Kanye West performed his new and very controversial song Vultures on Sunday evening at nightclub Blu Dubai in Dubai.
The ex-husband of Kim Kardashian surprised the audience when he came on stage to join his rapper friends Lil Durk and Ty Dolla Sign as they crooned the tune, which has been called anti-Semitic.
The performance took place during Lil Durk’s show.
The club shared images of the performance on social media that revealed the singer in all black as he held onto a microphone.
On the club’s Instagram Stories, West can be seen rapping the song’s explosive lyrics, including, ‘How am I antisemitic? I just f***ed a Jewish b****.’
He has been in Dubai for a week with his wife Bianca Censori.
Bad boy: Kanye West performed his new and very controversial song Vultures on Sunday at nightclub Blu Dubai in Dubai. The ex-husband of Kim Kardashian was seen on stage with Lil Durk and Ty Dolla Sign as they crooned the tune which has been called anti-Semitic
Lil Durk’s show: It was during Lil Durk’s show and the club shared images of the performance on social media
The lyrics to Vulture are mainly about ‘hoes’ as he croons, ‘I don’t know who them hoes is, man, they all lyin’. Brody, tell me who them hoes is, man, they all fine… I just f***** Scooter’s b****.’
Earlier in the day he was seen at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The rapper, 46, was among a slew of stars in attendance to watch the Formula One race unfold, before Max Verstappen was once again crowned World Champion.
Despite the recent controversy around his new song, Kanye was in high spirits as he headed to the race.
He is supporting the new tune even though it has been slammed.
The hitmaker had been criticized for rocking and gyrating to the song alongside his collaborator Ty Dolla $ign, Chris Brown, Bump J and others at a party in Dubai, where he was reunited with his wife.
In the video, the group can be seen rocking out as the controversial line, ‘How I’m anti-Semitic? I just f***ed a Jewish b****,’ played loudly over the speakers.
The clip has gone viral on social media and the criticism has been fast and furious.
He has not changed the lyrics: On the club’s Instagram Stories, West can be seen rapping the song’s incendiary lyrics, including, ‘How am I antisemitic? I just f***ed a Jewish b****’
‘You are disgusting,’ one upset critic wrote.
‘Shame on you!!!!!!!!,’ another exclaimed.
‘What’s more sickening? The lyrics… Or the fact that both Kanye West and @chrisbrownofficial find it hysterical?,’ penned one angry commenter.
Referring to Chris Brown’s notorious attack on Rihanna in 2009, one enraged critic wrote, ‘Chris Brown an abuser and Kanye West a psychotic narcissistic self-proclaimed mastermind.’
Late last year, Kanye saw his career fall apart after a string of anti-Semitic outbursts, including a vow to go ‘death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.’
Car show: West seen at the Grand Pix races in Abu Dhabi on Sunday
Anti-Semitic: Kanye has come under fire for the controversial lyrics in his new single Vultures, which includes the line ‘How I’m anti-Semitic? I just f***ed a Jewish b****’
Meanwhile…: His ex Kim Kardashian was seen in a black lace dress in Los Angeles
In October 2022, shortly after that tweet, the Praise God rapper told Piers Morgan he only meant to take aim at certain specific Jews, who he felt exploited him.
When the talk show host contended the comments were ‘as racist as anything you’ve been through,’ the Gold Digger rapper retorted ‘that’s why I said it. I fought fire with fire.’
In an interview with right wing talk show host Alex Jones in early December, Kanye praised Hitler for his ‘redeeming qualities’.
He also maintained that the ‘Holocaust is not what happened’ and promoted the conspiracy theory that Black people are the real Jews.
The consequences of these statements were that the hitmaker lost his lucrative contracts with The Gap, Adidas and Balenciaga and more.
He was also dropped by his management team at Creative Artists Agency.
In spite of the controversy, many of Kanye’s fans have been happy to support the rapper and the new release.
Comments such as ‘Love all the way Ye ❤️’ and ‘It’s nice seeing Yeeee smiling again,’ were also posted next to clips of the video.