God Is

Album: Jesus Is King (2019)
Charted: 36
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Songfacts®:

  • This soulful ballad finds Kanye West singing praises to God.

    All my idols, let 'em go
    All the demons, let 'em know
    This a mission, not a show
    This is my eternal soul


    The song is a profession of Yeezy's newfound Christian faith. He makes it clear that his weekly Sunday Service events
    and talk of a spiritual transformation is not a publicity stunt, but something real that happened in his life.
  • "God Is" opens with a sped-up sample of Rev. James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir's 1979 track of the same name. The gospel heavyweight - who passed away in 1991 aged 59 - wrote around 400 songs and recorded at least 100 albums during a career that spanned over four decades. In 1981, he became the first gospel musician to earn a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  • Kanye West produced the song with:

    Warryn Campbell, who is married to Erica Atkins of the gospel/R&B duo Mary Mary. Campbell and West go back a long way - the LA producer worked on Yeezy's 2007 track "Homecoming."

    English singer-songwriter Labrinth, whose other production credits include Nicki Minaj's "Majesty" and the Weeknd's "Losers." As an artist, Labrinth is best known for his UK #1 and US Top 40 hit "Beneath Your Beautiful."

Comments: 1

  • Paul Smith from Washington DcJames Cleveland covered the original song that was on The Voices Supreme Album Brand New the song was written by Dr. Robert J. Fryson who lived in Washington DC you can find the song here look it up on youtube and you will find the song
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