Varg Vikernes, ex-singer of the metal band Burzum, has commented favorably on Kanye West because he wears a Burzum shirt. Burzum is the former band of the right-wing extremist singer and convicted murderer.
The West photo was first shared by rap colleague JPEGmafia on his Instagram account, who looked serious with the US rapper and producer and said: “I can’t talk right now. Do hot girl shit.” He didn’t explain what exactly that meant.
There was no further comment on the clothing choice from either West or Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks, aka JPEGMafia. Instagram followers wrote even more about the photo of the two. One user shared: “Imagine calling yourself a leftist and hanging out with America’s most famous Holocaust denier.” Another person asked JPEGMafia, “Why do you work with fascists?” Others expressed disappointment that Hendricks presented with West and questioned his political views.
As for West, there seemed to be less surprise about his shirt choice. Possibly because the musician has often made anti-Semitic statements in the past and even promoted Nazi propaganda on his social media channels, which is why he has since been blocked by X.
Vague apologies followed his actions, but the question now is why West showed up wearing a shirt with the face of Varg Vikernes – the man sentenced to 21 years in prison for the 1993 murder of Øystein Aarseth. And who is said to have founded a neo-Nazi organization called “Heathen Front” during his arrest and propagated anti-Semitic views. After his release, the singer used his blogs to publicize his hateful tirades against Muslims and the Jewish community.
Now Varg Vikernes commented on West’s choice of clothing on Thursday. “To anyone who wants me to badmouth Kayne West: No, he doesn’t “steal” or “steal” anything I do. As I wrote in my book about Black Metal (see picture), it is completely normal, natural and okay to be inspired by other “artists” and to take up their ideas. He also calls Kanye “Kayne”:
He also praises the rapper’s “courage” and spreads the conspiracy narrative about “certain groups” that have “the music industry” under control. “And honestly, I think it’s brave to wear a Burzum shirt in public like he did. You risk the wrath (including boycott) of an entire music industry that is completely under the control of… “a certain group.” So hats off to him for that.”