Rapper Kanye West stirred controversy for wearing a black Ku Klux Klan outfit during an interview. 

During the conversation, which was released on Rumble by internet personality DJ Akademiks, West, 47, made inflammatory comments about other individuals in the music industry while wearing the black leather garment with a pointed hood.

West said that he had the outfit specially designed, along with a matching white version, the Independent reported. When questioned about whether he had worn the outfit in public, West admitted he considered wearing it the previous day but hesitated, fearing that people would “put me in a hospital for my outfit.”

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