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The Trouble with KanYe

Award-winning journalist Mobeen Azhar investigates music’s most troubling story. How did Kanye West go from one of America’s most celebrated artists to a megaphone for hate and division?

In October 2022, Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, drew widespread condemnation after wearing a White Lives Matter T-shirt at his Paris Fashion Show. That controversy was swiftly followed up with a series of antisemitic statements on social media. With his dangerous statements making global headlines, Ye doubled down by sharing dangerous and inflammatory mistruths during a series of interviews. In the face of backlash, Ye told the paparazzi that he was planning to run for president of the United States in 2024.

Unfolding against the backdrop of Ye’s recent behaviour and his rumoured 2024 presidential campaign, this documentary sees award-winning journalist Mobeen Azhar travel to the United States to try and discover how one of America’s most celebrated artists became a megaphone for hate and division.

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1 hour, 13 minutes

Last on

Sat 8 Jul 202302:50
BBC Two

Credits

PresenterMobeen Azhar
Executive ProducerCatey Sexton
Executive ProducerJeremy Lee
DirectorStefan Mattison
ProducerStefan Mattison
Production CompanyForest

Broadcasts

  • Wed 28 Jun 202321:00
    BBC Two
  • Mon 3 Jul 202300:10
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Sat 8 Jul 202302:50
    BBC Two

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