Do you believe that Kanye West's career is over? Why or why not?

[Lucy68]

[USLegionary]

No. His career had been winding down for years but then he's heading towards 50 but he has some great hits and people are still listening to his music even if apple music and radio stations are refusing to play his music.

They are working hard to cancel him but there's too much money on the table for that. Apple music cancelled him but Spotify kept him, so that's money that was going to apple that's now going to Spotify. The working hard to cancel him but it won't work, they tried the same with Joe Rogan and Dave Chapelle. They are running as many negative Kanye stories as they can but people aren't buying it.

[Cubus]

Possibly. In show-business you can't criticise the left-liberal side or you;re finished.

[RolandCuthbert]

Why do you always play the same song? When he criticized BLM, George Floyd, and wore White Lives Matter. . what that "liberal" or trumplican?

He did not lose one single deal until he said something about Jewish folks.

[_乃尺OЩ刀_TITI]

"criticise the left-liberal"

This tard literally said "death con3 on Jewish People". If this is a criticism of left liberal then this is the stance of right wing. Wait it actually is lol.

[_乃尺OЩ刀_TITI]

@RolandCuthbert Let's not sanitise of what he actually said.. It's not just something. "Death con3 on Jewish People", essentially a genocide. An ethnic cleansing. Holocaust 2.0.

The guy is so deep down the far right iceberg.

[RolandCuthbert]

@_乃尺OЩ刀_TITI I am not sanitizing anything he said. He is being dismantled as we speak. But he needed to be deplatformed when he claimed George Floyd died of fentanyl.

Stop crazies when they get started. Don't pretend that they won't come for you next.

[_乃尺OЩ刀_TITI]

@RolandCuthbert
Yeah I agree. Us opposing these far right loonies, needs to be unapologetically vocal in calling out and combating these STUPID CRAZY ideas.

[misfittoy]

I dont think it is, but he needs mental health help. he has been going downhill since his mom passed and never got treatment or learned to cops with it. instead joining the Kardashian circus and as you can see from plenty of men before him and even their brother, there's something that goes on in that family that has messed up so many men. he needs to withdraw from the public eye and get actual mental health help

[Lucy68]

That's what a lot of people close to Kanye have said, ever since his mom passed away his mental health hasn't been good. Explains why when Kim wanted plastic surgery especially while pregnant made him go completely bonkers, cause he lost his mom via plastic surgery. And him being with the Kardashians I believe didn't help him with his mental health. Hopefully he'll get the help he needs and deserves

[misfittoy]

from what i read and i been through it myself. but she was his best friend they went through the war together and he was the one who paid for the surgeries she wanted, she passed on the table during it. he's creative and smart, it would be nice to see him get better. his mom wouldn't want this for him. we love comeback stories, it would be nice to see it really happen.

[Lucy68]

Someday he'll get the actual professional help he'll need. Someday he'll get better, there's always hope

[misfittoy]

true

[misfittoy]

thank you for mho

[Anonymous]

How can it be over when he is the gatekeeper lol
He is working for what he is currently doing!
Ya all believe this idiot is that bossy and a leader lol
He sold his soul to be were he is at… any fool can do that a soul contract.

[RolandCuthbert]

Of course it is over. He had like five different streams of income. He had all these clothing lines and brands, his fashion, endorsements, and his music deals.

The only thing he has left is music deals. "Black" folks love Kanye, but we don't have control over all these industries he was making his living off of. That's why when he was talking about "Black" folks he was fine.

The minute he crossed that line to talk about Jewish folks, it was over. And understand this. . . he is going to go broke. Kanye spends way more money than he earns at this point. He was living the billionaire life. And without hundreds of millions in income a year, he will burn through his savings in months.

[242plusInfinity]

yeah whatever. They say that every decade about this man. I'll believe it when I see it. Not about to listen to some average lifer about that kind of money.

[ZenJen444]

Facts

[ZenJen444]

But see the issue is "black" folks didn't cancel him when he disrespected them. They kept making excuses for his behavior and because of this he continued to run his mouth. Now he's ran his mouth about the wrong people the "Jews ". None like blacks , Jewish people stick together and do not tolerate disrespect towards their community

[RolandCuthbert]

@242plusInfinity Who said that?

