Kanye West Denies Apologizing to Sell Records

This week Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, issued a public apology to the Black and Jewish communities [click here if you missed that].

Kanye denies making the apology for financial gain...

From Variety

In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Ye answered some questions about the mea culpa. The Grammy-winning hip-hop artist wrote his responses via email to the publication and “declined to answer” some of the magazine’s questions “about where his antisemitic sentiments may have originated from and why, and how he has made amends in his personal life,” according to Vanity Fair.

In the Q&A, Ye addressed concerns that the apology looks like a “PR move” ahead of the release of his new album, “Bully,” supposedly out on Friday.

“It’s my understanding that I was in the top 10 most listened-to artists overall in the U.S. on Spotify in 2025, and last week and most days as well. My upcoming album, ‘Bully,’ is currently one of the most anticipated pre-saves of any album on Spotify too. My 2007 album, ‘Graduation,’ was also the most listened-to and streamed hip-hop album of 2025,” Ye wrote to Vanity Fair, implying he did not need to own up to his mistakes in order to promote his new album.

“This, for me, as evidenced by the letter, isn’t about reviving my commerciality,” he continued. “This is because these remorseful feelings were so heavy on my heart and weighing on my spirit. I owe a huge apology once again for everything that I said that hurt the Jewish and Black communities in particular. All of it went too far. I look at wreckage of my episode and realize that this isn’t who I am. As a public figure, so many people follow and listen to my every word. It’s important that they realize and understand what side of history that I want to stand on. And that is one of love and positivity.”