Jesus Is King
by Kanye West
User Score
5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1454 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 657 out of 1454
  2. Mixed: 241 out of 1454
  3. Negative: 556 out of 1454

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  1. Laurenb1016
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    God would not approve of this , this is a false god hunty. Stream lover so that god can forgive you for giving us this trash
  2. mani13
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    really disappointed with this album. there's no good part of this album and i'm just shocked that kanye put this trash out
  3. Punkpancho
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    Almost one year to wait for this piece of garbage, sorry not sorry Kanye
  4. Rossicleia
    Oct 27, 2019
    0
    This album smells sh*t like Kanye. The husband of Kim Kartrashian made this g@rbage. Who can listen this? Omg.
  5. Naved
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pathetic, ewww, production is poor, sounds so dull, the unknown person who is singing sounds terrible
    Dont listen to him    … Expand
  6. Lovro12345
    Oct 27, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It sucks, the most narcissistic thing I've ever seen.... it sucks don't listen to this… Expand
  7. xlittleriver
    Oct 27, 2019
    0
    Horrible... The way this album was written and named feels like he was Christian is whole life but the way it's presented feels like he just joined the faith yesterday.
  8. guivitarelli13
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    Worst album ever, no sense words, bad instrumental and bad composition. He is dead on the music industry, he a bad person and doesn’t deserve a thing
  9. blankIDyuh
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    A clownery of an album!!!
  10. Blherron09
    Oct 26, 2019
    1
    Just so bad. Don’t waste your money on this joker. I gave a 1 to be nice but it doesn’t even deserve that. The man thinks he is God.
  11. heroinstyle
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. MUITO FEIO MUITO NOJENTO, GENTE EU ACHO QUE EU VOU VOMITAR … Expand
  12. alicejones
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    The music is so bad, the lyrics are gross. Is people serious by listening this man? A disgrace for music. Period
  13. GusSpice
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    Not good at all. The sound is boring as hell. I fall sleep from the very started.
  14. chalach
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    trash taylor swift outsold trash taylor swift outsold trash taylor swift outsold trash taylor swift outsold trash taylor swift outsold
  15. joelapalooza
    Oct 27, 2019
    0
    Upside - it's only 27 minutes of mind numbing Jesus worshipping gospel crap.
    Downside - You'll never get those 27 mins back.
  16. HorrorChemical
    Oct 27, 2019
    2
    This and Ye are incredibly forgettable LP's. I'm sure there is an audience for this and it is no longer me.
  17. squeezo828
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    Terrible. A gospel album? Really?! No one wants to listen to that. Kanye has officially lost his mind, and he’s officially lost a fan.
  18. JoaoGabriel13
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    Kanye should stick to praising trump. he is a fad pretending to be religious for approval
  19. rykedz
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    what is dis hunny? kanye west is not woke, just annoying, i don’t know why y’all are streaming
  20. Prabh1306
    Oct 27, 2019
    0
    Trash trash and more trash
    Taylor swift outsold pls
    K**nye should just go and support trump only now..like pls..mother earth is tired of you..just go away..
  21. taylormagra
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    Nossa como esse album ta ruim, eu ia comprar no iTunes daí fui ouvir no spotify perdi o interesse total, era pra isso que estavam fazendo maior alarde no twitter? kkkk que b*sta ein
  22. caj
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    more music from the entitles narcissist that openly supported trump, said slavery was a choice, etc...? no thanks
  23. stevexcx
    Nov 2, 2019
    0
    pior álbum que já escultei em toda minha vida, eu esperava algo melhor, mas pelo amor de deus só música genérica chata, errrrr
  24. eeknayr
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    This album is simply not good. None of the songs are catchy and Kanye hasn't had a good song in years. Perhaps if he focused more on his music and less on being a terrible person, this album wouldn't be a flop.
  25. rozzz
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    Worst album of the year, not even for elevator music, pure rubbish rubbish, coming from one rubbish person, horrible total disappointment.
  26. ladygagas0scar
    Oct 27, 2019
    0
    complete garbage. he’s one of the worst artists out there. not to mention he’s a trump supporter and said slavery was a choice..... seems like with this album he’s catering to his MAGA supporters
  27. luanchernobyl
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    Horrible. .
  28. Handsomevill
    Oct 27, 2019
    0
    Incoerente, falsa personalidade e totalmente desprovido de autenticidade. Usou tema religioso apenas pra chamar atenção de um novo público e mesmo assim não deu certo. Fracasso!!
  29. ruicouto
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    terrível musicas sem sentido, podia estar melhor mas como e o Kanye so faz musica que não gosto
  30. Bettie
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    it’s undoubtably the worst album I have ever heard. I have never heard anything worse. I wouldn’t even recommend it to my worst enemy. WORST ALBUM IF ALL TIME!!!
