Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, whose career collapsed in autumn 2022 after he went on an antisemitic tirade.
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Fast Forward Trump says Kanye West ‘has a good heart’ in interview with Jewish streaming star Adin Ross
Ross, a South Florida native and a nexus of the growing young, online right, said previously that he wouldn’t allow Ye to denigrate Jews on his show
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Fast Forward Kanye West apologizes to Jewish community for ‘outburst’ — in Hebrew
In an Instagram post, the rapper vowed to work on himself and ‘promote unity’
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Fast Forward Kanye West’s album with antisemitic lyric and long list of famous collaborators on track to debut Friday
The album seems headed for a large audience on most major streaming platforms, despite his months in the spotlight over antisemitic comments
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Culture In a new track, Kanye explains why he can’t be antisemitic
In his first new music since his antisemitism scandal, the rapper musters a less-than-compelling defense
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Fast Forward Adidas CEO: Kanye West didn’t mean his antisemitic comments
“I don’t think he meant what he said and I don’t think he’s a bad person,” Bjørn Gulden said on a podcast
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Fast Forward Meta’s Oversight Board urges improved distinction between hate speech and criticism of hate speech
The exhortation comes after Instagram took down a post condemning Ye’s antisemitism because it repeated his comments
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Fast Forward A Kanye West impersonator wore a ‘Jewish Lives Matter’ shirt at NY Fashion Week. Why?
'People hire me to do bar mitzvahs, birthday parties, corporate events, meet and greets,' he said
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Opinion Should Jews leave Twitter after Musk reinstated Kanye?
Some feel morally compromised remaining on Twitter. Others don't want to cede a valuable platform to bigots
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