Kanye West has become possibly the most talked-about celebrity of the last decade, and mostly for all the wrong reasons. He has never been one to shy away from controversy, and he is in headlines again after a statement he made on X about a traumatic childhood experience he went through. The situation involves a sexual encounter with a family member, and he is clearing the air about the experience, and is the inspiration behind his song, “Cousins”.
Kanye West Opens Up On X
Kanye West has made many controversial statements on X and other social media websites. Most recently, West had gone on a racist and anti-Semitic, pro-Nazi tirade. He also bought a Super Bowl commercial advertising his website, but when people went to the link, the only shirt for sale was one with a swastika logo at the center. Last month, he attacked the mental capacity of Jay-Z and his children, which he has since apologized for. Over the last decade, similar situations have occurred that have drawn the ire of the public, at one point getting so much bad publicity that West lost his Yeezy sneaker deal with Adidas.
On April 21, Kanye West again made headlines for a comment made on his social media, and this time it involved his childhood. The rapper has an upcoming song entitled “Cousins”, and West felt he wanted to share the inspiration for the new song. According to the infamous hip-hop artist, he had a sexual encounter with his cousin when they were both children. He did not share his cousin’s name in the comment, although he did go more into the background of the situation.
Kanye West gave details about the eye-popping admission:
“This song is called COUSINS. The song is about my cousin that’s locked in jail for life for killing a pregnant lady a few years after I told him we wouldn’t ‘look at dirty magazines together’ anymore. Perhaps in my self centered mess I felt it was my fault that I showed him those dirty magazines when he was 6, and then we acted out what we saw. My dad had playboy magazines but the magazines I found in the top of my moms closet were different.”
Kanye West finished the post with a reference to him performing a sexual act on his cousin until he was 14. The specific act has been omitted from this writing for sensitivity. As of this writing, there has been no mention of the name of the family member, nor paper evidence or records of the claims. The comment has sparked both support for the rapper as well as backlash about the validity of the comments, given the ages referenced. In either case, the story is tragic, as he is either making it up, which is both hurtful and triggering, or telling the truth, in which case he endured traumatic experiences he never received help processing.
Kanye West continues to struggle with his mental health, and it is important to remind people how important it is to take care of themselves and their loved ones. If you or someone you know has been a victim of a child sexual encounter or other traumatic experience, please reach out to a trusted person or professional and seek support. No one is alone. Hopefully, as Kanye continues to grapple with his mental health struggles, he will receive the help he needs.
If more information comes out regarding Kanye West’s claim and admission, the story will be updated accordingly.
