Kanye made a calculated move to wear that shyt -- but that was at the same time that a lot of Southern rappers were also trying to take back the confederate flag. (I know, I know, Kanye is a Northerner. Hear me out.) It was bold, too bold. The message was lost, because the message was too small for a symbol that big. Or maybe to be more honest, the messengers themselves were too small for a message that big.
Kanye is a performance artist, not a c00n. Same with Nas.
Now, if Puffy did it, or Jay Z, or the Breakfast Club, then yeah, follow the money.
Kanye does shyt to make you think, for better or worse -- same as Nas.
And it ain't like he's Chief Keef or Lil Reese or any of those other savvy Chiraq nikkas who are selling death, hate, and ignorance because they were born to children who had children but no moral center.