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Kanye West has been sued for discrimination by a former Yeezy employee, and accused of texting “Hail Hitler” to a Jewish staff member.The woman who filed the lawsuit worked as a marketing specialist at West’s fashion brand, according to documents obtained by TMZ. She claimed that she was fired from her role after standing up to the rapper’s anti-Semitic rhetoric in the workplace.In the suit, the former employee alleged that Ye had reached out to her and another Jewish staffer in a group chat and wrote: “Welcome to the first day of working for Hitler.”Additionally, she claimed that West sent her a text message reading: “I Am A NAZI”.

Kanye West has made a return to X/Twitter after a series of offensive updates he shared on the platform.Last week, the rapper posted a series of tweets in support of Diddy and Chris Brown and urged for the former to be released from prison amid sexual abuse allegations.He then took things further, going on a tweeting spree that would see him claim “dominion” over his wife Bianca Censori following her nude appearance at the Grammys, and withdraw his apology to the Jewish community for past anti-Semitic comments.Ye then went on to declare himself as “a Nazi” and write: “I love Hitler”, as well as praise billionaire and X owner Elon Musk as “the most lit person that [has] ever been on Twitter”, following the latter’s accusations of Nazism at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration.Further posts saw him mock other marginalised communities, claim that “slavery is a choice” and more. He then wiped his website and began selling only a white T-shirt with a large swastika on the chest, listed as “HH-01” – possibly a reference to the “Heil Hitler” chant.The spree saw his X account taken down and deactivated, and Shopify then went on to shut down West’s Yeezy website.

Kendrick Lamar wore at the Super Bowl were actually intended for Timothée Chalamet, according to new reports.Last Sunday (February 9), the Compton rapper made history by becoming the first solo rapper to headline the coveted Halftime Show. The slot went on to pull 133.5million live viewers, as well as over 38million views on YouTube – making it the most-watched Super Bowl performance in history.Now, it has been revealed that the designer bootcut jeans he wore during the performance – which was a popular talking point with viewers online – were actually intended to be worn by A-list actor Timothée Chalamet.According to an insider who shared a new statement with Page Six, the rapper’s stylist Taylor McNeil had originally sourced the pair of women’s jeans for the A Complete Unknown actor.

Kanye West‘s website was taken down due to the potential for fraud – not because it was selling a Swastika T-shirt.That’s according to a leaked internal staff announcement from the Canadian multinational e-commerce company, which was obtained by The Logic. The message is said to have been sent by general counsel Jess Hertz via Shopify’s Slack account.In it, Hertz said the swastika-emblazoned T-shirt listed for sale by West on his Yeezy store was “a stunt” and “not a good faith attempt to make money”.

Kendrick Lamar has written a new song for the forthcoming Captain America: Brave New World.That’s according to actor Anthony Mackie, who portrays the titular character in the superhero film. During a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, he revealed: “Kendrick did the title song for my movie.”Mackie added: “Hope that’s not supposed to be a surprise! I’m breaking it here first.

Ty Dolla $ign has condemned hate speech following his collaborator Kanye West‘s latest string of controversial social media posts – see what he had to say below.Ty Dolla $ign, who spent much of 2024 collaborating with Kanye – now legally known as Ye – over the course of two albums ‘Vultures 1’ and ‘Vultures 2’, has taken to Instagram stories to share a brief but poignant note about hate speech.He wrote: “I do not condone ANY form of hate speech towards ANYBODY”. Though he did not directly address Kanye West, it would appear that Ty’s stance is in response to his colleague’s recent social media tirades and the highly controversial selling of a Swastika t-shirt on the Yeezy website.It is currently unclear if Ty Dolla $ign will continue to work with Ye, as he teased in January – prior to any of Kanye’s latest controversies – that ‘Vultures 3’ was “on the way”.Last week, Kanye posted a series of tweets in support of Diddy and Chris Brown and urged for the former to be released from prison amid sexual abuse allegations.

