A professor's take on the nuance of Ye

12/16/22 • 22 min

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Ye – the artist formerly known as Kanye West has been stirring up quite a bit of controversy lately, and it’s a lot to take in. But if you really think about it, he’s always been a lot to take in – for better or for worse. Professor Jeffrey McCune Jr. has written about, researched and taught classes on the artist, and he’s here to add even more nuance to how we think about Ye’s existence in the culture.

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