After months of delays and last-minute changes, Kanye West’s ‘Jesus Is King’ is still unreleased, but the rapper has promised to drop his documentary in October.
West’s highly-anticipated album was set for release on Sunday, September 29, but the release date came and went without new music.
The Stronger hitmaker’s new documentary will hit theaters on 25 October. “Filmed in the summer of 2019, Jesus Is King brings Kanye West’s famed Sunday Service to life in the Roden Crater, visionary artist James Turrell’s never-before-seen installation in Arizona’s Painted Desert,” a statement from a representative at IMAX reads.
“This one-of-a-kind experience features songs arranged by West in the gospel tradition along with music from his new album Jesus Is King – all presented in the immersive sound and stunning clarity of IMAX.”
The rapper’s fans were treated to a sneak-peek of the documentary at listening parties in Michigan and Illinois over the weekend.
Generally, albums become available around midnight EST on platforms like Apple Music and Spotify. This has been the case for other high profile artists like Drake, Jay-Z, or Beyonce. That said, there’s still hope that fans will get to hear the album sooner than later.
While his 2018 solo album Ye and his collaborative effort with Kid Cudi, Kids See Ghosts, were set for a midnight release, they were delayed by several hours. Both albums were debuted via listening parties, but they did not arrive on streaming platforms until the following afternoon. It’s possible that Jesus Is King will follow a similar trajectory.