Kanye West Is Reportedly Inhaling Nitrous Oxide Again As His Memory Is 'Messed Up'

Yahoo

20-02-2025

Kanye West has left many questioning his health as he has reportedly relapsed back to inhaling nitrous oxide.
The rapper's addiction to the anesthetic made headlines last year when an ex-employee accused a celebrity dentist of being West's dealer.
The revelations come amid Kanye West's recent antisemitic rants on X, which have garnered him backlash from many social media users.
Sources close to West have revealed that the controversial rapper has reverted to his old habits of using nitrous oxide.
One of the insiders claimed that the relapse occurred when the rapper returned to Los Angeles after spending months overseas in places like Japan.
"When he [West] got back to LA he got dental work again and I think that's when he relapsed," the source told the New York Post.
A different insider hinted that the rapper's addiction explains some of his recent antics, although they stopped short of directly linking it with his antisemitic rant on X.
"The nitrous took over in Los Angeles. After the Grammy party [on Feb. 2], he met people and it kind of escalated to things that he never does anymore when he's in Japan," the insider claimed, referencing West's trip to the Asian country where he stayed for weeks.
More information about West's addiction to the anesthetic was revealed by a third source who claimed the rapper uses it as "medication."
"There is an issue with nitrous and his dentist, and the medication leads to this meltdown," the insider shared.
The source went on to say that West acts "crazy" when he "comes off" the nitrous oxide and keeps taking it because he just "wants to be able to do anything he wants."
"It's as if thoughts are coming to him and he speaks his mind. It's like a cultural Tourettes experience, his entire life is a video game," the insider further revealed about West's nitrous use.
Unfortunately for the rapper, this addiction is costing him not just financially but also taking a toll on his mental health.
"His memory is so messed up [at] this point," the source shared. "You can kind of just convince [West] of things and he doesn't really fact check them. You can just say something that is not true, but if you say it with enough conviction at the right time, he'll believe it."
Last year, West's addiction to nitrous oxide made headlines when his former chief of staff, Milo Yiannopoulos, fingered the rapper's dentist, Thomas P. Connelly, as the supplier.
In a legal affidavit obtained by the Daily Mail, Yiannopoulos alleged that the celebrity dentist supplied West with an "unlawful supply" of nitrous gas, ignoring the "self-destructive" consequences it would have on the "Stronger" hitmaker.
The former Yeezy employee also stated that the dentist charged "more than $50,000 per month for the service" and continued supplying the gas even after concerns were raised about West experiencing "distressing symptoms."
According to Yiannopoulos, Connelly sought to exploit West's "psychological vulnerabilities" as the dentist knew that the rapper's "widely-reported bipolar diagnosis" matches the "side effects of prolonged nitrous gas abuse."
In recent weeks, West has found himself making the headline for negative reasons.
It began with his return to the Grammy red carpet with his wife, Bianca Censori, who wore a see-through dress that left tongues wagging for days.
The "Donda" crooner later took to X to defend and praise his wife and her outfit, which earned him more backlash from social media users.
Shockingly, worse was to come from West as he once again returned to the platform to go on an antisemitic rant reminiscent of his 2022 episode.
The rapper kept at it for days, with a small break in between when he temporarily logged out and deactivated his account.
Adding to his inflammatory tweets, he released a shirt with a Swastika symbol only to later claim that he had the concept for years.
The website where the shirt was sold was subsequently taken down by Shopify for violating the platform rules. West later reacted to the decision, claiming it was a "major victory," as he hated the site.
After weeks of backlash and being dropped by his talent agency due to his Nazi remarks and praise of Hitler, West returned to X to declare that he was no longer a "Nazi."
The rapper shared the post on Wednesday, writing, "After further reflection I've come to the realization that I'm not a Nazi."
Prior to his recent comment, West declared his love for Hitler, saying, "I love Hitler, now what b-tches."
In another post, he said, "Hitler was sooooo fresh" and asked his followers to call him "Yaydolf Yitler."