Kanye West‘s latest online tirade and public stunts are the result of him being “envious” of Kendrick Lamar‘s current success.Over the past week, Kanye West (who now goes by Ye) has been surrounded with infamy. He was first criticised for having his wife Bianca Censori wear a see-through dress while on this year’s Grammy Awards red carpet so he could promote his upcoming Yeezy collection.Then, last Friday (February 7), Ye shared a slew of offensive and anti-Semitic tweets where he called himself a “Nazi” and retracted his apology to the Jewish community, and showed support for Diddy and Chris Brown despite their respective sexual assault and domestic abuse charges.

Little Simz has been announced as curating the 2025 edition of Meltdown at London’s Southbank Centre.The British artist is set to curate a boundary-breaking line-up for this year’s edition of the 11-day festival, and will be taking to the stage herself as one of the performers.Scheduled between Thursday June 12 and Sunday June 22, the event will include a number of live performances from artists hand-selected by Little Simz, as well as two weekends of free participatory programming featuring grassroots collectives and local organisations.The first wave of names set to take part in the 2025 edition of Meltdown Festival will be announced later this spring.“I’m super excited to be the 2025 Meltdown festival curator! My team and I are preparing 11 days of art, music, workshops and more,” Little Simz said in a new statement. “So many incredible artists have curated this festival so it’s a true honour to be a part of it.

Ellise Shafer TikTok has unveiled its Discover List for 2025, featuring 50 creators from around the world who are redefining culture and making a positive impact — on and off the platform. This year’s list is divided into five categories: educators, foodies, icons, innovators and originators.

Tom Morello, Slash and Shavo Odadjian performing covers of AC/DC in a bid to raise funds for those impacted by the recent LA wildfires. Check it out below.The Rage Against The Machine, Guns N’ Roses and System Of A Down legends all united as part of the two fundraising shows organised by Morello last week.The first was held on Thursday (February 6) at the iconic House Of Blues in Anaheim, and the second took place on Friday (7) at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles.

Kanye West has revealed that he’s a fan of Kendrick Lamar‘s recent Super Bowl Halftime Show, calling it his “favourite” since Michael Jackson‘s iconic 1993 performance.Yesterday (February 10), Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar made history by becoming the first solo rapper to headline the coveted Halftime Show. For the performance, he was joined by SZA and featured cameos from Samuel L. Jackson and Serena Williams.He performed a slew of tracks from his latest offering ‘GNX’, some cuts off ‘DAMN.’ and two Drake disses ‘Euphoria’ and the acclaimed, Grammy-winning ‘Not Like Us’.Following the head-turning performance, Kanye West spoke about Kendrick’s performance.

Kanye West has been dropped by his talent agency following his highly controversial posting spree on social media last week.Per a Variety report, West – now legally known as Ye – was dropped by his agency, the Los Angeles-based 33&West on Monday (February 10). At 33&West, Kanye was represented by agent Daniel McCartney who took to social media to announce that he and the agency would be severing all ties with the rapper.According to Variety‘s reporting, McCartney wrote in a now-expired Instagram story that 33&West were dropping Kanye “effective immediately”, explaining it was was “due to his harmful and hateful remarks that myself nor 33&West can stand for.”Rolling Stone also reports that a staff member who worked at Kanye West’s company Yeezy (also known as YZY) had quit the company following the rapper’s offensive posting streak over the weekend.Per Rolling Stone, the staffer was identified as Eric Cui, and that he at one point served as Yeezy’s Chief of Staff.

AI-created deepfake video of several pop culture figures sporting “Fuck Kanye” t-shirts has gone viral in protest to the rapper’s recent string of controversial social media posts.Over the last two weeks, Kanye West – now legally known has Ye – has courted unprecedented levels of controversy. Last week, Kanye attended the Grammys red carpet with his wife Bianca Censori, who wore a see-through dress revealing her fully nude figure.After that, he revealed in an interview that he has autism and believes he had been misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2016.

