Gosa published a paper - “Counterknowledge, Racial Paranoia, and the Cultic Milieu: Decoding Hip-Hop Conspiracy Theory” - arguing that hip-hop embraces an “eccentric fusion of stigmatized knowledge,” which includes conspiracy theories alongside “apocalyptic prophecy” and “numerology” and “helps preserve hip-hop’s deviant status.” In 2011, a Cornell University professor named Travis L. The myriad fan-generated theories intertwine with long-standing suspicions about the rich and powerful, making for a reality that always seems stranger than fiction. By now, it’s an unavoidable element of pop culture at large. In recent weeks, Kanye has used Instagram as a sounding board for a number of vague posts about Pete Davidson (who is reportedly now dating Kim Kardashian), Billie Eilish, and even Hillary Clinton. The language of conspiracy theories has become so common, artists themselves have started to tap in. Before details of what unfolded were clear, musings about satanic rituals, and “needle pricks” abounded. Couple that with TikTok, and you get lost quickly.įor example, it only took hours for fans to come up with wild theories surrounding the tragedy at last year’s Astroworld Festival. You don’t have to be a conspiracist to believe that the world isn’t quite what it seems.
But the past few years have seen heretofore unimaginable events, from the pandemic to the Capitol riot, in quick succession.
Kardashian filed for divorce from Ye a year ago in February 2021.Ī rep for Kardashian has declined to comment.Of course, hip-hop has been intertwined with conspiracy culture since the late Nineties, when fans were first saying that Tupac was alive. In his fiery track “Eazy” with The Game, Ye had opened up about the differences between his and Kardashian’s parenting style by rapping, “I got love for the nannies, but real family is better/ The cameras watch the kids, y’all stop takin’ the credit/ Non-custodial dad, I bought the house next door/ What you think the point of really bein’ rich for?” “I just came from Chi’s party and I just gotta shout out to Travis Scott for sending me the address and the time, and making sure that I was able to spend that birthday memory with my daughter to be there with the rest of the family,” he said in a video statement. The rapper later thanked Travis Scott, who’s expecting his second child with Kardashian’s half-sister Kylie Jenner, for eventually providing the address. In January, Ye took to social media to explain how his estranged wife hadn’t invited him to Chicago’s birthday party.
“You put security on me inside of the house to play with my son then accused me of stealing I had to take a drug test after Chicago’s party cause you accused me of being on drugs …” “What do you mean by main provider ? America saw you try to kid nap my daughter on her birthday by not providing the address,” Ye argued in the caption of his latest Instagram post, which was a screenshot of Kardashian’s IG Story.
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