American rapper Kanye West dedicated part of his Sunday service to pay tribute to long time creative director, Virgil Abloh who passed away after suffering from cancer.
Ye’s Sunday Service choir sang a cover of Adele’s Easy on Me,” the chart-topping lead ballad from Adele’s album 30.
The performance was live streamed briefly shortly after Ye shared the link on his Instagram Story.
In a reworked first verse, they sang: “I know your love flows like a river/ And I could wash myself in it forever/ I know there is hope in these waters/ But I can’t bring myself to swim/ When I am drowning in my sin.
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“Go easy on me, father,” Ye’s choir harmonized on the reworked “Easy on Me” chorus.
“I am still your child/ And I need a chance to/ Feel your love around.
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“In loving memory of Virgil Abloh, the creative director of Donda,” the screen read.
Abloh, who most recently served as men’s artistic director of Louis Vuitton, passed away after a private two-year battle with cardiac angiosarcoma, a rare, aggressive form of cancer.
He was 41.
Watch the Sunday Service choir sing “Easy on Me”.
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Kanye West’s choir pays tribute to Virgil Abloh