Kanye West has officially converted to Christianity, according to new reports.
Kanye West held a listening session at George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, where he unveiled that his new gospel album “Jesus Is King” will be released on Oct. 25.
West also revealed that he is a convert to Christianity.
“I want to let you know that I am not here for your entertainment this afternoon,” West told the crowd, according to Complex. “We are here to spread the gospel.”
“Excuse me if I mispronounce anything,” he added. “I am a recent convert. It means I recently got saved within this year.”
West’s pastor, Adam Tyson, hinted that West has a specific reaction when people cuss in front of him now, too.
“If somebody cusses in his presence, I’ve heard him say a couple of times, ‘Hey, man, you can’t cuss when you’re with me. I’m a born-again Christian,’” Tyson said on the Pure Flix Podcast. ”Who’s gonna say that if they’re not meaning that they want Christ to be exalted in all that they do? (He told me), ‘From now on, all I want to do is serve Christ. I want every song that I sang, to have part of my testimony, to include the gospel, and to include the element of worship to our great God. That’s what I want to do.’”
West recently held his “Sunday Service” event at the Gateway mall in Salt Lake City. He only performed one song — “Jesus Walks” — but he opened up about social media and politics, rather than focusing on religion, as the Deseret News reported.
West is slated to drop his new album, “Jesus Is King,” sometime this year after several delays. Early reports suggest the album won’t have any curse words.