Though Ye has long courted controversy, his turn toward explicit bigotry began in October 2022 when he wore a “White Lives Matter” shirt during his Paris Fashion Week show. Days later, he went on a social media tirade declaring he was going “death con 3 on Jewish people.” His account was swiftly suspended, and major partners, including Adidas, Balenciaga, Universal Music Group and Gap, severed ties.

Kanye “Ye” West said on Thursday that he’s “done with antisemitism,” and asked forgiveness for “the pain I’ve caused” in a series of X posts. In a separate message, he wrote, “God forgive me for the pain I’ve caused.” He also shared the reason behind his change of heart: “I simply got a FaceTime from my kids and I wanna save the world again…” The rapper shares four children with ex-wife Kim Kardashian: North West, Saint West, Chicago West and Psalm West.

It's unclear if Ye's 11th studio album Bully - reportedly dropping June 15 - will still have 'that anti-Semitic sound' he promised on March 6. On Wednesday, the Chicago State University drop-out - who still averages 62.3M monthly listeners on Spotify - shared a new song on Instagram called Alive featuring YoungBoy NBA.