The Trouble with KanYe (2023)
Award-winning journalist Mobeen Azhar investigates music’s most troubling story. How did Kanye West go from one of America’s most celebrated artists to a megaphone for hate and division?
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Mobeen AzharSelf - Presenter
YeSelf (archive footage)
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