Over the past year, hip-hop artist Kanye West has amazed both the hip-hop and the Christian communities with his very vocal and public proclamations of his faith. He has always referred to his faith in the past, but his public behavior and lifestyle never matched his proclamations. Many of us remember “Jesus Walks” as one of the few overtly Christian songs to top the Billboard charts. A few others have done well from the gospel world including Kirk Franklyn and Mary Mary and even DMX with songs that proclaim the gospel in the marketplace. Lecrae and a few others have also achieved relative success. Even Snoop Dogg has entered the gospel arena successfully. While those relatively successful forays have put the spotlight on the gospel message, I do not recall anything like what has transpired with Kanye West.

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