Rumours swirl Kanye West wants to be a reverend

Kanye West, whose new album is entitled So Help Me God, has been doing an online course in theology and religion and he is deadly serious about joining the clergy.

A friend close to the Stronger hitmaker said that the rapper is smiling a lot and thinks becoming a reverend will bring him closer to God, the Daily Star reported. The rapper's pal continued that in the past year or two West had become something of a born-again Christian as he used to go to church all the time as a kid but he lapsed badly as he got older.

One source added that the 37-year-old rapper was even considering a gospel-themed album.