Fans left baffled as late celebrity makes cameo in Kanye West’s new video
Kanye West has dropped a chaotic new music video which is brimming with symbolism - and it also includes a surprise 'cameo' from a late celebrity.
The rapper, 48, has been teasing the full release of his album 'Bully' for a hot second and he finally premiered it during a livestream on YouTube on Friday (27 March).
However, he then removed the footage a few hours later, ahead of the 18 songs making their Spotify debut on Saturday.
West, who officially changed his name to Ye in 2021, then also dropped some visuals for the song 'Father', which features his former brother-in-law Travis Scott.
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He announced that his wife Bianca Censori, who recently addressed her controversial outfit choices, had directed the visually-striking music video.
It kicks off during a church service and there's some interesting people who are a part of the congregation - including a pair of nuns, a mother and son and a pair of older ladies knitting.
West can be seen sitting on the first pew staring blankly ahead, before a priest then theatrically bursts into the room and assumes his position behind the altar.
Mayhem then starts to unfold during the peaceful mass, as a knight steams in on a horse and is blessed by the priest, the police pull up and drag one of the nuns out and what appears to be a mock wedding takes place.
Another notable part of the music video for 'Father' that has got people talking is when two spaceman stroll inside of the chapel and approach West.
The astronauts rip his 'mask' off to reveal that he is actually an alien, before manhandling him out of the church.
Another alien dressed in a sharp suit then walks in, who turns out to be Scott when he peels off his mask.
There's a lot going on, that's for sure - but what seems to have surprised fans the most is the fact that Michael Jackson appears to be lurking in the background.
On the back row, a bloke who shares an uncanny resemblance to the late King of Pop can be seen emulating West's blank stare while bedlam ensues in the chapel.
This has sparked quite a lot of chatter on social media, as people were left stunned to see Jackson's supposedly make a 'cameo'.
One persons said: "YE THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN GET MICHAEL JACKSON IN HIS VIDEO."
Another wrote: "F**k is MJ doing back there?!"
A third asked: "What is Michael doing in the vid?"
While a fourth joked: "Only Ye could get Michael Jackson to come back for a video."
A lot of people seem to suspect that it was actually Fabio Jackson, a lookalike who is famed for his resemblance to the 'Billie Jean' singer, who passed away in June 2009.
It's safe to say you will be seeing a lot of theories digging into the deeper meaning behind this music video on social media in the coming days, folks.
For example, one fan reckons that West might have been trying to share a message through the set-up of his music video for 'Father'.
"This is a hint that this is an imposter Kanye," they claimed. "Hence why he's wearing a mask. It's a dummy, meaning 'not the real Kanye'. Also [that's] why the Michael Jackson impersonator is there.
"Its a message, this isn't the real Michael, it isn't the real Kanye. Those who have eyes to see, let them see."
As well as Scott, stars such as CeeLo Green, Andre Troutman and Don Toliver feature on 'Bully'.
Earlier this month, West insisted that he did not use artificial intelligence to help craft the tracks, after previously saying he used it as a 'tool' when writing and recording, in a similar way to how he 'incorporated Auto-Tune' into his music.
Topics: Kanye West, Michael Jackson, Bianca Censori, Celebrity, Music, Viral
Olivia Burke