Kanye West Announces He Is Following Only Taylor Swift On Instagram Amid Series Of X Posts
By Chukwudi Onyewuchi on February 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM EST
Despite their complicated history, Kanye West has revealed that pop star Taylor Swift is the only person he is following on Instagram.
The rapper's revelation comes amid a series of posts from his X account that have caused him to trend on the social media platform as fans wonder what is happening.
Kanye, known for his outspoken nature, caused a stir with his posts, including one where he expressed his past desire to sleep with former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.
Kanye West Follows Only Taylor Swift On Instagram
On Sunday morning, Kanye shared a screenshot on his Instagram Stories that showed he is following just one person on the social media app.
In another post, he shared another screenshot, revealing that Taylor Swift is the only person he follows.
The "College Dropout" rapper also posted a news cover image from Complex on X about him following only Swift and added the eyes emoji.
Kanye West's Reason For Following Only Taylor Swift
Although Kanye didn't share his reason for following only Swift, their complicated history might make one think the rapper is being sarcastic or trying to mock the singer.
The pair have a well-documented relationship that is best described as volatile. It all began at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards when Kanye interrupted Swift's acceptance speech, asserting that Beyoncé deserved the award.
This incident led to widespread criticism of West and sympathy for Swift. In 2016, Kanye released "Famous," featuring the lyric, "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex. Why? I made that b-tch famous," reigniting tensions.
The rapper claimed Swift had approved the line, supported by a leaked phone call from his then-wife, Kim Kardashian. However, Swift refuted this, stating she didn't know about the specific lyric.
The dispute escalated, with both parties addressing it in their music and public statements. Over the years, their interactions have been marked by public apologies, reconciliations, and renewed conflicts, reflecting a complex and often contentious dynamic.
Hence, Kanye sharing that he only follows Swift on Instagram could either mean he is her true fan or just trying to reignite tensions between them.
Kanye West Gets Active On X
Trumps back in office. Ye’s back a billionaire. The world might just be ok
— ye (@kanyewest) February 2, 2025
Besides sharing that he is following only Taylor Swift on Instagram, Kanye also raised eyebrows on X with a series of posts.
In one post, the "Jesus Walks" rapper called X owner Elon Musk "Family 4 Life" and later celebrated Donald Trump's return to office by writing, "Trump's back in office. Ye's back a billionaire. The world might just be ok."
In another post that showed Kanye's nature, he wrote, "Calling X Twitter is like calling Ye Kanye. I don’t wanna hear nobody call twitter twitter I mean X Don’t call X twitter."
He later added, "I speak in 3rd person from now on."
Due to the nature of Kanye's posts, netizens began wondering if his account was hacked, but he seemingly quelled those thoughts by writing, "This is not a clone. Or is it."
Kanye Makes X-Rated Comments About Kamala Harris
The democrats made me take the loser post down. Naw I’m kidding. Dey don’t control black people no more. Trump 4 life.
— ye (@kanyewest) February 2, 2025
With more people taking notice of Kanye West's activities on X, he announced that he was just getting started.
Kanye wrote, "D-mn. Just warming up. I'm rich. I can say whatever the f-ck I want. I do this for the broke me. Shout out to broke me this ones for you."
With Kanye trending on the social media app, he got things heated even further with a now-deleted post about Kamala Harris.
He wrote, "I used to want to f-ck Kamala until she lost. I don't f-ck losers anymore."
After deleting the post, Kanye shared, "The democrats made me take the loser post down. Naw I'm kidding. They don't control black people no more. Trump 4 life."
Kanye Apologizes To Kamala Harris's Kids
Kamala seems like a very nice human I just wanna say sorry to her kids
— ye (@kanyewest) February 2, 2025
Kanye continued posting on X and even had a message for kids in one of his posts.
He wrote, "Hey kids, Twitter is a great way to express yourself and crash three companies at once."
Afterward, he wrote, "Yeeees Jesus looooves meeee."
In another post, Kanye West called Harris a "nice human" and apologized to her kids. He wrote, "Kamala seems like a very nice human I just wanna say sorry to her kids."
Multiple reactions have trailed Kanye's X posts, with some people calling him out for speaking about the former vice president as he did, while others found the whole thing hilarious. Meanwhile, the rapper's fans expressed delight in having him back in full flow.
One can only wonder if Kanye will return with more eyebrow-raising posts or take his foot off the gas. Only time will tell.