♪ God show me the way ♪
♪ Because the Devil's
tryin' to break me down ♪
(cheery pop music)
- Kanye West's new album Jesus Is King
is reportedly being delayed.
It was supposed to drop
tomorrow, September 27th,
and now sources close to the situation
have indicated to Billboard
that West will no longer
be dropping his project this Friday.
♪ I need you to hurry up now ♪
♪ 'Cause I can't wait much longer ♪
- Kanye's Jesus Is King album is following
a similar trajectory
timeline to that of "Yandhi"
which was also delayed at
the last minute in 2018,
and eventually scrapped altogether.
Now, Yeezy has remained
tight-lipped about the upcoming LP,
outside of briefly mentioning
it after Sunday Service
last weekend in Wyoming.
He was also later spotted
out with producer, Rick Rubin
on Sunday night.
Kanye's wife, Kim Kardashian
was the one to actually break the news
of Jesus Is King's track list
and a September 27th release date
in an August post on Twitter.
Even through Wednesday,
she continued to retweet
countdowns and send out teasers,
pointing to the project's release.
♪ Most rappers taste level
ain't at my waist level ♪
♪ Turn up the bass 'til
it's up-in-your-face level ♪
- And Kanye's also reportedly
putting on a special edition
of Sunday Service in Detroit this Friday,
which would have lined-up
with Jesus Is King's arrival.
Now, Billboard has in fact reached out
to Kanye's rep for comment,
but have yet to hear back.
For more on this story and hopefully,
cross your fingers we'll
get this album really soon,
head to billboard.com.
And until next time, for Billboard News,
I'm Chelsea Briggs and I
catch on the flip side.
(air whooshing)
