Joe Rogan Makes Kanye West Prediction
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Joe Rogan made a prediction about Kanye West during a recent episode of his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience.
On Wednesday's show, the comedian said he thinks the rapper is going to "stay off his medication" following the release of his controversial song "Heil Hitler."
Newsweek reached out to West's representative via email for comment on Tuesday.
The Context
In February, West—who legally changed his name to Ye in 2021—said during an appearance on The Download podcast that he was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder.
"I went to this doctor... My wife took me to do that because she said, 'Something about your personality doesn't feel like it's bipolar, I've seen bipolar before,'" he told Justin Laboy, referring to his wife, Bianca Censori. "I've come to find that it's really a case of autism that I have."
West previously spoke out about his medication, telling The New York Times in 2018 that he was "learning how to not be on meds."
"I took one pill in the last seven days," he shared with the newspaper.
Joe Rogan performs during his appearance at The Ice House Comedy Club on March 15, 2019 in Pasadena, California. In the inset image, Kanye West is pictured on November 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
Joe Rogan performs during his appearance at The Ice House Comedy Club on March 15, 2019 in Pasadena, California. In the inset image, Kanye West is pictured on November 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
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What To Know
Rogan chatted with comedian Jim Norton on the June 25 episode about West's recently released song "Heil Hitler."
"The song is 'Heil Hitler.' He's singing 'Heil Hitler' in a catchy song. It's like, wow, this is crazy," Rogan, 57, said.
"It is crazy, and I don't know Kanye West at all. I never particularly loved him," Norton, 56, said. "Something tells me he's going to come back down to Earth one day and go, 'Look, I was off my medication. I didn't mean any of the s*** that I said. I feel bad about it.'"
Rogan, however, disagreed. "I think he's gonna stay off his medication. I think when he puts on his medication, he can't be creative."
West released "Heil Hitler" on May 8, the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), when World War II ended in Europe. It quickly garnered backlash and was banned from platforms like Soundcloud, Spotify and Apple Music.
The former Fear Factor host noted that while he doesn't "know what's going on in Kanye's mind or anybody's mind other than my own," there appears to be a "mania" with the way his mind works.
"When you talk to him—I had him on the podcast—and it's almost like when you're talking, he's upset. Like he wants to talk. He wants to just constantly talk," Rogan said. "His brain is like a tornado, it's all just going, all these different thoughts, but that's also why he can make so many great songs."
The UFC commentator called West "prolific" and a "complete workaholic" and added that while songs seem to "just pour out of him," it "also gets out of hand and you wind up in the situation where he's in now."
What People Are Saying
West appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience in 2020 and said medication "blocked my ability to channel what God wanted me to do."
"The main thing that it did is it destroyed my confidence. It made me this shell of who I really am. It grayed over my eyes. It made the mustang not buck anymore," the father of four—who shares kids North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm with ex-wife Kim Kardashian—shared with Rogan, per Billboard. "They told me I was bipolar. I remember going on TMZ and saying, 'Slavery is a choice.' They medicated me for saying that, for having that opinion and saying it out loud."
What Happens Next
New episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience are released weekly on platforms like YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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