‘Kanye West is no hero. He is no underdog, either’

To his fellow black geeks, Kanye West was once a kind of Messiah, a cultural phenomenon; now one of the most compelling personalities of the century has self-immolated

20 November 2022 - 00:00
By Bongani Madondo

To his fellow black geeks, Kanye West was once a kind of Messiah. Now one of the most compelling personalities of the century has self-immolated, writes Bongani Madondo.

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