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Donda West

Why does the paragraph about Kanye West his early life say Donda West served as his manager instead of worked as his manager? That sounds outdated and biased. 62.145.193.161 (talk) 13:48, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Same word we use for presidents. Somarain (talk) 18:10, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

“Hip hop artist”

It should say he is regarded as one of the best artists of all time. Not “hip hop artist” Chefboyardie (talk) 15:10, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Great / Greatest

“He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential hip hop musicians of all time, as well as one of the greatest musicians of his generation.”

Subjective statements… great and greatest should be remove as non factual 23.88.148.197 (talk) 02:31, 16 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

We are not saying that he is one of the greatest and most influential. We are saying that he is widely regarded as such, which the citations show. – Muboshgu (talk) 02:45, 16 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Umm Was gonna totally ise this point. It is widely debated his cult status of "greatest and most influential" This is a ridiculous argument, like saying "Timmy didn't say he was the coolest in the world...HIS CLASSMATES say he's the coolest in the world" Unless there is a clear consensus stuff like this shouldn't be included in the opening paragraph The Introvert Next To You (talk) 01:54, 28 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The issue here is that he is not widely regarded. Your sources are a no-name website, and a USA Today article with a. Clickbait title where they are debating whether he is or not.

Subjective and wildly unsubstantiated content is not the place for Wikipedia. Stealth006 (talk) 02:55, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"One of the greatest musicians of the 21st century" is clearly hyperbole and is also too vague. Music is a very broad category that includes classical, jazz, opera, etc. Budapest Joe (talk) 21:01, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Digital singles sales

Kanye has sold 135m copies not 69m and has recently surpassed Taylor Swift in sales as of 23rd of september YeFor2024 (talk) 22:46, 24 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please cite reliable sources that support the changes you propose. General Ization ^Talk 23:41, 24 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"Joe Perez (graphic designer)" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Name change

Why did they switch his name back from ye? 2001:569:746F:C700:8B63:789C:4963:CA92 (talk) 20:08, 7 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Because that's his legal name now. A diehard editor (talk | edits) 22:29, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This article is primarily about Kanye West, before he legally changed his name. Names such as "The Louis Vuitton Don", "Konman", "Yeezy" and "Ye" were at the time merely nicknames. --Bejnar (talk) 14:46, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Deadnaming is hostile. All current and past references should refer to he/him as "Ye". 75.61.99.105 (talk) 03:05, 15 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi. I would like to suggest that in the begining line of the article: Ye, born Kanye Omari West, better known by his birth name Kanye West, is an..." be reformatted to omit the repition of his birth name and to instead reflect the following: "Ye, better know by his birth name Kanye Omari West, is an...". 2600:100C:B24A:6EE0:175B:8ABB:F387:AAE5 (talk) 03:33, 8 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: He isn't commonly known by his middle name, so that's not correct. Nythar^T^.^C 04:34, 9 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Anti Semitic tweet and category addition

Can we wait for other sources or see what becomes of this? We are not the news or tabloid and not sure if we should include every tweet that receives coverage. The subject says and tweets alot of stuff. Thoughts? Malerooster (talk) 14:43, 9 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think WP:WEIGHT is getting met. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:21, 9 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I personally dont see how adding 1-2 sentences about this issue could possibly be a problem, just a quick summary will suffice Kala7992 (talk) 09:53, 10 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Kanye's Instagram restricted after antisemitic posts - NPR

Instagram Restricts Kanye West’s Account Following Backlash Over Alleged Antisemitic Post, West Responds With Disturbing Tweets - Variety

Instagram restricted Ye's account after 'anti-Jewish' post - NBC News

Kanye West Threatens to Go ‘Death Con 3 on Jewish People’ Haaretz

Kanye West’s Instagram Account Restricted After Being Criticized for Anti-Semitic Post - Rolling Stone

Twitter Locks Kanye West’s Account After Post About Jewish People - Forbes

I also think we should call the tweets antisemitic in wikivoice. They're widely described as such in reliable sources. CJ-Moki (talk) 21:33, 10 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Would it be also acceptable to include his promotion of the often anti semitic Black Hebrew Israelites theory in this section? He mentions that he can't be called anti semitic becuase "black people are actually JEW".--JaacTreee (talk) 11:17, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Tucker Carlson interview

Under the Personal views section, should there also be some mention of material that was edited out (and leaked) from the original interview? For example, the fact that he said he is vaccinated, among other things? Here are some sources:

Watch the Disturbing Kanye Interview Clips That Tucker Carlson Didn’t Put on Air – Vice News
Video shows Tucker Carlson cut rapper's anti-semitism and wild 'fake children' conspiracy – The Independent
Fox News Edited a LOT of Antisemitism Out of Kanye’s Tucker Carlson Interview: Leaked Video – Rolling Stone
Kanye West Made Troubling Claims In Leaked Unaired Interview Footage – Forbes
Kanye West spews more antisemitic conspiracy theories in leaked Tucker Carlson footage – Los Angeles Times
The Kanye West Tucker Carlson didn’t want his audience to see – The Washington Post

Thanks everyone, cheers! 98.155.8.5 (talk) 01:16, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If this is included, the interview with LeBron James's television show which will not be released for hate speech should be included as well. Trillfendi (talk) 19:03, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Adolf Hitler

During the infamous 'Slavery Was a Choice' interview back in 2018 West confessed his love for Adolf Hitler. He said something like, ‘I love Hitler, I love Nazis.’

91.54.16.112 (talk) 12:44, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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 :This article is ''primarily'' about Kanye West, before he legally changed his name. Names such as "The Louis Vuitton Don", "Konman", "Yeezy" and "Ye" were at the time merely nicknames. --[[User:Bejnar|Bejnar]] ([[User talk:Bejnar|talk]]) 14:46, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
+:Deadnaming is hostile.  All current and past references should refer to he/him as "Ye". [[Special:Contributions/75.61.99.105|75.61.99.105]] ([[User talk:75.61.99.105|talk]]) 03:05, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
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