Kanye West has always been known for his outlandish comments and wild public stunts, but in recent years he has become more controversial, with many calling for him to be “canceled.”
Now known as Ye, the 46-year-old rose to fame as an outspoken hip-hop producer who turned his hand to performing and has become one of the most prolific rappers of all time.
A marriage to reality TV star Kim Kardashian propelled him to international notoriety beyond music, and he soon turned his hand to fashion, creating a lucrative line called Yeezys with sportswear brand Adidas.
Kanye West is seen arriving at the 2019 Met Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019, in New York City. He has made multiple controversial comments, which some people say should get him “canceled.”
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But he has since found himself on the outs in the entertainment world, including Adidas dumping him from the Yeezy brand, which he claimed cost him $1 billion. Forbes had valued his Yeezy deal at $1.5 billion, but without it, his fortune dropped to $400 million. This is still a sizable fortune, so the question is, can Ye ever be canceled?
Conservative commentator Candace Owens doesn’t seem to think so.
“Kanye West cannot be cancelled. That fact is very mystifying and frustrating for some to understand. If politics has taught me anything, it’s that people [who] come from something will never understand those that come from nothing. What didn’t create you, cannot destroy you,” she wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, on August 8.
Kanye West cannot be cancelled. That fact is very mystifying and frustrating for some to understand.
If politics has taught me anything, it’s that people come from something will never understand those that come from nothing.
What didn’t create you, cannot destroy you. https://t.co/dPBiRI9QuE
— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) August 8, 2023
