JESUS IS KING
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CRITIC REVIEWS
80
'Jesus Is King' lacks his trademark goofball sense of humour, but that's partly compensated for with warmth and hope for the future.
80
Despite his drawing comparisons between church and Chik-fil-A (Closed on Sunday) and making concessions for his overpriced merchandise (On God), it’s hard to deny that West’s flow is sharp and his production crisper than ever.
2mo
80
Jesus Is King provides an undeniably moving and distinct new chapter in the book of Kanye.
80
Jesus Is King is dazzling but too narrowly focussed to be of much interest to anyone sceptical of either West’s appeal or evangelical Christianity itself.
72
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).
70
At the end of the day ..., with Jesus Is King, it really depends on how much time and thought you care to share with “The Greatest Human Artist Of All Time” that will determine its eventual outcome.
70
It’s a confounding, often disappointing, and always interesting work by somebody who continues to fuck with our expectations at every turn.
70
Presumably reborn in Christ, Jesus Is King reframes Kanye West as a work in progress and, despite the controversies, demonstrates (as humbly as his ego will allow) that he's at least trying.
70
The concept pays some dividends, with production that frequently finds a pleasant hybrid between gospel and contemporary production and subject matter that surprisingly doesn’t outstay its welcome.
70
As a one-off, this album is a fascinating addition to the Kanye West canon.
68
All in all, the project is a decent affair that falls short of its potential.
66
Even if this isn’t a straight gospel album, it’s disappointing that he didn’t take the spirituality to more interesting places thematically.
60
It's not that Jesus is King is bad, it's that it could have been much better. Kanye's foray into gospel should have been a heavenly experience, but it's half-baked, incoherent and ultimately falls short of godly.
60
Kanye doesn’t seem to have quite figured out how to translate his spiritual awakening to his music as confidently as he has nearly every other experience in his life on previous albums.
58
Jesus Is King ... continues to erode the perfectionism that’s been one of his reputation’s last vestiges.
50
The scope here is narrow, a distillation that clearly brings West some measure of comfort, but it comes with a simplification of the music itself.
50
While certainly a step in the right direction after the shambolic Ye, Jesus Is King is ultimately the sound of a man hiding behind God.
50
As you might imagine, the production overall is expectedly top-notch. But that's the slight upside to an otherwise tepid attempt at finding commonality with his devout followers—except that we never wanted West to come across as ordinary as the rest of us.
40
JESUS IS KING isn’t even as hilariously shit or infuriatingly offensive as Ye – it's one great tune and a bunch of other ideas, and it isn’t entertaining in the slightest.
40
A giant, exhausting shout-out to the Lord. The follow-up to Ye sees Kanye West trapped in a cage of ego, guilt and insecurity.
40
Undercooked tracks on this gospel album don’t delve deep enough into West’s spiritual enlightenment.
40
Jesus is King feels more like a collection of well-produced skits than a full studio album, and fans will no doubt be wondering whether all the hype and stress that preceded its unveiling was worth it.
40
With this LP, he comes off concerned with fitting into an ideological mold, leaving no room for honest feelings and guided prose.
40
Kanye's unstoppable egoism and lack of focus impedes his ability to do a gospel-inspired album justice.
27
There’s little to defend from a musical or lyrical perspective here: This is easily Kanye’s worst album to date, an impressive feat following last year’s ye.
20
Overall it’s unsatisfying: a concept album without much of a concept.
20
Jesus may be king, but this is still all about Kanye West, and he's never sounded more lost.
8
Jesus Is King is impersonal, repetitive, boring, and somehow too long at just 27 minutes.
0
Jesus Is King made me miss so much about Kanye, but it also made me miss my faith, its greatest letdown that it wasn’t compelling enough for me to rekindle it.
Kanye West delivers his most forgettable and painfully corny album with Jesus Is King, a project that doesn't even sound finished. Every single track sounds completely rushed and the album has nothing to say, really. It's like a "The Big Day" but for God. No memorable lines expect for the outstandingly hilarious "CHICK FIL-A" and no good beats either. The way the vocals and the bass were mixed made me check if my headphones had a problem or something. The songs range from ... read more
Throughout all the years of popular music one truth has remained: if you have run dry on inspiration just add in more gospel.
Hallelujah.
Just reminding you sinners that rating this negatively will reserve your spot in the depths of Hell next to Moloch himself. May the power of Christ compel you.
Now, with all that said I believe that God would not approve of Kanye blue balling us for a month. However, I am more than impressed with this project. Kanye is not limiting himself to gospel music, despite what he says, but is integrating both Christian themes into his lyrics and traditional gospel instrumentation with ... read more
the only reason that THIS is the album that got me into Kanye was because I had such low standards for "good music" back when I was a retarded Eminem fan
Selah: 6
Follow God: 10
Closed On Sunday: 6
On God: 6
Everything We Need: 5
Water: 5
God Is: 3
Hands On: 3
Use This Gospel: 7
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Track List
| 1 | Every Hour 1:52 feat. Sunday Service Choir | 60 |
| 2 | Selah 2:44 | 67 |
| 3 | Follow God 1:44 | 79 |
| 4 | Closed on Sunday 2:31 | 52 |
| 5 | On God 2:16 | 64 |
| 6 | Everything We Need 1:56 feat. Ty Dolla $ign, Ant Clemons | 60 |
| 7 | Water 2:48 feat. Ant Clemons | 45 |
| 8 | God Is 3:23 | 62 |
| 9 | Hands On 3:23 feat. Fred Hammond | 53 |
| 10 | Use This Gospel 3:33 | 69 |
| 11 | Jesus Is Lord 0:49 | 52 |
Total Length: 27 minutes
Year End Lists
| #9 | / | The New York Times: Jon Caramanica |
| #20 | / | Les Inrocks |
| #21 | / | NME |
| #45 | / | Dummy |
| #45 | / | The Young Folks |
| #50 | / | Complex |
| / | Esquire (UK) |
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1d
better version (yandhi): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UA6_e4-_5AJzXiQWpWnByqL2ki29Refd?usp=drive_link
1mo
bias is crazy, selah is legitimately good, but because it's not what the og version sounded like or whatever
Added on: August 29, 2019