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Genre

Gospel (or possibly Christian rap) should be added to the info box genres as The Life of Pablo, Jesus is King/Jesus is Born, & Donda all have massive Gospel elements (see the respective articles for genre sources) as well as the Sunday Service Choir. [previous genre discussions on the talk page are from a decade ago before the style was widely implemented]. RF23 (talk) 12:02, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

Current person

Due to the high volume of edits and the fact that new stories about West's antisemitism seem to be emerging rapidly, should the addition of a current person template be considered? TheOfficially (talk) 14:10, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

WP:NPOV

Instead of describing his comments and intentions as "antisemitic" here and in the lead, what about reflecting what media has said as "widely criticised as anti Semitic"? Ye said himself "...I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew..." 2A02:C7F:FAE5:5D00:D87A:6CD1:4E2B:777D (talk) 15:24, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

Have you read the article you linked to? Because it says the Twelve Tribes of Israel are regarded with skepticism. That aside, saying you're going to "go death con 3 on jewish people" is anti semitic and reliable sources have described his words (and him) as such —VersaceSpace 🌃 15:37, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
‘Black people are actually Jew(s)’: The historical origins of Kanye West’s inflammatory comments – Muboshgu (talk) 15:42, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

Kanye West Essentials Playlist dropped from Apple Music

Kanye West Essentials Playlist seems to have been removed from Apple Music. Should we mention this? Mooonswimmer 22:19, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

Not unless a reliable source covers it —VersaceSpace 🌃 15:33, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
My bad, linked the wrong article. Billboard and The Rolling Stone cover it, among others. Where should we mention it? Mooonswimmer 17:32, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
@Mooonswimmer: It's part of the fallout after his statements, so in the section which discusses each brand dropping him —VersaceSpace 🌃 17:43, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

More Recent Photo

Kanye doesn't look like he did in 2006 anymore. Are there any public domain photos available that show him more recently for the Infobox? RobotGoggles (talk) 15:58, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

The infobox image is from 2009, not 2006. It is a bit outdated, but I think it's the best we have. All of our freely available images of him are here. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:23, 28 October 2022 (UTC)
Yes, apologies, I'm editing on mobile so i can't see the article page as I'm editing the talk page. RobotGoggles (talk) 18:31, 28 October 2022 (UTC)
I do think you have a point, surely we have to have some more recent picture? The one from 2009 is over a decade old now.★Trekker (talk) 12:54, 30 October 2022 (UTC)
there was an rfc a couple of months ago regarding an updated infobox and the majority decided for the 2006 one Pyraminxsolver (talk) 01:23, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Alleged "Antisemitic" comments

This is an allegation. Many people believe he was simply offering criticism. 2601:140:8400:36C0:D117:F44F:7152:3797 (talk) 15:24, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

You can "allege" what you want. We have reliable sources such as Kanye West Loses Billionaire Status After Adidas Cuts Ties Over His Antisemitic Comments from Billboard (magazine), which says in part The publication reported Oct. 25 that the rapper lost his spot on its list of billionaires after being dropped by Adidas for his string of antisemitic rhetoric.. Not "alleged" antisemetic rhetoric. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:30, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
Saying you're going to go "Death Con 3 on Jewish People" is antisemitism, by definition. Trillfendi (talk) 20:36, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
Or antisemitic trolling, which is the same thing I guess. Cheers! 98.155.8.5 (talk) 23:02, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
"Many people" as in fellow anti semites. Again, more bad faith antisemitic activity by this user. PaulRKil (talk) 18:10, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
West said on Drink Champs "I can say anti-Semitic things, and Adidas can't drop me. Now what? Now what?" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Central16 (talk • contribs) 08:53, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Please add "Confederate Flag T-shirts and other merchandise (2013)" to controversies section

Please add "Confederate Flag T-shirts, bomber jacket and other merchandise (2013)" to controversies section (also add picture of Kanye in bomber jackets with flag patch if possible) T-shirts, caps, bomber jackets with flag arm patch and tote bags were sold for the 2013 Yeezus tour at pop stores in LA, New York and Chicago 

CNN reported: The rapper thrust himself into the spotlight, yet again, with news that several pieces of merchandise from his Yeezus tour (October 2013) are emblazoned with the controversial Southern Cross. At his tour store in Los Angeles, a replica of the flag is affixed to the wall with red tape and adorned with the words, “I ain’t coming down.”

Asked to explain the rationale for including the controversial symbol on his clothing, West told AMP Radio, “The Confederate flag represented slavery in a way. That’s my abstract take on what I know about it, right? So I wrote the song, ‘New Slaves.’ So I took the Confederate flag and made it my flag. It’s my flag now. Now what you gonna do?” https://www.cnn.com/2013/11/04/us/kanye-west-confederate-flag/index.html Central16 (talk) 09:55, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Requested move 3 November 2022

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Not moved. There is consensus that Kanye West is still his WP:COMMONNAME. (non-admin closure) –Daveout(talk) 04:03, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

Kanye West → Ye (artist) – This should have been done a long time ago. Ye is not only his legal name, but NBC News (a source deemed reliable by wikipedia) also refers to him as Ye. [1] I believe the opening sentence of this wikipedia article has for some time too, seems inconsistent that we wouldn't just move the page. Alternatively, we could also name the page Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) Rusf10 (talk) 02:41, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