  31. monzayemon
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    Kanye is a pretentious little f**ker and this is the proof he has gone totally nuts.
  32. axthxxon
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. taylor swift é a- list (ariana grande que lute) rainha do pop e artista da década.
    kanye: west    … Expand
  33. edu2711
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    It’s terríble and I missed all the creativity that he has like the others albums
  34. Caiohenriq
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    Péssimo. Jesus não deve ter gostado de ser envolvido com esse projeto. Kkkkk
  35. Ezequielover
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    His music is just becoming worse and worser. Maybe he needs to retire, it's for the best.
  36. anuj1234
    Oct 27, 2019
    0
    It's almost impossible to think that this same guy made MBDTF. The album is really pretentious, some songs are boring and lyrically, it's just weak.
  37. D0ugh13
    Oct 26, 2019
    1
    While I admire him trying to change up his sound. It just didn’t work. He has truly lost his touch and I miss the old Kanye. His new music is just trash.
  38. lukadjukic22
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    this album is so bad ew don’t even try to listen to it it is sooo bad i once tried and almost throw up HORRIBLE
  39. 808great
    Oct 27, 2019
    3
    Not many redeeming qualities throughout this album. Some moments of inspiration or impressive production, drowned and layered in horrible lyrics and a totally incohesive project. Save for 2-3 songs at most, there’s little replay value.
  40. Robso
    Oct 26, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nao gostei do álbum, não me agradou as músicas e ele não está sendo ele mesmo no mesmo… Expand
  41. blackwidoww
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    its so boring omg i think ok he is great but omg i can't listen bye kanye xoxo
  42. ChelsReviews13
    Oct 26, 2019
    2
    The album was tired. Absolute garbage, the fact that this man is still making music is an embarrassment not only to himself but to music as a whole
  43. atelierswift
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    This album is horrible. The production is a mess and there is no lyrical content worth listening to. I tried to go into this unbiased and judge it objectively but got damn this is a bad album.
  44. sunsetbabe10
    Oct 27, 2019
    1
    It's mediocre songwriting for his age. Sonically it's still the same music he made before. Nothing new.
  45. Cruelsummxr13
    Oct 27, 2019
    0
    Bomba sem precedentes
  46. VictorMello
    Oct 27, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I didn't like this album, horrible. He could have released something better as he always had, honestly I didn't like it… Expand
  47. Marco20091998
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    This is absolutely the worst album I have ever heard. I do not know how he dared to release something as disgusting as this. The album must be on a waste basket. Please, Kanye, stop making music and retire from music.
  48. joaonvc
    Oct 27, 2019
    0
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  49. nihaltiwari
    Oct 27, 2019
    0
    Very fake
    Has no real message His views are very toxic and doesn't help with the album either.. Don't waste your time listening to this
  50. glowingsgomez
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    a tr*mp supporter, a narcissist and a bully who can’t even make good music. hah
  51. Pentium17
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    i think the album is very bad, kayne is a very bad person, he thinks that he is the king of everything but no, i mean, he is a good rapper, but his personality doesn't helps.
  52. Eka_
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    Literally the worst album of 2019, can't believe they actually let him released this trash
  53. darkpadme
    Dec 6, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esse álbum é horrível. Taylor Swift artista da década, rainha do pop. Stream lover. Para uma qualidade sonora… Expand
  54. andyn823
    Jun 6, 2020
    0
    I am sorry but this album is so bad. Repetitive, meaningless lyrics ("You're my Chick-fil-A"?). The title of the album made me laugh so hard. And so are the contents. I listened to the first 30 seconds of every songs and then I had to move on. Gospel is not Kanye's genre. I think Kanye should just stick to hip hop only and just don't go too far. Just don't think that you are the greatestI am sorry but this album is so bad. Repetitive, meaningless lyrics ("You're my Chick-fil-A"?). The title of the album made me laugh so hard. And so are the contents. I listened to the first 30 seconds of every songs and then I had to move on. Gospel is not Kanye's genre. I think Kanye should just stick to hip hop only and just don't go too far. Just don't think that you are the greatest of all time or you can be compared with the legends like Madonna, Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, The Beatles... This album is a joke. I say all of this will not hurt Kanye's feelings or his fans trying to drag me and criticize me, right?… Expand
  55. jayaraya
    Jul 26, 2020
    0
    Such a mess. This album should be burn in HELL. Nothing special. The lyrics, the melody, the rap and the production is sh*t. DO NOT BUY THIS ALBUM.
