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Jesus Is King

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Hip hopRhythm and blues

Jesus Is King is a Hip hop and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Fred Hammond and Chance the Rapper. Those roots explain a lot about how Jesus Is King arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, The Life of Pablo, Graduation, DAMN. and Yeezus, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Pusha T, Kid Cudi, Nas, Teyana Taylor and Lil Pump, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Jesus Is King, reaching back through Fred Hammond and forward to Pusha T. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Jesus Is King is the ninth studio album by the American rapper Kanye West. It was released by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings on October 25, 2019. It follows a Christian theme, in stark contrast from previous works by West, who described it as "an expression of the gospel." It features guest appearances from Clipse, Ty Dolla Sign, Kenny G, Fred Hammond, Ant Clemons, and the Sunday Service Choir. Production was handled by West himself, as well as Federico Vindver, Ronny J, Pi'erre Bourne, Labrinth and Timbaland, among others.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Jesus Is KingFred HammondChance the RapperPusha TKid CudiNasTeyana TaylorLil Pump6ix9ineTy Dolla SignXXXTentacionMy Beautiful Dark Tw…The Life of PabloGraduationDAMN.Yeezus

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Jesus Is King grew out of Fred Hammond and Chance the Rapper, shares an orbit with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, The Life of Pablo, Graduation and DAMN., went on to shape Pusha T, Kid Cudi, Nas and Teyana Taylor. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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