Three weeks after enlisting his Sunday Service choir to honor his late collaborator Virgil Abloh, Kanye West returned today with the latest installment of his gospel series.
Arriving just hours after Drakeo the Ruler was announced to have died following a fatal stabbing on Saturday night, people are expecting Ye to honor the 28-year-old Los Angeles rapper during Sunday’s event, and for good reason. Kanye dedicated his latest Sunday Service concert to Virgil, while the preceding edition doubled as a tribute to the victims who died at Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival.
Fitted in all-black with hoods, Ye’s choir delivered gospel renditions of Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange standout “Lost,” as well a cover of Jeremih’s 2015 deep cut “Paradise.”
Today’s installment comes just over a week after Ye and Drake reunited onstage for their Free Larry Hoover benefit concert.
The event, which was live streamed through Amazon Music, marked their first time performing together after squashing their beef last month. The proceedings kicked off with a series of tracks by Ye’s Sunday Service Choir, with performances of Adele’s “Easy on Me” and Fugees’ “Ready or Not.”
Kanye then took the stage alone to perform 14 of his own songs, and a cover of “Find Your Love,” which Yeezy produced and co-wrote for Drizzy’s 2010 debut album Thank Me Later. Other tracks included “Jesus Walks,” “All Falls Down,” and “Black Skinhead.”