  56. jollibee
    Jul 24, 2020
    0
    Most dumbest album that been created in this entire world. Delusional and worthless piece of **** People are still giving a "10" to this? Y'all need prayers to enlighten your **** ears.
  57. Harshyadav
    Jul 31, 2020
    0
    Kanye Is whore.
  58. amertume
    Jul 28, 2020
    0
    As shown from both the critic overall score and use score, the album is very bad and caters to Kanye's narcissistic personality and bringing him closer to a cult around himself and his music.
  59. Joel_Freecheck
    May 29, 2020
    1
    For a man who has found god, he sure left all his skills behind in his search for heaven.
  60. Terrarum
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    Not we start this war. Don't go to other artists and put 0 just because your artist are lower than our.
  61. sharpea
    Dec 11, 2019
    0
    There was not one song I like. After releasing songs like Gold Digger and I Love It, he says he was a sex addict. It seem like he's trying to redeem himself to God.
  62. Yanstarr
    Jan 24, 2020
    1
    He needs to retire and focus on shoes or his wife's show cause this music he's making now ain't it. It's sad to see such a Great fall from grace but here we are.
  63. rassmenezes
    Dec 30, 2020
    1
    Que horrivel. já tentei ouvir quatro vezes e não passo da terceira música. Achei forçado e pouco natural.
  64. tayloroceira
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    amazing, I hope i never hear that again, a really peace of **** this guy is overrated.
  65. M7md1989
    Jul 24, 2020
    0
    You can tell that kanye is going through some real **** when you listen to this mess
  66. reputhrashion
    Apr 8, 2020
    0
    Funny how the got me is "Jesus is King" when ratye has nothing to do with religion or even being a decent human being. This album is a complete mess.
  67. Aram2034
    Nov 19, 2020
    3
    Aside from On God and Follow God, this album fails to hook me or at even interest me in the slightest. This album sounds like a demo tape and judging by the mix I feel like it really is one. I could go on about the negatives but I'm just gonna stick to the positives. Follow God feels like the Kanye we know and love, albeit a little less focused or motivated. It honestly sounds like he'sAside from On God and Follow God, this album fails to hook me or at even interest me in the slightest. This album sounds like a demo tape and judging by the mix I feel like it really is one. I could go on about the negatives but I'm just gonna stick to the positives. Follow God feels like the Kanye we know and love, albeit a little less focused or motivated. It honestly sounds like he's freestyling on a Youtube "Kanye Type Beat" and the track feels like a quick catchy demo that would have otherwise been scrapped. On God has a terrific beat, and Kanye definitely finds his footing on the track, however the lyricism is extremely surface level and overall the track just isn't great, it's just pretty good. My final positive note is the opener, Every Hour, it's very good but because of the lack of progression or percussion it feels about a minute too long. There is a remix of this song which adds drums, and with the drums it is easily the best song on this album. Overall 3/10, Kanye's worst album.… Expand
  68. Lord-Eagles
    Nov 1, 2019
    3
    Kanye delivers a performance that shows the lack of passion for the topic at hand, to the point where the religious aspect of the album feels gimmicky. Or as if he is changing himself to try to bring in an audience that is typically not in order to redeem himself from his rough public persona of the last few years.

    Well admittedly there is some nice production and catchy vocals -Example    Kanye delivers a performance that shows the lack of passion for the topic at hand, to the point where the religious aspect of the album feels gimmicky. Or as if he is changing himself to try to bring in an audience that is typically not in order to redeem himself from his rough public persona of the last few years.

    Well admittedly there is some nice production and catchy vocals -Example being “Closed on Sunday”- It does not redeem this marred album, From the fact the vocals do not mesh well with the production. The Features feeling as if they are conforming to the idolization of the religion Ye thinks he’s found Pusha T feeling the most out of place. Ye’s Persona presented to us feeling forced, lacking of spirituality, and instead showing the egotism of His eccentrically brash and uncoordinated nature.

    The forgettable and often times short songs that probably could not be converted to church choirs even if people wanted to, since this is essentially an album about Kanye and Not “God”.
    The fundamentals of the album are broken and flawed and as for it being a “Turning point” in Kanye’s career it feels bland, and Uninspired, as if it was brought up in a think tank to appeal to Boomers.
