Sunday Sessions With Kanye

• Charissa BeukesKanye West is always getting up to something new. Lately the mastermind has been conducting what he’s calling ‘Sunday Services’ at his home. These services seem like religiously themed concerts where he performs gospel versions of old songs. These songs either already have a gospel vibe to them or are reworked to fit the theme.

He has invited other musicians like Kid Cudi, 070 Shake and Tony Williams to perform alongside him.

Let’s talk style. The large number of choir members all wear ‘Yeezy’ sweats instead of traditional robes while they sing under blue and red lighting, which creates an atmosphere of a night club rather than a Baptist church.

So then we ask: What exactly is the purpose of these sessions?

It could be that this is what the Wests’ approximation of a Sunday worship is, but done utterly by their rules. On Twitter, Williams comments that the purpose of these sessions are “to be able to communicate the messages of love effectively”. So maybe Kanye is starting a church or prepping us for another legendary concert?

Similarly, in 2010, he released a series of free music weekly called ‘Good Fridays’ to promote ‘My Dark Twisted Fantasy’.

The sessions showcase songs like ‘Lift Yourself’, ‘Father Stretch My Hands’, ‘I Wonder’ and ‘Heard Em Say’ as well as Kid Cudi’s ‘Reborn’, and ‘Ghost Town’.

If you’ve watched snippets of Sunday Session two, then you been treated to a tease of a smooth sounding tune ‘We’ll Find A Way’. This track has been making recurring appearances throughout the sessions, which hints at an inclusion on Kanye’s next album, ‘Yandhi’.

One of the inspirational services coincided with the 15th anniversary of ‘College Dropout’, and saw the choir perform ‘Jesus Walks’ while wife Kim Kardashian shared videos of the session on her social media platforms.

Is it ever possible for Kanye to just shut it before he puts his foot in it, though? Well, you won’t be surprised that he found himself in some controversy regarding a comment he made during one of his sessions. “They want the art from the artist, but any time they do anything erratic, they’re just gonna cancel him or pull up documentaries on him”, to which half of the world thought he was referring to the R Kelly case.

Kardashian soon stepped in to explain that this was not about R Kelly, but rather on ‘Finding Neverland’, a documentary on Michael Jackson.

• Charissa BeukesKanye West is always getting up to something new. Lately the mastermind has been conducting what he’s calling ‘Sunday Services’ at his home. These services seem like religiously themed concerts where he performs gospel versions of old songs. These songs either already have a gospel vibe to them or are reworked to fit the theme.

He has invited other musicians like Kid Cudi, 070 Shake and Tony Williams to perform alongside him.

Let’s talk style. The large number of choir members all wear ‘Yeezy’ sweats instead of traditional robes while they sing under blue and red lighting, which creates an atmosphere of a night club rather than a Baptist church.

So then we ask: What exactly is the purpose of these sessions?

It could be that this is what the Wests’ approximation of a Sunday worship is, but done utterly by their rules. On Twitter, Williams comments that the purpose of these sessions are “to be able to communicate the messages of love effectively”. So maybe Kanye is starting a church or prepping us for another legendary concert?

Similarly, in 2010, he released a series of free music weekly called ‘Good Fridays’ to promote ‘My Dark Twisted Fantasy’.

The sessions showcase songs like ‘Lift Yourself’, ‘Father Stretch My Hands’, ‘I Wonder’ and ‘Heard Em Say’ as well as Kid Cudi’s ‘Reborn’, and ‘Ghost Town’.

If you’ve watched snippets of Sunday Session two, then you been treated to a tease of a smooth sounding tune ‘We’ll Find A Way’. This track has been making recurring appearances throughout the sessions, which hints at an inclusion on Kanye’s next album, ‘Yandhi’.

One of the inspirational services coincided with the 15th anniversary of ‘College Dropout’, and saw the choir perform ‘Jesus Walks’ while wife Kim Kardashian shared videos of the session on her social media platforms.

Is it ever possible for Kanye to just shut it before he puts his foot in it, though? Well, you won’t be surprised that he found himself in some controversy regarding a comment he made during one of his sessions. “They want the art from the artist, but any time they do anything erratic, they’re just gonna cancel him or pull up documentaries on him”, to which half of the world thought he was referring to the R Kelly case.

Kardashian soon stepped in to explain that this was not about R Kelly, but rather on ‘Finding Neverland’, a documentary on Michael Jackson.

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