Overview

• Kanye West says wearing a MAGA hat was not an endorsement of all Trump policies but a statement about '1984 Orwell,' mind control and Big Brother.
• The documentary, titled In Whose Name?, was directed by Nico Ballesteros and assembled from roughly 3,000 hours of footage shot over six years.
• He recalls feeling 'literally inside of current slavery' and pressured by peers before his 2018 Saturday Night Live appearance.
• He ties the gesture to testing the boundaries of cancellation and commercial risk, asking whether saying 'Hitler' would cost him his Adidas deal.
• He links the period to a fight over his music rights, citing an $80 million price to regain his masters and claiming 'Prince couldn't afford it,' as coverage also notes his prior antisemitic remarks and the ensuing loss of brand deals and agency representation.