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Kanye West AKA Ye Cut Off From Twitter & Instagram For Antisemitic Comments
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Stephane Cardinale – Corbis / Getty Kanye West, AKA Ye, went on recent social media rampages, airing out personal conversations and hurling accusations against some of his business associates. During these rants, the famed rapper, producer, and designer took aim at the Jewish community with antisemitic comments, causing him to be cut off from Twitter and Instagram. Over the weekend, Kanye West was already locked out of Instagram for violating its user policies and used Twitter to call out Meta owner Mark Zuckerberg, whose company owns Instagram and WhatsApp. Later, Elon Musk welcomed Ye back with open arms on the platform that the Tesla founder is reportedly slated to purchase. Related Stories Hip-Hop Wired reported on one of the tweets in question that s...
Kanye West Says He’s Going Death Con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE, After He Gets Some Sleep
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Kanye West is continuing to spiral and unfortunately, mostly for him, the Internet is keeping all the receipts. After getting silenced on his favorite social media platform of choice, Instagram, Ye returned to Twitter, and on Saturday evening (Oct. 9), he revealed plans to come for Jewish people. But before we get to that impending struggle, as for why he got paused on Instagram in the first place, it was due to the back and forth texts he shared between himself and Sean “Diddy” Combs where he seemed to go Anti-Semitic or Anti-Jewish, allegedly. “Look at this Mark,” Ye wrote on Twitter along with an old photo of him and Meta’s head honcho Mark Zuckerberg. “How you gone kick me off Instagram.” Quite easily, obviously. Yeah, he als...
Sharon Osbourne Agrees With Kanye West BLM ‘Scam’ Comments
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Steven Ferdman / Getty Former talk show co-host and reality star Sharon Osbourne offered her opinion on Kanye West’s recent antics—including designing a shirt that said “White Lives Matter” for his YZY SZN 9 fashion show. The famous Brit who is married to rock legend Ozzy Osbourne was caught by TMZ while out shopping on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and asked about the shirt. She replied by saying that “everybody matters.” When told that West said that “Black Lives Matter is a scam,” Osbourne laughed saying, “Well, we gave $900,000 to that and I’d like my money back… I wish he would have said that before.” TMZ surmised that the couple presumably donated the money in 2020. She was adamant in saying that West shouldn’t be “canceled” a...
Kanye West’s Tucker Carlson Interview Even More Bonkers Than Expected, MAGA Twitter Excited
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Stephane Cardinale – Corbis / Getty Kanye West is spiraling, and we say that with all due respect. The self-proclaiming genius and proxy for White Supremacy was interviewed by FOX News’ racist host Tucker Carlson, and the results were even zanier and crazier than anyone who has been paying attention could have expected. TMZ first reported that Ye had landed in Los Angeles straight from Paris and made a beeline for Carlson’s office. The interview was of course to discuss the White Lives Matter shirt that he claims has him at a loss for the adverse reactions it spawned. Also, adidas recently said it was putting its partnership with Yeezy under review, which got him extra despite his original claims that he wanted out of that deal sooner than later any...
Both Sides: adidas Says Partnership With Kanye West Is ‘Under Review’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jonathan Leibson / Getty Even the three stripes has had enough of Ye’s antics, for now. On Thursday (Oct. 6), adidas announced that due to the rapper and designer’s recent displays of animus (to put it nicely) to the brand, it’s putting their partnership “under review.” For the last couple of weeks, Ye has been barking on the brand for what he considers disrespect towards him in regards to the direction of his Yeezy sneaker line and collection. After accusing the brand of everything from stealing his ideas, to having a hand in manufacturing bootlegs to creating “Yeezy Day” without his approval, adidas addressed the slander in the statement it shared. Related Stories “adidas has always been about creativity, innovation and supporting athletes and artists t...
Lauryn Hill’s Daughter Selah Marley Responds To Backlash After Rocking Ye’s ‘White Lives Matter’ Shirt
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Taylor Hill / Getty Bob Marley is rolling in his grave. That’s what some people are saying after his granddaughter, Selah Marley, daughter of Lauryn Hill, doubled down on rocking Kanye West’s atrocious white lives matter shirt. The 23-year-old faced a wave of backlash from activists, celebrities, and more when footage of her walking in Ye’s YZY SZN 9 presentation wearing the now infamous White Lives Matter shirt. Responding to the well-deserved backlash the white lives matter shirts received, Selah Marley basically told everyone up in arms about it to kick rocks while twisting herself in a pretzel, trying to justify the existence of the “fashion pieces.” Spotted on Complex, Marley addressed the situation in a lengthy post via her Instagram Stories. “The p...