This requested move proposal was unanimously rejected in December 2021. Talk:Kanye_West/Archive_10#Requested_move_13_December_2021 – Muboshgu (talk) 03:17, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
  • Speedy close as per reason above, we don't need to repeat this again. Pyraminxsolver (talk)
  • Oppose and speedy close per WP:COMMONNAME. Even the article cited still references his previously known as name. "Ye" has simply not become his common name yet. When sources no longer have to say his "previously known as" name, that's when his new name will be the most common name and the page should be moved. We have been through this before and nothing has significantly changed since the previous discussion, hence my recommendation for a speedy close. Rreagan007 (talk) 03:35, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
  • Oppose, he's much more well known as Kanye West. Like much much more well known. Charzuchi (talk) 03:39, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
  • Oppose This is not yet a Kiev/Kiev situation where there was complaining for years, but the change was made promptly when the preponderance of reliable English language sources worldwide shifted their usage to Kyiv. The majority of reliable sources still call this person Kanye West rather than Ye, presumably for fear of confusing their readers. This could change, but hasn't yet, as far as I can tell. I am an old guy and might be behind the curve. Where is the evidence to the contrary? Cullen328 (talk) 03:54, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
  • Oppose. By far the majority of media sources still call him Kanye West. Binksternet (talk) 03:59, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Lead is self promoting and editorialized

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

There are sources to this that list Kanye among the most influential but the wording here is editorial. This statement is subjective and you don’t see such statements for other popular musicians and composers. I think removing “as well as one of the greatest musicians of his generation” would make this less opinionated. 2600:4041:5822:900:44D7:CF66:B291:A061 (talk) 17:34, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

Whether he really is one of the greatest musicians is subjective, but whether people regard him as such shouldn't be entirely subjective. This type of writing is common in such articles; for example, other articles use language like widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists (Jimi Hendrix) or regarded as the most influential band of all time (The Beatles), or for a non-music example, Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time (Lionel Messi), etc. I think the question here isn't whether this kind of language is okay in general (it is), it's whether Kanye really is widely regarded as "one of the greatest musicians of his generation". Endwise (talk) 18:56, 30 October 2022 (UTC)
Yeah there needs to be a width of sources to back up a claim about wide consensus.★Trekker (talk) 08:01, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
The OP is correct that this is problematic. "one of the most influential X" and "one of the greatest Y" are very different kinds of statements. The first is more or less verifiable while the second is purely subjective opinion and emotive hype.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  20:27, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
@SMcCandlish: that's an interesting POV to me, as it's wording I think I see quite a lot across Wikipedia. Do you have the same problem with e.g. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time in Lionel Messi? Endwise (talk) 17:12, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
Yes.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  18:25, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

Expand context on "White Lives Matter" section

1) Please Add to White Lives Matter section the background of the 2015 White Lives Matter slogan Fromm the Wikipedia page "White Lives Matter": White Lives Matter (WLM) is a phrase that began in 2015 in a response to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) social justice movement. While BLM protests against police brutality against African Americans, such as the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown and the 2020 murder of George Floyd, WLM seeks to address alleged racism against white people. The Aryan Renaissance Society, a white supremacist organization, was one group that initially promoted the phrase "White Lives Matter". Within a year, the term was used by the Ku Klux Klan. In August 2016, the Southern Poverty Law Center added White Lives Matter to its list of hate groups and considers it a Neo Nazi group.

It is not clear if Kanye knew the origin of the slogan but he should have and it is relevant historically

2) Please Add that the front of shirt has pictures or Pope John Paul II on the front and with a caption that reads "Juan Pablo II." which has the corresponding name "Pablo" with Kanye used for his 2016 "Life of Pablo" album and tour "Saint Pablo". Central16 (talk) 23:49, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

There's already a link for those who want to know more about the WLM slogan\movement. I'm also not sure whether the Juan Pablo thing is worth mentioning. –Daveout(talk) 02:11, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
Sounds like WP:INDISCRIMINATE trivia to me.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  18:27, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

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)

Yes, he also said he was a genius. He also said the government wants all black men to get AIDS. He also said he "hates these niggas more than a Nazi". Is that notable? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 126.156.173.77 (talk) 13:10, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
The uncertainty inherent in the phrase "he said something like" very much makes me question the validity of this allegation, and certainly makes me question why it would be included on a supposedly neutral, unbiased bio of West. Why is no one else in West's personal life (such as his ex-wife or ex-girlfriend) able to corroborate this? Dipset Catholic (talk) 02:40, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

Lead

I think we should add that yes, while Kanye is considered one of the greatest and most influential hip hop stars of all time, he is also one of the most controversial artists working today. For the past 20 years his name has been synonymous with controversy from the 2009 Taylor Swift incident, the Trump relationship, the White Lives Matter t-shirt, the recent string of anti-semitic remarks etc. From my mind he's more known for his controversies than he is for his music. Thoughts? The One I Left (talk) 19:10, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

While he is a controversial public figure, I would not say he is a controversial musician. The things you cite are related to his public figure status rather than his musicianship. I don't see how you can say he is one of the greatest hip hop artists and then say he is known more for controversy? Also the first line of wikipedia leads is reserved for occupations. Stuff about controversy can be referenced later on the lead, which is already currently in place. 129.22.21.194 (talk) 06:10, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

I believe the lead should detail both. it’s true that he is an acclaimed well respected and info artists but aside from art he is very controversial and most average people who aren’t fans know him from his outspoken views than for his music. The current lead feels biased especially considering current events Kanyfug (talk) 20:51, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

Agreed, the lead cannot remain so obviously biased. I have no issue with influential as you could then role right into talking about how his music helped shape hip-hop, his many awards AS WELL AS his many controversies.

