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Kanye West sparks new outrage in calling slavery 'choice'

Kanye West is one of the few prominent African Americans to support Donald Trump, who built his career by promoting unfounded conspiracy theories about former president Barack Obama's birthplace; Trump and West are pictured here in in 2016. (AFP)

Rapper Kanye West, on the receiving end of criticism in the music world after backing President Donald Trump, sparked fresh outrage Tuesday when he called slavery "a choice."

The rapper, never shy about expressing himself, made the comments in passing during one of two free-flowing interviews he gave as he promotes two upcoming albums.

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