The "Black" community support Kanye throughout all of his craziness. So he always had something to come back to. He was doing fashion shows, integrating music in new, creative ways. The mainstream forgot about him. But "Black" folks never did.

But now?

He doesn't even have that.

[ManOnFire]

You want to know what I really think?: I know, it's going to sound like a wild "conspiracy theory," but honestly I wonder if there's been some kind of agreement with Kanye and other figures "in the dark" for him to just start acting crazy and saying all kinds of stupid shit simply to shock people and to help further move their minds away from things that are really going on.

Think about it: the man suddenly starts rapidly regressing in the last some years supposedly because of bipolar disorder, but I've known people with BP in real life and they do not start acting like he does, even when they're in their mania phases. It just doesn't make sense to me the way he's behaving now.

[annabananna]

I don’t know… I know someone that is Bipolor and his manic phases are very similar to the way Kanye acts.

[ManOnFire]

@annabananna Assuming your friend and Kanye are you NOT on their meds, I would think he would eventually just lose it entirely to a point of being dangerous, even to themselves.

Also - and this will sound conspiratorial too - it seems to be that all the men who get involved with the Kardashians go haywire or have something bad happen. Maybe they carry some kind of ugly mark that curses people who get close to them.

[annabananna]

Yea, I’m sure the lifestyle that the Kardashians live can’t be good for your sanity even for an even tempered person. I can’t imagine already having a mental illness and joining that family.

[ManOnFire]

@annabananna Remember Robert Kardashian? He was their mom's first husband and he died from cancer. Robert was OJ's lawyer, and OJ tried to convince Kim that he was really her father and not Robert. Neither of those men had a great situation.

[William7489]

Yes that does sound like a wild conspiracy theory.

[xColinx]

I'm not a fan of the dude but he obviously has artistic talent. But yeeeesh, he's so unstable. And for all his talents, he hasn't really sunk his artistic hooks into any specific thing, so those bridges will burn quicker.

Maybe he'll continue to pivot even harder into the victim role, and latch on even more with the far-right people who've helped him dig his hole, but that's a tricky gamble as well.

I like some of his music. Dude is talented. I wish he could get the help he needs, stay on his meds but I mean... money changes anybody. A mountain of money + Kanye's unstable personality was a disaster from the start. The extreme political stuff is what'll be the straw that breaks his back in my opinion.

[NathanDavis]

his career, artistically... has been long gone for a while

nowadays he's just a celebrity with many ventures, I have no idea of what the future will bring for him... I just hope someone around him finally cares enough for him and they get them the help everyone deserves

real help, true care... professionals, not just people wanting to get his money and fame

[RolandCuthbert]

You know his billions did not come from his music, right?

[NathanDavis]

@RolandCuthbert yes, I know that very well...

which is exactly why I said he is now a celebrity with many ventures, and by that I mean his many deals and businesses

and also, you know very well as much as I do, that those "billions" are not real money, they are just "net worth" which had value in the past because of him being a brand, but those "billions" can easily go away as soon as his deals are cut off by the people with the actual money

which I believe is something they already did

nowadays he will be lucky if can ever buy back the rest of his masters, which I hardly believe will be cheaper than the 160 million he claims to still have

not even all of his music might be actually his music... chances are that others will be able to keep profiting from it

[RolandCuthbert]

I am not trying to get all that deep. You were basically saying he had been gone a long while. Of course, he hasn't made much music. But I don't know of a single musician that is a billionaire except Paul McCartney. And I don't think he is a billionaire off his music alone.

Kanye's money came from different industries. And because of his rhetoric, corporations were able to cut ties with him. The Adidas deal was worth 1.2 billion alone. That's why he is no longer a billionaire. A company can "legally" cut ties claiming he is damaging their brand.

It is a lesson I learned the hard way owning a consulting company. If one of my employees says something on social media that is offensive or racist, I can face consequences. Because my clients can claim damage to their brands.

