Kanye West is taking his controversies everywhere he goes.
Most recently, Ye dropped his highly controversial song “Heil Hitler.” After being yanked down by streaming services shortly after, Jim Berk – CEO of Jewish human rights organization Simon Wiesenthal Center – shared a statement, voicing his dismay and disappointment in the mercurial MC.
“Kanye West’s release of a song entitled ‘Heil Hitler’ on VE Day, the anniversary of the defeat of the Nazi regime, is hate speech, pure and simple — totally in line with the despicable messages we now expect from West,” said Berk.
Berk’s frustration didn’t stop there as he directed his attention to Elon Musk’s social media platform X for allowing Ye to publish the song and music video.
“But his partner in spreading dangerous vitriol against Jews is X, which is allowing flagrant violation of its own rules reading, ‘You may not directly attack other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, caste, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or serious disease.’”
He added, “We call on X to remove West from its platform and for other platforms and distributors to refuse to host or monetize this song. There must be a clear line when it comes to glorification of genocidal regimes, particularly to millions of young people.”
After the song was removed on DSPs, West uploaded the track to SoundCloud, where it was later pulled down as well.
This prompted Ye to share his thoughts on X.
“Heil Hitler by Ye has been banned by all digital streaming platforms,” Ye wrote. “While Rednecks by Randy Newman remains streamable They’re literally keeping the n—-s down.”
The Chicago artist also released a music video for this song, which is presumably a single to his upcoming album “CUCK.” In the visual, a group of Black men stand in formation with animal pelts on and chant the chorus.
“Kanye West’s release of a song entitled ‘Heil Hitler’ on VE Day, the anniversary of the defeat of the Nazi regime, is hate speech, pure and simple—totally in line with the despicable messages we now expect from West.
But his partner in spreading dangerous vitriol against Jews…
— Simon Wiesenthal Center (@simonwiesenthal) May 8, 2025
