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Kanye West is trying to say something about slavery on Twitter. His fans just want the album

Kanye West treated Saturday Night Live viewers to a puzzling performance over the weekend, performing one song while in a water bottle costume, wearing a red Make America Great Again hat, and then launching into a pro-Trump speech at the end of the show when performers usually mill about on the stage hugging.

By Annaliese Griffin·1 min read·Updated July 20, 2022
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Kanye West treated Saturday Night Live viewers to a puzzling performance over the weekend, performing one song while in a water bottle costume, wearing a red Make America Great Again hat, and then launching into a pro-Trump speech at the end of the show when performers usually mill about on the stage hugging.

He was also supposed to release a new album titled “Yandhi” on Saturday, and performed three songs from it on SNL instead. On Sunday, West, or Ye as he calls himself on Twitter $TWTR, launched into an even more confusing argument about ending slavery by abolishing the 13th Amendment—which made slavery illegal.

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While some fans pressed West on his puzzling affection for Trump, and others professed their continuing love for his enduring weirdness, most wanted one thing only: The album.