One of the many individuals on Kanye West’s list of grievances is none other than Jesus Christ.
On Friday, March 15, Yeezy and Ty Dolla $ign visited Big Boy TV to talk about everything Vultures. However, the discussion took a turn when the radio host questioned Kanye about his relationship with Christianity at the time.
Big Boy started by inquiring about West’s current religious beliefs, and West was more than willing to share his perspective.
“I have my issues with Jesus,” he started. I’ve prayed about a lot of things that I’ve gone through, but Jesus hasn’t shown up. It was up to me to take responsibility for my experiences in this world, with my kids, with other people, with my account, with my brand, and with the caliber of music I was working with.
Like usual with Kanye, his response covered a wide range of topics, including gentrification, racism, and more.
He went on, “I think that a lot of the time in American culture, Christians rely on Jesus so much that we don’t want to work for ourselves. I’m not very good at saying things like, “I’m going to pray for you.” It’s as though there are more tangible actions you can take than just praying.
We’re so stuck in this mindset that that’s all that has to happen, but we’re not praying our way out of jail, paying our way out of abortion facilities, or praying to reclaim the land that was always rightfully ours following gentrification, the destruction of Black Wall Street and the Harlem Renaissance. Their prayers are ineffective.
West swiftly changed his mind after coming perilously close to making reference to his anti-Semitic controversy.
“We’ll have to apply actual, physical building partnerships,” he said in closing. It won’t begin until we are able to be really honest with one another and declare, “This is what I did, this is what I did.” I won’t rehash our interview, but consider the impact of our conversations when Kyrie and I were in agreement. The worrying thing is that. However, they isolate each of us and tell us, “Your grandma is going to lose her crib.”
Do you know the number of threats we have received? Furthermore, I didn’t use prayer to go past those threats. I had to get up and finish it on my own. I’m so busy that I don’t have time for prayer. Look at me now, where I am.
When Yeezy and Ty Dolla $ign used unusual means to release multiple tracks from their Vultures 2 album earlier this week, the news was widely reported.
While several of the songs were accessible on TikTоk and Instagram, those who were hoping to find the songs on streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music were let down.
Several Kanye fan accounts noted that the Backstreet Boys-sampled song “Everybody” and the Young TҺug and Leon Bridges-featured “River” could be added as music to postings on social media.
Additional tracks from Vultures 2, such as “Worship,” “Promotion” with Future, “Slide” starring James Blake, and “Field Trip”—rumored to feature Playboi Carti, Kodak Black, Lil Durk, and Don Toliver—were also accessible. The music previews are still usable as of the publishing date.