Kanye West has shown us exactly who he is – and yet the public are still listening, Dorian Lynskey
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Despite his antisemitic rants, the rapper now known as Ye is finishing the year in Spotify UK’s top five most-streamed artists, says podcaster and author Dorian Lynskey
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The Trouble with KanYe doc makes new allegations of antisemitism
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Kanye West has shown us exactly who he is – and yet the public are still listening, Dorian Lynskey
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Kanye West has shown us exactly who he is – and yet the public are still listening, Dorian Lynskey
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Topic · Kanye west ·, i forgor kanye west
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Hip hop's wild boys are putting art before business, British GQ
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Dorian Lynskey, a writer for UnHerd
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