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Ye aka Kanye West Blasts Minister Louis Farrakhan
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty Minister Louis Farrakhan’s show of support for Ye aka Kanye West didn’t go over well, as the rapper blasted him in a video that has gone viral. The leader of the Nation of Islam released a video last Thursday (Nov. 10) speaking out against the backlash that West has been receiving after making a series of antisemitic comments. In the midst of that defense, however, the minister touched upon the rapper’s financial troubles in passing. “Ye lost $2 billion in a few days,” Farrakhan said in the video. “You might wonder, did he really have it? He lost that much that soon?” It wasn’t the first time that he defended the YEEZUS rapper – he had done so in a video in October. “Kanye West don’t bow to the pressure to apologize to anybody,” he stated the...
Ye Says He Was ‘Misdiagnosed And Nearly Drugged’ In Tweet
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty Ye aka Kanye West is back on Twitter after being banned over his antisemitic tweets, and now he’s using the platform to make claims that he was “mentally misdiagnosed” by doctors so that he could be controlled. “What should be obvious by now is that I was raised to stand for my truth regardless of the consequences,” Ye tweeted Thursday. “So I will say this again I was mentally misdiagnosed and nearly drugged out of my mind to make me a manageable well-behaved celebrity.” The tweet was accompanied by a screenshot of a text sent to him by his former personal trainer, Harley Pasternak, who is Jewish,” according to Page Six. In the text, Pasternak did appear to threaten Ye with institutionalization and possibly a lobotomy. From Page Six: In the t...
Kanye West Says He’s Taking a ‘30-Day Cleanse’ From Speaking, Sex & Alcohol
Kanye West shared a string of tweets on Thursday (Nov. 3), during which he revealed that he will be taking a “fast” from speaking, alcohol, sex and porn. “I’m not talking to nooobody for a month,” he captioned a post that reads, “I’m taking a 30 day cleanse, a verbal fast. No alcohol, no adult films, no intercourse.” He concluded by noting that his “Twitter still lit,” implying that he will still be active on social media during his cleanse. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Ye continued his Twitter spree by praising basketball star Kyrie Irving, who has also been controversial about in the news in the past few years. West’s Instagram account was restricted again on Monday (Oct. 31) following his latest reported violation o...
Ex-Employees Of Kanye West Speak Of Alleged Hitler Obsession
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty Another group of employees has come forward to claim that Ye aka Kanye West had an obsession with Adolf Hitler & Nazis, bringing them up in meetings. According to reports, former employees of the “Father Stretch My Hands” rapper alleged that he would often “mention conspiracy theories about Jewish people or praise Hitler” in business meetings over the past five years. Ye also entered into a settlement agreement with a former employee who witnessed several instances of the former billionaire making these statements. While Ye has denied these statements according to NBC News, the outlet did reach out to the ex-employee who spoke anonymously due to having signed a non-disclosure agreement as part of their settlement. They also reviewed the a...
Parents & Staff Slam Sudden Closure (and Reopening) of Donda Academy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: New York Daily News / Getty Kanye West, now known as Ye, is getting criticism from inside his own camp after the sudden closure of Donda Academylocated in Calabasas, California. The newly-formed charter school closed after West made recent anti-Black and anti-Semitic remarks sparking a backlash from his (now-former) business partners—including Adidas and Balenciaga. According to the New York Post, one of West’s closest friends and frequent collaborator Malik Yusef confirmed that several teachers and administrators left the school after the comments. “Staff members of the Jewish faith were lost,” Yusef said, adding, ““I know we had a couple people of the Jewish faith who worked there [who] basically recused or resigned in light ofpublic pressure from, I am...
Report States Adidas Was Done With Ye In “2-Minute” Phone Call
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jonathan Leibson / Getty Adidas’ move to terminate their turbulent partnership with Ye aka Kanye West was made easier by his antisemitic remarks and ended with a brief phone call, a report reveals. According to a new report, the global athletic brand’s executives in Bavaria, Germany made the decision to cut ties with Ye after an “undramatic” two-minute phone call made to two U.S.-based law firms representing the company. Adidas had been consistently searching for a way to sever their business partnership with the YEEZUS rapper for months. They were hesitant to do so, even with his antisemitic tirades causing a massive backlash for fear of legal issues. “Some of the company’s top executives hesitated because they first wanted to obtain opinions from o...
