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Jesus Is King is OUT: Kayne West drops hotly-anticipated new album after delay

Kanye West performs onstage during his "Jesus Is King" album and film experience (Picture: Getty Images for ABA)

Kanye West's hotly-anticipated ninth album Jesus Is King has been released after a short delay.

The rapper and producer had delayed the 11-track LP, after it was supposed to go live at midnight on October 24, although the time zone was not confirmed.

West tweeted to explain that the delay was due to the mixing on the tracks "Everything We Need", "Follow God" and "Water".

The 42-year-old is known as one of the biggest stars in the music industry, but also for his controversial personality.

West wrote on Twitter about the delay: "To my fans, Thank you for being loyal & patient.

"We are specifically fixing mixes on 'Everything We Need' 'Follow God' & 'Water'.

"We not going to sleep until this album is out!"

Ahead of the release of the album, West sat down with Zane Lowe for his Apple Music Beats 1 show and predicted that he will one day be president of the US.

Kanye West, left, sat down for an interview with Zane Lowe, right, on the Apple Music Beats 1 show (Beats 1/Apple Music)

He also defended his support of Donald Trump, saying he and the president "are both dragon energy", and added he that will not be forced into not sharing his opinions.

The 42-year-old, who has attracted criticism for wearing a MAGA (Make America Great Again) hat, also revealed plans for his own future presidential run.

He said: "There will be a time when I will be the president of the US and I will remember ... any founder that didn't have the capacity to understand culturally what we were doing."

And in a typically grandiose statement, West told Lowe: "I am unquestionably, undoubtedly the greatest human artist of all time. It's just a fact."

West, a multiple Grammy Award winner, is one of the most successful and influential artists of the 21st century.

Jesus Is King is the follow-up to his 2018 album, Ye.

The rapper, who is a Christian, revealed that he tried to ban pre-marital sex among people working on the album.

He said: "There were times where I was asking people not to have pre-marital sex while they were working on the album.

"There were times where I went to people that were working on other projects and said 'Can you just work and focus on this?' I thought if we could all focus and fast - families who pray together stay together."

Listen to Jesus Is King here.

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