The Abomination That is Kanye West's New Album

I would definitely consider myself a Kayne West fan, and I have always thought he was only capable of producing true works of art, so you can imagine my excitement for his long awaited ninth studio album, and my utter disappointment when I listened to Jesus is King for the first time.

The very first song on the album, “Every Hour,” consists of one minute and fifty-two seconds of a church choir singing the same few lines over and over the entire time. I kept waiting for the intro to end, but to my surprise, the intro lasted the whole song. Kanye’s voice didn’t appear once on the entire track, and I could not even tell where that song ended and the next song began. 

The third track, “Follow God,” is easily the best song on the album. I can’t say it is his best work, but it clearly outshines every other song. With a faster beat and more powerful lyrics, this song almost gave me hope that maybe the rest of the album would get better. I could not have been more wrong. 

I never thought I would hear such a strong lyricist speak the words “closed on Sunday, you my Chick-Fil-A,” repeatedly, but that truly shows how low Kanye stooped for this lyrically appalling record. 

I could go on to say everything that is wrong and dissatisfying about this collection of songs that don’t hold a candle to College Dropout, Graduation, and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, which are just a few of Kanye’s albums that some may consider to be among the greatest albums of all time, but don’t just take my word for it. Jesus is King has not done nearly as well sales-wise as his last eight albums. In fact, it has only done better than Ye, Kanye’s eighth studio album which was released in 2018. 

It is safe to say that mostly everyone agrees that while there is nothing wrong with experimenting with new sounds, the change from Kanye’s chart-topping albums, to Jesus is King was far too extreme and honestly quite uncalled for. Better luck next time, Kanye.