Consequence Is Upset G.O.O.D. Music Artists Aren’t Defending Kanye West
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: New York Daily News / Getty Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty In the past few weeks we’ve been witnessing the downfall of the artist formerly known as Kanye West (he goes by Ye these days), and while it was completely self-inflicted, Ye’s confidant, Consequence, is wondering why more of his homie’s artists aren’t standing up for their boss. A few days ago Consequence took to his IG page to address the controversy surrounding his former collaborator and friend, Kanye, and in a 12-minute clip called out everyone affiliated with Ye’s label and wondered, “Where is everybody else at?!” After proclaiming his loyalty to Kanye and saying he’d always stand by him regardless of anything, Consequence continued to wonder, “I’m the only person that got a check with Ye? Huh...
Kanye West Stans Launch Multiple GoFundMe Campaigns To Make Ye A Billionaire Again
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty Now that the artist formerly known as Kanye West has been drooped by several brands, including adidas, causing his net worth to plunge like his spirit has plunged deep into the sunken place, Ye stans have started multiple GoFundMe campaigns to make the Donda rapper a billionaire again. From Page Six: Supporters launched several pages — one succinctly being named “Make Kanye West a Billionaire Again” with a fundraising goal of $1 billion — after West’s net worth took a serious hit last week when Adidas dropped him. That specific fundraiser only raised $5 and has since been taken down, as have copycats that popped up in its place, AllHipHop reported. First of all, MKWABA is a terrible acronym that will never roll off of the white...
Ye Can’t Sell “White Lives Matter”, 2 Black Men Own The Trademark
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty Ye aka Kanye West’s potential goal of selling his controversial t-shirts looks to be thwarted thanks to an unlikely duo owning the trademark. The “White Lives Matter” t-shirts that the controversial rapper sported a couple of weeks back along with conservative advocate Candace Owens, have added to the outrage he’s incurred. According to a recent interview, any potential plan Ye may have had to sell those tees for profit is dead on arrival because ownership of the phrase belongs to two Black men – Ramses Ja and Quinton Ward, hosts of the radio show Civic Cipher. The Phoenix, Arizona-based duo revealed that they came into ownership of the trademark thanks to an anonymous donor who had scooped it up to prevent it from getting into th...
Donda Academy Basketball Tourney Canceled Over Ye’s Comments
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mel Melcon / Getty Donda Academy, the learning institution established by Ye aka Kanye West, continues to suffer due to the actions of its founder. An upcoming game between the Donda Academy Doves basketball team and The Skill Factory hosted at Morehouse College was canceled by leaders at the famed HBCU. A tweet from Morehouse College held a statement announcing the cancellation of its upcoming basketball tournament showcase. The event was to take place on Nov. 6 on the campus of Morehouse, and it also appears that it was an event to show the players and their families some of the finer points of the college’s educational impact. The Skill Factory is an organized youth basketball club based in the Atlanta region. Denver Nuggets Assistant Coach John Becket...
Apple Music Pulls All Kanye West Tracks From Curated Playlists
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, will have to suffer more professional ramifications due to his reckless behavior. Apple Music has pulled all his tracks from their curated playlists. As spotted on Digital Music News, the Chicago, Illinois native has lost some placements on one of the world’s most popular destinations for music consumption. On Friday, Oct. 28 Rolling Stone Magazine exclusively reported that the streaming platform has dropped “Kanye West Essentials” and “Kanye West Video Essentials.” The playlists captured the rapper’s most career defining solo works and memorable guest features; both in audio and video formats. While his discography remains available, industry insiders estimate this will cut into his earnings potent...
Ye Compares Himself To Emmett Till On Instagram
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty In another shocking post on social media, Ye aka Kanye West likens the backlash he’s recently received to being lynched like Emmett Till. On Sunday (Oct. 30), Ye went on Instagram to attack Ari Emanuel, the CEO of the media agency Endeavor which owns a major stake in the UFC. He posted the picture of Emmett Till, grossly disfigured after he was lynched in 1955 in his casket. The image, first published in Jet Magazine with the permission of the 14-year-old’s mother Mamie Till-Mobley, is regarded as a key symbol that sparked the Civil Rights Movement. https://www.instagram.com/p/CkWifKayDsy/ In the caption to the post he wrote, “Ari Emmanuel Can you find a place for the Donda Academy kids to go to school that’s properly zoned for a school? I go...
