Kanye West took the side of Hitler and Jesus Christ, and proclaimed that he was on his “Farrakhan Don shit” in a disturbing but characteristic brain dump broadcast live during his vultures album event in Las Vegas last night.
Video of the rant was captured by YesJulz on Instagram and later shared widely on social media. West took aim at a number of perceived enemies and former friends, including Drake, Jay-Z and Adidas, and continued his anti-Semitic streak from last year, criticizing “black Jews” who call these outbursts “episodes.” ”, and stating at various points that “Zionists” control private hospitals and schools.
“But who builds the hospitals?” West said. “These are Zionists, black. This is what I'm trying to tell you. Jesus Christ, Hitler, Ye, third, sponsor that, black. Bring your sponsorships to that.”
Elsewhere, West criticized his apparent cancellation last year after his anti-Semitic comments caused him to lose multiple creative and business partners. He singled out Hollywood super agent Ari Emmanuel for leading the group and vented his frustrations with luxury group Kering boss François Pinault, Balenciaga creative director Demna and LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault.
“I posted a tweet and then Ari Emanuel said, 'Oh, we gotta leave this black and all the blacks just looked,” West said. “The only black guy who had the Trump hat. The only black he went and got them billions. “The only black man who breaks with all kinds of ideas in fashion.”
A few minutes later, he said, “Drake, this is what you've been waiting for. Jay-Z, this is what you've been waiting for. Adidas, this is what you were waiting for. “Kim, this is what you’ve been waiting for.”
In addition to the rant, West was reportedly still recording music for his new album. vultures, during the event in Las Vegas last night. The album was expected to arrive today, December 15, but has not yet been released. In addition to apparently finishing new music, West was struggling to clear up Nicki Minaj's verse for a song called “New Body,” which he recorded five years ago. He even shared screenshots on social networks of their one-sided correspondence. But he came too little, too late, or as Minaj raps in the leaked version: “Old black hit me and I said, 'New body, who is that?'”
During a recent Instagram Live, Minaj addressed West's request and explained her reason for turning it down. “Chile, that train has already left the station,” she said. “No disrespect in any way. I just released a new album. Why would you release a song that has been available for three years? Come on guys.”
pink friday 2, Minaj's latest album and follow-up to her 2010 debut, was released a week ago. The album includes collaborations with J. Cole, Lil Wayne, Drake, Lil Uzi Vert, Future and more. Minaj and West have not released an official collaboration since appearing alongside 6ix9ine on “Mama” in 2019.
In his text messages to Minaj, which he shared on both Instagram and In the screenshot, taken from the rapper's iPhone, the message was delivered in that green text bubble from iPhone to Android. In responses across platforms, fans joked that Minaj, an avid iPhone user, must have it locked or must have the wrong phone number.
West has been hosting raves in anticipation of vultures, his first musical release since his anti-Semitic spiral last year. Earlier this week, the rapper took the listening event to Miami, where he screened a version of “New Body” that featured just him and Ty Dolla $ign.
This story was updated at 12:20 p.m. ET with details about West's rant at the vultures album event.
