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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 07: Kanye West attends the runway for Ralph Lauren fashion show during New York Fashion Week at Bethesda Terrace on September 7, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Randy Brooke/Getty Images)

Kanye West almost gave up rap music for good. West’s pastor, Adam Tyson recently did an interview with Christan-based media outlet Apologia, and talked about West’s relationship with Christ and his musical stance.

“[Kanye] started visiting our church back in mid-May,” Tyson, who is the senior pastor at Placerita Bible Church in Newhall, Calif., said (perĀ XXL).

West asked to speak with Tyson after attending the churching a few times.

“[Kanye] said, ‘About five weeks ago, I got radically saved,'” Tyson continued. “He just started telling me a little about his testimony.”

West shared with Tyson that he turned to Christianity after feeling drained by the sins of chasing fame in the music industry.

“One time, he told me that he wasn’t going to rap,” Tyson said. “I said, ‘Why not?’ He said, ‘That’s the devil’s music.’ I said, ‘Hey, man. Rap is a genre. You can rap for God.’ I think he was already thinking about it a little bit, but I definitely said, ‘Hey, bro. I think you need to use your talents that God’s given you and use that platform for God.'”

On Monday (Oct. 21), West took to Twitter for the first time since New Year’s Day to announce that his forthcoming album Jesus Is King is slated to be released on Oct. 25.

“JESUS IS KING” OCT 25th” West tweeted along with a photo of a blue vinyl record that has the album’s title on it.

https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1186149413846052864

 

Glennisha Morgan is a Detroit-bred multimedia journalist and writer. She writes about intersectionality, hip-hop, pop culture, queer issues, race, feminism, and her truth. Follow her on Twitter @GlennishaMorgan.

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