{"id":18654,"date":"2019-11-20T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=18654"},"modified":"2019-11-18T10:10:56","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T18:10:56","slug":"new-music-revue-kanye-west-offers-mixed-bag-christian-deep-dive-with-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2019\/11\/20\/new-music-revue-kanye-west-offers-mixed-bag-christian-deep-dive-with-new-album\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Revue<\/em>: Kanye West offers mixed-bag Christian deep-dive with new album"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kanye West
\nJesus Is King
\n<\/i>(Getting Out Our Dreams II\/Def Jam Recordings)
\n2.5\/5\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Christianity has always been one of Kanye West\u2019s greatest thematic inspirations. Even though Jesus Is King<\/i> is West\u2019s first deep-dive into religious music, it employs several familiar sounds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFollow God\u201d\u2019s Whole Truth sample packs a layered punch reminiscent of West\u2019s earliest beats, and \u201cUse This Gospel\u201d sees a triumphant reunion of the rap duo Clipse, who provide the album\u2019s lone example of dramatic storytelling. However, these moments of brilliance are overshadowed by West\u2019s presence and Jesus Is King<\/i>\u2019s rushed recording process.<\/p>\n

\u201cClosed On Sunday\u201d is a tonally confused tribute to Kim Kardashian containing Chick-fil-A-inspired rhymes. The skeletal instrumentation of \u201cWater\u201d sounds unfinished and the track is made worse by West\u2019s anxious singing voice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s evident that religion is West\u2019s driving passion, but Jesus Is King<\/i>\u2019s lack of ambition and polish leaves little to come back to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kanye West Jesus Is King (Getting Out Our Dreams II\/Def Jam Recordings) 2.5\/5\u00a0 Christianity has always been one of Kanye West\u2019s greatest thematic inspirations. Even though Jesus Is King is West\u2019s first deep-dive into religious music, it employs several familiar sounds.\u00a0 \u201cFollow God\u201d\u2019s Whole Truth sample packs a layered punch reminiscent of West\u2019s earliest beats, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,244],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-november-20-2019"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t