Kanye West idolized Adolf Hitler so much that he wanted to name his 2018 album after the famous world leader.
Four different sources confirmed this CNN on Thursday that the 45-year-old rapper had suggested that his eighth studio album be called “Hitler” before he eventually changed it to “Ye.” Page Six reports
Representatives for West and Universal Music Group, the record label that represents him, did not immediately return Page Six’s requests for comment.
A business executive, who claimed to have worked for Yeezy’s CEO, also told CNN that West allegedly had an “obsession” with Hitler and that the father of four was open about reading. my strugglethe 1925 autobiographical manifesto written by the Nazi party leader.
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“He would praise Hitler saying how incredible it was that he was able to amass so much power and talk about all the great things he and the Nazi Party achieved for the German people,” the former colleague alleged.
This is not the first time that the supposed affinity of the West for the Führer has been made known.
Earlier this month, a former TMZ reporter claimed that the everything falls The rapper said he “loved Hitler and the Nazis” during a rant at the news organization’s offices.
In light of West’s anti-Semitic comments on Instagram, Van Lathan alleged about his Higher Learning podcast, “I mean, I was shocked because that kind of anti-Semitic talk is disgusting, but as far as him, I knew it was in him because when he got to TMZ, he said those things and they took them out. interview”.
West has come under fire for his racist comments against the Jewish people in recent weeks, and despite the financial repercussions he has faced, he has refused to back down completely.
In an episode of Revolt TV’s Drink Champs podcast, the easy The rapper alleged that the “Jewish” media “blocked” him after he said on Instagram that he would go “to the death with 3” against Jews.
Then, in an interview with Piers Morgan, West said he “absolutely didn’t feel” what he said because he felt black people had been treated unfairly in business dealings with Jewish executives. However, he added at the time that he would apologize to the “families of people who had nothing to do with the trauma that had happened”.
Last Friday, after his eldest daughter North’s basketball game, he said in a mini press conference that her racist comments against Jews proved “the exact point” he made.
In response to several major companies cutting ties with him, including Adidas after a fierce online campaign, West responded: “I ain’t losing money… We here baby, we ain’t going nowhere.”
This article originally appeared in the New York Post and is reproduced with permission
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