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<p>It&#8217;s been an interesting year for Kanye West, and he&#8217;s been using social media as a means of expression outside of releasing his music. Ye recently released the visuals for his song <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/kanye-west-responds-to-criticism-following-the-release-of-his-eazy-music-video-art-is-freedom-of-speech/">&#8216;Eazy</a>,&#8217; and took to social media with a poem entitled &#8216;Dead&#8217; after folks questioned his decision to depict Pete Davidson in the video.</p>
<p>The visuals resemble those of early 2000s adult animations like Celebrity Death Match, with a character seemingly meant to be Pete. In the song, Kanye raps about &#8220;beating Pete Davidson&#8217;s a**&#8221; and the character gets a bag placed over his head.</p>
<p>The innanet has been in a frenzy since its release, trying to uncover the meaning behind the imagery, and it doesn&#8217;t seem like Ye is here for providing an explanation. In the new poem, Mr. West explained that he isn&#8217;t allowed to express himself in the way he would like to, and say will not explain the meaning behind his art.</p>
<p>&#8220;I feel already compromised that I have to justify my expression after over 20 years of art that I&#8217;ve contributed to the planet but I also see the need to make sure we as a species are allowed to still feel anything,&#8221; Ye captioned the poem. &#8220;Men not allowed to cry, celebrities not allowed to cry. I will not explain this new piece for the explanation destroys the mystery and magic of true love and puts it in a box that can be counted.&#8221;</p>
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<p>He continued saying, &#8220;Art is subjective. Art only works when it is the artist absolute truth. someone&#8217;s truth can be another person&#8217;s lie. We don&#8217;t all have to feel the same because we are not the same.&#8221;</p>
<p>What do y&#8217;all think Ye means by this new poem?</p>
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