Kanye’s Latest Track Just Dropped
A cinematic hellscape wrapped in fur and fury!
Ye’s latest vid for the extremely controversial ‘Heil Hitler’ (Hooligan Version) oozes with brutal, supernatural art gusto. Across the pond, Nick Knight is probably squirming with intrigue. Shot like a neo-noir grotesque nightmare, it’s part pagan ritual and part apocalyptic symphony. Shirtless black men cloaked in animal skins prowl like wolves in a haunting, hectoring formation. Probing the outré dimensions of his own psyche, Ye dives deep into his turbulent, post-divorce relationship with ex-wife Kim K and his prickly relationship with the media, myriad cultural institutions and the squirrly music biz.
Exploring the tensions of co-parenting four kids (he claims he has not been allowed to see them due to a custody battle royale with Kim & Co.). He reveals that these emotions have pushed him into a tormented place of inner rage and outward disgust. This hasn’t stopped admirers and critics alike from proclaiming him "the greatest music artist in the world.” Like Francis Bacon, this artist of buggery, impulse, dread, and provocation has emerged as the toughest, the most implacable, lyrical/visual artist of late.
Segment from YE’s new video
'With all of my money and fame I still don't get to see my children / Niggaz see my Twitter but they don't see how I be feeling / So I became a Nazi, yeah b**th, I'm the villain.'
Released via YE’s X account this AM, “HH (Hooligan Version)” isn’t some broccoli-and-bad-bitches filler. It’s a deep, dark dive into discord laced with poetry, insult and self-expression. While mainstream musicians mumble about club nights and wet pu$$y, Ye goes full scorched soul. He spits about severed family ties, media wars, subterranean pain and feelings of betrayal. This isn’t just a transient grievance — it’s a personal and existential cyclotron. Black sheep in wolves’ clothing. Creatures of the id poised for retribution. Crazy visuals galore. It’s all there.
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And yes, like everything else in Ye’s creative cosmos, the timing is calculated and deliberate: VE Day. Eighty years to the day since the defeat of Nazi Germany and fascism’s fall. A bitter, blazing backdrop for a track already enveloped in controversy and unresolved rage.
Love it or hate it, this track is an intriguing polemic getting attention from all quarters of the globe. Check it out for yourself here.
