Kanye West reveals he was diagnosed with a 'mental condition' at age 39
The 40-year-old rapper calls it 'a superpower'
Kanye West PHOTO: REUTERS
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Rapper Kanye West has revealed that he was diagnosed with a "mental condition" when he was 39. He called it a 'superpower.'
"I had never been diagnosed until I was 39," Kanye, now 40, said during an interview recorded with radio host Big Boy following the 40-year-old rapper's Wyoming party for his new album YE, reports People.
Although the musician declined to specify what he had been diagnosed with during the interview, West had already confirmed on his new album that he is bipolar, calling it his 'superpower.'
"But like I said on the album, it's not a disability, it's a superpower."
Additionally, the album’s artwork, which West shot on the way to the listening party , features an image of the mountains with a lime green text overlay reading, “I hate being bipolar it’s awesome.”
In the interview, West also revealed that following the backlash he got for suggesting slavery is “a choice” during an interview with TMZ, he 'completely redid the album' and even 'took out a bar' referencing the controversial topic.
"It was just too sensitive," West commented, adding that he felt "so blessed and privileged because think about people that have mental issues that are not Kanye West, that can’t go and make an album and make it feel like it’s all good."
“Think about somebody that does exactly what I did at TMZ and they just do that at work, right? But then Tuesday morning, they come in and they lost their job and they can’t go back and make that. That’s why God put that on me at age 40," he added.
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Rapper Kanye West has revealed that he was diagnosed with a "mental condition" when he was 39. He called it a 'superpower.'
"I had never been diagnosed until I was 39," Kanye, now 40, said during an interview recorded with radio host Big Boy following the 40-year-old rapper's Wyoming party for his new album YE, reports People.
Although the musician declined to specify what he had been diagnosed with during the interview, West had already confirmed on his new album that he is bipolar, calling it his 'superpower.'
"But like I said on the album, it's not a disability, it's a superpower."
Additionally, the album’s artwork, which West shot on the way to the listening party , features an image of the mountains with a lime green text overlay reading, “I hate being bipolar it’s awesome.”
In the interview, West also revealed that following the backlash he got for suggesting slavery is “a choice” during an interview with TMZ, he 'completely redid the album' and even 'took out a bar' referencing the controversial topic.
"It was just too sensitive," West commented, adding that he felt "so blessed and privileged because think about people that have mental issues that are not Kanye West, that can’t go and make an album and make it feel like it’s all good."
“Think about somebody that does exactly what I did at TMZ and they just do that at work, right? But then Tuesday morning, they come in and they lost their job and they can’t go back and make that. That’s why God put that on me at age 40," he added.
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