'This is Kanye having a Kanye moment.'
with Black people. And his wielding of gospel as a tool for that vindication makes sense when you look at the role the genre has played within Black American communities throughout history. From the cathartic comfort of slavery-era spirituals to the more contemporary gospel that formed theof Black resistance during the Civil Rights era, it’s a way to both unite its custodians in a shared experience, and redeem them through that spiritual cleansing.
And to be fair, this is far from Ye’s first foray into expressing his faith through his music. It’s why some people don’t necessarily see his latest moves as completely disingenuous. “Kanye has always incorporated gospel into his music, as early as his debut,” says A. Harmony, a music journalist and critic based in Toronto. "He's just never made this much of a spectacle of it before.
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