Rapper Kanye West was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2016, and his experience with the condition is explored on his 2018 album ye. He has on occasion cited his mental health struggles to explain controversial statements he has made over the years and incidents of objectionable behavior, including posting antisemitic remarks on social media and releasing a song in 2025 titled “Heil Hitler.” In January 2026 West placed an ad in The Wall Street Journal to apologize to the Jewish community for his antisemitic comments, claiming his untreated disorder caused him to “hit rock bottom” and that for a time he had “lost touch with reality.”
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