Kanye Westhas announced a documentary about the making of his new albumJesus Is King. Kanye previewed the film at an event at Detroit’s Fox Theater called “Jesus Is King: A Kanye West Experience,” and again at a similar event Saturday night at Chicago’s Auditorium Theater. The documentary, which is also titledJesus Is King, premieres in IMAX theaters on Friday, October 25. Check out a poster for the film below.
The film follows West and a team of musicians at the Roden Crater, a new installation by the artistJames Turrellin Arizona’s Painted Desert. There, the ensemble performs songs fromJesus Is Kingin the Sunday Service format he’s deployed in Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit, and at Coachella.
Jesus Is Kingwas supposed to arrive on Friday, September 27and was pushed back to September 29, but as of 1: 26 am, it has yet to appear. The album was initially teased back in August, when Kanye’s wife Kim Kardashian Westhinted at its releaseby tweeting a photo of a handwritten tracklist and the date September 27. On September 27, Kimtweeted a new handwritten tracklist, featuring a track called “New Body,” which Kanye has reportedly been working for some time.
Last year, Kanye dropped his solo albumye, as well asKids See Ghosts, his joint LP with Kid Cudi. West also executive produced albums forPUSHA-T, (Nas, andTeyana Taylor.
Revisit the feature “What We Saw at Kanye’s ye Listening Party in Wyoming.”
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