00:00Rapper Kanye West was allegedly retiring from making music, according to text messages revealed
00:05by fellow rapper Rich the Kid.
00:07Kanye West is a renowned American rapper, producer, and fashion designer whose career
00:12has been marked by both groundbreaking music and numerous controversies.
00:17Bursting onto the scene in the early 2000s, Kanye quickly established himself with critically
00:21acclaimed albums like The College Dropout, Late Registration, and Graduation.
00:26However, Kanye's career has also been fraught with controversies, from interrupting Taylor
00:31Swift at the 2009 MTV Music Video Awards, to his provocative statements on social and
00:36political issues.
00:38On Tuesday, July 9th, American rapper Rich the Kid revealed a text message West sent
00:43him, which reads,
00:44I'm retiring from professional music.
00:46Not sure what else to do.
00:48The text message divided the internet, with some fans of the rapper upset to hear the
00:52news, others celebrating West moving away from music, and some questioning if the retirement
00:57was legit.
00:58And those questioning were right too, as Rich the Kid quickly followed up the text messages
01:03with another post, writing,
01:05Actually, we dropping Friday.
01:07Along with an image showing 18 new songs, including one called Plain Jane, featuring
01:12Ye.
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