[NathanDavis]

@RolandCuthbert yes, I see what you say, just a minor clarification

because no, my words are not basic nor to be simplified... I very clearly made a differentiation, I didn't say Kanye has been long gone, I said that ARTISTICALLY, his music career has been on hold for a long while and that is the truth, because he is in fact one of the latest and best artists still around

but it has been a long time since he has actually dedicated to his craft, in the way he was dedicated to the craft in the past, that Kanye is still missing, he's lost

Kanye the celebrity, Kanye the business deals entity... that is the one still around, and getting in trouble all the time, and just like others Mel Gibson, Depp, Downey Jr and other problematic celebrities, who knows? Kanye could still make a comeback if the right people decide that they still can make money out of him

but my point is this... does Kanye have friends, true friends? any friend in our outside the industry, I saw his own documentary on Netflix and besides his mother who passed, nobody else seem to be really there for him but I don't know better

so that is why I say I hope there is someone there, who can actually help him with himself, money wise, career wise, he will be fine one way or another, but his soul and his mind/sanity? those are still very much at risk here

[Jamie05rhs]

I could help him by being his friend, but I'm not a psychologist, so he would need a professional for that part.

[NathanDavis]

@Jamie05rhs yeah, thing is... professionals are fairly easy to find but, unfortunately you cannot just be forced to see a professional nor take your medication

which is why a truly and caring friend or beloved one could have a chance to convince him about getting help

but, it is Kanye... and he does not seem to have actual (true) friends or family left

[Jamie05rhs]

@NathanDavis Yeah. Probably because most of his "friends" he had before were just groupies.

[NathanDavis]

@Jamie05rhs he has an incredible talent for the industry he's in, which is the music... and also an actual generous person with it as well, so yes... a lot if not all of the people around where there to take, and only there when they needed to take from Kanye

[Jamie05rhs]

@NathanDavis Right. Unfortunately, that does seem to happen all too often.

[RolandCuthbert]

He has "friends". He might as well go full maga and hope they will give him some money. Because Kanye doesn't live like the rest of us. He spends like he is a billionaire. And he does not have the savings for that.

[William7489]

If it’s not over, it’s on life-support right now. You just cannot go after an entire group of people based on gender, ethnicity, race, etc. without consequences. In his case he did the unthinkable by attacking an entire religion. A religion that is overwhelmingly well represented at the highest levels of business. Once you lose the support of your sponsors, advertisers and the money people, it’s tough to come back from that. I have no idea what that guy thinks sometimes. Self-inflicted wound

[Avicenna]

If it's over, it's because he's viewed as not leftist, not due to his anti-Semitism. Being anti-Semitic didn't hurt Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Louis Farrakhan, Ilhad Omar, Nick Cannon, Ice Cube, Whoopi Goldberg, or Alice Walker, among others.

[RolandCuthbert]

So Jews don't know who or what is Anti-Semitic? Some freakshow racist on the net is the authority?

[Avicenna]

@RolandCuthbert : Surprise, surprise, my racist stalker is following me around desperate for some attention. No one cares what you think because the racist BS you post makes no sense, especially your anti-Semitism.

But freak show racist describes you quite well. Go see a therapist before you do something dumber than the stuff you usually do.

[Avicenna]

But you're welcome to actually address what I posted instead of throwing a temper tantrum because someone didn't agree with your specious claim.

[RolandCuthbert]

Nobody is "stalking" you.

Haha!! You batshit racist freakshow. I just wanted to make sure someone respond your insane rant with something that was rational.

Jewish folks decide what is or is not offensive to them. When they got Whoopi suspended for her crap, no one complained.

And all she said was the Holocaust was not about race.

Which was wrong by the way. Kanye claimed a Jewish cabal was after him.

[Avicenna]

@RolandCuthbert: So you can’t back up your bizarre anti-Semitic trope. As I pointed out with numerous examples, you’re wrong. And rational will never be a word that describes anything you post.

You keep following me around GAG foaming at the mouth. Go see a shrink- maybe you can do a group session with your fellow racist anti-Semites.

[SamIam96]

If we did what Kanye does, we'd be in a lot of trouble, maybe even jail.

At some point a celebrity gets so big that they can do anything with near impunity. Kanye is certainly beyond that point.

