HEAVENLY VOICE
Gospel
The Daily Beast’s Obsessed
opinion
BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHETS
West “offers a mainstream window into the cultural and musical sphere of black gospel for people who have no investment in the experiences of black people,” writes Stereo Williams.
NOPE
The MAGA rapper’s ninth studio album comes on the heels of his Sunday Services, and is a gospel-inspired effort that feels, well, uninspired.
‘We Nobody’s Slave’
Kanye West compares the cultural condemnation he receives for his conservative views to being enslaved. That misguidedness determines the vision for his new film and album.
opinion
BLIND LEADING THE BLIND
Yeezus held his infamous “Sunday Service” performance at the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral in Queens, New York, where a number of regular churchgoers walked out mid-performance.
SHOCKER
An explosive new book from a scholar at Princeton makes the argument that the Gospel of Mark was more like a rough draft or collection of notes than a book.
SHE GOT OVER
As sung by the Queen, who takes it about twice as fast as most performers do, ‘How I Got Over’ is joy itself—hers to share, ours to receive.
NATURAL WOMAN
A look back at the 1998 performance of ‘Natural Woman,’ when Franklin’s barn-burning vocals destroyed Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, and a stage of divas, cementing her GOAT status.