Remember in the Gospels the couple of times that people wanted to make Jesus a king and he refused? On January 16, 2020, a snippet of "Up from the Ashes" was leaked online, featuring production from Dr. [83] In Jesus Is King, West teaches the doctrine of the Social Kingship of Christ through his advocation of "defying worldly authorities" and "seek[ing] liberty from lower powers by submitting to a higher one. Jesus Is King is the ninth studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. [148] Caramanica ranked the album as the ninth best of the year, complementing it for showing West channeling his older self. "[114] After its launch, the Jesus Is King clothing line had sold out. 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[73] The track also includes a reference to West replacing Yandhi with Jesus Is King due to him having vowed to only put out Christian hip hop after going through a new birth experience. [3][4] West later stated that his recording sessions with Chance the Rapper had helped the former reconnect with his roots and faith in Jesus. [64] On October 21, 2019, West tweeted out a new release date, October 25, 2019. King’s Cross was published in hardcover in 2011. [153], On the US Billboard 200, Jesus Is King opened at number one with 264,000 album-equivalent units, of which 109,000 were pure album sales, ranking as the second-largest sales week of 2019 for an R&B/hip-hop album. [8] West also reactivated his Instagram account after a half-year absence,[9] with indications that he was working with American record producer Ronny J, and Chance the Rapper, alongside the latter's brother Taylor Bennett, and American rapper G Herbo. [d] The September 29 release date was also missed. "[94], Originally titled Yandhi, the album was set for release on September 29, 2018, but was postponed to November 23, 2018. It was released on October 25, 2019, through GOOD Music and distributed by Def Jam Recordings. [41] The day after, West began previewing new songs to him in the studio and Kenny G suggested that his saxophone "would sound really good" on "Use This Gospel". God had made them His chosen people (Exodus 7:6) and “treasured possession” (Deuteronomy 7:6), going all the way back to the covenant made with Abraham (Genesis 17:6-7) and Jacob, renamed Israel (Genesis 28), and He had established Himself as their rightful king and sovereign ruler. [33] In January 2019, a representative for West denied a report claiming West was refusing to submit the album to gain leverage in a legal dispute with his record labels GOOD Music and Def Jam. [32] In November 2018, following a Kids See Ghosts performance with Kid Cudi at American rapper Tyler, the Creator's Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, West tweeted that he felt Yandhi was not finished, and that he would "announce the release date once it's done," delaying the album indefinitely. [63], In October 2019, West continued working on the album in Wyoming and invited Swizz Beatz to help finish it. But there's painfully little of it to justify the admission. Editors’ Notes He told us what it was from the very beginning. In August 2019, Yandhi was reannounced as Jesus Is King, but it missed two planned release dates for late September 2019 under the new title. [70] West claimed in a January 2020 interview with GQ that 20 percent of the album was recorded on an iPhone, including the track "Closed on Sunday". The album received mixed reviews from music critics, with a number of them drawing comparisons between it and West's previous solo album, Ye (2018). [118], West performed the single "I Love It" with Lil Pump and "We Got Love", a duet with Taylor featuring a pre-recorded voice memo by Lauryn Hill, on the season 44 premiere of SNL that coincided with the original release date for Yandhi. We Have A Hope That Is Steadfast And Certain Gone Through The Curtain And Touching The Throne We Have A Priest Who Is There Interceding Jesus the King was published in paperback in 2013. [168][169] In the Netherlands, Jesus Is King peaked at number three on the Dutch Album Top 100. [100] On August 29, 2019, Kardashian announced Jesus Is King with the release date of September 27, of that year, alongside a notebook featuring the track list via Instagram. [40] On February 14, 2019, West met saxophonist Kenny G for the first time after hiring him for a Valentine's Day performance. Fundamentally, the idea of Jesus being King of kings and Lord of lords means that there is no higher authority. 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[39] The choir sings classic gospel music and "church-friendly" remixes of popular songs. 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