Fresh accusations of anti-Semitism and the inner workings of Kanye West’s 2024 Presidential campaign are set to be revealed in a brand new BBC documentary.
The Trouble with KanYe hears new, first-hand accusations that the rapper, now known as Ye, made a slew of anti-Semitic remarks to tech entrepreneur, former friend and business partner, Alex Klein.
Klein, who created Ye’s Stem Player for his Donda 2 album, tells the BBC’s Mobeen Azhar a never before heard story about when the pair parted ways following the rapper’s anti-Semitic remarks.
Discussing the decision to no longer work with Ye and his subsequent reaction, Alex said:
‘We turned down 10 million dollars. Kanye was very angry you know he was saying ”I feel like I wanna smack you” and ”you’re exactly like the other Jews” – almost relishing and revelling in how offensive he could be, using these phrases hoping to hurt me’.
Alex continued: ‘I asked him and I said ”do you really think Jews are working together to hold you back?” and he said ”yes, yes I do but it’s not even a statement that I need to take back because look at all the energy around me right now. Without that statement, I wouldn’t become president”.’
Ye last year was banned from Twitter and lost a series of lucrative sponsorship deals after he made a variety of anti-Semitic statements
Watch The Trouble with KanYe on BBC Two at 9pm on Wednesday 28th June or watch back afterwards on BBC iPlayer
Klein, who created Ye’s Stem Player for his Donda 2 album, tells the BBC’s Mobeen Azhar a never before heard story about when the pair parted ways following the rapper’s anti-Semitic remarks
Ye last year was banned from Twitter and lost a series of lucrative sponsorship deals after he made a variety of anti-Semitic statements.
He wrote: ‘I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.
‘The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also. You guys have toyed with me and tried to black-ball anyone who ever opposes your agenda.’
He courted widespread criticism but later doubled down on the remarks.
After hearing first-hand some of Ye’s statements from Klein, Mobeen travelled to Cornerstone Christian Church in California where Ye is known to visit.
While there, he met a man living in his car outside the church who said Ye had asked him to be his 2024 Presidential Election Campaign Manager.
The homeless man, Mark, said that Ye regularly visits the Cornerstone Christian Church where the white nationalist Nick Fuentes is known to hold political meetings.
He told Mobeen: ‘They all said I was the most religiously erudite in the room and Kanye started looking to me for my opinion on every topic that came up.
‘He called me the following Monday, the Monday before Thanksgiving, and the first thing he said to me was ”I want you to be my Campaign Manager to run for President”.’
Mobeen had decided to visit the California Church after seeing a video of Ye attending it in hopes of somehow making contact with him, but hadn’t realised the extent to which Ye was connected to the property or the people within it.
The Pastor of Cornerstone Christian Church, who didn’t want to be filmed for the documentary, told Mobeen that Ye had bought part of the property and had ‘big plans’.
The Pastor showed Mobeen a room full of workers on sewing machines with mood boards on the wall showing new designs for his Yeezy brand.
Also featured in the documentary is John Boyd, the mastermind behind Ye’s 2020 Presidential campaign
Mobeen tours part of the California Church where Ye manufactures shoes and clothing
Watch The Trouble with KanYe on BBC Two at 9pm on Wednesday 28th June or watch back afterwards on BBC iPlayer. The Kanye Story also drops as a boxset on BBC Sounds from 28th June and broadcasts weekly on BBC Radio 1Xtra from 3rd July
Also featured in the documentary is John Boyd, the mastermind behind Ye’s 2020 Presidential campaign.
John spoke to Mobeen about the chaotic rally in South Carolina in which Ye delivered a rambling address that was live streamed across the world.
The rally made global headlines after the rapper broke down crying whilst speaking about abortion.
According to John, Ye was meant to share his vision for the future of America but went off script, and described his entire address as a ‘train wreck’.
In the eight-part podcast The Kanye Story which will be available on BBC Sounds to accompany the BBC Two documentary, Mobeen Azhar tells the story of Ye’s life, career and downfall in greater depth.
With the help of a range of guests from critics and commentators who have been closely following the artist throughout his career, to artistic collaborators who lament Ye’s public outbursts, the series explores the rise and fall of Ye from an insider’s perspective.
Contributors include artist and close collaborator Malik Yusef, journalist and music critic Dorian Lynskey, wealth reporter for Forbes Magazine Marisa Dellato, artist and mental health advocate Bassey Ikpi and more.
- Watch The Trouble with KanYe on BBC Two at 9pm on Wednesday 28th June or watch back afterwards on BBC iPlayer
- The Kanye Story also drops as a boxset on BBC Sounds from 28th June and broadcasts weekly on BBC Radio 1Xtra from 3rd July
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