Kanye West opened up about his diagnosis with bipolar disorder on his new album.
At the release party of ‘Ye’ in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the 40-year-old rapper debuted several tracks including one called ‘Yikes’ in which he tackled his mental health.
‘That’s my bipolar shit, ni**a, what? That’s my superpower, ni**a,’West raps on the track, saying his condition, ain’t no disability. I’m a superhero! I’m a superhero!’
There has been a great deal of speculation on West’s health over the past few years but this is the first confirmation of an official diagnosis.
Opening up: Kanye West revealed he was diagnosed with a ‘mental condition’ on Thursday; (pictured at his Ye album release party in Jackson Hole, Wyoming)
Bipolar disorder is a mental health disorder that can cause sufferers to experience episodes that shift between extreme highs called mania and lows called depression.
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, about 2.6 of the US population suffers from the condition.
In his song off the seven track album – his first since 2016’s The Life Of Pablo – Kanye raps: ‘You see? You see? That’s what I’m talkin’ ’bout, That’s why I f*ck with Ye. See, that’s my third person.
The album’s artwork even features a picturesque mountain scene with the words ‘I hate being bipolar it’s awesome’ in neon green.
Kim Kardashian West wrote on social media, ‘Kanye shot the album cover on his iPhone on the way to the album listening party.’

Superpowers: The superstar waxed on about his ‘mental condition’ by adding: ‘But like I said on the album, it’s not a disability, it’s a superpower.’

Truth tea: The album’s artwork even features a picturesque mountain scene with the words ‘I hate being bipolar it’s awesome’ in neon green
On Thursday, West opened up in an interview with radio host Big Boy and explained: ‘I had never been diagnosed until I was 39.’
During the interview, West admitted to going back and reworking the album after his controversial TMZ appearance where he said: ‘slavery is a choice.’
‘It was just too sensitive,’ he explained.
He added that he felt ‘so blessed and privileged because think about people that have mental issues that are not Kanye West, that can’t go and make [an album] and make it feel like it’s all good.’
‘Think about somebody that does exactly what I did at TMZ and they just do that at work, right? But then Tuesday morning, they come in and they lost their job and they can’t go back and make that. That’s why God put that on me at age 40,’ he continued.
West’ album Ye is currently number one in 41 countries.

Genius: Kim Kardashian West wrote on social media, ‘Kanye shot the album cover on his iPhone on the way to the album listening party.’