Kanye West has finally deigned to release his long awaited new album, Jesus is King.
After multiple missed release dates and increasingly bizarre tweets and statements from the MAGA hat-wearing husband of Kim Kardashian, fans got an album that, while entertaining, is nothing new. Sure, it’s radically different from anything Kanye has released in the past, and while it has its moments (if you can overlook the often off-putting preachy content of the album) it’s a pretty classically-styled gospel album. But Kanye wouldn’t be Kanye if he gave any credit to the icons of the genre whose work undoubtedly influenced “Jesus is King.” Instead, Kanye is acting like he invented gospel music.
Instead of streaming “Jesus is King” and giving money and attention to a mentally ill zealot with problematic and damaging opinions, stream these 5 classic gospel albums.
Cold World by Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens
Naomi Shelton has been singing gospel music since the 1950s, and this album makes it clear she’s an authority on the genre. “Bound for the Promised Land” is a stirring, ultimately hopeful look at the state of the world.
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