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Kanye West Was Spotted Wearing A T-Shirt Of An Alleged Neo-Nazi Musician, Months After His Antisemitism Apology

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During a recent interview, Kid Cudi raved about the feud-ending apology he received from Kanye West. However, it seems that not all of Ye’s apologies are made equal.

In 2022, the “Through The Wire” rapper found himself in a storm of controversy following a string of insensitive remarks made toward the Jewish community. The comments continued during West’s sit-down with former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson. The public backlash grew increasingly difficult to manage when West doubled down on his stance. However, in December 2023, West seemingly had time to reflect on his statement and decided to issue an apology. But it appears West has had a change of heart.

While hanging out with fellow musician Jpegmafia, West was photographed wearing a t-shirt of alleged neo-nazi heavy metal musician Kristian Varg Vikernes. As the pair posed for the flick, captioned: “Can’t talk right now. Doing hot girl sh*t,” users flooded Jpegmafia’s comment section to call out his rumored collaborator’s wardrobe choice.

West isn’t the only rapper to face a heap of blowback due to their clothing. Last year, fans called out Doja Cat for wearing merchandise of alleged ne0-Nazi Sam Hyde. Shortly after, Doja Cat released a public apology, though many believe the statement was insincere.

As of January 21, West has not addressed the matter.

Kanye West Wears T-Shirt With Controversial Metal Singer On It

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Kanye West getting into controversy is nothing new but it’s almost impressive how many different ways he manages to find trouble. Earlier this week underground rap darling JPEGMAFIA went on a viral rant about West. He called the “Heartless” rapper out for working with collaborators that don’t care as much about their musical output. Seemingly as a result of the rant the pair met up earlier this week. Peggy shared a trio of photos of the two together to Instagram today that left fans surprised and confused.

But after that initial shock wore off, fans noticed something else equally surprising. In the photos JPEGMAFIA shared, Kanye West is wearing a t-shirt sporting the logo of pioneering black metal band Burzum and their lead singer Varg Vikernes. While that may not mean much to many, he’s a well-known and extremely controversial figure in the metal scene. The Norwegian musician notoriously spent 15 years in prison for murder and arson. Since being released he’s expressed a number of controversial far-right views. In the past, he’s often flirted with antisemitism, anti-immigrant sentiments, and even outright Nazism. Check out the pictures of Kanye sporting a Burzum shirt below.

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The move came as a surprise for many of West’s fans. He’s spent the past week attempting to walk back on some of the antisemitic views he’s expressed in the past year. Rumors have swirled that West recorded an extensive apology video for some of his comments though it hasn’t been made available in full.

Earlier this month, West took to Instagram with an apology post in Hebrew. Though the post did see him trying to walk back on his comments it was criticized by some groups for alleged insincerity and even faced accusations of being AI- generated. West’s Burzum shirt isn’t going to make his attempts to walk back on past comments any easier. What do you think of Kanye West wearing a controversial metal artist’s shirt in new photos with JPEGMAFIA? Let us know in the comment section below.

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JPEGMAFIA & Kanye West Come Together After Former’s Viral Rant: Photo

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Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign’s Vultures being delayed multiple times hasn’t come as a surprise to their fans. The father of four’s past few LPs have all been revealed to the world on their own timeline, independent of promises made on social media. We first thought it might drop in the final days of 2023, and later on January 12 – coinciding with Kid Cudi’s INSANO album. Now, it’s said to be hitting DSPs on February 9, but only time will tell if the artists come through.

Despite not delivering new music, West has been shamelessly outside and networking with fellow creatives, including JPEGMAFIA. Seeing these two come together is something of a surprise, especially after all the 34-year-old had to say about Yeezy in his since-deleted online rant this week. “Also Kanye West I respect [you], but the way [you] acknowledge n****s who have less to offer [you] than me makes me feel a way,” Peggy vented. “I’m a scientist in the lab, a surgeon bruh. And [you] skip over me for n****s that’s getting they baby mommas f**ked on camera. I wanna make money f**k these n****s.”

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Kanye West and Peggy Come Face-to-Face

On Friday (January 19), JPEG’s Twitter/X page lit up with a new photo of him and Ye together in all-black ensembles. The “All Falls Down” hitmaker wore a shark tooth necklace to match the new shiny addition to his mouth, while the New York native let a simple gold cross chain hang outside his black jacket. “Vultures 🦅,” Peggy wrote in his caption, potentially suggesting he and West have a collaboration on the way.

Elsewhere online, Kanye West proudly showed off his new James Bond-inspired teeth on social media. The rumours of the Atlanta-born entertainer having his chompers removed to wear them have been dispelled, but his firstborn, North West, is already flashing some shiny new grills of her own. Check out the tween’s bold smile enhancement at the link below, and let us know if you’d like to hear JPEGMAFIA appear on Vultures in the comments.

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JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown Expanded ‘Scaring The Hoes’ With Four New Songs Ahead Of Their Summer Tour

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In January, Jpegmafia promised fans three albums before the end of the year. He shared his collaborative record with Danny Brown called Scaring The Hoes in March, and he’s not done with it. On Tuesday, July 11, the pair released Scaring The Hoes DLC Pack, an expanded version.

