Kanye West's new album debuts with 33M streams

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1 hour ago, dubstep111 said:

Is that good numbers?

I believe so? But also it’s not a surprise - he has a huge fan base. His previous album was a big success too, and even lead single went #1 on Billboard

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2 hours ago, Laxy said:

He apologized and explained the state of his mental health and what he was struggling with when he said a lot of the abhorrent things that he said. I'm inclined to believe him given how obvious it was that he was struggling with mental illness. 

This album is actually good. I'm not mad about it.

I know people with BPD, none are nazis. 

And tbh whether its his mental health or not - he's maintained millions of listeners during his association & promotion with nazism and anyone who kept listening to his music during this period actively supported his behaviours. 

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2 hours ago, Laxy said:

He apologized and explained the state of his mental health and what he was struggling with when he said a lot of the abhorrent things that he said. I'm inclined to believe him given how obvious it was that he was struggling with mental illness. 

This album is actually good. I'm not mad about it.

I'll believe him when he puts the work into rectifying some of the damage he's done

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Saw a BIG line of people lining up at a pop up for it today I was disgusted 

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It’s laughable how the Kanyes / Chris Browns of the industry still pull numbers and have a following after the things they’ve said / done. How are people out here supporting Nazis and domestic abusers. 

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I don't understand the hype for this asshole.

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Looks like his conveniently timed "apology" worked 

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Straight men can do whatever the f they want right, this society is stick and pathetic 

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can’t he disappear pls

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2 hours ago, dubstep111 said:

Is that good numbers?

not for him, his last album did almost 100M

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This guy was already annoying pre-Nazi stuff, but now during and "post" ( funnily timed apology) it has really revealed how vile his fanbase actually is.

Kanye West has radicalized millions into Neo Nazism/ adjacent ideologies. People are so comfortable with holocaust denialism because of Kanye. He exists more as a political pariah rather than an artist and he should be treated as such. **** the art, the arts frankly irrelevant to his identity and role in general culture. He's empowered the worst of society, so in turn, I wish him only the worst. 

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4 hours ago, Laxy said:

He apologized and explained the state of his mental health and what he was struggling with when he said a lot of the abhorrent things that he said. I'm inclined to believe him given how obvious it was that he was struggling with mental illness. 

This album is actually good. I'm not mad about it.

What did he do with the money from selling swastika t shirts?

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Yeah, he hasn't outwardly done any actual reconciliation for his actions when he was unmedicated and spiraling so I can't even begin to support this. 

With that said: the music is reflecting recovery and I'm glad to hear it. I hope he stays in treatment and uses the support he's blessed to still have after everything to make amends for the harm he's caused.