Adam Tyson recently appeared on Apologia Studios’ Christian podcast, where he claimed that the American rapper came close to ending it as a rapper.
“One time, he told me that he wasn’t going to rap, 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.’”
Pastor Tyson, who has preached at the Sunday Services in Detroit, New York, and Salt Lake City, also revealed that he has long been leading a weekly bible study with Kanye West. And that they’ve discussed how to make the lyrics on his gospel album, Jesus Is King more clear about the gospel.
“He just wants to make sure that every song points people to the gospel of Jesus Christ,” the pastor continued. “From what I can tell, from listening to it multiple times, I’m really encouraged by it, especially for the first album of a new convert.”
The Chicago rapper had earlier said, “It’s a sentiment echoed in behind-the-scenes clips for the Jesus Is King film. We’re here to spread the gospel, I’m not here for your entertainment… I use art to make believers.”
In September, Fake Shore Drive founder Andrew Barber tweeted that the rapper is no longer making secular music:
Andrew Barber (@fakeshoredrive) Tweeted:
“Kanye also announced that he is no longer making secular music. Only Gospel from here on out.”
Still on the Adam Tyson interview, the pastor spoke about how he ended up working with Kanye. “He started visiting our church back in mid-May,” he said, referring to Santa Clarita’s Placerita Bible Church. “After he visited two or three times, he stands at the back of the church. He wants to talk to the pastor… He said, ‘About five weeks ago, I got radically saved.’ He just started telling me a little bit of his testimony.”
Tyson recounted that even after being raised with Christian values, Kanye felt dejected after pursuing material things. “Basically, he just felt the weight of sin, and the guilt of sin brought him down low,” the pastor said. “And he would say the devil just brought him to a place where he just felt like he was in bondage to his sin.”
Earlier in first week of October, West reportedly announced October 25 as the deadline for the Jesus Is King album drop. According to Forbes, he addressed the album delays at George Washington University: “I’m making it better for y’all.”
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