Kanye West Doesn’t Release ‘Jesus Is King’ & Fans Are Righteously Furious

Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, and kanye West 42, has to delay his ninth studio album. After waiting a year for this promised album, fans watched as the Sept. 27 deadline came and went without a single sign of Jesus Is King. Amid the growing reports that JIK wasn’t ready and that Kanye was going to delay this project yet again, some fans still hoped JIKwould drop as planned. When the album didn’t show up, the faithful became furious.

“I miss the old Kanye, what I really mean by saying that is, the old Kanye actually released albums on the release date that he said the music would be out. Will Jesus Is King come out when Yandhi finally does?” one fan tweeted. Oof. Another Twitter user took a jab at Ye’s punctuality when it comes to releasing music, writing, “kanye really lied to us…again.” Many others simply tweeted photos and GIFs of clowns, since they felt foolish to believe JIK would actually land on their playlists at the promised time.

“It’s Kanye so who knows but I’m hearing from many industry people that “Jesus Is King” is not coming on Friday, despite people on the ground in Wyoming trying to make it happen,” New York Times reporter Joe Coscarelli tweeted on Sept. 25, one of the earliest signs that JIK wasn’t going to make the planned deadline. On the same day, variety also reported that Jesus Is Kingwas going to be delayed. The publication also reported that a meeting between Def Jam executives and Kanye “recently took place” at his home base in Wyoming. While what exactly was said at this meeting remains unknown, it was reportedly a “Come to Yeezus”-type meeting.

Jesus Is King is likely a completely different album from Yandhi, the record Kanye was supposedly going to drop in 2018. Yandhi — which, when comparing their similar album artwork, was thought of a possible spiritual successor to 2013’s Yeezus — was supposed to be released on Sep. 29, 2018. This was to coincide with Kanye’s appearance on Saturday Night Live. Spoiler alert: it didn't show up as promised . After pushing it back to “Black Friday,” Kanye tweeted that he was shelving the project. “It felt so good being on the stage last night with my brother [Kid Cudi,]” he tweeted on Nov. 13, 2019. “After performing again, I realize the new album I’ve been working on isn’t ready yet. I’ll announce the release date once it’s done. Thank you for understanding.” Hopefully, fans can be “understanding” about this.

Source: hollywoodlife.com