Kanye West has had a spiritual awakening over the last year, and it reached its peak on Christmas Day.
As most people lay on the couch with their pants slightly loosened following a festive lunch, Yeezy dropped one more gift in their stocking — a brand new album.
Jesus Is Born was first teased in October when the “Closed on Sunday” rapper appeared on Beats 1 Radio in the UK. Although fans were undoubtedly excited at the prospect of a new series of tracks from the Grammy Award winner, their hesitation was strong as Kanye’s last two albums, Yandhi and Jesus Is King, had arrived way after their scheduled release dates, leaving many disappointed.
Kanye must have taken some tips from Santa, however, because Jesus Is Born was delivered just on time. The gospel-fuelled album features the 42-year-old’s choir, Sunday Service, on 19 faith-focused tracks.
The choir has become Ye’s almost full-time project throughout the year. Launching the first Sunday Service concert at the beginning of January, the choir performs gospel versions of the rapper’s famous tracks and even accompanied him to Coachella and has starred in two biblical operatic musicals, Nebuchadnezzar and Mary.
