Kanye West seems to be in a rocky phase at the moment because of all the criticisms about him. Knowing the rapper, he couldn’t care less about what everyone else thinks. Just like the most recent controversy he has been a part of wherein he actually referred to slavery from hundreds of years ago as a choice.
This wasn’t, of course, something people received well those who belong to the African-American race. Even celebrities such as Wendy Williams, Kevin Hart and Snoop Dogg showed their dismay with West’s remarks. Will.i.am actually made a comment regarding the issue during his appearance on Good Morning Britain, the singer simply said that it was ignorant and the Kanye that he knew over the years would not same something that would disrespect their ancestors.
His wife Kim Kardashian, who is known to be very supportive of her husband, is also said to be rather upset about what Kanye said. According to some sources, the reality star had no idea and she found out that same time everyone else did. The statement then led to a radio station banning any songs from the rapper, continue reading to find out more about it.
Grammy award-winning artist Kanye West explains slavery
Kanye West Music Boycott
A radio station in Detroit, Michigan has decided to boycott and not play any songs of Grammy award-winning rapper Kanye West, after making a statement at the TMZ newsroom wherein he said that slavery for 400 years seemed like a choice. The 105.1 radio station has decided to push the #muteKanye movement on the Bounce’s morning show. The hosts of the said shim Shay Shay, as well as Bigg, have told their listeners that they will no longer play some of the rapper’s songs for the time being.
According to Shay Shay, despite having a huge platform, Kanye is indeed reckless especially with the things that come out of his mouth. West questioned the civil rights-era activists such as Martin Luther King Jr. regarding the black American slavery importance. Shay Shay also mentioned how this is literally like saying that history is somewhat irrelevant and he definitely does not respect it.
They didn’t actually ban it right away, they somewhat gave their listeners a heads up first and told them the plan to find out how they would react. Right then some of their listeners started calling one by one and one of them even said that they should indeed “mute that clown”. One of the listeners also said that they don’t want Kanye to speak to the people of Detroit thru his songs. He is literally polluting the minds of his fans, especially those who are young and gullible.
John Candelaria, the producer of the radio show listened to their listeners and actually banned his songs. They even released an official statement on their Facebook page wherein they said that the rapper’s statements have definitely gone way too far and because of this, they are no longer playing his music.
Talking about Kanye on their show is something that they would also stop doing. The platform is not something he deserves anymore. Some Kanye fans then wondered why they’re only going after the rapper instead of also going after like Chris Brown or R. Kelly, who both have done something unacceptable a few years back.
You don't have to agree with trump but the mob can't make me not love him. We are both dragon energy. He is my brother. I love everyone. I don't agree with everything anyone does. That's what makes us individuals. And we have the right to independent thought.
— ye (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018
What made people even more pissed with his slavery remark was when he actually described Malcolm X as well as Martin Luther King Jr. as people who are icons from the past and because of that, they are just “no longer relatable”. West did not make any comments regarding the banning of his songs from the Detroit radio station.
Thank you Kanye, very cool! https://t.co/vRIC87M21X
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2018
His Twitter Bromance With Trump
Kanye’s controversial remarks were just the cherry on top of his not so incredible week. This has actually started when he posted on his official Twitter page how much he supports US President Donald Trump, he even got his MAGA cap signed for him, which he also posted.
The president was of course very pleased about West’s twitter posts about him. Some people are actually saying that they are indeed very alike. Both Trump and West love themselves so much that they think they are better than everyone else, their narcissistic and obnoxious behavior is so similar. Some people are even talking about how Kanye is the black and younger version of the president. His remarks regarding the slavery and history are something that Trump would dare say.