Kanye West Explains Album Title 'The Life of Pablo' RnB/Hip Hop | Monday 15th February 2016 | Michael Kanye West Life of Pablo Shortly before dropping his new album on Tidal, Kanye West posted a series of tweets on Sunday morning explaining its title The Life of Pablo. There has been much buzz around the notorious rapper's seventh album, with various title changes testing everyone's patience and many outspoken tweets getting lots of people angry. The album is now finally available for streaming exclusively through Tidal, and West took the time before its release to fill everyone in that 'Pablo' refers to the apostle Paul from the bible (Pablo is Paul in Spanish). “Paul … The most powerful messenger of the first century… Now we stand here 20 centuries later… Because he was a traveler,” West wrote. “He was a learned man not of the original sect so he was able to take the message to the rest of the world.” Paul ... The most powerful messenger of the first century... Now we stand here 20 centuries later... Because he was a traveler... — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 14, 2016 He was a learned man not of the original sect so he was able to take the message to the rest of the world... — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 14, 2016 He was saved from persecution due to his Roman citizenship... I have the right to speak my voice... — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 14, 2016 All memes are wrong... The Life of Paul... The life of Pablo... Ultralight beams... Moms dads daughters sons stand up... — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 14, 2016