Jesus Is King
by Kanye West
Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 25
  3. Negative: 4 out of 25
  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Dec 30, 2019
    0
    His reunion with frequent collaborators belies a rich history of discovering and championing new voices. This ostensible distance from which Kanye preaches reveals King’s true tension: Kanye, like Kendrick on DAMN., is asking for our prayers, while also distancing himself from our hands and our mouths. And it doesn’t work. ... He has artistically lost track of his audience and himself in its midst.
  2. The 405
    Oct 29, 2019
    20
    There is no insight into what brought him here, or how he feels in this place on a spiritual or even human level. Instead, it offers a shallow rush of, essentially, “WHOO GOD!” complete with an admittedly fantastic choir, but little else.
  3. Paste Magazine
    Oct 28, 2019
    27
    There’s little to defend from a musical or lyrical perspective here: This is easily Kanye’s worst album to date, an impressive feat following last year’s ye.
  5. Consequence
    Oct 28, 2019
    0
    Jesus Is King is impersonal, repetitive, boring, and somehow too long at just 27 minutes. Some albums grow deeper with subsequent listens; Jesus Is King shrinks.

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#9 Most Discussed Album of 2019

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User Score
5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1454 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 657 out of 1454
  2. Mixed: 241 out of 1454
  3. Negative: 556 out of 1454
  1. Gniewkowest
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Simply amazing, the wait was really worth it, just no words to how amazing this album is. The production is classic Kanye, simply amazing.Simply amazing, the wait was really worth it, just no words to how amazing this album is. The production is classic Kanye, simply amazing. Kanye has been reborn.
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  2. absisen
    Oct 26, 2019
    9
    Good production and a good listen. Kanye seems happier now and i’m glad that this album reflects his new faith. Not the album I was expecting,Good production and a good listen. Kanye seems happier now and i’m glad that this album reflects his new faith. Not the album I was expecting, but i like the use of gospel and the new kanye.… Full Review »
  3. alexavery115
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    Haven't listened to it yet, but neither have 80% of the negative reviews have either.
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