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Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Kanye West makes (brief) return year after breakdown
Rap superstar Kanye West is back nearly a year after suffering a breakdown — making a brief musical appearance in a new song by a rapper on his label.
West, a once omnipresent celebrity with a prolific media presence and high-profile marriage to Kim Kardashian, abruptly ended a tour and was hospitalized in November 2016 after unusual rants on stage.
Making his most visible appearance this year, West contributed a verse on a song released Tuesday by Cyhi The Prynce, an Atlanta rapper whom West earlier signed to his label imprint. The song, “Dat Side,” expounds on the perils of fame and hits back at critics, with West speaking of being African-American in his affluent Los Angeles neighborhood.
“Neighbors said they think I gave the neighborhood a black eye,” the 40-year-old father of two raps.
— AFP
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