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Why is Kanye going from obscene songs about sex to Gospel Music?

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You'd have to ask him!

But the Obscene album was from before his psych-ward stay and apparent learning of MK-ULTRA (according to his twitter leaks). That was really only one of two albums that he was obscene on out of his large discography (The Life of Pablo & My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, the latter of which was the lesser obscene and is a good album in it's own right) - His first 3 albums are honestly great. So is Yeezus, it's like honest, confused anger.

But I do like Gospel Kanye best. He did release Jesus Walks as one of his first singles which discuses how he won't get radio plays if he makes songs about Christ among other things obviously (this came out before 808s and heartbreak which came out in like 08). He never was an obscene rapper if you actually listen to his discography.

For whatever he is, as big as a celebrity and hip-hop artist as he is, I've never seen anyone of his class say something like this in one of their (recent) songs:

"Black on black lies is worse than black on black crime

The Jews share their truth on how to make a dime

Most black men couldn't balance a checkbook

But buy a new car, talkin' 'bout, "How my neck look?"

Well, it all looks great

Four hundred years later, we buyin' our own chains

The light is before us brothers, so the devil workin' hard

Real family stick together and see through the mirage

The smokescreens, perceptions of false reality

Who the real owner if your boss gets your salary?"