Kanye West
From International Star to Raging Antisemite
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TMZ.com
Kanye West‘s fully embraced antisemitism over the last few years … even proclaiming himself a Nazi in early 2025 — and, we’ve put together a timeline of his most controversial moments.
The rapper drew a ton of eyes after he went on a rant about slavery being a choice during a 2018 interview right here at TMZ’s offices … the beginning of a slew of controversial statements.
Ye kicked it up a notch in fall 2022 … claiming he planned to go “death con 3” on Jewish people — and praising Adolf Hitler in a series of posts.
Check out all these moments and more — including West wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a swastika — in our video timeline.
