Kanye West is back with another track praising the lord. But this time, instead of a return to the gospel sound of his previous record, his new single “Wash Us in the Blood” is much more Yeezus than Jesus Is King.
The rapper’s first single from his forthcoming album God Country, mixed by Dr.Dre and featuring Travis Scott, is accompanied by a visual directed by video artist and previous collaborator, Arthur Jafa. The video features protest footage interspersed with video game animation and clips from West’s Saint Pablo tour and Sunday Service events.
But it’s not just a new track West is celebrating today. He also took to his favored medium for self-expression—Twitter—to commemorate the news that his wife Kim Kardashian has now officially achieved billionaire status thanks to the sale of 20% of her company, KKW Beauty.
“I am so proud of my beautiful wife Kim Kardashian West for officially becoming a billionaire,” the rapper wrote. “You’ve weathered the craziest storms and now God is shining on you and our family. So blessed this is still life. So I made you this still life, We love you so much.”
The message was sent with a photo of what appears to be a green tomato, a cherry tomato, some kind of small gourd, and a smattering of flowers, presumably all hand-picked from the gardens of the couple’s Wyoming ranch.
While West was focused on art directing this vegetal still life for his bride, Kim was busy tweeting out photos of the family’s “14 gorgeous Freesians on the ranch.” A very weird, but on-brand flex for a newly minted billionaire.
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