For Kanye, all press is good press. His current antics will attract a following and he will make more money. You just have to read the other opinions to see I'm right.

[MCheetah]

No, because Cancel Culture is dying and he's on the tail end of it, so I doubt he'll be canceled over this spilled milk nothingburger the media is trying to conflate out of control. He's actually helping to kill Cancel Culture, along with everyone else they try to cancel over some petty, stupid BS.

[normalice]

What does he do, anyway? I actually don't know anything about him other than his malignant narcissism. But it seems like he's some sort of show business person? And the thing that matters most for that is name recognition. I don't think that's going away.

[abc3643]

He's not dead, so I suppose it will make him "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger".

Either that, or he will finally give up and admit he's a gay fish.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/XPYgtVHa8NI

[Qdbrown]

Nah. He will just have to hang back with such talent like Will Smith.

He made many on the wrong side mad with his White Lives Matter brand. And his inner circle probably knew his anti-sentiment comments would destroy him if brought to life.

[Wraith_Cemetery]

Anti-Semetic *

[Qdbrown]

@Wraith_Cemetery Thanks. My autocorrect catches me off guard at times

[jshm2]

Don't be silly. That's like saying Madonna's career is over.

People like West and Madonna don't produce much new, they invest in new. They have enough content and following to make more money off existing content and new talent, regardless of controversies.

[MementoMori_]

No.

1. He is black. Most people are too weak and stupid and afraid to be called racists if they dare say anything bad about a black person. So if you are black you can LITERALLY get away with murder with no consequences.

2. There is no such thing as bad publicity in the entertainment business. Anything that gets your name in the headlines makes you more money.

[William7489]

Unless it’s news that all of your major sponsors and endorsement deals are going straight down the toilet. Even athletes have dropped him. I hope he gets it turned around.

[genericname85]

no i don't believe so. why? he's a musician. an artist. of course his political/historical opinions are gonna be fucking dumb, cause he has no backround in political or historical education. i mean that's not what his value on the market comes from. hism value comes from his music not his opinions. and if you're gonna "cancle" a musician, cause he said something dumb on tv, i frankly believe you're dumb, cause this opinion and his music have nothing to do with each other.

[888theGreat]

No, I think Trump should make him his Press Sec when he wins in 2024. Now that would be interesting every day.. I don;t think he would stay long. Too boring for him.

[Lucy68]

For the first few months the news definitely wouldn't be boring. I'll probably go back to watching the news 😂🤣😅

[petitedollbabee]

One can only hope so. He’s been slowly becoming more and more of a train wreck over the years. He needs serious mental help and he needs to not have access to social media anymore lol.

[Marklaw12]

Probably. When he decided to leave the devils they won't let him go easily. They will try to destroy him.

I won't be surprised if they killed him and called it suicide.

That's the Hollywood way of killing their own who speak outta turn.

[Mark987]

No I don't think so he called it. I was never really a big fan of him... I do respect his music.. and I know he went through a lot of tragic events. He really needs his medication. He is also right on calling out the media though..

[BeMuse]

What do you think he's working a nine to five in order to pay a mortgage? He's made enough money that he can do whatever he wants. He can buy multiple companies and lead whatever life he wishes.

[BeMuse]

Seems like he is focused on what is important to him right now... That is his current "career"...

[Jamie05rhs]

Ilhan Omar has said a lot of things about Jews, but she's still in Congress.

So, unfortunately, no; apparently that isn't a career-ending move.

[ZenJen444]

He's finished. Jews run thr industry they were his stream of income but they cut him off due to his big mouth. Unfortunately, blacks allowed him to treat them any kind of way. One thing about Jewish people they will not stand for bs.

[ZenJen444]

the issue is "black" folks didn't cancel him when he disrespected them. They kept making excuses for his behavior and because of this he continued to run his mouth. Now he's ran his mouth about the wrong people the "Jews ". None like blacks , Jewish people stick together and do not tolerate disrespect towards their community

[Anonymous]

Which career is that? You mean the musical career that has been over for a while now? The man is worth half a billion dollars, so his "career" is kind of moot at this point.