Furthermore, calling him "one of the greatest artist of all time" is utterly ridiculous. That is complete opinion and has zero place being in the lead. The Introvert Next To You (talk) 16:23, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 November 2022

Kanye West has legally changed his name to “Ye” and as such it is no longer a moniker for his hip hop or design aliasis but his actual legal name. I wish this to be reflected in his name box and for it to be mentioned he was formerly named Kanye West. 2600:1007:B03B:2F4:8878:DA0E:4A98:DFA5 (talk) 02:37, 11 November 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. – Muboshgu (talk) 02:46, 11 November 2022 (UTC)


Update there are allegations that Kanye West is named in a Sexual harassment allegation during the time he had a deal with Adidas. These allegations are under investigation for now. Note this is given that Kanye West was originally removed for the the anti-Semitism and Anti-Black Lives Matter rants.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ye-kanye-west-adidas-investigation-sexual-harassment-allegations/?intcid=CNI-00-10aaa3b. 2601:640:C682:8870:45C6:45AE:9C4A:DFFA (talk) 20:42, 25 November 2022 (UTC)


https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/adidas-launches-probe-into-misconduct-allegations-against-kanye-west-2022-11-24/


https://www.businessinsider.com/kanye-west-says-trump-screamed-him-dinner-mar-a-lago-2022-11

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/25/kanye-west-presidential-run-2024

This is while Kanye West is claiming to run for president in 2024. All of this is hot air for ow until proven otherwise.2601:640:C682:8870:45C6:45AE:9C4A:DFFA (talk) 20:50, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

Dinner with Trump and Feuntes

I know this is getting alot of coverage, even my dad heard about this, so I get it. I think its due to a slow news cycle myself, but whatever. Is this going to be a big deal in 3 months?? I doubt it but who knows. We are not the news or TMZ. We don't have to include every meal Trump has with people. Fuentes somehow glomed onto Yez and got into Maralogo for a club sandwich with the ex prez. This is being discussed at all the players bios now. If consensus is for inclusion, then fine. Malerooster (talk) 20:00, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

I assume that it meets WP:DUE with Fuentes working on Kanye's 2024 campaign. They were meeting at Kanye's LA offices before going to Mar-a-Lago. It's not like Fuentes just randomly crashed the dinner. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:03, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
ok, now we are getting somewhere. If there are citations/RS talking about that connection, that would warrant further discussion about inclusion. --Malerooster (talk) 20:07, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

KW, NF, and MY keep appearing together in noteworthy situations: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kanye-west-nick-fuentes-milo-yiannopoulos-tim-pool-podcast-1234637817/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.65.254.25 (talk) 04:25, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/donald-trump-kanye-west-nick-fuentes-mar-a-lago-dinner-1234638552/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/story-trumps-explosive-dinner-ye-nick-fuentes-rcna59010 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/25/trump-white-nationalist-nick-fuentes-kanye-00070825 https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-nationalist-nick-fuentes-goes-to-work-for-kanye-west-after-trump-dinner-at-mar-a-lago https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/trump-gets-played https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-kanye-west-ye-nick-fuentes-campaign-20221128-lo6r4u3qkngjbdpiigw2qroiwq-story.html – Muboshgu (talk) 04:56, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 December 2022

Kanye West is a self-admitted Neo-Nazi. He should be listed as a “rapper, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, and far-right extremist.” It’s important that people visiting this website in search of valid information know that this man promotes bigotry. 24.13.196.127 (talk) 00:12, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. Throast {{ping}} me! (talk | contribs) 00:15, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Context of Kanye's remarks (mental illness)

It's painful to see a public figure fall into such a dehumanizing worldview, and while he doesn't deserve our sympathy, he shouldn't be dehumanized in the popular media in turn. A similar case of mental illness and rabid antisemitism was seen with Bobby Fischer. Perhaps including this could provide historical context to his remarks and a zoomed-out and comprehensive view of such a descent. I am wondering what level of source quality is required for such material? Do opinion pieces in reliable sources qualify? 2600:1012:B048:293F:746F:832D:E6B3:A585 (talk) 02:53, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

The article already discusses West's mental health issues to the degree that he himself has discussed them in various media. Unless some published, reliable source draws a straight line from his controversial statements to his mental health challenges, we may not do so. General Ization Talk 02:56, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
And no, generally, opinion pieces may not be cited except as clearly identified as the opinions of their writers (who must themselves generally be notable for their opinion to be notable) and then only in certain circumstances. General Ization Talk 02:58, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Excessive length

  • We have almost 700 citations.

