Kanye West’s X account posts shocking antisemitic rant

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. One of the most recent posts at the time of writing said: “AINT NOBODY RAMPED UP EITHER IM CALM AS ICE THIS HOW I REALLY FEEL HOW I REALLY FELT AND HOW I WILL ALWAYS FEEL F*** ALL OF YOUR F*** ASS UNFAIR BUSINESS DEALS ANY JEWISH PERSON THAT DOES BUSINESS WITH ME NEEDS TO KNOW I DONT LIKE OR TRUST ANY JEWISH PERSON AMD THIS IS COMPLETELY SOBER WITH NO HENNESY.” The Independent has contacted West’s representative for comment. open image in gallery Some of the posts shared from Kanye West’s X account on Friday 7 February West, 47, who legally changed his name to Ye in 2021, had just expressed his support for Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is currently in prison awaiting trial on multiple charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. Combs later acknowledged the collaboration by sharing a screenshot of the announcement, writing: “Thank you to my brother @Ye YEEZY.COM.” During the rant posted from West’s X account, one comment said: “My support of Puff is completely selfish I need to find whoever been trying to out Black moguls.” open image in gallery The all-caps rant continued over dozens of posts West’s antisemitism controversy erupted in December 2022 after he said he “liked Hitler” during an interview with right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on his show Infowars. “And I’m still the king/ Still the king/ Still/ They thought headlines was my kryptonite/ Still the king.” On the title track, he also made light of the row, rapping: “I ain’t antisemitic, I just f***ed a Jewish b****.” open image in gallery Kanye West and Bianca Censori attend the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards At the time of writing, posts were still being shared from West’s X account.