Scaring The Hoes DLC Pack features four new songs, with predictably unhinged titles: “Guess What B*tch, We Back Hoe!,” “HERMANOS,” “Tell Me Where To Go,” and “NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!”

Meanwhile, their tour kicks off in two weeks. Check out the dates below.

07/25 — Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
07/26 — Louisville, KY @ Paristown Hall
07/28 — Indianapolis, IN @ Old National
07/29 — Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom
07/30 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre
08/01 — Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
08/03 — Portland, ME @ State Theatre
08/06 — New Haven, CT @ College St. Music Hall
08/08 — Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
08/09 — New York, NY @ Pier 17
08/12 — Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
08/13 — Baltimore, MD @ Ram Head Live!
08/16 — Richmond, VA @ The National
08/17 — Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
08/19 — Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
08/20 — Orlando, FL @ The Vanguard
08/22 — New Orleans @ Joy Theatre
08/24 — Houston, TX @Warehouse Live
08/25 — Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek
08/26 — Dallas, TX @ Factory Deep Ellum

Jpegmafia And Danny Brown Will Be ‘Scaring The Hoes’ Nationwide On A 2023 US Summer Tour

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In January, Jpegmafia promised his fans three new albums this year. He delivered the first alongside Danny Brown with the eccentric record Scaring The Hoes, which arrived last month. Now, they’ve announced that they’ll be bringing those new songs to the road on an exciting summer tour.

Kicking off in Nashville in July, the run will go through the end of summer, finishing off in Dallas at the end of August. Their live collaboration was previewed with a performance at Smoker’s Club Fest in San Bernardino, California in May of last year. Even before that, Jpegmafia was featured on Brown’s 2019 album Uknowhatimsayin.

Check out the full tour dates below and find ticket information here.

07/25 — Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
07/26 — Louisville, KY @ Paristown Hall
07/28 — Indianapolis, IN @ Old National
07/29 — Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom
07/30 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre
08/01 — Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
08/03 — Portland, ME @ State Theatre
08/06 — New Haven, CT @ College St. Music Hall
08/08 — Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
08/09 — New York, NY @ Pier 17
08/12 — Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
08/13 — Baltimore, MD @ Ram Head Live!
08/16 — Richmond, VA @ The National
08/17 — Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
08/19 — Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
08/20 — Orlando, FL @ The Vanguard
08/22 — New Orleans @ Joy Theatre
08/24 — Houston, TX @Warehouse Live
08/25 — Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek
08/26 — Dallas, TX @ Factory Deep Ellum

Jpegmafia And Danny Brown’s Chaotic ‘Lean Beef Patty’ Puts Their Own Spin On A Resurgent Sample

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Over the past year or so, elder millennials have been dismayed to learn that the 15-year sample cycle has finally gotten to some of our high school classics. Ice Spice, the rap it-girl of the moment, snatched a sample of Diddy’s “I Need A Girl, Part 2” for one of her latest viral favorite singles, “Gangsta Boo” with Lil Tjay, and now, another pair of rappers from the opposite end of the spectrum have hijacked the sample for their own use.

Jpegmafia, who is pretty well known for his love of unusual sounds and contrarian approaches to popular hip-hop, teams up with Danny Brown for “Lean Beef Patty,” a chaotic track that speeds up the 2002 hit and combines it with a pounding, electronic synth to truly unsettling effect. The self-produced track is set to appear on Jpeg and Danny’s upcoming joint project, Scaring The Hoes, Vol. 1, which is named after a popular meme about playing unusual rap music at parties and “scaring the hoes.” Both rappers know a thing or two about this sort of unfair characterization.

But if unconventional rap music is your thing, you could do worse than a joint album featuring the two hip-hop mischief makers. You can pre-order Scaring The Hoes here.

Kenny Beats Steps Into The Spotlight In His Soulful Tiny Desk Concert

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Usually, when you think of NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concerts, you tend to think of rappers, singers, and other vocalists. Although it’s a live band music series, the focus is usually on the frontmen, women, and people, rather than on the musicians that make up the band or the producers who create the music.

However, that doesn’t mean there’s no place for producers at the forefront. Kenny Beats, who is best known for providing pounding hip-hop bangers to rappers like Denzel Curry, Rico Nasty, and Vince Staples (who he previously played a Tiny Desk with), sits on the backline for his Tiny Desk performance, but there’s no doubt that he and the soulful production from his debut solo album Louie are the stars of the show.

In a pretty cool flip of the usual dynamic, Kenny plays the backbeat on drums while his backup singers soulfully reproduce the samples that populate the album. Kenny also brings in a few guest performers, including Jpegmafia, who raps on “Still” and Remi Wolf, who sings on “Last Words.” Nami closes out the set with “Rotten.”

Kenny’s album is dedicated to his dad, and he addresses the complexity of making music for your family. “This is an album about family I made with my friends,” he explains. “Usually, music about familly is about how much you love them, how much you care about them… everybody knows family is a much more difficult thing to explain in 2-3 minutes.”

Watch Kenny’s Tiny Desk performance above.