The easy solutions are to remove unnecessary trivia, split off encyclopedic but minor content into related articles, and keep only the best citations. I'd like to help, but the page is so heavy that it takes about 5 seconds between me pressing a key, and text appearing on my screen, so I hope others can help. DFlhb (talk) 23:41, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

The controversies and politics section could be split off entirely into a seperate article, titled “Controversies surrounding Kanye West” and “Political Views of Kanye West” respectively. For such an enormous public figure, there is a lot of information to squeeze into a single biography article. AlienChex (talk) 08:54, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Suggest update of legacy section to include his recent behaviour and response

I think it would be sensible to update his legacy section to include his recent facist behaviour and the criticism, loss sponsorship deals etc that has come from this. I don't know how to summarise this well so I'll let others do it.

John Cummings (talk) 13:25, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

If reliable sources conclude that his recent rhetoric has implications on his legacy, it can be included. Throast {{ping}} me! (talk | contribs) 14:14, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

twitter suspension

Ye was suspended from Twitter for posting a picture of this image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raëlism on his laptop. 198.90.120.65 (talk) 02:27, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

Already included under Kanye West#InfoWars interview. Throast {{ping}} me! (talk | contribs) 03:13, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

Ye and the Alt-Right

I wanted to bring attention to a specific quote in the Yahoo article I cited in the edit that Throast (talk · contribs) reverted.

"It was shocking to see that Kanye West could share harmful alt-right beliefs, conspiracy theory after conspiracy, and misogynistic beliefs about women for the majority of the interview and end up with an edit that removed all those items in favor of celebrity fluff content," Reich told TheWrap.

I am getting from the reversion, though, that coverage needs to be of a higher standard, and that more articles perhaps need to say "Kanye West is alt-right" or "Kanye West is an alt-right figure", before Wikipedia's voice can consider West alt-right.

Let's look at another article, this time from Consequence of Sound, that states:

As West himself revealed in a new campaign-style video released to Twitter on Thursday evening, he and Fuentes recently traveled to Mar-A-Lago, where they pitched Donald Trump on being West’s running mate for the 2024 presidential election. In the video, he is seen debriefing with Fuentes and campaign staffer / fellow alt-right personality, Milo Yiannopoulos.

Worth noting is that Lutesque (talk · contribs) put West in Template:Neo-Nazism on December 1. I am starting this thread so that you all can talk amongst yourselves if West can suitably be considered "alt-right". I won't be dying on any hills here, and will not bring it upon myself to be a pillar of the discourse or editing activity here (and I have never been a fan of his anyways), but I hope that this thread can bring clarity and a platform to publicly disseminating the coverage of West's remarks. Mungo Kitsch (talk) 04:07, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

Your second paragraph is spot-on. Note that the first source you cite doesn't call him an alt-right figure outright; it merely says that he "shares harmful alt-right beliefs". The second source arguably refers to Fuentes amd Yiannopoulos as alt-right, not West. Regardless, any such descriptions of him should be worked into the article and substantiated not just by one or two but a multitude of reliable sources before we group him in with alt-right figures. Throast {{ping}} me! (talk | contribs) 10:34, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 December 2022

Request edit to kanye west page to description to include “anti semite” as part of character description. Important to be accurate with this stuff these days. Thanks. 2601:285:8380:8790:52E:DF07:DA72:8A6 (talk) 17:13, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

This is already a discussion about this above in Consensus: Changing the Introductory Sentence. Please put your input there. No changes will be made until a consensus is reached, which has not yet happened. Thanks! Amfi2231 (talk) 17:41, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

“2019–present: Jesus Is King, Donda, and Donda 2“

I suggest we change this to two different parts of the Musicial Career section to:

2019-2021: Jesus Is King, Sunday Service Choir and Donda

2022-present: Donda 2, Stem Player and cancelled stadium tours

Maybe don’t mention the recent controversy as it isn’t related to his music, but seperate these as after Donda’s realese, he has made a significant impact on his music career that is (until he says it) probably over. 2603:7080:A03E:E800:D8BE:DB87:1BD8:12DF (talk) 20:20, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

I'd support that. The subsection is pretty long as is. Throast {{ping}} me! (talk | contribs) 21:33, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
It needs a good trim to reduce irrelevant and redundant info. The WP:PROSELINE hurts my eyes too. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:37, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
I second that. That applies to basically all content added after c. 2017 tho. Throast {{ping}} me! (talk | contribs) 21:45, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
I've already cut from the 1996-2002 and 2003-2006 sections. I just now trimmed from the 2019-present section. More trimming is needed. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:03, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

made changes, other stuff can be added as the newer stuff in Musical Career is an eyesore Purpetic (talk) 23:01, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

If you would like to repeat your edit, including reliable sources and correcting spelling, capitalization, and grammatical errors, please do. However, your edit was reverted because of these issues. General Ization Talk 23:04, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

He is Ye West

COMMONNAME does not apply with deadnamining, also why do you call him Ye, you still has a surname. I propose a move with a redirect to allow search engines in. Valery Zapolodov (talk) 04:36, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

