This comes after antisemitic marks he has made, up to and including praising Adolf Hitler.
launched by the group Against Hate at SAIC urging the school strip the artist of the honor.
Before becoming a famous rapper, West attended college for painting, then English. He did not attend the School of the Art Institute – he first attended the American Academy of Art, then Chicago State University. He dropped out at 20, releasing his monstrously successful debut album four years later.. Last week, he praised Hitler in an interview Thursday with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
The same day, Elon Musk tweeted Ye's Twitter account was suspended for violating the company's rules against incitement to violence after an antisemitic tweet. The rapper's comments led to his suspension from social media platforms, his talent agency dropping him and a handful of companies like Adidas cutting ties with him.
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