The Life & Gospel
Spanning a turbulent personal and public arc, the Gospel-Life era opened with The Life of Pablo's chaotic fusion of gospel, trap, and EDM and closed with Jesus Is King's explicit Christian rap. The brief, confessional ye in between stands as the most personally vulnerable work of his career, grappling openly with bipolar disorder and fractured relationships. The era reflects an artist caught between competing impulses — ego and faith, spectacle and sincerity — that would define all subsequent work.
Key Themes
Notable Tracks — 19
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Ultralight Beam
The Life of Pablo (2016)
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Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1
The Life of Pablo (2016)
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Famous
The Life of Pablo (2016)
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I Love Kanye
The Life of Pablo (2016)
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Waves
The Life of Pablo (2016)
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FML
The Life of Pablo (2016)
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Real Friends
The Life of Pablo (2016)
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Wolves
The Life of Pablo (2016)
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No More Parties in LA
The Life of Pablo (2016)
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Fade
The Life of Pablo (2016)
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I Thought About Killing You
ye (2018)
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Yikes
ye (2018)
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Wouldn't Leave
ye (2018)
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Ghost Town
ye (2018)
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Violent Crimes
ye (2018)
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Follow God
Jesus Is King (2019)
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Closed on Sunday
Jesus Is King (2019)
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Water
Jesus Is King (2019)
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Use This Gospel
Jesus Is King (2019)
