How has KanyeWest maintained his commercial success through his controversy? And does the JesusIsKing album begin to justify the hype? Our staffers debate these questions and more below
, listeners still flocked to it, with the album racking up 264,000 first-week equivalent album units -- a larger number than either posted last year, and easily enough for No. 1 on this week's Billboard 200.
By leaning into the unpredictability, I think Kanye keeps the bar low and leaves room for listeners to be pleasantly surprised by what they hear. I don't know if it's intentional, but it's an effective way of managing expectations. 2. After a week-plus of having the album in our lives, do you feel like the album justifies the dramatic lead-up and several delays? Is there a Kanye album that could have in 2019? : I appreciate the full commitment -- the collaboration with gospel stars and choirs, a variation of classic and contemporary sounds, and, to the delight of censors, not even one curse word. Yet, feels unfinished and the genesis of a project rather than a fully realized creation.
though it relies more on Ty Dolla $ign, who pops up on his 284th guest spot this year. Shame on me for casting doubt, but his twirling falsetto matches the trap-gospel production much easier than I predicted.since it was the song most previewed during Sunday Service, but my mind changed once I heard “Follow God.” That’s the only track on Jesus Is King that I ran back multiple times.
for an insistent groove and deliver a brisk, reflective rap over it. Plus, wrapping it up with a goofy lil scream is the rare light-hearted moment the album needs: it's random enough to be funny and silly enough not to be off-putting on repeated listens.
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