(1) I don't think he's ever called himself "Ye West", and (2) WP:DEADNAME is about transgender individuals, which Kanye is not. – Muboshgu (talk) 04:37, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
You cannot not have a surname. What? No, it is not about transgender people, what that has to do with anything? You do not have to change the name legally for anything like that, no, it is about wife changing a name or hyphenating it, or even a husband sometimes. Valery Zapolodov (talk) 04:47, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
Tell that to the judge. --Pokelova (talk) 05:18, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
@Valery Zapolodov: Well, MOS:DEADNAME says that if someone is notable under a former or dead name, it can be included in the article. Specifically searching "Ye West" on Google proves that "Kanye West" is still the WP:COMMONNAME. ~~lol1VNIO⁠🎌 (I made a mistake? talk to me) 10:55, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
No, apparently he really has no surname. But are you sure it is actually the case on paper? Valery Zapolodov (talk) 20:22, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
§ Name change of the article says that yes, he doesn't have a surname on paper. ~~lol1VNIO⁠🎌 (I made a mistake? talk to me) 20:29, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
If he officially changed his name to exclude a surname, it's probably disrespectful to refer to him as "West" throughout the entire page. Changing all of those to "Ye" would make the most sense Canopylions (talk) 23:27, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
I would probably suggest reading any of the prior move discussions as COMMONNAME applies Izzy MoonyHi new friend! 23:30, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
I'm not suggesting a move, rather changing how is referred to. The article starts by referring to him as Ye as his primary name, but then only uses West to refer to him. I'm not a Ye fan by any measure, it's just the principle of the whole thing. Canopylions (talk) 23:38, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
"Ye" is his legal name, "Kanye West" is his common name. This is how we present it. See Mos Def, for instance, for a similar case. – Muboshgu (talk) 00:04, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
If the Mos Def article followed the same logic as Ye's, then he would be referred to by either his birth surname "Smith" or his common name "Mos Def". Instead the article consistently refers to him by his legal surname "Bey". I don't see why Ye's page couldn't be named Kanye West but refer to him by legal name throughout the article Canopylions (talk) 00:53, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
I meant the opening sentence, which notes he legally changed his name but is most commonly known as Mos Def. If the article is referring to him as "Bey" in the body, that should be changed for consistency. – Muboshgu (talk) 01:01, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
Throughout the body are sentences like "Bey attended middle school at Philippa Schuyler Middle School in Bushwick, Brooklyn, where developed his love for acting"
In this case, should all uses of Bey be changed to "Mos Def"? Canopylions (talk) 01:03, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 December 2022 (2)

Currently there is no mention of West’s praise of Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Jeffrey Dahmer, towards the end of the interview. Change the article to include quotes of him saying he loves these people: Alex Jones: “Stalin is horrible, hitler is horrible, Mao is horrible” West: “I love all of those people” Alex Jones: “You love Mao Zedong?” West: “Absolutely” … Alex: “You love Jeffrey Dahmer?” West: “Absolutely” 73.249.132.201 (talk) 21:08, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

Not worthy of a direct quote at this time. Zaathras (talk) 22:20, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
We follow the secondary sources in reporting on the event. The weight of the Jones interview (and subsequent coverage in secondary sources) was on Nazism and antisemitism. The demand to include specific quotes from the interview regardless of any consideration for noteworthiness and weight does not improve this article. 104.13.110.123 (talk) 02:40, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

Milo is not a white supremacist

On milos page it is not mentioned he is one 193.210.195.231 (talk) 13:44, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

I was going to change it to "alt-right commentator", but given that Milo's not mentioned elsewhere in the article I've removed it. — Czello 14:11, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

Proposed Split

I think that we can probably afford to split the ever-growing controversy over Kanye and his continuing associations with antisemitism, Nazism, and white nationalism into a separate article. This particular controversy has overshadowed much of Kanye's other accomplishments, and there has been more media attention over his antisemitism than most, if not all, of his past controversies. There is precedent for pages on a single individual's antisemitic beliefs, such as Joseph Stalin and antisemitism, Martin Luther and antisemitism, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Israel. I think Kanye's beliefs are notable enough to warrant their own page.

HadesTTW (he/him • talk) 18:24, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

  • Oppose: Most of the content in that section is very recent. The section is also fairly short. I'd suggest letting this simmer for a bit before considering a split.Support to split off Views of Kanye West. Throast {{ping}} me! (talk | contribs) 20:08, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
  • Lean Oppose: I wouldn't have agreed if this topic was a one-off, but the media coverage and notability of the controversy as a whole I am compelled to think may eventually warrant a split if the trajectory continues as it has been over the last few months. I mean, the article as a whole has the "excessive detail" which could easily be grounds for a split. That said, similar controversies with celebrities haven't warranted a split from their respective parent articles (think The Passion of the Christ and Mel Gibsons controversy, which is much more elaborated on), so I don't think it's justified in this case, not at this point. Gnomatique (talk) 20:49, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
I think a better way of addressing the excessive detail issue is to not do bad premature splits but to cut down on the considerable amount of WP:CRUFT and move info to already existing sub-topics. Throast {{ping}} me! (talk | contribs) 23:32, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
@Throast: I don't think the documentation of West's antisemitic rhetoric is necessarily cruft, it's been widely reported on over the course of years in news media and referenced in academic literature. CJ-Moki (talk) 23:57, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
I did not say it was and I don't think it is. Throast {{ping}} me! (talk | contribs) 00:09, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
@Throast: My apologies, I misunderstood your comment. CJ-Moki (talk) 00:11, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
  • Support: The article's overlong size (see the section above) and West's extensively documented history of using antisemitic rhetoric going back to at least 2013, compounded by his newfound open identification as a "Nazi" (his word), warrants a separate page. In addition, West's remarks about Jews have been studied in the context of celebrity antisemitism.[1]

