Kanye West has been called out by his former collaborator, John Legend, for his antisemitic and anti-Black comments.
Speaking to The Times, Legend did not hold back when discussing his former GOOD Music boss.
He said: “He had so much optimism, so much creativity… I didn’t see a hint of what we’re seeing now, his obsessions with antisemitism, anti-Blackness, and it is sad to see his devolution.”
The “Green Light” singer also claimed that he believed that West started to change after his mother’s death in 2007.
AD LOADING...
He said: “I don’t think we’re qualified to psychoanalyse him, but after his mother passed in 2007, there was definitely a difference. His descent started then and seems to have accelerated recently.”
Legend previously revealed that their relationship began to fracture after he refused back West’s campaign for president.
He said: “What I was saying was that he was very upset with me that I didn’t support him running for President, and that was the real impetus for us having a strain in our friendship. I don’t know what will happen in the future, but he was very upset with me that I didn’t support him and I supported Joe Biden. It’s up to him whether he can get past that.”
Kanye West told a similar story during his Drink Champs appearance last year, saying at the time: “Both John Legend and Big Sean, when I ran for office, got used quick by the Democrats to come at they boy that actually changed their life. And that’s some sell-out shit. And I don’t rock with neither of them.”
AD LOADING...
Legend is not the only former close associate to turn away from West over his erratic behavior and controversial political views in recent years.
Big Sean has had a fractured relationship with his one-time mentor in recent years after West claimed the worst thing he had ever done at GOOD Music was sign the Detroit MC.
He said on Drink Champs: “I already decided that when I die, on my tombstone it’s gonna say, ‘I deserve to be here because I signed Big Sean.
AD LOADING...
“I know this man’s mama. I’ve changed this man’s family. And both John Legend and Big Sean, when I ran for office, got used quick by the Democrats to come at they boy that actually changed they life, and that’s some sellout shit. And I don’t rock with neither of them, and I need their apologies.”
