Racism and anti-Semitism scandal: Kanye West denies George Floyd's death - the deep fall of the greatest rapper of our time

Exactly 20 years ago.

Racism and anti-Semitism scandal: Kanye West denies George Floyd's death - the deep fall of the greatest rapper of our time

Exactly 20 years ago. It's three o'clock in the morning when the black Lexus pulls out of the lane of the Los Angeles Highway. A 25-year-old hip-hop producer is at the wheel. He's on his way home from a studio where he produced late-night beats for US rap greats Jay-Z and Ludacris. His dream of becoming a rapper began the moment he fell asleep at the wheel on October 23, 2002, his car swerved and collided head-on with an oncoming car.

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