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Kanye West<\/strong><\/a>, now known as Ye, is making headlines once again\u2014this time with his new track \u201cCousins.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n The song delves into a traumatic experience from his childhood, where he says an early exposure to explicit material led to a sexual encounter with a male cousin. <\/span>Ye also claims that the same cousin is now serving a life sentence for murder. The release of the song has sparked intense reactions online, touching on heavy themes like trauma, guilt, and the lasting effects of early experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n Find out more about the song and what we know about the cousin Ye sings about below.<\/p>\n The Grammy winner\u2019s song \u201cCousins,\u201d released on April 21, 2025, delves into deeply personal and controversial experiences from his youth.<\/span> In the track, West recounts a sexual encounter with a male cousin during their childhood, an experience he attributes to early exposure to explicit material.<\/span><\/p>\n In the music video, West blends childhood home videos with jarring scenes of gun violence, provocative imagery, a slur-filled sign, and a burning cross.<\/p>\n The lyrics of \u201cCousins\u201d are explicit and autobiographical, detailing the events and emotions surrounding the incident. Some of the most talked-about lyrics include:<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n \u201cHanging with my cousin reading dirty magazines\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n \u201cWe seen some n***** kiss and we ain\u2019t know what that s*** mean\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n \u201cThen we start reenacting everything that we had seen\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n \u201cThat\u2019s when I gave my cousin head\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n In a post on X<\/a>, Ye echoed the song\u2019s themes, saying he found the magazines in his late mother Donda<\/strong>\u2019s closet and wrote, \u201cPerhaps in my self-centered mess I felt it was my fault that I showed him those dirty magazines when he was 6 and then we acted out what we saw.\u201d<\/p>\n He added, \u201cMy name is Ye and I sucked my cousins d**k till I was 14,\u201d and concluded his message by adding, \u201cTweet sent.\u201d<\/p>\n The identity of the cousin mentioned in \u201cCousins\u201d has not been publicly disclosed.<\/span> West has referred to this cousin as someone who is currently incarcerated for life due to a murder conviction. <\/span>\u201cThis song is called COUSINS about my cousin that\u2019s locked in jail for life for killing a pregnant lady a few years after I told him we wouldn\u2019t \u2018look at dirty magazines together\u2019 anymore,\u201d Ye wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a 2018 interview<\/a> with Jimmy Kimmel<\/strong><\/a>, while endorsing Donald Trump, West also said, \u201cMy cousin is locked up for murder, and I love him. He did a bad thing, but I still love him.\u201d<\/p>\n As of now, no credible outlets have confirmed the cousin\u2019s name or shared further details.<\/p>\n \n\t\t<\/div>\nWhat Is Kanye West\u2019s Song \u201cCousins\u201d About?<\/h2>\n
Kanye West\u2019s \u201cCousins\u201d Lyrics<\/h2>\n
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Who Is Kanye West Referring to in His Song \u201cCousins\u201d?<\/h2>\n