What he's been doing lately is speaking his mind, and no one is going to stop him from doing that, despite all the efforts by liberals to cancel him.

He's not going anywhere.

[CasuallySamsonite]

It should be, but I doubt it... Like, look at how much press Addis is getting over this... Give it time, opinion will cool down, Kanye west will maybe apologize and everything will go back to business as usual.

[Subarugirl]

No. Negative attention is still attention. There are a lot of guys on here that can attest to that

[lightbulb27]

that career is over, next one is coming. he could be your congressional rep in short time., have his own talk show or podcast, etc.. he will reinvent himself.

[Chazmatazz269]

Nah. Reasonable people can separate the artist from the art. Also, some people really seem to like what he’s saying.

[Vegasrunner]

Lol. This is an immature question only asked by someone who doesn't understand how a capitalist society works. Kw will disappear for a few months until another scandal reinvent himself and then command even more money for his talents.

[Summeroflove]

I don’t know. I don’t agree with what he said. I just don’t think he’s mentally right. That’s another story.


But. He has free speech

[LaBokaChula]

No because it seems like he's getting A LOT of support even though the media only shows you the negative side.

[Still-alive]

Unfortunately no. His fans are too loyal to him

[DeeDeeDeVour]

He will keep rebounding to annoy us.

[Curiosity2006]

I do believe his name is YAAAY now, is it not?

Here goes your answer.

[Guy13]

Next thing you know he will be running on the Libertarian ticket😎

[jennifer_bloom]

He should change his name to Dante Crest and wear gold wings

[242plusInfinity]

He will be fine because money and value talk.
That's why people get away with some much who have it.

[OddBeMe]

I’m not even a fan and I don’t think so. He’s just making a fool of himself. Like usual.

[Nomina]

I highly doubt it. It's Kanye fucking West.

[Lucy68]

True I mean he's a character and he's done a lot of stuff

[Nomina]

What celebrity isn't a character that hasn't done a lot of stuff?

I'm sure there are plenty but celebrities are weird by nature, generally. 😂

[Lucy68]

Tom Cruise for example

[Nomina]

Ha! Tell me about it

[Redstang88]

His music career will continue, but as for his marketability for anything it’s not looking good. Gonna hurt his income substantially

[DailyAsk]

it’s only just the beginning, he has made a name for himself.

he doesn’t need those adidas contracts anymore.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Yeah, could be a possibility, but I doubt it.

[Anonymous]

He needs to stay on his meds, and maybe he will be able to make a comeback after he shows he's changed

[andreasderjuengere]

A ''career'' as what?

Attention seeker?

[motownplayer2000]

Probably. Cancel cultures is trash. But the groups they choose to protect as opposed to those that they don’t care about is a stark difference.

[MikeInHawaii]

If he hadn’t snatched Taylor Swift’s microphone away, I’m not sure I’d know who he was.

[Exterminatore]

Not with me it’s not. I salute you Kanye for having found the light.

[captain_voidwalker]

Nope just going to take a new direction and good for him. Show business is beneath someone of his intelligence and determination.

[User3191989]

Kanye, has lost it

I never liked him in the first place, but, he has basically lost it

[MariaaXxAnonym]

Nope, i don’t think so. He’s been controversial many times before, and still kept his fame and success.

[Anonymous]

No, his career isn't over. 6ix9ines career is over. His net worth went from 8 million down to 500K. Kanye West is not going this direction.

[Paul09]

I wish! In today's world, idiots make millions.

[TotallyAlmost]

Of course not. The cancel culture mob has far less power than they think.

[pascalfornalz]

Ye will be back.

He was anti-semetic. However, should he be cancelled forever? Seems harsh.

[Anonymous]

Why would it be? He's never been a darling of the woke set.

[Anonymous]

No, I don't think so. Ice Cube was allowed to make racist comments about Koreans, yet look where he is now?

[WhitneySnow]

He’s lost a lot of followers

[BJP21]

he's up there with the Island Boys.

[Joker_]

how in the fuck would his career be over

[Shy_Steve]

I don't really care he's an Idiot.

[Anonymous]

He will start a podcast like Alex Jones.

[Anonymous]

We can only hope. 🤣🤣🤣