Kanye West has had a turbulent few years, even for a controversial lightning rod like himself, however they don’t seem to have affected his happiness.
Since voicing help for Hitler and making varied different antisemitic feedback, the Chicago rap icon and dressmaker has been dropped by adidas, pushed to the brink of chapter, divorced his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and been shunned by quite a few inventive and business collaborators.
However in a current interview with Hypebeast journal, Kanye stated he’s presently the happiest he has ever been.
“That is the happiest I’ve ever been in my life,” the 46-year-old shared. “I’m with my spouse, with Aus Taylor, my visible director at YZY, with Dov Charney. All yr, I’ve been with family members, doing it independently ourselves.”
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West additionally spoke about what retains him going after greater than 20 years in music.
“The factor is, wind can blow a home down however a fowl nonetheless wants wind to fly. So with out the wind, there’s no flying,” he stated.
“And there are occasions the place you’re flying in opposition to the wind. There are occasions once you’re flying with the wind. My present single ‘Carnival’ is the primary tune on the earth proper now. That offers me drive.”
Kanye’s authorized troubles worsened final month when he was accused of discriminating in opposition to Black staff at his Donda Academy.
A lawsuit filed by a former safety guard on the faculty claimed: “Kanye regularly screamed at and berated Black staff, whereas in distinction, he by no means a lot as raised his tone of voice towards white employees.”
It was additionally alleged that the rapper made calls for about hairstyles and outfits, and banned books by Malcolm X and Martin Luther King.
Trevor Phillips, one other former Donda Academy worker, additionally not too long ago made a number of allegations of abuse and discrimination in opposition to West.
Phillips joined the tutorial establishment again in 2022 and is suing Ye for discrimination, harassment and making a hostile work setting.
Per authorized paperwork, the Yeezy boss allegedly “bullied” Black staff, repeatedly talked about porn dependancy and even confessed to “masturbating lots” regardless of getting used to orgies.
Moreover, Phillips shared a recording he claims is his former boss saying: “Homosexual persons are not true Christians. And homosexual persons are managed by Invoice Gates in order that they don’t have kids for inhabitants management.”
The plaintiff additionally claimed that Kanye stated “Hitler was nice” and “Jews are grasping.”