest masterpiece have been rather positive, and I personally
believe it’s been a breath of fresh air since it’s different from the typical
rap culture of music. Overall, the vocals and instrumentals used were extremely
powerful which gave off the feeling of reflection. Kanye incorporated
snippets of classical religious songs and scriptures from the Bible into his
tracks; this emphasizes his purpose of this newly released artwork. In
addition, there are tracks such as, “On God,” where he expresses feelings about
his personal life, decisions and explains his passion towards this album.
Every track in
this album by Kanye West has a different story behind it, but they are all
connected which made the album feel like one big story with a form of modern
day gospel.
