“You can’t do that”: Internet reacts as Kanye West releases an image of Swastika as his new album cover 

On March 16, 2025, Kanye West shared an image of a red Swastika symbol as his new album cover via his account on X. The latest development took place shortly after Kanye West’s Swastika t-shirt row as the rapper launched some printed tees a few weeks back, which eventually led to the shut down of his Shopify store.

Kanye West once again came to the spotlight with his latest album cover as netizens flooded the internet with their reactions to his post. Even though many seemed against Ye’s idea, some still came out in his support. One user on X commented,

“Kanye you can’t do that”

Many other mixed reactions for Kanye West’s new album cover were seen online. While some called Swastika a symbol as Ye’s new obsession, others said he was doing all this for attention. A few of Kanye West’s fans demanded him to express himself through music.

“Kanye has a new obsession,” a fan wrote.

“You should go back to expressing yourself through music and stop these shenanigans.,” a fan said.

“Ain’t no saving this man…Good luck getting that approved from the streamers,” an X user remarked.

“Man let’s just enjoy the music leave all these out of it,” a netizen wrote.

“What’s the message behind this cryptic symbol?,” a fan asked.

“It's an ancient symbol representing the 4 seasons used by cultures all over the world for ages. Kanye is taking it back.,” an X user commented.

Some fans anticipated Kanye’s album to be the big hit and also praised him for using the Swastika symbol. Other fans weren’t impressed with this move.

“Bro what’s the attention so badly,” an X user said.

“I’ve been telling you Kanye is doing this attention,” another X user stated.

“This is for sure gonna be the next big hit of the century, biggest celeb + the iconic swastika logo will be going number one platinum!,” a fan wrote.

“Not impressed. Another example of WOKE nonsense. I'm still waiting for some real art, not just social justice propaganda.,” wrote an X user.

“Ye is so committed to this bit. Where is this going? Insane writing.,” another netizen commented.

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Kanye West dropped a Swastika t-shirt for sale in February 2025

On February 7, 2025, Kanye West caused a stir by professing his love for Hitler and identifying as a N*zi. A white t-shirt with the double H emblem was unveiled the following day by the I Wonder rapper.

Additionally, he listed the clothing item for $20 on his Yeezy website. Following Swastika tee drop, Shopify shut down his website on February 12, 2025.

In related news, Ye recently shared his bold views on Kendrick Lamar being a part of Playboi Carti’s new album MUSIC. In another tweet, Ye stated that he didn’t like Kendrick Lamar’s music and he won’t listen to him on Carti’s album.