Kanye West finally unleashed his Jesus Is King album last Friday (October 25) but not everybody is feeling it — especially N.O.R.E.
The OG rapper and current Drink Champs co-host recently stopped by Nick Cannon’s Power 106 FM show for an interview where he weighed in on Ye’s ninth studio album. Despite his respect for the G.O.O.D. Music founder, he just can’t get into it.
“It’s trash,” he said. “I heard the album. I love you Kanye. I buy your sneakers … I feel like Jesus ain’t even co-sign this one. Jesus was like, yo, Ye….”
He also told Cannon, “I know you smashed Kardashians before. I didn’t mean to say it like that. I love Kim, Kim is my hero right now. For jail reform, what she’s doing. Kim is my favorite person in the world right now. But I feel like she didn’t hear this album.”
N.O.R.E. — who was joined by his Drink Champs co-host DJ EFN — also admitted he had a problem with artists who won’t stop by Drink Champs for a sit-down, which might cloud his judgement a bit.
“I’ma be honest, I’m a hater,” he added. I’m kind of a hater. Let me explain why. Zane Lowe is a person that I respect, but I don’t respect … As a person whose made The War Report album, I’ve done records with Mariah Carey. So when I see a Kanye, a Drake, a J. Cole, a Pusha T and I see you ever go to any place other than [Drink Champs], the culture, I have a problem with that.”
HipHopDX rated Jesus Is King a 3.4 out of 5 and came to the conclusion: “This album should have and could have been as epic as it seems Kanye’s dive into his faith has been. All in all, the project is a decent affair that falls short of its potential.
Find the review here and watch the full interview above.
Good that he mentioned the War Report cause NORE hasnt done anything after it that was listenable and lets be real ye got at least 6 or 7 albums that are better than The War Report
For sure. This Kanye was trash but NORE hasn’t been good nor relevant in almost 2 decades.
The War Report is classic, to say Kanye has 6 or 7 albums better than it makes you sound like a fool. What time is Sunday service, clown?
YE has ZERO albums better than WAR REPORT. ZERO. War Report was probably the second best hip hop album of 1997 after wu tang forever. Kanye is the most overhyped artist of all time. There are 100 mcs in hip hop history better than kanye, and at least 20 producers better than him.
Life After Death
You really need to shut the fuck up
College Dropout, Late Registration, and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy are better then War Report. Saying 6 or 7 is a stretch. NORE obviously likes Kanye, and is allowed to have his (rather hilarious) own opinion.
This album is a classic y’all are crazy
Hahahahahaha classic?? Ok Stan.
Everything nowadays gets called “classic”. That word means nothing anymore. London Ball thinks Future has “classics”. Fucking Future! LMAO
Pusha T was on Drink Champs. Nore so stupid and high he don’t even know what guests came on Smh. Pusha T did Drink Champs Smh
He just gonna disrespect that man wife? #wildin
What’s that weak, crybaby going to to do about it? NOTHING!
not even gonna lie, i can’t really listen to Drink Champs anymore. i have a few favs that i keep in rotation or if a artist i like goes on but other than that, it was too sloppy and a mess. had funny moments but too much talkin over each other. i had to pass.
People can be so negative. If you don’t have anything good to say, just be quiet. Read a book, go to Sunday School, volunteer at a food bank, or join a church. Stop hating, it makes you look bad.
Shutyobitchassup!
It’s a radio show where they discuss relevant topics.
I wouldn’t advise anyone to go to church or Sunday school. They have been lying to our Hebrew people for decades. A church is a business that is suppose to keep lying to our people. The Sabbath is on a Saturday not Sunday, Our most high Yah (God) is Hebrew (black) and we will be punished if you don’t stay in his scriptures and abide by his laws, commandments and ordinances. Oh yeah… And he hates Esau! (Caucasian) Shalom! All praises
Im with you on that one my Hebrew sister.
Our people are destroyed for the lack of knowledge(Hosea4:6)
Al praises forever be to YAH!
So when Kanye says slavery was a choice, was that not negative?
Kim K husband is a clown! He is throwing stuff together because he knows he got a bunch of STAN’s out there that will support him no matter what! Musically his talent has dropped dramatically and people still praising him like hes still topping the charts. Dude is a weirdo who using gimmics to try and promote his music.
I mean he married a ho and alienated his race. Clearly he doesn’t make good decisions.
So this nigga last album was when. It sold how many units ? his opinion shouldn’t even matter..
So, your opinion doesn’t matter either then, using that stupid logic. Only people who have sold a million records can have an opinion on music? How ignorant.
Haha. Idiotic argument. No one can critique music unless theyve sold more than the artist theyre critiquing?
So if Rakim were to critique a hiphop album, his opinion wouldn’t matter? You kanye stans are the worst. You’re just as illogical as he is.
Just imagine eating at a restaurant, you don’t like the dish that you ordered and the manager tells you “Well have you cooked a five star meal and served thousands of people? No? Then your opinion doesn’t matter!” You’d be pissed right? Everybody has a right to critique something.
Look Hip hop hippy, leave Kanye’s Ass alone you just didn’t like it because you don’t believe in God, so come crying wen you burning In Hades Homie…
Two grown ass black men sitting around white men talking about other black men
Everybody has their hot takes these days, here’s mine: Tragedy Khadafi was the best thing about War Report. The rest of Noreaga’s discog is stale poop. He a poor man’s Joe Budden lol and that’s saying less
As a black man myself… I can honestly say that black people are the most dumbasses God has ever created!!! Ain’t no other race of people would sit down and surround themselves with the same people who truly hates their people, And constantly use the word that was degrading towards their people!!! if I’m lying them name a race??? Only my dumbass black race of people does this?FACTS
Ever heard of liberals? They’ll invite cultures into our society that will eventually Co quer our land, and chop our heads off, calling us infidels.
Liberals are actually joos.
To be honest. The word nigga ain’t come from whitea bro. It came from blacks. The word nigga derives from the word Nigus which means King in Africa. So yes even when we are degrading each other with that word, we are also complimenting each other. Weird right???
We think you are dumb. I mean did you even go to school? Do you not watch the news? You are a surface individual and THAT is what is wrong with people. Some groups of people have had to deal with different circumstances to others. They respond to it differently. Why don’t you go and add something constructive to the debate because it’s your comments that are the problem.
Why everyone so pissed off? he’s right smh This AINT no hot take. It’s an opinion that many are afraid to make so as to not offend ‘king kanye’ himself
Jesus is King is super hype trash
Ali La’var I agree with you just not in the context of how you presented it. But to each it’s own, I get it. We as a culture have to stop going against one another the way we do. We broadcast our disagreements and misunderstandings for the world to get a rise out of it. If you do not get what Kanye’s doing right now… so be it; it’s not hot to you…cool. But to go on about who he is and his wife. Unnecessary clout, we gotta stop breaking each other down for entertainment.
Kanye is a lame sellout and NORE couldnt ever rap. I stop listening to DC when he had LL on the show and NORE was disrespecting Can-I-Bus.
some tracks where dope
you could hear similairties between chances gospel album i think its the choir
had a dark vibe on some tracks
real rap
I give this album 5.5/10. Sorry Ye Gospel aint your strong suit. Leave it for Kirk Franklin, T-Bone, Byron Cage, Fred Hammond, Michael W Smith, Mary Mary, Donnie Mcclurkin, Hillsong, Don Moen etc
Whites were the first slaves ??♂️