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<h1>The Genisis of Ye and Kano's Collaboration</h1>
<p>In late August 2021, Alex Klein, co-founder of tech company Kano, gave an interview where he first "announced" the collaboration with Ye in creating a new product called "STEM player."</p>
<p>Ye believed that this new device would bring creators and consumers closer together and create a fairer deal for artists. Surprisingly, only 12% of the money that the streaming industry makes actually goes into the artist's pockets.</p>
<p>Klein echoed much of Ye's testament in wanting to develop and manufacture these new products in order to help artists have more control over their catalogs.</p>
<h1>The Fallout</h1>
<p>However, recent revelations suggest that Klein's intentions may not have been entirely pure which is in direct contrast to the existing vision expressed by Ye.</p>
<p>Signs of Klein's malevolence first emerged after he sent an email about his new product to numerous Ye fans who had previously purchased a STEM player. This was the first new product that Kano released after parting ways with Ye. Naturally, it was a huge flop, as the brand seemingly lacks guidance or vision without Ye's involvement.</p>
<p>You can read a portion of that email in this screenshot:</p>
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<p><strong>Ye previously claimed to have 100% control of the STEM player company, while Alex Klein still uses the STEM player name:</strong></p>
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<h1>The Tweets</h1>
<p>Either way, Klein, realizing that his time as leader of the company he co-founded may be coming to an end, took to Twitter to argue and contend with Ye fans. He lied about Ye, exposed his true intentions for starting Kano, and even accused Ali Alexander of getting people killed on January 6th.</p>
<p><strong>Klein made a false claim that Ye praised Hitler as deserving of "special" love and praise, even though Ye never used the word "special" to describe his feelings toward Hitler.</strong></p>
<div class="w-full relative"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">He said that Hitler deserves “special” love and praise</p>— alexklein (@alexnklein) <a href="https://twitter.com/alexnklein/status/1626600209454362625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<p><strong>A popular Ye fan account, ye4us was prompt in responding to Alex Klein's lies:</strong></p>
<div class="w-full relative"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Alex, beware that you are misquoting and committing libel (written slander) unless you can  prove the exact quote you reference.</p>— ye4us (@ye4us) <a href="https://twitter.com/ye4us/status/1626600831997956096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<div class="w-full relative"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bro even stole the title of Ye’s song “Two Words” to use as the title of his blog 🙄 <a href="https://t.co/QKIHbuhDJ6">https://t.co/QKIHbuhDJ6</a></p>— ye4us (@ye4us) <a href="https://twitter.com/ye4us/status/1626601394856726530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<p><strong>@ye4us was so effective that Klein was forced to block their Twitter account:</strong></p>
<div class="w-full relative"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Looks like Alex realized libel wasn’t such a great idea <a href="https://t.co/wxOdTFt8kj">pic.twitter.com/wxOdTFt8kj</a></p>— ye4us (@ye4us) <a href="https://twitter.com/ye4us/status/1626606485986746368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<p><strong>After blocking @ye4us on Twitter, Alex Klein continued his loaded responses to Ye supporters:</strong></p>
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<div class="w-full relative"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it” -George Bernard Shaw</p>— alexklein (@alexnklein) <a href="https://twitter.com/alexnklein/status/1626204532119162881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<p><strong>It wasn't until Alex responded to a tweet made by Ali Alexander that he finally met his match. Yesterday, after Ali made a post hinting that he was going to expose some information he had about the Kano co-founder, Klein responded with fear.</strong></p>
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<div class="w-full relative"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Like the election was “stolen”? The blood of your fans and officers of the law is on your hands.</p>— alexklein (@alexnklein) <a href="https://twitter.com/alexnklein/status/1626156109944815616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<div class="w-full relative"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You and your demented closeted friend Nick cost Ye billions of dollars, his closest friends, and his sanity. <br><br>Any real Ye fan knows who the real crooks are.</p>— alexklein (@alexnklein) <a href="https://twitter.com/alexnklein/status/1626156862386196482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<p><strong>Alex's decision to respond to Ali proved to be a grave mistake, as the two engaged in a back-and-forth exchange for a couple of hours yesterday, during which Ali's responses became increasingly damaging to Alex Klein.</strong></p>
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<div class="w-full relative"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’ve sold over 1.1 million products that changed peoples lives. <br><br>You helped end 5 people’s lives in pain and chaos by lying to the American people.</p>— alexklein (@alexnklein) <a href="https://twitter.com/alexnklein/status/1626599938586198019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<p><strong>During this Twitter skirmish, it was revealed that on a phone call with Ali and Ye, Alex confessed to 'kinda liking' Ye's comments about Hitler:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Klein's troubles escalated when several STEM player customers contacted Ali for help suing Kano for defrauding investors, leading Ali to pursue a lawsuit against the company.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>We will continue to provide updates on this story and lawsuit. In the meantime, reach out to Ali Alexander on Twitter if you are a customer or investor in Kano and have been attacked by Alex Klein</strong></p>
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KANO’s Alex Klein MELTS DOWN and fabricates Ye quote, Fans Respond

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