Kanye West Announces Religious-Themed Title for Next Album

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March 1, 2015 at 11:12PM
Kanye West, left, and Kim Kardashian
Kanye West, left, and Kim Kardashian (Invision/AP file photo/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Kanye West is turning to religion, again.

The "Jesus Walks" rapper, tweeted Saturday that his seventh studio album will be titled So Help Me God.

The Grammy-winning musician also shared an image of four lowercase m's connected in a diamond shape, which is a 13th century Monastic symbol of the Virgin Mary, according to Reddit.

New Album title…

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) March 1, 2015

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) March 1, 2015

This isn't the first time West has incorporated religion into his music.

His most recent album, Yeezus, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 327,000 copies in the United States in its first week. The album included a track titled "I Am a God."

West's 2002 debut The College Dropout also contained the hit single "Jesus Walks."

So Help Me God does not yet have a release date.

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