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An entire Kanye West album leaked onto the internet yesterday, prompting the rapper to respond. The announced album was once called WW3, but the rapper took to Twitter to say he renamed it to CUCK. Leakers say the benefit from the sale of the files went to the U.S. Holocaust Museum—with proof provided.
The leak originated on Discord, a meassaging and community platform popular with gamers and music fans of specific artists. A folder containing the full CUCK album and other unreleased Kanye West songs began circulating in private Discord groups. From there, the files quickly spread to YouTube and other social media platforms—though YouTube was quick to remove them.
The leak was part of a ‘group buy’ model, in which fans and critics pooled money (in this case $999) to obtain and release the files themselves. Those responsible for the leak said the funds were donated to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
The leak’s metadata and public statements included explicit criticism of Kanye West, referencing his recent controversies and antisemitic remarks. The files themselves contained derogatory messages about the rapper, and the album art was altered to include a picture of the young rapper wearing a ‘no nazis’ shirt. The original album art featured Ku Klux Klan members on its cover art.
“Fuck Nazis. 50-year-old loser promoting fascism and hate speech. All proceeds from this group buy were donated to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum,” the leakers wrote alongside the full track list. The album contains songs like “WW3,” “Cosby,” “Diddy Free,” “Dirty Magazines,” “Jesus,” “Bianca,” “Cousins,” “Uncle,” “Free My Kids,” “Heil Hitler,” “Gas Chambers,” “Hitler Ye Jesus,” “Jared,” and “Nitrous.”
The tracks including “Diddy Free,” “Free My Kids,” and “Dirty Magazines” were never before released ahead of this leak. The song “Heil Hitler” was released by Kanye himself as a single, but several digital streaming providers (DSPs) removed the song due to its controversial nature and TOS violations promoting hate speech.
“Shout out to the leakers but also Kanye music in 2025 ain’t worth being leaked,” wrote one user on X/Twitter. Kanye himself responded to the leak on X/Twitter, writing: “Somebody got a drive and threw it on YouTube and said this is CUCK. What I love about getting blocked on DSPs and having songs leaked and shows cancelled is it proves everything I’m saying and why I’m saying.”
“Glorifying fascism is not ‘art,’” the original leaker wrote on Discord. “‘Speech of Love’ is just an excuse to say outrageous nonsense for attention. Kanye West is a 50-year-old spineless, brainless, drug addict, porn-addicted Nazi bitch,” the message continues.
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