References

  1. ^ Weissbrod, Rachel (November 4, 2014). "Celebrity anti-Semitism – A translation studies perspective". Language Sciences. 52: 232–235. doi:10.1016/j.langsci.2014.10.002. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
CJ-Moki (talk) 22:59, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
HadesTTW, You should never change a proposal after the fact. Earlier commenters' votes were based on an entirely different, much more specific split proposal. That being said, I changed my vote, but please consider making new proposals instead of modifying old proposals in the future. Throast {{ping}} me! (talk | contribs) 11:26, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
I apologize, I was not aware that I shouldn't. Thank you for clarifying. HadesTTW (he/him • talk) 15:20, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
  • minor support – we could split it into maybe political views" or "controversies surrounding"; I feel the latter could encompass more than his recent BS going all the way back to "Bush doesn't care about black people". Man, his fall from grace is such a shame being a decent fan over the years. – zmbro (talk) (cont) 04:13, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
  • Support The most realistic approach would be an entire article dedicated to all of West’s controversies, titled “Controversies surrounding Kanye West”. There’s no need to single out a specific controversy, it makes more sense to just bundle them all into one detailed article seperate from the main. The controversies section on the main article can be a stub with a redirect. AlienChex (talk) 08:50, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
  • Oppose. He is an antisemite and bigot and there is more than enough room in this biography to cover his latest antisemitic and bigoted comments. We don't need a new article on the views of every public personality as if they are independently notable of the subject. IntrepidContributor (talk) 09:30, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
  • Support split to Views of Kanye West as proposed, for further expansion. Some of the stuff in the Controversies section should also just be moved to other section, since they're not controversies at all (speaking out against homophobia) or should be removed as cruft (being "ridiculed" by South Park: yeah, South Park ridiculed Hillary Clinton too, who cares? They do that to everyone). DFlhb (talk) 12:41, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
  • Strong Support significant enough to warrant a new article for his views recentlyryan RecentlyRyan — Preceding undated comment added 16:22, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
    yes i agree 2A02:C7D:488A:FB00:8D90:57B3:5C97:4DB7 (talk) 14:31, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
  • Support There is enough depth to the controversy to split it into its own article. NintendoLover2005 (talk) 21:51, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
  • Support split to Views of Kanye West per everyone else. Ye's recent debacle is a perfect opportunity for this split to occur. XtraJovial (talk • contribs) 00:48, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
  • Support I think there's enough prose that his ideology and all the controversy definitely deserves its own article... Tree Critter (talk) 05:09, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
  • Comment at this point a standalone article for his music career that makes up most of the article and a main focus on his life in a more biographical way might make more sense. The current structure of the article that splits of a number of things happening into different section that arent all that comprehensible or chronological isnt ideal. Most of the 2022 section for Anti-semitism belongs into his main bio, and you cant really separate his presidential announcement that is inextricably linked to his right-wing descend of the previous years. Furthermore, sectioning off the controversies into a separate article that will get much fewer pageviews effectively hides that content from a more general audience. People arent clicking on the Kanye article because they want to read 16 paragraphs about various magazines describing his musical style, they want to know why there are headlines about him saying he likes Hitler. At this point he is as infamous for his exploits outside his musical career as he is for his music, and the article should reflect that, and not move everything else into another article that no one will see. jonas (talk) 07:46, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
  • Comment This case is comparable to Bobby Fischer. Fischer, like Kanye, became infamous for his antisemitism, and yet both had already become extremely notable before that, for things completely unrelated to politics. Fischer was actually "worse", since his antisemitism dominated his public and private comments over several decades, far longer than Kanye. Yet Fischer's antisemitism takes up just one subsection of his article. For West, one fifth of this article is about controversies. That's excessive IMO and presents a due weight issue. (I'm not making a WP:OTHERSTUFF argument here; just showing an example a better-written encyclopedia page). Kanye-West-the-antisemite is only notable because of Kanye-West-the-world-renowned-artist. Quite a few of these controversies are due here, but his views belong in their own article and should just be summarized here, per WP:SPINOFF. DFlhb (talk) 14:08, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
This is an OTHERSTUFF argument. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 16:51, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
No; I brought it up to illustrate my point, not as a justification or a pseudo-binding precedent. DFlhb (talk) 20:19, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
  • Support Ye's associations with White Nationalist ideology warrant their own article. There are more than enough sources that are specific to only that -- Sleyece (talk) 18:48, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
  • Support This is a major controversy that has been developing for a while, makes sense to split. Perhaps including all controversies instead of just the more recent anti-semitism into the proposed article with a summary remaining on this page is more appropriate. Yobbin (talk) 16:56, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
  • Support This is a topic too big to be one part of a page. Spitting makes the most sense. OrlandoApollosFan69 (talk) 19:30, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
  • Support - as stated by several editors, this is a large controversy, and would be served better if it is split off. The possibility of this affecting the trajectory of other people's careers remains a possibility. Lucksash (talk) 23:53, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
  • Support – far too much to adequately cover in this article without it being, like, 70% of it. DecafPotato (talk) 03:28, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
  • Oppose a rapper outing themselves as a so-called neo-Nazi, Hitler supporter, Christo-fascist or whatever he thinks he is does not qualify another article for it. Simply trim all the bloating on the current article and get it in shape. This used to be a Good Article. Trillfendi (talk) 07:17, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
  • Support – This isn't just a rapper's controversial ideas, this is something much more deep. Borteddd (talk) 14:12, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
  • Oppose - Kanye is the face of modern antisemitism. His own actions overshadow any supposed "accomplishments" beforehand. I would argue that his musical career is more of an afterthought than his antisemitism. RobotGoggles (talk) 14:15, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

