Kanye West made his triumphant return to his hometown of Chicago on Sunday afternoon ahead of the 2020 NBA All-Star Game.
Later, West's choir turned the dial and jumped decades back to perform's 1989 hit "Back to Life" and Maze & Frankie Beverly's 1977 song "Before I Let Go," to the delight of the crowd. Their lush and sonorous melodies had feet tapping and hands clapping, with everyone celebrating the festive return of Chicago's biggest star.
Relishing the crowd's positive vibrations, West vaulted himself at the top of the fray, bopping to his choir's soothing harmonies before ultimately deciding to take the reins. Sporting his dark sunglasses, West grabbed the microphone and rapped to histrack "Selah." Blanketed by his choir's cries of "Hallejluah," West greeted their energy with open arms after he rapped the song's verse.
West continued his rampage by jumping into "Can't Tell Me Nothing," "Follow God" and "Closed on Sunday." The mini-set was electric with the choir peppering West's songs with soaring ad-libs, adding a hint of gospel influence to his records. To close things off, Yeezy gave a resounding performance to "Jesus Walks," a song that propelled him into a megastar in 2004. After allowing his choir to intro the record, he began rapping the song's first verse as the crowd clung to every word he dished out. As he concluded his rap, he broke into a thoughtful spiel about finding healing through God and how important it was for him to return to Chicago. "With God on your side, everything is possible.
Gathering his thoughts, West then barked at his haters who questioned his love for God and his newfound direction in music. "I'm not here to perform for y'all. I don't do performances. I'm only here to tell you what saved my life and brought my mind back," he revealed. "I'm not saying that when you get delivered and when you get saved that life becomes easy, but you get to lean on a rock that won't ever fail you.
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