    And added with the Condemnation of Rap music leading up to the album release which shows his lack of gratitude to the art form allowing him to exist in the life he has achieved.    … Expand
  69. Todor5325
    Nov 7, 2019
    3
    It felt REALLY rushed, I'm dissapointed, the lyrics are half-assed but the production is incredible, saves it from being horrible
  70. harshvardhan19
    Oct 22, 2022
    0
    Tanked, everything made by this fad is horrible music my ears started bleeding never stream this fads any album
  71. muriloalvesc_
    Dec 13, 2019
    0
    ruim!!!!!!!!!!! muito, muito ruim mesmo, pqp, não sei onde ele tava com a cabeça quando lançou isso
  72. GabrielLombeloo
    Dec 24, 2019
    1
    É difícil acreditar que o mesmo Kanye West que já fez um álbum perfeito e sem falha é capaz de fazer uma tentativa de álbum tão falha como esta. Músicas entediantes e o teor extremamente religioso só piora. Decepcionante.
  73. rijadbrkic
    Dec 24, 2019
    0
    A waste of time! A fake try at being woke and trying to play a role of a nice person but we all know he really isnt!
  74. WesleyNolasco
    Dec 27, 2019
    1
    Kanye West looks like he's in his own world. In a boring, repetitive, impersonal album, and somehow taking just 27 minutes. The only track that saves the entire album is Selah
  75. Azzura
    Dec 30, 2019
    0
    Um dos piores álbuns que já escutei. Eu esperava um trabalho muito melhor que esse, inclusive do Kanye e sinceramente esse é o pior disco já feito por ele.
  76. Okay2020
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. He became a damn Jesus freak wtf. **** **** album with abysmal production. Hope he does and album with Dre cuz Kanye...Lost it.… Expand
  77. Cpanter
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    Worst album ever. You can only listen to it once and then archive!!!!!. Throw it in rice
  78. noebalami2
    Mar 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El peor álbum de Kanye West, es una porquería en todo sentido, la lírica espantosa, ritmos reciclados. Terrible experiencia.… Expand
  79. ryanqthanh
    Aug 29, 2021
    0
    literally the worst ever, boring, dull and toxic, couldn't figure out how tf this man is trying to do
  80. alliedude
    Apr 7, 2020
    0
    manipulating liar = crappy personality = crappy person = crappy music = crappy album = k*nye is a flop
  81. oldcardigan
    Jul 25, 2020
    0
    lixo sonoro! não sei o que esse homem ainda faz na industria da música, só trabalhos irrelevantes
  82. sashensg
    Jul 26, 2020
    0
    "Clowns to the West"
    - Taylor Swift "Peace" "Folklore" 2020

    All I think about is KARMA !!
  83. Fra101
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    It's such a boring album! That's all, just boring, nothing special. Sorry...
  84. anapopescu
    Sep 13, 2020
    0
    It's clear that Kanye has run out of whatever inspiration he once may have had. This may be the end of his musical road.
  85. JohnSnow41188
    Oct 2, 2020
    0
    Unoriginal work, it feels like Kanye was trying to hard but the results did not pay out.
  86. bushyforest
    Oct 23, 2020
    0
    The album brings nothing special, just another attempt to say something original without the power to follow through with it.
  87. MikeMulaney
    Nov 19, 2020
    1
    Generic music, nothing special, typical Kanye egomania top to bottom, not worth the time.
  88. Mshad23
    Aug 31, 2021
    3
    Lackluster album with a singular theme of Christianity. An album that very much feels “by Christians for Christians” - which would not be an issue if the music itself was consistently good. Yet the album features only two good songs with “follow god” and “closed on Sunday” - the rest of the album is truly forgettable.
  89. PatchWurk777
    Dec 7, 2021
    3
    Forgettable, some songs are really good, like Selah, Closed on Sunday, and Use this Gospel, but other than that I hate this album.
  90. DequanJdfh
    Oct 31, 2021
    0
    So preachy. Corny production. Raps are basement tier. Everything about this album is embarrassing
  91. Penaldothediver
    Nov 16, 2022
    0
    Sad to say that Kanye started declining from this album. Please come back stronger than ever because this new version of you is embarassing
  92. todaywasagooday
    Dec 1, 2022
    0
    This must be a joke. It sounds so terrible that even my grandpa on a wheelchair stood up and turned this down
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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.
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  2. The Wire
    Nov 20, 2019
    50
    He’s hung up on Jesus rather than pneumatic women. It’s hard to tell if that’s an improvement, but it doesn’t seem like a regression either. ... An album with zero fat, dense in at least three senses, two of them positive. [Dec 2019, p.60]
  3. RapReviews.com
    Nov 12, 2019
    50
    As with every Kanye album, there’s some magnificent production on a majority of “Jesus Is King” courtesy of Pi’erre Bourne, Timbaland and Boogz, among others. ... Kanye just seems like he’s in his own world; disregarding what’s going on around him. Other times, Ye’s writing delves into eyerolling contradictions and ego-driven intentions.
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