In 2009, Kanye ambushed Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for Video of the Year at the 2009 MTV VMAs. That moment inspired several memes and puns.
In November 2022, Ye confirmed that he was running in the 2024 presidential election. He also claimed to have asked Donald Trump to be his running mate.
Kanye raised more than a few eyebrows when he attended Paris Fashion Week in 2022 in a shirt emblazoned with the controversial slogan White Lives Matter. The slogan has its roots in white supremacist movements.
Appearing on Alex Jones’ podcast in 2022, Kanye denied the Holocaust ever happened, and said that “Hitler had a lot of redeeming qualities”. During the disturbing interview, a masked Kanye said: “I like Hitler. I love Jewish people, but I also love Nazis.”
During a vacation in Italy in August last year, Ye was seen walking barefoot on the streets with his partner Bianca Censori.
In June last year, Ye picked a weird-looking tee with massive shoulder pads, emblazoned with the German word for police, along with shoes that looked like socks for Sunday church service.
The rapper has replaced his natural teeth with custom titanium dentures, reminiscent of James Bond's iconic villain Jaws, costing a rumoured $850,000.