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'Yeezus', 'Born Sinner ' And All The Other Memorable Religious Album Titles

Born Sinner and Yeezus have arrived officially. Today's the day for the real thang, early leaked illegal downloads aside. And with all the talk of born sinners and Kanye as Jesus, we may need to attend tomorrow's Wednesday night Bible Study.

Kanye West and J.Cole aren't the first and won't be the last to dig through the religious scrolls for a clever album title. Jay-Z upstaged both his artists last night with his announcement of Magna Carta of the Holy Grail (July 4). Did every rap artist attend a revival conference last year we don't know about? But long before Jay-Z or Kanye or Cole there was U2's The Joshua Tree in 1987. Even hip-hop greats have donned themselves God's Son like Nas did in his 2002 release. What the countless God-themed album titles says about any of the artist's beliefs is between them and their higher power. Maybe it'll at least disprove the Illuminati theories. As an ode to J. Cole and Kanye (may the best man sell the most records) we've gone back, way back, to find some memorable albums titles with a little bit of holiness.

yeezus_1

Album: Yeezus

Artist: Kanye West

Released: June 18, 2013

born_sinner_1

Album: Born Sinner

Artist: J. Cole

Released: June 18, 2013

babel_1

Album: Babel

Artist: Mumford and Sons

Released: September 21, 2012

god_forgives_1

Album: God Forgives, I Don’t

Artist: Rick Ross

Released: July 30, 2012

gods_son_1

Album: God’s Son

Artist: Nas

Released: December 13, 2002

joshua_tree_1

Album: The Joshua Tree

Artist: U2

Released: March 9, 1987

2pac_1

Album: 2Pacalypse

Artist: 2Pac

Released: November 12, 1991

game_1

Album: Jesus Piece

Artist: The Game

Released: December 11, 2012

Album: Magna Carta of Holy Grail

Artist: Jay-Z

Release: July 4, 2013

country_god_or_the_girl_1

Album: Country, God or the Girl

Artist: K’NAAN

Release: October 16, 2012

its_dark_and_hell_is_hot_1

Album: It’s Dark and Hell is Hot

Artist: DMX

Released: March 12, 1998

gods_plan_1

Album: God’s Plan

Artist: 50 Cent and G-Unit

Released: 2002

fear_of_god_ii_1

Album: Fear of God: Let Us Pray

Artist: Pusha T

Released: November 8, 2011

seventh_deadly_sin_1

Album: The Seventh Deadly Sin

Artist: Ice-T

Released: October 12, 1999

highway_to_hell_1

Album: Highway to Hell

Artist: AC/DC

Released: August 3, 1979

rock_roll_jesus_1

Album: Rock N Roll Jesus

Artist: Kid Rock

Released: October 9, 2007

sainthood_1

Album: Sainthood

Artist: Tegan and Sara

Released: October 27, 2009

devil_without_a_cause_1

Album: Devil Without a Cause

Artist: Kid Rock

Released: August 18, 1998

devils_and_dust_1

Album: Devils & Dust

Artist: Bruce Springsteen

Released: April 26, 2005

science_and_faith_1

Album: Science & Faith

Artist: The Script

Released: January 18, 2011

faith_1

Album: Faith

Artist: George Michael

Released: October 30, 1987

get_behind_me_satan_1

Album: Get Behind Me Satan

Artist: The White Stripes

Released: June 7, 2005

baptism_1

Album: Baptism

Artist: Lenny Kravitz

Released: May 17, 2004