Kanye West Talks About ‘Being Bipolar’ in New Album

Kanye West dropped his new album, “ye,” on Friday after a small launch party in the mountains of Wyoming Thursday night. While fans have speculated about his mental health, West confirmed he has bipolar disorder on his new album.

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West shot the album cover on his iPhone on the way to the launch party, his wife, Kim Kardashian West, tweeted on Friday. Over a picture of mountains, West wrote, “I hate being Bi-Polar. It’s awesome.” On the track “Yikes,” West calls bipolar disorder his superpower and says it “ain’t no disability.” He also mentions taking his medications and going off them.

In April, fans wondered if West was experiencing a manic episode because of “erratic” tweeting. The rapper tweeted about everything from his support for President Trump to his shoe brand over a short time period. Some people equated his support for Trump to mental illness.

“You’re allowed to criticize West’s comments, but it’s unfair to assume West’s views are influenced by being ‘bipolar’ or experiencing a manic state,” Sarah Schuster, The Mighty’s mental health editor, wrote of West’s “erratic” tweeting. “Even if he did stop taking medication and was currently manic, that fact alone shouldn’t be what sparks criticism.”