Kanye West delays Jesus is King again to fix album track mixes
Delay follows a controversial interview where rapper claimed he was the ‘greatest human artist of all time’
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Your support makes all the difference.Kanye West has delayed his album again, apparently to add final touches to mixes on specific songs.
The rapper’s new record Jesus is King was originally announced for release on 27 September by West’s wife, Kim Kardashian-West. This was then pushed back to 29 September with no explanation, but the album never arrived.
It was later announced that Jesus is King would be released at midnight Pacific time on 25 October. However, fans who stayed up for the release were disappointed again.
West has now tweeted that he is working on the mixes of tracks including “Everything We Need” and “Follow God”.
“To my fans,” he wrote. “Thank you for being loyal and patient. We are specifically fixing mixes on “Everything We Need” “Follow God” & “Water”. We not going to sleep until this album is out!”
Earlier West shared the full tracklist for the album, below:
West recently appeared on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 radio show, where he made a number of controversial statements, including that his support of US president Donald Trump was “God’s practical joke to all liberals”.
He also deemed himself “the greatest human artist of all time”.
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Asked whether his new tour would include a floating stage (like during his Saint Pablo tour), West said he would try something different this time.
West's last tour was the Saint Pablo tour, which began in August 2016 and ended in November of that same year.
A Jesus Is King bus made a noticed appearance the streets of New York City to promote the album on Friday:
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