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July 31, 2023 17 mins

Touré first met Kanye back when he was first becoming a superstar and Jesus Walks was on the radio. He had just bought an expensive neck chain with lots of colored diamonds and a pendant that was an image of Jesus Christ… with blonde hair and blue eyes. When Touré asks, ‘Why is it a white Jesus?’ Kanye goes into a tailspin that is only made worse hours later when they run into Jay-Z and get Jay’s opinion.

Watch here:  https://thegrio.com/starstories/1368616/#sp=star%20stories

Credits:

Jesus Walks

Writer: Ari Miri Ben, Curtis Leon Lundy, Che Smith, Kanye Omari West

Label: G.O.O.D. Music & Def Jam Recordings

Publisher: Please Gimme My Publishing, EMI Blackwood Music, Universal Music-MGB Songs, Universal Music Group, Solomon Ink, Mirimode Music, Curwan Music, BMI, UMPG / We Publish Music, AMRA, ASCAP, AdRev Publishing, Sony Music Entertainment, LatinAutor, CMRRA, UBEM & AMRA BR

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