{"id":10252,"date":"2019-11-08T23:42:48","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T23:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/?p=10252"},"modified":"2019-11-08T23:42:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T23:42:48","slug":"kanye-west-goes-back-to-christian-roots-on-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/2019\/11\/08\/kanye-west-goes-back-to-christian-roots-on-new-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West goes back to Christian roots on new album"},"content":{"rendered":"

Darrius Barron<\/strong><\/p>\n

Managing Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kanye West has had a noticeably eventful career to say the very least, and I put an emphasis on \u201cleast.\u201d The Chicago native found his way into the hip-hop scene by producing music for hip-hop juggernauts of the time.<\/p>\n

After years of being known as one of the extremely talented producers behind Jay Z\u2019s \u201cBlueprint\u201d and \u201cDynasty\u201d albums, West was finally granted permission to release his very first rap album: \u201cCollege Dropout.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the \u201cCollege Dropout\u201d album, West did something that was extremely rare in the world of secular music, much less the rap genre; he made a gospel song by the name of \u201cJesus Walks\u201d, and featured it on a secular album.<\/p>\n

Although \u201cJesus Walks\u201d was the only gospel song on the album, West would channel his inner gospel and use a choir for other songs.<\/p>\n

\u201cCollege Dropout\u201d released in 2004. Today, in 2019, West has given us \u201cJesus Is King\u201d; an album that is entirely gospel music.<\/p>\n

I am a person who has been known to defend West till the end, but as a native of West\u2019s hometown would say about a subpar product, \u201cthis ain\u2019t it, Chief.\u201d<\/p>\n

I do not think that the album is a total flop, but it failed to give me that excellent production that fans have known West to provide.<\/p>\n

\u201cJesus Is King\u201d opens with the abrupt sound of soprano vocalists singing which is no problem whatsoever, but the extremely loud level of the recording was an instant turn off for me.<\/p>\n

The lyrics West recited on the album were not of the same quality that \u201cYeezy\u201d fans have witnessed throughout the years, especially when it comes to songs with meaning.<\/p>\n

The guest features on the album to my surprise were not predominantly gospel artists. With Fred Hammond, and the West\u2019s very own Sunday Service Choir being the only gospel vocalists featured, other artists were that of rap duo Clipse, beloved R&B cheat code Ty Dolla $ign, Ant Clemons, and saxophonist Kenny G.<\/p>\n

\u201cJesus Is King\u201d may not be the best Kanye West album, but some songs still show that West\u2019s creativity is still there, even if it does not shine as bright as it once did. On the second track, \u201cSelah\u201d, there is a moment of chill-invoking vocals as the choir sings \u201challelujah\u201d a cappella; taking fans back to the album \u201cWatch the Throne\u201d when the vocalist on the song \u201cHAM\u201d sang a beautiful opera, creating a great peace in consumers\u2019 ears.<\/p>\n

Overall, \u201cJesus Is King\u201d is an album that someone would have to listen to more than once so that it can grow on them. I found myself turning the album off several times to listen to the old Kanye.<\/p>\n

Fans may listen to this album once and immediately think back to 2016 when \u201cThe Life of Pablo\u201d was released and the song \u201cI Love Kanye\u201d had everyone chanting \u201cI miss the old Kanye.\u201d<\/p>\n

As much as I love Kanye, I do not think there should be another gospel album. Now that this is the discography, it is time for him to hang up his Jesus jersey and get back to the secular music.<\/p>\n

Following suit with last year\u2019s work, West decided to keep the album well under the traditional run time of one hour. \u201cJesus Is King\u201d has a total run time of 27 minutes with just 11 tracks.<\/p>\n

West has accomplished two things with this album. The first being the fact that he was able to get me to sit through a gospel album not only once, but several times.<\/p>\n

The second feat West accomplished should go down in history as one of the greatest in hip-hop history; he was able to feature Pusha T on a song with the \u201cGood Music Golden Child\u201d only making one single drug reference.<\/p>\n

According to Billboard, \u201cJesus Is King\u201d debuted at number one on Billboard\u2019s 200 charts. This makes West\u2019s ninth album to debut number one.<\/p>\n

I would recommend that everyone give this album a try; as previously stated, it is only 27 minutes. If you cannot give 27 minutes of your time to God, you are probably a radical atheist, or a Christian with an extremely short attention span.<\/p>\n

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