Back in 1966, John Lennon brazenly declared that The Beatles were “bigger than Jesus.”

Now, Toronto-born rapper Drake may not have the audacity to make such a claim, but in the eyes of an FM radio station in North Carolina, he’s big enough to bounce the Beloved Son from the airwaves.

Charlotte radio station WQNC has apparently undergone a dramatic re-branding, ditching its steady diet of gospel music in favour of the Canadian rap deity and Raptor ambassador.

As first reported in The Fader, the station has switched dials and now calls itself Drake 92.7.

For the last few days the station’s been tempting fire and brimstone by reducing the Holy Spirit to radio silence, and instead playing Drake around the clock.

Drake 92.7 Twitter and Instagram accounts soon followed.

The radio station has teased listeners to stay tuned for a big announcement on Tuesday. It’s unclear if the Toronto rap star will continue to dominate the airwaves or if it was just a short-termed promotional stunt ahead of a permanent switch to contemporary of classic hip-hop.

But for the time being, it’s the gospel according to Drake.