American rapper Kanye “Ye” West posted a series of antisemitic remarks on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), calling himself “a Nazi” and describing Adolf Hitler as “fresh,” on Friday.
Ye has a documented history of hate speech, particularly targeting Jewish people.
He was previously suspended from X (then Twitter) for violating the platform’s rules prohibiting incitement to violence. One post in December 2022 showed an image of a swastika blended with a Star of David.
The music star returned to the platform eight months later.
On Friday, Ye posted a series of antisemitic comments praising Hitler, saying in one: “I’m going to normalize talking about hitler they way talking about killing n***** has been normalized.”
Other posts include calling Hitler “sooooo fresh” and writing, “I LOVE HITLER.”
In another post, he said: “I CAN SAY JEW AS MUCH AS I WANT I CAN SAY HITLER AS MUCH AS I WANT MATTER FACT I DO SAY IT WHEN I WANT.”
He also called out billionaire Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform and head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), for a gesture at President Donald Trump’s inauguration last month that many people said resembled a Nazi salute, writing, “ELON STOLE MY NAZI SWAG AT THE INAUGURATION YOOOO MY GUY GET YOUR OWN THIRD RALE.”
As of Friday, West has 32.4 million followers on the social media platform, with some of his posts seen by over 15 million users already.
In addition to antisemitic posts, West also made other offensive remarks, writing “SLAVERY IS A CHOICE” and “ALL WHITE PEOPLE ARE RACIST,” as well as saying “I HAVE DOMINION OVER MY WIFE.” He is married to Bianca Censori.
In December 2023, Ye issued an apology to the Jewish community on his Instagram after making offensive comment at an event in Las Vegas, writing in Hebrew: “I sincerely apologize to the Jewish community for any unintended outburst caused by my words or actions. It was not my intention to offend or demean, and I deeply regret any pain I may have caused.”
