Kanye West

=== Religious beliefs ===
After the success of his song "[[Jesus Walks]]" from the album ''[[The College Dropout]]'', West was questioned on his beliefs and said, "I will say that I'm spiritual. I have accepted Jesus as my Savior. And I will say that I fall short every day."<ref>{{cite news|last=Ogunnaike|first=Lola|title=A Trinity of Videos for One Religious Rap|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/23/arts/a-trinity-of-videos-for-one-religious-rap.html?scp=1&sq=|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 23, 2004|access-date=March 24, 2015}}</ref> In a 2008 interview with ''[[The Fader]]'', West stated that "I'm like a vessel, and God has chosen me to be the voice and the connector".<ref name="vulturejesus">{{cite web|last1=Lyons|first1=Margaret|title=Does Kanye West Think He's God? Or Has He Given Up on God?|url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/06/does-kanye-west-really-think-hes-god.html|website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]|date=June 19, 2013|access-date=May 1, 2016}}</ref> In a 2009 interview with online magazine [[Bossip]], West stated that he believed in God, but at the time felt that he "would never go into a religion".<ref name="bossip">{{cite web |title=Kanye Discusses Religion |url=http://bossip.com/76535/exclusive-pt-1-kanye-religion-is-like-branding/ |website=[[Bossip]] |access-date=May 1, 2016 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211144515/http://bossip.com/76535/exclusive-pt-1-kanye-religion-is-like-branding/|archive-date=February 11, 2009}}</ref> In 2014, West referred to himself as a [[Christianity|Christian]] during one of his concerts.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Gabby|last1=Bess|title=Kanye West Proclaims: "I'm a Married, Christian Man!"|url=http://www.papermag.com/kanye-west-proclaims-im-a-married-christian-man-1427407473.html|website=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]|date=September 16, 2014|access-date=November 11, 2017}}</ref> Kim Kardashian stated in September 2019: "He has had an amazing evolution of being [[born again]] and being saved by Christ."<ref name="Conner2019">{{cite web |last1=Conner |first1=Paul |title=Kanye West quits secular music, says he'll make only gospel music: report |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/kanye-west-no-more-secular-music-only-gospel |publisher=[[Fox Business]] |access-date=October 28, 2019 |language=en |date=September 30, 2019}}</ref> In October 2019, West said with respect to his past, "When I was trying to serve multiple gods it drove me crazy" in reference to the "god of ego, god of money, god of pride, the god of fame",<ref name="Gibson2019">{{cite web |last1=Gibson |first1=Charity |title=Kanye West drops album 'Jesus is King' on streaming services |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/kanye-west-drops-album-jesus-is-king-on-streaming-services.html |work=[[The Christian Post]] |date=October 25, 2019 |access-date=October 29, 2019}}</ref> and that "I didn't even know what it meant to be saved" and that now "I love Jesus Christ. I love Christianity."<ref name="Schaffstall" />