Kanye West has long admired Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, and wanted to name his 2018 hit album after him, sources close to the rapper say West ultimately released the album under the name ‘Ye’  A former business executive also said West would speak openly about reading Mein Kampf, Hitler’s 1925 manifesto And, the unnamed source said, West expressed his ‘admiration’ for the Nazis for their anti-Semitic propaganda  A former TMZ employee also revealed he made similar comments in a rant in 2018, when he also suggested slavery was a choice  Kanye West has long admired Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, and once wanted to name an album after him, insiders claim. Sources close to the now disgraced rapper told CNN how West was ‘obsessed’ with Hitler and even wanted to name his 2018 hit album after the fascist leader —  before ultimately releasing it under the name ‘Ye.’ It is unclear why he changed his mind. ‘He would praise Hitler by saying how incredible it was that he was able to accumulate so much power, and would talk about all the great things he and the Nazi Party achieved for the German people,’ a former business executive said. The unnamed source claimed that people in West’s inner circle were ‘fully aware’ of his interest in Hitler, as he would speak openly about reading Mein Kampf, Hitler’s 1925 manifesto, and expressed his ‘admiration’ for the Nazis for their propaganda.

via dailymail: Kanye wanted to call his 2018 hit album Ye – HITLER – as anti-Semite rapper’s disturbing history of praising Nazi leader is revealed

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