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7. Jesus is King and I wanna be the President

Kanye finds God and changes his name to Ye. He asks those working on his album to avoid premarital sex. And he mounts a presidential campaign.

Mobeen and guests tell the next part of the Kanye Story. He announces online that he is now 鈥榊e鈥� and is very public about his Christianity. He asks those working on his album to avoid premarital sex. He buys a ranch in Wyoming, visits Donald Trump and formally announces he鈥檚 standing for President.

What took Kanye West from hit-maker to a political agitator, spreading anti-Jewish hate? And where does he go next? Mobeen explores the rapper's rise and fall.

Clip - Kanye West's presidential campaign/The Hill

Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Ashley Clivery
Assistant Producer: Edith Rousselot
Executive Producer: Peter Sale
Sound Mixing: Adam Lieber

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  • The Kanye Story

    Mobeen Azhar investigates the rise and fall of Kanye West