Yet rapping over wild synth arpeggios on new track On God, West proclaims allegiance to a different higher power, вЂњthe new commander and the chiefвЂќ, with his mission to вЂњlove thy neighbour, not divide.вЂќ West alienated his core black American fan base last year when he described slavery as a lifestyle choice then turned up at the White House to endorse President Trump. As recently as last week, he proclaimed himself вЂњundoubtedly the greatest human artist of all time,вЂќ which suggests WestвЂ™s new found humility only goes so far (though I wonder if his odd use of the phrase вЂњhuman artistвЂќ was intended to leave room for a more divine artistry beyond his own?). It would be a hard heart that would remain unmoved.ДЄlthough undoubtedly fuelled by mental health issues, his tendency towards absurd pronouncements and unapologetically egomaniacal persona have made him one of popвЂ™s most exasperating characters. вЂњI understand your reluctancy / But I have a request you see / DonвЂ™t throw me up, lay your hands on me/ Please, pray for me,вЂќ West pleads. вЂњTo sing of change, you think IвЂ™m joking / To praise his name, you ask what IвЂ™m smokingвЂќ he croons in unison with the tender soul vocals of Fred Hammond. On the subdued, confessional Hands On, West offers up suchВ admissions as вЂњNothing worse than a hypocriteвЂќ and вЂњI deserve all the criticism you gotвЂќ against a gripping musical wash of strange sounds and muttered voices, evoking tension about the reception for his transformation. Nevertheless, here we find the worldвЂ™s most controversial rapper contritely proclaiming that he 'Told the devil that IвЂ™m going on strike'В whilst effusively dedicating himself to the Christian church. Frankly, the full-on scripture-quoting love-the-lord lyrics may not quite be what you expect from a man who once proclaimed I Am A God on an album irreverently titled Yeezus. Packed with gospel choirs, church organs and soulful ululations condensed into a typically bravura tableaux of obscure samples, warped synths and spooky slabs of vocoder harmonies, Jesus Is King sounds as scintillating as anything in WestвЂ™s considerable canon. A producer-rapper who can be as divisively arrogant as he is dazzlingly brilliant, West has confounded expectations once again with a set of dramatic, evangelical hip hop testimonials. Kanye West has found God, and it turns out it is not himself.

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