Kanye West says that his newest venture "Waves" is a "dream that can’t happen without God.” He told Real 92.3, "I’m only doing two percent of the work. God is doing the rest of the work.” He describes "Waves" as a "Gospel album, with a whole lot of cursing on it."
When he brought in Gospel great Kirk Franklin, he told him that "Waves" was definitely as gospel album. “But it’s still a gospel album. It’s the gospel according to Ye," he said. And, who is Ye? Kanye is. Ye from Kan-ye and also from Yeezus, the title of his sixth solo album that drew widespread controversy and had Christians up in arms over "blatant blasphemy and sacrilege?"
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Was it that he believes he is a God? Well...yes. Said West after not being allowed into some of Paris' fashion week venues, "So the next day I went to the studio with Daft Punk, and I wrote 'I Am a God'... Cause it's like, Yo! Nobody can tell me where I can and can't go, Man, I'm the number-one living and breathing rock star. I am Axl Rose; I am Jim Morrison; I am Jimi Hendrix. You can't say that you love music and then say that Kanye West can't come to your show! To even think they could tell me where I could and couldn't go is just ludicrous. It's blasphemous- to rock 'n' roll, and to music."
According to XXLMag, in addition to Franklin, "Waves" will feature many 'non-gospel' stars. "The session included more stars than the Summer Jam. Along with Franklin, Andre 3000, 2 Chainz, The-Dream, Kid Cudi, French Montana, Mike Dean and A$AP Bari...some new editions including, hip-hop producer Anthony Kilhoffer, Puff Daddy, DJ Dodger Stadium, the duo of Jerome Potter and Samo Sound Boy."
If you're expecting a true Gospel album, you'll likely be disappointed. Let's just home Franklin didn't leave the narrow gate. Consider the Kanye lyrics that he says refers to