Kanye West made a rare appearance on social media for New Year’s Eve – and added to the rarity by flashing a huge smile while doing so.
Taking to his Instagram Story on Tuesday (December 31), Ye looked happy and healthy as she posed alongside wife Bianca Censori, who also sported a beaming smile.
Days earlier, Ye shared a short audio recording of what appeared to be his own voice on his Story.
“Come on, man. You know that shit is hosed down,” he said. “You know that shit mopped. Shit scrubbed.”
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He didn’t provide any further context.
Kanye West got pushback over the holiday season for appearing to include hidden Nazi symbols in his latest line of Yeezy clothing.
The rapper and fashion designer launched the range of clothing on Thursday (December 26) and it includes a variety of T-shirts, hoodies and jackets, among other items — all available for $20 each.
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The clothes feature various logos including one which resembles the Wolfsangel, a symbol closely associated with Nazi Germany, as it was worn by various SS (Schutzstaffel) units during the Second World War.
Today, the symbol is associated with neo-Nazis and is used by the Aryan Nations white supremacist gang as their logo.
The move sparked backlash on social media, with one user writing: “Nazi symbols again I’m so fucking done.”
Another said: “This the most blatant Nazi shit Yeezy has ever released and y’all are choosing to not see it!”
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Even the Kanye fan account @yedefender took issue with the clothing, writing on Instagram: “deactivating this page or gonna give it a new admin I’m done. KANYE IS USING YALL TO TO REPRESENT HIS NAZI BELIEFS.”
Neither Kanye nor Yeezy have yet to offer any comment on the use of the symbol.
Kanye has a history of incorporating Nazism into his wardrobe.
Last year, he raised eyebrows by wearing a shirt featuring an image of Varg Vikernes of the Norwegian death-metal band Burzum.
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Vikernes is a noted neo-Nazi and in 2014 was found guilty of “inciting racial hatred” by sympathizing with Anders Behring Breivik’s neo-Nazi terrorist attacks, which he claimed were part of a “Jewish conspiracy.”
Ye has also gone on record in recent years about his love for Adolf Hitler, reportedly professing his admiration of the notorious Nazi leader during his ill-fated visit to TMZ in 2018.
