Kanye West sparks fury with KKK-inspired look and Anti-Jewish rant

Kanye West has kicked up a firestorm yet again, this time showing up to an interview with DJ Akademiks decked out in a custom all-black leather outfit mimicking the Ku Klux Klan’s infamous hooded robes. The hour-long chat, streamed on Rumble, took a wild turn as the 47-year-old rapper casually revealed he had both black and white versions of the getup made just for him. He paired it with a Sean “Diddy” Combs-designed t-shirt and a swastika necklace—nodding to his past hangouts with white supremacist Nick Fuentes. When Akademiks pressed him on whether he’d ever worn the KKK-inspired look in public, West admitted he hadn’t, saying he’d probably end up locked in a mental hospital if he did.

The interview didn’t stop there. West launched into a bizarre tirade about Jews, claiming, “They move in the tunnels, where you can’t see ‘em—an invisible hand. They threaten folks, pull tours, drop artists.” He tied it back to his swastika chain, bragging about how it “ruffled feathers.” Then he got personal, unloading regrets about his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, saying he wished he hadn’t had kids with her after dating for only two months. The ex-couple shares four kids: North, 11; Saint, 9; Chicago, 7; and Psalm, 5.

This isn’t Kanye’s first rodeo with outrage lately. He’s been catching heat for cozying up to white supremacists and flashing Nazi symbols—like in a Super Bowl ad pushing swastika-branded shirts or an Instagram post of a white KKK outfit that got yanked for breaking rules. The Akademiks sit-down, where he also rocked that swastika chain before switching to the black KKK look, has folks buzzing again about where his head’s at. With every stunt, the rapper’s public image keeps veering further into territory that’s got people shaking their heads—or calling for more than just criticism.