Should Category:American neo-Nazis be added to this page

I’ve seen it be added and then removed. Should Ye be considered a neo-Nazi? PrisonedMuffin (talk) 15:25, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

This has already been discussed at Talk:Kanye West#Neonazism, before opening a new section please make sure there isn't already one discussing the same thing. GhulamIslam (talk) 15:37, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
@PrisonedMuffin: I see you've gone ahead and added this without getting a consensus from here first, this is WP:OR because no reliable source is seriously calling him a "neo-Nazi". GhulamIslam (talk) 15:45, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
@GhulamIslam wouldn’t he be considered a neo-Nazi due to him calling himself one on Infowars? PrisonedMuffin (talk) 16:11, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
@User:GhulamIslam wouldn’t he be considered a neo-Nazi due to him calling himself one on Infowars? PrisonedMuffin (talk) 16:28, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
Only if enough reliable sources explicitly call him one (he didn't say "neo" though). Though considering the context of the conversation, it seemed to come from frustration over perceived opposition to freedom of speech, "I am (a Nazi), now what?" Due to this I wouldn't give this statement much credibility. GhulamIslam (talk) 17:05, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
It would be prudent to wait for reliable sources to describe him as a neo-Nazi before adding that category. Right now an appropriate category would be Category:Antisemitism in the United States (which allows BLPs) because reliable sources describing West as anti-semitic are very easy to find. – Anne drew 00:31, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

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)

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)

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)

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)

"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)

Some of us find the introductory content to be unsubstantiated and self aggrandizing, and more subjective than objective. We should work together to find an objective description of his accomplishments for the introductory statement.

The issue here is that while Ye is an influential artist, and quite successful, when we make statements like “of all time” and “his generation”, and in a way where the description. Is clearly going out of its way to aggrandize - we ruin the objectiveness of Wikipedia.

For example, digging further into the article, we find this statement. If we feel it necessary to overscore his accomplishments in the introduction, perhaps this excerpt is an acceptable description as it avoids i Sandy antimatter hyperbole and speaks more to the objective esa of why he is influential - not so much his prowess as a musician - which is considerable, but his breadth of influence because of his wide involvements in other fields as well. —— Outside of his music career, West's success in the fashion industry has led to him being recognized as one of the most influential popular culture figures of his generation.[1][2] Stealth006 (talk) 03:15, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

Are you part of kanyes pr team Cheesecakep (talk) 02:03, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

This is a frivolous debate. These edits are identifiably subjective in nature. The subjectivity argument holds no ground because it is evidently subjective to argue West is not one of the most influential artists of his generation, despite the prevalence of sources including academic sources that attest to the contrary. Therefore it is fallacious purely on those grounds. Furthermore, the fact these edits were made after a highly publicized controversy illustrates perhaps another motivation, as another user pointed out (similar attempts were made in 2018). West is the third highest selling rapper of all time. If you have any knowledge of hip hop music and popular music in general you would know that he was a unique influence in the late 2000s decade to many of the biggest rap artists of today such as Drake, Travis Scott, J. Cole, etc. Clearly this is an ideologically motivated act as evinced by the edit warring and lack of similar changes being made to the Wikipedia articles of Rakim, Jay Z, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne etc despite similar lines in the leads. It would not matter how many sources one could identify because the revisionist position that he is not one of the most successful and most influential rappers is influenced by recent behaviour and not the larger historical picture which remains unchanged. I agree with the primacy of compromise and therefore propose the following. Since this is explicated further in the article no citations are necessary: "West is widely considered to be one of the most influential hip hop artists of all time, as well as a consistent influence in popular culture." Dqortsky909 (talk) 04:26, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

Why has the influential and greatest hip hop musicians of all time line been deleted? It is still up for Kendrick Lamar's page. Kanye's influence cannot be denied. 2603:6011:CA03:6900:148C:65F4:DA80:AD71 (talk) 04:18, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ Ferrier, Morwenna (March 31, 2018). "The rise and rise of Kanye West's influence on fashion". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  2. ^ McGloster, Niki (June 8, 2016). "How Kanye West Is Redefining Masculinity for the Hip-Hop Generation". Teen Vogue. Retrieved March 9, 2020.