Kanye West Fires Back at Khloé Kardashian Birthday Party Claims
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: JULIEN DE ROSA / Getty Amid the ongoing controversy of sporting a “White Lives Matter” t-shirt at his YZY SZN 9 fashion show—rapper/designer, Kanye West pushed back against his former sister-in-law who criticized his recent social media posts. Khloé Kardashian, 38, commented on an Instagram post of West saying that he was trying to tear her sister “Kimberly down” and using her family to “deflect” from the criticism of the controversial t-shirts. “Enough already,” Khloé wrote, per Page Six. “We all know the truth and in my opinion, everyone’s tired of it.” She added, “YOU wanted separate birthdays. I have seen all of the texts to prove it. And when you changed your mind and wanted to attend, you came.” “You are lying and are liars yall basically...
Loud & Wrong: Kanye West Calls ‘Black Lives Matter’ A Scam After Being Dragged For ‘White Lives Matter’ Tee
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Edward Berthelot / Getty Kanye West had Twitter in an uproar when photos of him, edgeless conservative Candace Owens, and models in his surprise Paris Fashion Week show wore black shirts with “White Lives Matter” written on the back. In response to the backlash, Ye decided to double down on the stupidity by dissing Black Lives Matter. The embattled multihyphenate had something to say about the backlash towards his “White Lives Matter” T-shirts. Taking to his favorite pulpit, Instagram stories, West called Black Lives Matter a scam and feels we should thank him for pointing that out. Related Stories “EVERYONE KNOWS BLACK LIVES MATTER WAS A SCAM,” the 45-year-old knucklehead wrote in his Instagram Stories early Tuesday morning. “NOW IT’S OVER. YOU’RE WELCOM...
Kanye West Stomps Through The Mud During Runway Debut For Balenciaga’s Paris Fashion Week Show
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Edward Berthelot / Getty Kanye West took his antics to Paris and made his debut on the runway during Balcengia’s fashion show. The embattled multihyphenate opened Balenciaga’s Summer 2023 fashion show with an eye-opening stomp across the mud-filled runway. In his signature all-black look consisting of Black leather pants, a cap, and a jacket with enough pockets to hold everyone in his crew’s wallet, Ye confidently hit the catwalk despite how ridiculous he looked. According to Elle, West’s children, North, Chicago, Psalm, and Saint West, were in attendance to see him do his thing on the catwalk. His ex-sister-in-law Kylie Jenner and Doja Cat were also in attendance. As for the explanation for the mud, Balenciaga’s creative director Denma broke it all down....
On Brand: MAGA Acolyte Kanye West Rocks ‘White Lives Matter’ Shirt In Paris
Written By Alvin aqua Blanco , Director of Content Posted 10 hours ago @aqua174 Alvin aqua Blanco is the Director of Content in the Men’s Division for iOne Digital, steering Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. Representing the Bronx, he was nurtured by a steady diet of Hip-Hop culture and music. He graduated from the University of Virginia, with a B.A. in African American Studies and Psychology. His prior work has appeared in XXL, The Source, Vibe, The Village Voice, and other notable print and online publications. Other stops in his over 15-year journalism career include BET, MTV News, and AllHipHop.com. Alvin joined iOne in 2017 and continues to always make sure the culture—be it music, business, fashion, sports, sneakers, and everything in between—is thoroughly and accurately document...
Jaden Smith Among Twitter Users Calling Out Kanye West for ‘White Lives Matter’ Shirt
Kanye West debuted his Yeezy Season 9 collection during a surprise Paris Fashion Week show on Monday evening (Oct. 3), but began trending online when he was seen wearing a long-sleeved shirt with “White Lives Matter” emblazoned on the back. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Not only was the the rapper-turned-designer wearing the phrase on his shirt, so were some of the models in the show. Ye went on to pose with conservative commentator Candace Owens, in matching “White Lives Matter” shirts. While “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” rapper’s reasoning behind wearing the shirt is currently unknown, the racist phrase was widely adopted for years by neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. “The...
You Care: Kanye West Changes Instagram Profile Pic To Kris Jenner
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David M. Benett / Getty Ye aka Kanye West is apparently seeking to mend his relationship with Kris Jenner, changing his Instagram profile image to a picture of her in a gesture of peace. According to reports, fans noticed the change in the choice of picture to feature the matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner clan on the artist’s Instagram profile earlier this week. It prompted a flurry of speculation, as he’s recently been on a rampage of publicly criticizing Jenner. The storm of comments even compelled Ray J to make his own tirade against Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian. But there’s no malice in the move, according to West. Related Stories “I POSTED KRIS WITH THOUGHTS OF PEACE AND RESPECT,” the “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” artist, 45, wrote in a post made via hi...
