West’s candor melts through the track, as he wrestles with living a righteous life under the watchful eye of his father. Instead of fighting the beat, West’s delivery is smooth, allowing him to glide with shrewd precision. Bourne’s crafty hands are a breath of fresh air and help add some much-needed punch to West’s reflective effort.įor those salivating for a glimpse of the “Old Kanye,” look no further than “Follow God.” West, along with Boogz and Xcelence, masterfully flip Whole Truth’s 1974 track “Can You Lose By Following God” for the album’s standout track. Not only does he reflect on his 2002 car crash, his recent Forbes cover, and his Grammy success, but he also teeters along the lines of controversy by mentioning the 13th amendment. This works to perfection, as West lets his lyrics pilot the sobering track. After “Closed on Sunday” proves to be a fiasco, Pi’erre Bourne takes the wheel on the production side with West riding shotgun. “On God” is a pleasant surprise, considering it’s the most uptempo song on the album. Using This Gospel: The Black Community's Skepticism of Kanye West's New Direction But thankfully, Ty and Clemons’ soothing vocals revive the track. Lines like “What if Eve made apple juice?/ You gon’ do what Adam do?/ Or say, ‘Baby, let’s put this back on the tree'” falls flat. This time, Ty and Ant Clemons inject spiritual warmth to Ye’s lackluster quips. Since West’s 2016 album, The Life of Pablo, the West Coast crooner has proven to be a reliable go-to piece, carving sticky hooks and bridges for Yeezy. Kanye barely goes wrong with a Ty Dolla $ign feature. Like “Everything We Need,” Clemons shines on hook duties, while West’s scripts a prayer-like verse that provides a simple, but yet, optimistic outlook. Frequent collaborator, Ant Clemons, along with Ye’s Sunday Service choir, thread together an encouraging message about removing toxic energy from one’s inner circles. One would believe that Ye would spare his listeners another 16, especially on the project’s closing moments, but instead, he issues us an impromptu goodbye from heaven’s rafters.įans received their first taste of “Water” during Ye’s Coachella performance last April. Sadly, the outro is only 49 seconds long and doesn’t feature a verse from Kanye. The horns provide a glorious, champion-like feel to the album. The spotted cows- I think they stand out more than just a regular beef cow," Phil says.As triumphant as “Every Hour” is, JIK‘s outro “Jesus Is Lord” is equally compelling. "I think they like the cows because it's so much different.There isn't another commercial, 'Don't eat beef, eat chicken'. He credits the originality of the cow campaign to its success and continuation over all these years. Phil also cares for a calf named Freckles and two female cows named Molly and Cat among others. One of the cows, a female named Freedom, has been starring in Chick-fil-A commercials for at least 12 years, according to Phil.įreedom has completed many challenging tasks through her role for Chick-fil-A. "When we did the parachuting cows, we had like three weeks to get them comfortable," Phil says. The cows are rewarded when they do tricks correctly. This includes something that can seem as simple as sticking their legs out farther than they're used to. The cows are treated with patience and care and sometimes have to be trained on a daily basis to learn new tricks. "Most tricks we teach, takes quite a while to do it," he says. Phil explains that the process of teaching the cows tricks for advertisements can sometimes be difficult, but he loves it. The cows caretaker, known as Cowboy Phil, has been working for Chick-fil-A for 18-20 years. The company recently revealed the identities of the four cows that anchored the company's public image for the past 20 years in a video. The Holstein cows appear on promotional material, including commercials, advertisements, and billboards, holding signs with different variations of the cow's request for customers to eat more chicken. The cow campaign plays off the idea that cows want people to eat more chicken so they will in turn not be eaten. It's been so successful that Chick-fil-A has stuck with the campaign ever since. The chicken chain introduced cows and the message 'Eat mor Chikin' on a billboard in 1995. Chick-fil-A's cows are a huge part of the brand.
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