This is not fallacious because not saying he is the greatest and most influential doesn’t mean he’s not. We’re simply starting to let Wikipedia stand on the merits of fact. There are many other sections in his profile that state his accomplishments and successes, let those facts speak for themselves and let’s not generalize and add a subjective opinion to the opening line of his profile.

This is self-aggrandizing, and adds no substance. Instead of saying he is the greatest and most influential let the content in this Wikipedia article speak for itself towards that regard. Stealth006 (talk) 00:01, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Still hyperbole — Preceding unsigned comment added by BudapestJoe (talk • contribs) 06:49, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Glad to see a thread already on this subject...but why does it still say he is "one of greatest musicians of the this generation" The entire end of the opening paragraph is literally all opinion. And not even a truely widely represented opinion either.

Furthermore if the same thing is stated on other musicians' pages then it should be removed from them all. Two wrongs don't make a right The Introvert Next To You (talk) 12:19, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

I have to agree that these statements in the lede are opinion and unsubstantiated by citation. "Influential", certainly; that can be documented. But "great" and "greatest" are completely subjective and have no place in an encyclopedic piece. Editing, however, appears to be broken on this article. And why is the article headed "Yee"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.95.43.253 (talk) 18:43, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
Why are we even calling him a musician, let alone the greatest of his time? Budapest Joe (talk) 05:53, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

Kanye doesn’t even male his own music, how could he be considered one of the greatest by merely passing other’s work as his own? Shhsbavavaa (talk) 10:39, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

kayne doesn’t write his own music* Shhsbavavaa (talk) 10:39, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

We can debate whether Kanye ever WAS 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. However after the events of the past week, when Kanye has praised Adolf Hitler and declared he "loves Nazis." His Reddit page has become a Taylor Swift page as an example, with many former fans declaring they are "over" him. All major brands have abandoned him. That's certainly a loss of "influence" and perception of "greatness," and if all the hyperbole must remain, at very least this should be changed to "He was once 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.” Yomain (talk) 00:42, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

Black Hebrew Israelite?

I was wondering if West's assertions that black people are the descendants of the Lost Tribes of Israel (as detailed in the "antisemitism and neo-Nazism" section of his page) are sufficient to describe him as being a Black Hebrew Israelite or to include him in the category "Black Hebrew Israelite people". I'm only vaguely aware of the Black Hebrew Israelites and do not know if holding this belief is enough to make an individual a BHI in itself or if this is just one belief within a wider BHI belief system and identity. Does anyone here know more about BHIs, and would his expression of this belief be sufficient to describe him as a BHI or would additional thresholds need to be met? JellyfishReflector (talk) 17:42, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

I'm no expert but this doesn't seem sufficient to me. Let's err on the side of caution and wait for RS to actually label him a "Black Hebrew Israelite". Throast {{ping}} me! (talk | contribs) 22:49, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
We would need commentary in reliable sources. Merely observing that West holds opinions similar to this group isn't enough. Zaathras (talk) 01:06, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

intuition

Look, i've been an editor here since the naughties. Some things are based on vibes. Kanye should have had an extended protected edit a week or so ago. Let's not retract this through fluctuations. Electricmaster (talk) 04:21, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

You are as capable as any other editor of requesting protection of this or any article at WP:RFPP. However, we do not protect articles based solely on your or any other editor's "intuition" that disruption might occur. Nor do we apply a level or duration of article protection greater than the minimum needed to stop and/or prevent continued disruption. A reminder that Wikipedia is known as the encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and when we start preemptively making articles unavailable for editing by a large population of editors because we think they might be subject to vandalism we violate that principle. See WP:NO-PREEMPT. General Ization Talk 04:29, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
That was the most cringe thing I've read in these parts. Zaathras (talk) 05:30, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
@Zaathras: Please review Wikipedia:Civility. Cable10291 (talk) 16:12, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
Stay in your land, bud. A mild jest isn't uncivil. Zaathras (talk) 22:14, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
@Zaathras: Please do not insult other users, that's against the rules here. JeffSpaceman (talk) 22:55, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
No such thing has occurred. Zaathras (talk) 01:05, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
@Zaathras: Describing someone's comments as "cringe" may fly on social networks or forums, but Wikipedia is neither. Ultimately, such a comment is, as User:Cable10291 points out, rather uncivil here. You describe it as a "mild jest," but such dismissal of someone else's comments is unhelpful in a collaborative encyclopedia. I'd recommend reviewing WP:Civility, if I were you. JeffSpaceman (talk) 02:41, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
Nothing you say gainsays what I said. We're not so serious around here that we can't have a little levity. So kindly, move on. Zaathras (talk) 02:44, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
You're certainly right, we should be able to have a certain levity. But I'd say that such levity should not be at the expense of other users, which calling someone's comments "cringe" most definitely is. JeffSpaceman (talk) 02:52, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

misattributed quote

When confronted for his antisemitism, West added that "I’m not on the whole Jew thing."

this line was said by Alex Jones, not Ye 2600:1702:10A0:6DA0:2D02:19C7:71C:4771 (talk) 04:37, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

IP, after reviewing sources, including this one, which attribute the statement to Jones, I believe you are correct and I will correct the article. General Ization Talk 04:43, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
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