Reimagining Kanye West’s “Jesus is King”: The Politics of Performance in Hip Hop

Shola Gbemi
Nov 6 · 4 min read
Photo courtesy of Forbes, 2019.

Kanye Wests’ ninth studio album Jesus is King was met with skepticism from listeners and non-listeners alike. Although Kanye mentioned God in his lyrics and branded the record as a “gospel” album, some folks aren’t buying it, literally and figuratively.

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Shola Gbemi

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Emerging scholar. Committed to community and racial equity. Pop-culture critic by day, Netflix enthusiast by night. M.S.Ed. from the University of Penn.

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