Ye is breaking records – and getting canceled.

Controversial rapper Kanye West was on a professional roller coaster last week, as he tasted record-breaking success in Istanbul, Turkey, while the news of the cancellation of his show by an Italian city foretells an uphill battle for re-acceptance in the (no pun intended) West.

The Italian city of Reggio Emilia has now joined a list that includes New Delhi, India; London, UK; Marseille, France; Basel, Switzerland, and Chorzów, Poland.

Watch: Kanye greets fans in Istanbul.

KANYE WEST İSTANBUL’DAKİ OTELİNİN ÖNÜNDE HAYRANLARI İLE BULUŞUP SELAMLAŞIYOR pic.twitter.com/zZbSGb1ITo

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Sky News reported:

“A Kanye West concert in Italy has been cancelled over public order and security concerns. The US rapper had been due to perform in the city of Reggio Emilia this summer.

But local official ‌Salvatore Angieri ordered its cancellation because of concerns over the potential for protests, with West, known as Ye, having faced a wave of cancellations following years of antisemitic remarks.”

KANYE WEST İSTANBUL’U SALLADI
Ünlü rapçinin konserini yaklaşık 120 bin kişi izledihttps://t.co/3aX9bSxuNw

Video: AA pic.twitter.com/ILoWXbbrbF

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The Jerusalem Post reported:

“US rapper Kanye West, who has been barred from performing in several countries due to past antisemitic comments, drew more than 100,000 fans to a concert in Istanbul on Saturday night.

[…] In his first appearance in Europe since 2014, and his first in Turkey, Ye performed for two hours in Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium to an audience of 118,000, state-run Anadolu Agency said.

Among the audience were fans from Britain, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Russia, Poland, and the Middle East, Anadolu said.”

KANYE WEST

Politik görüşleri nedeniyle bazı Avrupa ülkelerinin konserlerini iptal ettiği Kanye West’i (Ye) Dünya’nın başkenti İstanbul’da 120 bin kişi coşkuyla kucaklıyor ve bağrına basıyor.
Kanye de bu sevgiye olağanüstü performansıyla karşılık vererek onları eşsiz müziğiyle… https://t.co/wnMSwcPggP

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