Kendrick Lamar headlined the 2025 Halftime Show, his showcase has been named the most-watched Super Bowl performance in history.On Monday (February 10), the Compton rapper made history by becoming the first solo rapper to headline the coveted Halftime Show.Following the head-turning performance – which NME has ranked the third best in Super Bowl history – it has now been revealed that Kendrick Lamar’s showcase is now the most-watched Halftime Show ever, per Apple Music and Roc Nation.Lamar’s Halftime Show clocked in a whopping 133.5million viewers live during the event, and has since amassed over 38million views on YouTube and countless other views across social media since the performance wrapped.A post shared by Roc Nation (@rocnation)The title of most-watched Halftime Show was previously held by Usher, who raked in 129.3million viewers, beating out previous title-holder Rihanna for 121million viewers.However, despite the record-breaking viewership, Lamar’s performance hasn’t been unanimously acclaimed. Fans are split down the middle, with some calling it “a masterpiece”, while others are hailing it as the “worst Super Bowl performance in the last decade”.Oasis‘ Noel Gallagher has slammed Lamar’s performance, saying he “had to switch it off.

Noel Gallagher has slammed Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance and called it “absolute nonsense”.This past Sunday (February 9), the Compton rapper made history by becoming the first solo rapper to headline the coveted Halftime Show. For the performance, he was joined by SZA and featured cameos from Samuel L.

Kanye West‘s Yeezy website after selling a Swastika t-shirt as the only product on the online shop.Recently, the rapper – now known as Ye – had wiped his entire Yeezy site clean with only one listing made available: a white t-shirt with a large swastika on the chest listed as “HH-01”.The garment was priced at $20, with the listing’s name of “HH-01” possibly a reference to the ‘Heil Hitler’ chant that would accompany Nazi gestures.WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON! KANYE WEST IS SELLING SWASTIKA T-SHIRTS. DISGUSTNG ANTI-SEMETIC PIECE OF SHIT.

Travis Scott has revealed that he hopes to organise collaborations with Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift.The rapper opened up about his plans for the future during a new interview with Billboard, and revealed the three artists that he would most love to join forces with next.It comes after the ‘Sicko Mode’ hitmaker teamed up with an impressive number of names on his latest album ‘Utopia’, which saw collaborations with the likes of Beyoncé, The Weeknd, 21 Savage, Playboi Carti, SZA, Future, Bad Bunny and Drake.When asked about who he has been looking at for future pairings, he told the outlet that the first one that came to mind was Houston-based group Khruangbin, who dropped their fourth studio album ‘A La Sala’ last year.He also named two of the biggest names in the pop world at the moment, saying: “This might be crazy, but I would love to get Taylor Swift or Sabrina Carpenter on a hook.” He also shared that he has already envisioned how the finished material could sound, adding: “I have some ill ideas”.During the discussion, Scott also quashed any rumours of bad blood between him and the ‘Espresso’ singer, as it was shared that her hit summer album ‘Short N’ Sweet’ had surpassed the 10th-anniversary edition of his ‘Days Before Rodeo’ mixtape in the charts.“Charts, shmarts, man. Who measures that? Her album’s cool.

Charlie Puth has begged Kanye West to stop promoting “incredibly dangerous” messages and called out the rapper for selling a Swastika tee.Over the past weekend, West – now known as Ye – shared a series of bizarre and controversial tweets he posted on X/twitter before his account was deactivated. The rapper and fashion mogul launched a string of controversial posts that saw him withdraw his apology to the Jewish community for past anti-Semitic comments, as well as declaring himself as “a Nazi”.He had also tweeted “I love Hitler”, praised billionaire and X-owner Elon Musk as “the most lit person that [has] ever been on Twitter” and claimed that all other people look up to him.

Cardi B has recalled the US Secret Service giving her a “hard time” at the Super Bowl, and mentioned that her uncle has been deported.The rapper made the comments last Sunday night (February 9), following the game between NFL teams the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. The massive sporting event was held at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, where the Eagles would ultimately take the win, securing a 40-22 victory.However, speaking on an Instagram livestream after the event, the rapper expressed her frustration after the night and recalled an inconvenience caused by the Secret Service.The service was there as President Donald Trump was also in attendance on the night, meaning that security measures were massively heightened at the venue.“Yo, I was too fucking mad today because, you know, Donald Trump and shit,” Cardi began.

Kanye West forked out £6.5 million to post a Super Bowl ad for people to buy white t-shirts with a Nazi swastika.

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime show was inspired by video games, says art director Shelly Rodgers.On Sunday evening (February 9) Lamar became the first solo rapper to headline the event. During the gig, he was joined onstage by SZA, Samuel L.