- Artist
- Kanye West
- Album
- Jesus Is King
Early reviews. Based on 5 critics so far. The Breakdown will settle as more outlets weigh in.
| The gist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10 | 72 | “Christianity is the unwavering focus of Kanye’s gospel album, a richly produced but largely flawed record about one man’s love of the Lord (and himself).” |
| musicOMH | 3.5/5 | 70 | “Considering the maelstrom that has characterised Kanye West’s creative output and public persona for the past 10 years, an album of fully-fledged” |
| Clash | 7/10 | 70 | “It’d be tempting to begin this review with a recap of controversies surrounding Kanye West. However, not only is it largely irrelevant but we all” |
| Slant | 3/5 | 60 | “The album is impeccably produced but finds Kanye barely shifting his musical approach.” |
| Consequence | F | 40 | “Twenty-seven excruciating minutes of cliches, half-finished thoughts, and vaguely religious gesturing. Read Wren Graves' full review” |
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How the Breakdown works
Every outlet’s score is converted to 0–100 (2/5 is 40, 5.9/10 is 59, a B+ is 88) and averaged. Grades follow the B-Side scale: A is 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, F below 60. Critics who liked it is the share of outlets that scored it 75 or higher; the Breakdown shows green at 75 and up, red below. Divisiveness asks a different question: not whether critics liked it, but how close their scores are to each other. Five critics who all give it 50 are Unanimous, even though none of them liked it. The labels run Unanimous, Broad agreement, Some debate, Divided, and Contentious. Replay rate comes from listeners, not critics: yes counts fully, a few tracks counts half, no counts zero. The gist quotes each outlet’s own summary of its review. Scores marked est. come from reviews that publish no number.
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