Days ahead of releasing his ninth studio album, 'Jesus Is King,' and his short film of the same name, Kanye West showcased both projects at an exclusive event Wednesday night in Los Angeles.

There are several unsuccessful songs on Jesus Is King, Kanye West’s slightly delayed and thoroughly undercooked 1-percenter rap-gospel opus. But let’s focus for now on the ninth track ...

Inevitably, right at midnight, prank Tweets about “Jesus Is King” started to appear — the best one of which is below — along with lots and lots and lots of memes.

Hearing Jesus Is King in this context, it was almost impossible to decide whether West was sharing a deft return to form, or a new artistic detour. Here’s everything we know.

When asked when Jesus Is King would be coming out, West replied, “It’s going to be dropping at 12 a.m.” (It has since been delayed due to issues with some of the “mixes”).