“an iconoclast sounds peaceful and fulfilled on this jubilant gospel collection”
“Christianity is the unwavering focus of Kanye’s gospel album, a richly produced but largely flawed record about one man’s love of the Lord (and himself).”
“On his ninth album, West turns to religion as his muse. It leads to moments of undeniable beauty, but little to hold onto”
“Kanye's unstoppable egoism and lack of focus impedes his ability to do a gospel-inspired album justice.”
“In the beginning, Christianity rippled through the music of Kanye West. He was the star who made his name by envisioning a world where clubs would go wild in the name of Jesus and testified that before he left his planet he would touch the sky. West was happy to present as a natural-born sinner who believed in scripture; a heathen with God in his heart. But during the release of his 2016 album, T”
“Kanye West's JESUS IS KING: long-delayed, much-hyped, and almost entirely terrible”
““They gon be the first ones to judge me/ Make it feel like nobody love me” I love this album for so many reasons. Kanye West publicly released a gospel album right after absolutely knocking it dead center out of the park with his self titled Ye(2018) I mean cmon. He calls out the lack of acceptance from certain Christian communities during his transition to Christ, he explains the reasons for leaning into the love Jesus Christ has for all of us, he even promotes his new school that was still in the works which is called Donda Academy. I think it's also really important to mention here that he was Chance The Rapper’s lifeline to mainstream music in his last years of relevance. All in all this album is truly something special: its gutsy, loud, and it stands out as a message that through Christ, no matter what you have been through, you may be saved.”
“This being one of the lows in Ye's discography shows how great he is. Whilst not as great as the rest of his albums, still has undeniable quality with great songs throughout. Still not as good as Yandhi would've been but the quality shines through.”
“Kanye and the Sunday service choir mesh well on this album. Songs like delay and everything we need grew on me a lot.”
“Selah + use this gospel + follow god so good tho”
“dare i say the most underrated ye album?”
